Courts backlog:‘lazy’ judges blamed
MASERU — A parliamentary portfolio committee has blamed the current backlog of cases in Lesotho’s courts on “laziness” by both judges and lawyers. An investigation...
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Cop verdict today
MASERU — The High Court is today expected to deliver judgment in a case in which a police officer, Maphephe Pitiri, shot and killed a...
Fokothi cuts courses, to transform into varsity
MASERU — Lerotholi Polytechnic College will phase out craft courses from its curriculum in its new academic year which begins in July as it prepares...
Students to march for loans, slain colleague
MASERU — Tertiary students say they will today demonstrate in Maseru to force the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) to release their funds. The students...
21 appear in court over initiation school killings
MASERU — Twenty-one men from Takalatsa in Matelile appeared in the Mafeteng magistrate’s court on Friday last week jointly charged with the murder of four...
My dream for Lesotho
WHEN one turns to the entertainment section of one’s favourite newspaper you find half a page focused on the latest artist to release an album....
‘We are broke’
MASERU — Lesotho will not take part in the qualifiers for the 2012 African Nations Cup because of lack of money, according to the Lesotho...
Lesotho play South Africa
MASERU – Lesotho will play South Africa’s development team in two practice matches over the next five days. The first match will be played today...
‘Replay verdict sets bad precedent’
MASERU – Matlama vice-president Senti Senti has slammed the Premier League’s decision to order a replay of their abandoned fixture against Lioli. He said the...
Matlama to revamp Pitso Ground
MASERU – Vodacom Soccer Spectacular champions Matlama have pledged to undertake a facelift of Pitso Ground, a derelict stadium that hosts top-flight matches in the...
Taekwondo gets backing for tourney
MASERU — Taekwondo Lesotho has had its budget for the World Youth Championships in Mexico in April approved by the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission...
‘Mashai led attacks’
MASERU — The late Makotoko “Mashai” Lerotholi led the April 22 attacks from the front, a soldier who was captured by the mercenaries at Makoanyane...
Opposition pushes for election delay
MASERU — Opposition parties are pushing for the postponement of local government elections to allow for an amendment of the Local Government Elections Act, the...
Pair in court for M2.5 million fraud
MASERU — Two Standard Bank employees briefly appeared in the High Court on Wednesday charged with 18 counts of fraud and theft by false pretense....
Students, admin blamed for riots
MASERU — A preliminary report on an investigation into the riots that rocked the National University of Lesotho (NUL) last October has laid the blame...
Two-week-old baby stolen
MASERU — A 22-year-old woman, Mahali Kotoka, is in distress after her two-week-old baby was abducted at her home in Mohalalitoe in Maseru on Monday....
Rains sweep away houses
MASERU — The heavy rains that pounded Maseru last week left three families homeless after their houses in Qoaling’s Ha-Besele area were destroyed and had...
Foetus found in dustbin at NUL
ROMA — A foetus was found dumped in a dustbin at the female residence at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) on Monday. Police spokesman...
Police face M58 000 suit for stripped car
MASERU — A man from Semonkong is suing the police for M58 000 after his car was allegedly stripped of components while it was in...
LRA, Nedbank to host budget dinner
MASERU — The Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) and Nedbank Lesotho will host a postbudget dinner for the business community next Friday. Finance Minister Timothy Thahane...
Minister orders probe into match violence
MASERU — Sports Minister ‘Mathabiso Lepono has ordered a probe into the violence that marred the Vodacom Premier League match between Matlama and Lioli a...
Former Likuena star to coach Nyenye
MASERU — Former Likuena star Lebajoa Mphongoa has joined Nyenye Rovers as coach. The 35-year-old Mphongoa, who was last on the books of South African...
LDF shoot to the top
MASERU – February is, as they say, the time when men are separated from boys. It is also the time when questions begin to be...
Lioli seek to bounce back
MASERU – Defending champions will this weekend seek to put their campaign back on track after two forgettable fixtures. Lioli were trailing 3-0 in the...
Heavy rains flood Maseru roads, shops
MASERU — The heavy rains that pounded Maseru on Monday left roads and some shops in the city flooded. Some shops at LNDC Centre were...
BNP fight gets ugly
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) members who were fired from the party last week have said their expulsion was null and void insisting they...
‘Lekhanya annointed Makoa’
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Metsing Lekhanya suggested as far back as 2007 that Professor Kopano Makoa could succeed him, an expelled party...
Corrupt cop escapes jail
MASERU — A former police superintendent escaped jail yesterday after he was slapped with a suspended term for soliciting a M1 000 bribe. Keletso Ramoeletsi,...
Top soldier snubs inquest
MASERU — A senior army officer who was on duty on the night of the April 22 attacks on Makoanyane military base and the prime...
COSC results out, pass rate slightly down
MASERU — The Ministry of Education and Training will release the 2009 Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) results today. Acting education minister Ralechate ‘Mokose told...