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‘White widow’ lived near Kenya mall
Nairobi – One of the world’s most wanted women, a British-born convert to Islamic extremism, lived close to one of Nairobi’s major malls in 2011...
Principal accused of poisoning 23 children
Patna – A school principal and her husband have been charged with murder after 23 children died from eating pesticide-contaminated lunches in July at the...
Angola denies DRC invasion
Luanda – Angola’s Foreign Minister Georges Chikoti said on Monday that Congo Republic soldiers had got lost and stumbled across the border, contradicting Congolese accusations...
Innovation earns FNB an accolade
By ’Mathabana Kotelo Maseru — First National Bank has once again come out tops at the prestigious Accenture Innovation Index 2013. FNB was hailed Zenith...
‘We continue to challenge ourselves’
Vodacom Lesotho has come a long way, starting from only a single base station site when the company started operations in 1996 to becoming one...
Motseki building an empire, one beaded piece at a time
By ’Mathabana Kotelo Maseru — Born and bred in Tšenola Maseru, Lineo Motseki started beadwork back in 2008, after being trained by an Indian lady...
Broad-based approaches needed to boost tourism
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — International tourist arrivals to Lesotho increased by 6.14 percent last year but the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) this week...
Techies ride Zim’s internet wave
Developers have little knowledge about how to turn their ideas into dollars, but this is changing.On the benches outside the pub overlooking the cricket greens...
Meltdown over nuclear mop-up
Workers at the front of Japan’s clean-up effort battle contamination, stress and alcohol abuse. Dressed in a hazardousmaterials suit, full-face mask and hard hat, Japan’s...
Uganda alert as US warns of ‘Westgate-style’ attack
Cape Town – Security has been beefed up in Uganda following a US warning of a terror threat similar to last month’s attack on a...
Lesotho’s governance structure after acceding to peer reviewing
By Mzimkhulu Sithetho A decade ago, African countries met in Abuja, Nigeria and agreed on a resolution to enhance the continent’s governance infrastructure. This they...
Chase criminals but spare the innocent
Speaking at a rally held at Kolo in Mafeteng recently, Prime Minister Motsoahae Thabane vowed to end crime within six months and even dared citizens...
Less talk talk and more do do
Dear Dr Moeketsi Majoro I believe your ministry is tasked with the most important aspect in the lives of Basotho; that of developing ways in...
Ex-soldier wins test case
By Nat Molomo MASERU — A former soldier has been awarded M50 000 in damages against the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander and the Minister...
Damning NUL report released
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — A damning report detailing why the National University of Lesotho (NUL) experienced its highest failure rate ever in the last...
Moleleki blasts Thabane
By Limpho Sello LERIBE — Prime Minister’s Thomas Thabane’s crime eradication plan is in pursuit of “selective justice” as it focuses on small-time thieves “while...
Thabane attacks Mosisili over Litšoane
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane berated former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili for insisting that the premier fire Agriculture Minister Litšoane Litšoane...
ABC honours fallen heroes
By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — The ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, has conferred on fallen party heroes, certificates of admiration...
NUL to recruit new bosses
By Billy Ntaote MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) Council together with the university’s Senate assembled three joint committees for the recruitment of...
LCD defectors given ultimatum
Staff Reporter MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is demanding that proportional representation (PR) local government councillors who defected to the main...
Tell Rantso to go hang: Mosisili
Staff Reporter MASERU — Main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) secretary-general Ralechate ‘Mokose says the call made to local government proportional representation councillors to return to...
Metsing appeals on ID delays
By Staff Reporter MASERU — Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing says the process of establishing the National Identity Register should not be “a thorn on...
Rapist escapes hangman’s noose
By Nat Molomo MASERU — An HIV positive Likhoele man who raped his brother’s wife narrowly missed the hangman’s noose when the judge slapped him...
Maseru pins hopes on rain as pump station fails again
By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Maqalika raw water pump station has failed to continuously pump water from the Mohokare River into the dangerously low...
She conquered her fears . . . and the world
By Tsitsi Matope HA MASAKALA — The time is just a few minutes before 5pm and workers constructing the magnificent cable bridge in Ha Masakala...
Ritual murders make a comeback
By Ntsebeng Motsoeli and ‘Mantoetse Maama MASERU — The grisly details of how 25-year-old Lebohang Pitso of Qacha’s Nek harvested body parts from two elderly...
Once-in-a-decade typhoon heads for Japan nuclear plant
Tokyo (AFP) – A typhoon described as the “strongest in 10 years” closed in on Japan on Wednesday, on a path that will take it...
The fear and fury of the mothers of Diepsloot
The killing of two toddlers in Diepsloot has seen residents protest in anger but it is mothers who are affected the most, writes Sarah Evans....
Lesotho Sun to Host Business Talk and Dinner
By ‘Mathabana Kotelo Maseru – “Bridging the skills and expertise gap between born entrepreneurs and qualified professionals.” This and other issues are on the agenda...