Measles outbreak hits schools
MASERU — An outbreak of measles has hit schools in Maseru. Two students from Motimposo Primary School reportedly died of measles after the disease hit...
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Former LPC members re-join LCD
MASERU — Six former members of the executive committee of the Lesotho People’s Congress (LPC) re-joined the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party yesterday,...
Ex-MP wants princely pension
MASERU — A former MP who served as the only opposition legislator between 1993 and 1998 is demanding a government pension equivalent to that of...
Gunmen hijack bread van crew
MASERU — A bread van belonging to Astoria Bakery was on Sunday morning hijacked by five armed men in Sefikeng. Police said the armed robbers...
Makhakhe out on bail
MASERU — Public Eye columnist, Tukula Makhakhe, who is facing two counts of armed robbery, was on Monday granted M1 400 bail by the High...
Two charged over M40 000 robbery
MASERU — Two men appeared in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on a charge of armed robbery. Monyane Molibeli, 31, and Phafa Rafats’e, 25,...
Four guilty of killing rustler
MASERU — Four men from Majaheng Mapoteng in Berea were on Monday found guilty of brutally killing Sekoche Mphaka over suspected stock theft. High Court...
Sex has become new currency
As I see it . . . By Tlali Mapetla WE live in a world of advanced technology which means our habits and way...
Inflation notches up
MASERU — Lesotho’s inflation rate for February increased to 4.3 percent, up from 4.01 percent the previous month, according to the latest figures released by...
Vodacom, Nedbank in new partnership
JOHANNESBURG — Vodacom and Nedbank on Tuesday announced a joint initiative to bring M-PESA, the biggest global success story in mobile money, to South Africa....
Lioli appeal board ban
MASERU — Lioli have appealed against the Premier League’s decision to ban their executive board from all football activities for the next four years. The...
MP seeks to block funding to Lefa
MASERU — An opposition MP wants to lobby parliament to stop the government from funding the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) because it does not have...
Mokhele powers Matlama
MASERU — Behind every great car is a reliable engine. This season the Matlama juggernaut has cruised past their opponents, losing just once all season...
Lioli players unfazed by ban
MASERU — Lioli have been in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks and now their executive committee has been banned from...
Cash boost for Tse Putsoa players
MASERU — Matlama supporters have come up with an incentive scheme for the team’s outstanding player during each of their remaining league matches. With six...
Public Eye columnist up for armed robbery
MASERU — A columnist for Public Eye newspaper, Tukula Makhakhe, appeared in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing charges of armed robbery. Makhakhe, 34, who...
Plot to buy out Lekhanya
MASERU — Factions in the Basotho National Party (BNP) have hatched a plan to pay Metsing Lekhanya to leave office after their bid to remove...
Lekhanya rivals step up pressure
MASERU — “I want to know when the leader, Mr Metsing Lekhanya, will step down and give others a chance to lead.” Those words could...
Lekhanya survives Waterloo
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) annual conference over the weekend was supposed to be Major General Metsing Lekhanya’s Waterloo. It was here, at...
Soldier testifies on State House attack
MASERU – A soldier who was in the guardroom at the gate of the State House has described how the assailants who attacked the house...
Loan sharks case suspended
MASERU — Lawyers involved in a money lending court battle on Monday agreed to temporarily suspend the hearing of a case in which 1 273...
No freedom for Billy
MASERU — Macaefa Billy’s court battles are far from over. Billy was last May acquitted by the High Court on a charge of sedition. High...
Jealous lover stabs student
MASERU — Students at the National Health Training College in Maseru are still in shock after one of their colleagues was allegedly fatally stabbed by...
Econet-Telecom upgrades network
MASERU — Telecommunications giant, Econet-Telecom Lesotho (ETL), says it has moved its fixed line services to a new network called the Next Generation Network in...
Stonewalled by NAC
SILENCE equals death. That is true for most people living with HIV and Aids. But others use power as a strategic weapon for their own...
Lesotho Post Bank switches to electronic
MASERU — Lesotho Post Bank (LPB) chief executive officer, Mpho Vumbukani, says the bank will introduce a debit card system to replace the current book...
Metolong could boost tourism fortunes’
MASERU — The Metolong Dam could unlock vast opportunities in Lesotho’s struggling tourism sector when complete, Metolong Authority chief executive officer, Malcom Murray, has said....
D-Day for top clubs
MASERU — Next Wednesday is D-Day for Premier League teams that would have failed to comply with the minimum requirements for top-flight sides as set...
We have no money for fine: Lioli
MASERU — Lioli say they don’t have the money to pay the fines slapped on the club by the Premier League last week. The defending...
Depleted Matlama face Majantja
MASERU — Matlama’s home match against Majantja on Saturday will go ahead despite Tse Putsoa having five players on duty with Lesotho’s Under-20 side. Likhopo,...