Back to the drawing board
MASERU — It was launched amid pomp and fanfare. It was hailed as a panacea to Lesotho’s human resources woes. The launch of Limkokwing University...
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UNDP throws life line to rural business
MASERU — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of Lesotho last Thursday launched the Support for Financial Inclusion in Lesotho (SUFIL) project...
Inflation rate falls to 3.4%
MASERU — Lesotho’s annual inflation rate dropped to 3.4 percent in July down from 3.8 percent the previous month, according to the latest figures released...
Shame Games
MASERU — Lesotho will try to focus on competing at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi despite the messy run-up to the sporting extravaganza for...
Lioli score
MASERU — Lioli players will be smiling all the way to the bank tomorrow when they become the first footballers in the history of the...
Maduma prove they’re no fluke
MASERU — Nil-all going into the last 10 minutes with the champions attacking zealously and a crowd baying for blood, it looked a classic scene...
PM’s office overspends
MASERU — The Prime Minister’s office overshot its budget for 2005/6 by a whooping M8 million. The previous year the same office had overspent by...
Highlights of the PAC report
Ministry of Finance The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the ministry had a deficit on Capital Account of M445 257 000. The report said there...
PR seats report to be amended
MASERU — The Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) report tabled before a Sadc summit in Windhoek, Namibia, is set to be modified, the Lesotho Times...
Billy gets the boot
MASERU — The main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party yesterday officially sacked its secretary-general Macaefa Billy. Billy received his dismissal letter at around 10am...
Maseru woman sued for adultery
MASERU — A Mauritian woman is suing a Mosotho woman for having an adulterous affair with her husband. Anita Fiard is seeking damages of M500...
Another famo singer killed
MAFETENG — Another famo artist was shot dead last Sunday night. Lehlohonolo Senone, 24, was fatally shot at his home in Mafeteng by unknown gunmen....
Defamation ruling postponed
MASERU — The High Court on Monday postponed judgment in a case in which a former National University of Lesotho (NUL) pro-vice-chancellor is suing Public...
Teachers accuse education official of blocking aid
MASERU — Teachers at a primary school near Thetsane are up in arms against the school’s administrator for allegedly failing to repair classrooms that were...
Kidnappers appeal against conviction
MASERU — Two women who were last month slapped with 15-year jail terms for kidnapping a baby this week appealed for bail in a fresh...
The scramble for passengers
MASERU — When it was all done a taxi owner had been stabbed by a screwdriver and his car had been rammed into. He had...
Bedco mulls economic clusters
MASERU — The Basotho Enterprise Development Corporation (Bedco) says it plans to introduce economic clusters to provide access to markets for small, micro and medium...
Brewery donates to Wasa
MASERU — Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) last Friday presented M97 000 to two local institutions for the improvement of water supply services as well as...
Makoanyane XI face Kenya
MASERU — Lesotho’s Under-20 coach Leslie Notši believes an away goal will be crucial when Makoanyane XI face Kenya in their crunch Caf Under-20 Championship...
Lesotho refs dismally fail Fifa tests
MASERU — Fifa instructors in the country for a refereeing workshop are disappointed after half of the local match officials who turned up for the...
Former Rovers coach joins Lioli
MASERU — Former Rovers coach Thabo Thite has joined Lioli as the club’s assistant coach. Tse Nala’s technical team was depleted last month when their...
Opposition in turmoil
MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition movement has been rocked by divisions over strategies on how to confront the government on the proportional representation (PR) seats issue....
Another LHWP boss faces jail
MASERU — Another top representative to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) is facing jail for alleged corruption, forgery, fraud and theft. The commission oversees...
Joy FM licence suspended
MASERU — The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has suspended the broadcasting licence for local radio station Joy FM for three months starting Tuesday for alleged...
Parties slam Mokuku report
MASERU — Opposition parties say the report the Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) released this week on its mediating efforts on the dispute over the...
Law to boost women’s seats in local councils
MASERU — Local Government Minister Ponts’o Sekatle this week proposed amendments to the Local Government Elections Act (1998) and the Local Government Act (1997) to...
Policeman up for graft
MASERU — A Maseru police constable appeared in court on Monday to answer charges of corruption. Constable Mokhitlinyane Mokiti, 47, is alleged to have solicited...
All Basotho set to have IDs
MASERU — The National Identity Cards Bill 2010 which seeks to document all people living in Lesotho was read in parliament for the first time...
Post office boss sues police for torture
MASERU — A post office manager has filed a M200 000 lawsuit against the police for torture, unlawful arrest and detention. Taele Mohale, who is...
Limkokwing students strike
By Khahliso Khama MASERU — Limkokwing University students yesterday went on strike protesting against what they called “bad management and poor services”. The strike started...