‘Maile Mosisili killed over M20 million’
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s son Maile was killed by an army officer in 2002 after he refused to release M20 million deposited into...
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Selomo: man of peace is no more
MASERU — Peace is what he wanted. Brutal violence is what abruptly ended his life on Saturday night. By the time his enemies pumped eight...
Thabane looks back at Selomo’s chequered life
MASERU — All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane is one of the people who contributed to the transformation of Lephatšoe “Selomo” Lebajoa from a...
I was never interviewed: Ntsie’s wife
MASERU — The wife of television cameraman Habofanoe Ntsie told the High Court yesterday that the police never bothered to interview her despite having witnessed...
Woman burnt to death
MASERU — A 54-year-old woman from Kolo was burnt to death together with her two-year-old grandchild last Friday. The two were sleeping at night when...
BNP court battle to resume
MASERU — Talks to bring sanity within the troubled Basotho National Party (BNP) have collapsed paving way for a bruising court battle later this month,...
Co-operation with other countries important: Sekatle
MASERU — Co-operation with other countries in times of civil strife is inevitable, Public Service Minister Semano Sekatle told parliament yesterday. Sekatle said this in...
Tsepong nurses demand better pay
MASERU — Nurses at Tsepong Clinic are up in arms against their management demanding an improvement in their salaries and working conditions. Tsepong Clinic is...
Teenager deported from SA
MASERU — A 13-year-old boy from Tajane village in Mafeteng has been deported from South Africa after he was found wandering in the streets of...
Women behind self-help industry
PEOPLE’S quest for a formula to change their lives for the better has spawned the multi-billion dollar self-help industry comprising motivational and spiritual books, DVDs...
A battalion of fools
R umour has it that while on a four-day state visit to Malaysia last week Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili received an urgent call from one...
Fake sick leave scam
MASERU — Queen Elizabeth II Hospital has been rocked by a scam involving unscrupulous doctors who are selling sick leave notes to people who are...
Attorney threatens Law Society
MASERU – A prominent local attorney has threatened to sue the Law Society of Lesotho if it fails to rein in advocates who are stealing...
Taxi operators to spear-head protests
MASERU – The Maseru Region Transport Operators (MRTO) is today expected to lead a protest against poor service delivery by the government. The taxi association...
NIP president ousted in boardroom coup
MASERU — National Independent Party (NIP) acting president Serame Khampepe was ousted in a boardroom coup on Sunday as a fierce power struggle within the...
Siverts pledges to make NUL a better place
MASERU — New National University of Lesotho (NUL) vice-chancellor, Sharon Siverts, pictured below, knows all too well the main challenge facing the institution. “From what...
Duo acquitted of murder
MASERU — Two men who were suspected of killing a herder in a row over stolen sheep in Quthing eight years ago were acquitted by...
Mafeteng woman shot dead
MASERU — A 28-year-old woman from Mafeteng was shot dead by two unknown men last week. Acting police spokesperson Lekhotla Mokete said the victim’s body...
Sparks fly high at IEC meeting
MASERU — A meeting called by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to discuss the forthcoming local government elections almost degenerated into a farce yesterday as...
Wasco launches water conservation programme
MASERU — The Water and Sewerage Company (Wasco) yesterday launched a campaign to encourage people to conserve water. Wasco public relations manager Khotso Letsatsi said...
Businessman sues council
MASERU — A local businessman is suing the Berea district council after it failed to pay him for a pedestrian roller which he had hired...
Edgars Active comes to town
MASERU – South African retail clothing giant Edcon will officially open its first branch of Edgars Active in Lesotho today. The outlet at Pioneer Shopping...
Who let the lousy lawyer out!
The next time you hire a local lawyer, especially those who have been churned out by the National University of Laziness (NUL) in recent years,...
At what price motherhood?
IT MUST have been a hefty price in the first half of the 20th century, if my now 83-year-old French teacher’s view is anything to...
Struggle is to be ‘un-colonial’
THERE are probably many pan-Africanist crazies who will go ballistic at the suggestion that the leaders of many African countries learnt their craft from the...
Get your grubby hands off my body
FOR the past two months or so, not a single day has gone by without me hearing the word ‘tattoo’. It can be just that...
Taxi operators to join protest
MASERU — Taxi operators have agreed to join a protest organised by a group of Lesotho Congress for Democracy youths and the opposition against a...
Cops accused of covering up
MASERU — Police shot a Leribe woman in a botched raid last year and when her husband demanded compensation he was given a temporary job...
Sadc team meets political players today
MASERU — A Southern African Development Community (Sadc) team will today meet with Lesotho political parties to discuss electoral reforms ahead of general elections next...
Textile firm faces closure after thefts
MASERU — Over 600 employees at Hippo Knitting Factory might lose their jobs after thieves struck twice in the past two weeks and got away...