Lesotho gets Expo boost
MASERU — The Chinese embassy on Monday donated M100 000 to the Ministry of Trade to help prepare for the World Expo to be held...
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Of the African Santa and a Western Christmas
IT is that time of the year again — Christmas! “Bah Humbug” as Scrooge would say. Really, I am over my gullet with the whole...
Lesesa suspended
HLOTSE — Likuena international and Joy midfield-lynchpin Moli Lesesa has been suspended by his club. The 26-year-old was instrumental in the unfashionable side’s stunning 2008/09...
Tennis tourney on
MASERU – A junior tennis tournament is currently underway at the national courts in Maseru. The tournament, which began yesterday, ends on Saturday and is...
Is this the end for Masheshena?
MASERU — LCS’s loss to Matlama in the Vodacom Soccer Spectacular final marks the first time in five years Masheshena will finish a calendar year...
‘We’ll be at next World Cup’
MASERU — Lesotho will not only qualify for the 2014 World Cup but Likuena could win football’s most coveted prize when Brazil hosts the tournament...
Under-20s face SA
MASERU — Lesotho’s under-20 side will battle their South African counterparts at the Central Prisons today, as they continuepreparations for the Cosafa Metropolitan Under-20 Youth...
Mad rush in city
MASERU — Hundreds of people jostled to be the first shoppers when Lesotho’s only world-class shopping mall finally opened for business yesterday. Even before the...
Thahane to dish out bitter pills
MASERU — When Finance Minister Timothy Thahane delivers his budget next year the common man is likely to get a sinking feeling in the tummy....
Manpower bails out Mahlala
MASERU — The government has been forced to bail out middleman Bothata Mahlala by settling the hundreds of thousands of maloti he owes to estate...
Youth leagues demand urgent NMDS probe
MASERU — The youth wings of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) have demanded an urgent...
Boy (10) killed over theft
BUTHA-BUTHE — Likhapha Lelosa, 21, is still in shock after her only brother, Tankiso, was clobbered to death with a knobkerrie two weeks ago. Ten-year-old...
Vodacom Spectacular set for gripping climax
MASERU — It was probably the draw that everyone wanted to see as the M1 million Vodacom Soccer Spectacular reaches its climax. Matlama will face...
Guns, knives as villages clash over livestock
HA-RAMAKABATANE — At least two men were admitted in hospital with serious injuries while four, including a two-year-old toddler, sustained minor wounds after Ha-Nqosa villagers...
King’s aide sues for unpaid leave days
MASERU — The senior private secretary to King Letsie III has taken the government to court demanding payment for the leave days he accumulated when...
Ministry weighs in on taxi war
MASERU — The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has told rebellious affiliates of the Maseru Region Taxi Operators (MRTO) to accept the association’s new...
Lesotho Sun Hotel re-opens after facelift
MASERU — Lesotho Sun Hotel and Casino last Friday re-opened to the public after six months of refurbishment that gobbled up M140 million. Sun International...
SMEs adopt international financial standard
MASERU — The introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) will help most businesses in the country to...
Lioli manager charged over alleged assault
MASERU — Morija police have opened an assault case against Lioli communications and marketing manager Moeketsi Pitso. Pitso is alleged to have attacked Likhopo team...
CAF road closed
MASERU –— Lioli have accepted they will not be competing in the CAF Champions League next year. After months of wrangling, the Lesotho Football Association...
Knives out for Lefa boss
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) is under pressure from stakeholders who are calling for the immediate suspension of vice-president and Premier League chairman...
Migraine headaches in children
DO children get headaches? The answer is yes. About four out of five children sometimes have a headache. The most common cause is a viral...
Four men ‘raped’
MOHALE — An instructor at a top security company, BB Alert Security, was arrested on Monday for allegedly sodomising trainee guards at the company’s training...
US agency accused of imposing Land Bill
MASERU — Youths from opposition political parties in Lesotho have accused a United States agency for poverty reduction of setting the controversial Land Bill 2009...
Money lenders application thrown out
MASERU — High Court Judge Ts´eliso Monaphathi on Tuesday dismissed an application for a stay of execution by money lenders in yet another blow for...
Mosisili’s gripe with Thaba-Tseka voters
THABA-TSEKA — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday defended his government’s record in steering development in rural districts. Mosisili was addressing about 2 000 ruling...
Senators throw weight behind corporal punishment
MASERU — Several members of the Senate on Tuesday objected to a section of the Education Bill which seeks to abolish corporal punishment in schools....
Seema is back
MASERU — Lesotho international and Orlando Pirates skipper Lehlohonolo Seema is back in the fold after more than three months on the sidelines through injury....
Ombudsman breathes fire
MASERU — The Ombudsman, Sekara Mafisa, has lashed out at the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) for being callous and insensitive after it refused to...
Army commander sued for M216 000 over ‘shooting’
MASERU — A Ha-Mabote man is claiming M216 000 from the commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) for damages and emotional shock he claims...