Appeal Court boss bemoans absence of separate budget
MASERU — The President of the Court of Appeal on Friday said the lack of a separate budget was seriously hampering the administration of justice...
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Letšeng Star fetches M132m
MASERU — The Letšeng Star, a 550 carat diamond that was discovered in August has been sold for a staggering M132 million. In a statement...
LRA Business Partnership Forum launched
MASERU — The key to Lesotho’s economic growth is a viable partnership between the private and public sectors, Finance Minister Timothy Thahane said on Thursday....
Women and finance: ILO closes gap
THE week of November 14-20, 2011 is Global Entrepreneurship Week and about 120 countries all over the world will be holding hundreds of events to...
How to deal with the next ‘Gadaffi’
A MEMBER of the Libyan Transitional Council was asked if it was right to kill Muammar Gadaffi and not to bring him to trial for...
Love and cherish your siblings
I HAVE the craziest, most annoying little sister! She knows how to shove her stubby little fingers into my proverbial behind, so deep, that sometimes...
‘Chief justice petty’
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has told a regional chief justices forum to stop fighting Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla’s seniority battles with Court of...
PM’s office clarifies funeral costs
MASERU — Officials from the prime minister’s office yesterday told parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that they have accounted for every cent used during the...
Parliament passes Credit Reporting Bill
MASERU — The days of financial indiscipline and overspending could soon be over after parliament this week passed the Credit Reporting Bill 2011. The Bill...
Lousy teachers!
A long time ago you could end a debate by simply announcing that you are a graduate from the National University of Lesotho (NUL). Back...
Negotiations to end NUL strike begin
MASERU — Negotiations to end a strike at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) kicked off on Tuesday. The university’s management and the workers’ union...
Flood victims to receive aid
MASERU — At least 22 500 villagers who were affected by heavy rains last season will receive food assistance and farming inputs from the Embassy...
LCD to hold elective conference
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party will hold an elective conference in January. In a circular sent to constituencies on Thursday,...
Man hangs himself after family dispute
MASERU – A 24-year-old man from Teyateyaneng allegedly hanged himself on Sunday following a family dispute, police said this week. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha said...
‘Restructuring exercise at the root of NUL disturbances’
MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) is in chaos again. Teachers and researchers who went on strike on October 7 were last week...
Union presses minister to address crisis in education
MASERU — Congress of Lesotho Trade Unions (Coletu) members on Monday staged a sit-in at Education Minister ‘Mamphono Khaketla’s office to press her to address...
Workers win labour dispute
MASERU — A local textile company, Presitex Enterprise, has been ordered to pay 22 workers a total of M3 790.07 after they were laid off...
Institute of Accounting holds annual conference
MASERU — The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) says its annual conference is important as it affords local accountants a chance to look at the...
Thahane to launch LRA, business forum
MASERU — Finance Minister Timothy Thahane is today expected to officially launch the Lesotho Revenue Authority — Business Partnership Forum that seeks to boost cooperation...
We need fresh thinking on SA and Lesotho immigration crisis
TOO often we hear Basotho grumbling about the presence of Chinese nationals in Lesotho. They often accuse them of taking their businesses. This is because...
To be or not to be an entrepreneur?
“Failure is a part of the entrepreneurial process. It’s how we learn what works, what the market is interested in, what is possible. In the...
How God won in Africa
THERE is strife all over the world, some of it originating with the notion that there is a god who condones the murder of people...
Please have a little respect for women
HAVE you noticed how, when a couple announces they are getting married, we immediately — on cue — get those thought bubbles upside our heads...
Top judges fight
MASERU — Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla and Court of Appeal President Michael Ramodibedi are locked in a bitter fight over who should be the head...
What Justice Lehohla told regional judges
MASERU — Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla has never warmed up to the fact the government considers him junior to Court of Appeal President Justice Michael...
NUL shut down in fresh turmoil
ROMA — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) was yesterday shut down after non-academic staff joined the ongoing strike by lecturers and researchers. Last Friday...
BNP, businessman in row over property
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) is embroiled in a dispute with a local businessman over a commercial site in Mafeteng, the Lesotho Times...
Hospital turns away pregnant woman
MASERU — An expectant 24-year-old woman, ‘Metsana Rapotsane, was allegedly turned away by authorities at the new Tšepong Hospital when she went there to deliver...
MKM struggles to bury members
MASERU — MKM Burial Society is struggling to bury its members due to a crippling financial crisis, the Lesotho Times can reveal. Some members who...
LCD sweeps local government poll
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party registered a thumping victory in last week’s local government election winning 69 of the 77...