Journalists banned from working in Lesotho
…trio found liable of violating obligations to employer By Staff Reporters MASERU — Two Zimbabwean journalists, and one Mosotho, have been banned from working in...
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Directorate digging deep
Tasked with bringing development, sanity on the roads By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — A minibus taxi parks right in the middle of the highway, while...
Chile earthquake triggers deadly tsunami, landslides
Highways have been blocked, hundreds of prisoners have escaped from a penitentiary and five people have died after an earthquake struck Chile. A major earthquake...
Obama: Russia must pull back troops from Ukraine border
US President Barack Obama has urged Russia to “move back its troops” on Ukraine’s border and lower tensions. Russia is believed to have massed a...
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe threatens EU summit boycott
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe might not attend an EU-Africa summit next week because his wife has been refused a visa to go with him, officials...
Circumcision not only way to combat Aids
By Georgina Guedes SOUTH African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has taken to the airwaves to promote male circumcision. His radio advertisement features a young...
Thabane’s Kaleidoscope: Analysis of Lesotho politics
By Jim Solo A YEAR and a half, almost two, have passed since the coming into power of the colourful coalition government. Somehow, the bitter...
Nigeria: 100 years of unity, dysfunction
The reason they convened a National Conference to discuss Nigeria’s future last week is that it’s the 100th anniversary of the unification of the northern...
Mispronouncing a name is butchering an identity
By Sitinga Kachipande FOLLOWING this year’s Oscar awards, the media was abuzz with John Travolta’s mispronunciation of an Oscar nominee’s name. He introduced Idina Menzel...
Anger over parly closure
By Billy Ntaote MASERU –– Parliament was yesterday adjourned indefinitely — a move which opposition legislators criticised as a strategy to dodge a proposed no-confidence...
Anger over parly closure
. . . MPs fight bid to block no-confidence motion By Billy Ntaote MASERU –– Parliament was yesterday adjourned indefinitely — a move which opposition...
Ramathebane released on bail
By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU — The Basotho Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) leader Jeremane Ramathebane was yesterday released on M1 000 bail and M50 000 surety...
M500 000 camels bill for Mosisili
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Parliament’s public accounts committee wants former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to repay the M569 315.00 government spent on the maintenance...
Motanyane speaks on no-confidence motion
By Boitumelo Koloi MASERU — The speaker of parliament Sephiri Motanyane this week said he could not make a decision regarding an application by a...
Mosisili hits back at ‘absenteeism’ claims
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — The Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation deputy principal secretary, Rethabile Mosisili, who has been accused of “chronic absenteeism”...
Ramodibedi awaits fate
By Tefo Tefo MASERU — Justice Michael Ramodibedi now anxiously awaits his fate after the Court of Appeal on Monday announced it would be making...
Nthane Brothers under fire
Parly wants company to return M36 million By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants the Nthane Brothers to refund government a...
At summit, U.S. and Russia agree on nuclear terrorism threat
(Reuters) – World leaders called on countries on Tuesday to cut their use and their stocks of highly enriched nuclear fuel to the minimum to help prevent...
Guinea confirms Ebola epidemic
French scientists have identified the Ebola virus as the source of an outbreak of haemorrhagic fever in southern Guinea. The Ebola virus has been identified...
Nkandla homestead saga deepens
By Richard Poplak and Ranjeni Munusasamy The South African Public Protector’s office has found President Jacob Zuma guilty of ethical violations regarding the security upgrades...
Forget the elephants SA children are being culled
By John Kern-Berman If South African schoolchildren were elephants, there would be an international outcry against the culling in the schooling system. The 562 000...
Loti Brick back to full operations
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Operations are back to normal at Loti Brick after the company scaled down operations in September 2013 following an explosion...
Airtime voucher prices unchanged
As of March 17 2014, Vodacom Lesotho has received reports of some airtime retailers selling airtime to customers at prices higher than the value stated...
Standard Lesotho Bank launches new services
By Letuka Chafotsa MASERU — Standard Lesotho Bank has opened new offices for its private, corporate and investment-banking clients. Speaking at the launch on Thursday...
D-Day for PM
By B Zihlangu MASERU — Democratic Congress (DC) leader Pakalitha Mosisili could make a sensational return to power if a planned no-confidence motion against Prime...
SA judge tipped for Chief Justice
By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU –– Retired South African judge, Willem van de Merwe, is heavily tipped to be appointed Lesotho’s Chief Justice, the Lesotho Times...
Minister, MP in war of words
. . . as Soulo is booed in parliament By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU — There was drama outside parliament on Monday when communications minister...
Syndicate in M6 million scam
By Keiso Mohloboli MASERU — Two men appeared in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court last Thursday for allegedly fleecing several companies of M6, 2 million between...
Villagers meet over pasture disputes
By Keiso Mohloboli BEREA — The Lekokoaneng area chief ‘Masekoati Masupha and Berea police on Tuesday held a public gathering in Ha Fusi aimed at...
Tšooana speaks of his ‘baptism of fire’
. . . ‘I have no illusions about the challenges’ By Keiso Mohloboli Khothatso Tšooana, recently assumed the reins of power at the...