Mosisili hits back at Thabane
MOHALE’S HOEK –– Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili last Sunday told ruling party supporters in Mohale’s Hoek to ignore next week’s stay-away that has been called...
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Nurses’ strike looms at Queen Elizabeth II
MASERU –– Nurses at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital are set to down tools in protest over poor pay and working conditions. Sources at the hospital...
Opposition takes to streets
MASERU — A group of about 100 opposition supporters yesterday marched in the streets of Maseru and handed a petition to the Independent Electoral Commission...
Suspended top cop not yet off the hook
MASERU — Suspended deputy police commissioner Motsotuoa Ntaote is not yet off the hook despite his acquittal on fraud charges last month. The state has...
Man accused of killing pregnant wife
MAFETENG — A 30-year-old man from Likhoele Ha Lempetje in Mafeteng was arrested this week for allegedly killing his pregnant wife. Mafeteng Criminal Investigation Division...
Villagers, miner on warpath
MAFETENG –– Battle lines are drawn between villagers and a diamond mining firm at Ha-Petlane in Kolo about 60 kilometres south of the capital Maseru....
Deputy PM sucked into tree-felling row
MAFETENG –– Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla has been drawn into a tree felling dispute pitting a businessman in Mafeteng against a principal chief in...
Trade preferences vital for vulnerable countries
AS I SEE IT AN article written by Rosa Whitaker which appeared in the South African newspaper, Business Day, was headlined: US must resist...
More traffic lights needed
TRAVELLING through the main street of Maseru on a Friday is heartbreaking. It shows very clearly that Kingsway Street is not enough to contain the...
Free Trade Agreement to benefit Lesotho: minister
MASERU — The trade agreement between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) will help member countries like Lesotho...
Nedbank gives M30 000 to Queen’s trust fund
MASERU — Nedbank Lesotho donated M30 000 and four computers to the Queen’s National Trust Fund at the Royal Palace in Maseru last Friday. The...
The clear winner
BOTTOMS UP WITH BACCHUS DURING our time at the college of intoxication and merry-making, it was every initiate’s all-time favorite pastime to extol the...
I’ve counted sheep, still I can’t sleep
STEAMING IT OFF I HAVE been having trouble sleeping. Serious trouble! This problem is not necessarily a new thing or even a phenomenon as...
Swine influenza
DOCTOR’S CORNER SWINE flu has been a popular topic of discussion and concern in our communities and many questions have been asked about the...
Vodacom Cup: Lessons for Lesotho
MASERU – On Saturday South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs beat England’s Manchester City (the world’s richest club) 1-0 at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium to win the...
LSRC joins HIV fight
MASERU –– With a prevalence rate of 23.2 percent, Lesotho is one of the countries most affected by HIV and Aids in the world. It...
Teachers attend coaching course
MASERU –– Primary School Teachers from around Maseru are attending a Level 1 football coaching course at Bambatha. The course began on Monday and will...
Sport in dire need of more funds
MASERU –– Much more money is needed if sport is to develop in Lesotho. That is the message from the Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission...
Vodacom to unveil richest deal
MASERU — Vodacom Lesotho is set to unveil the country’s richest ever football deal although it is likely to leave the domestic game’s major sponsor...
Likuena lose in Maputo
MASERU — Likuena lost 3-1 to Mozambique in a friendly international played in Maputo yesterday. The match was Lesotho’s first defeat of the year following...
We don’t fear Lioli, say Nyenye
MASERU — At last week’s MGC Super 8 draw Premier League new-boys Nyenye Rovers were handed the toughest possible fixture. The tiny Leribe outfit will...
‘Forgive Mashai’
MASERU — “Please forgive Mashai. Forgive the mercenaries. Forgive the exiles.” That is the gist of a pleading letter that controversial Moeketsi Tsatsanyane (pictured) wrote...
ABC leader calls for stay-away
MASERU — The leader of the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, Thomas Thabane, on Monday repeated his call to stage mass protests next...
IEC pressured to resolve dispute
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will meet tomorrow to discuss the implications of Sir Ketumile Masire’s report on the allocation of proportional representation...
MKM boss in fresh trouble
MASERU — The director of the beleaguered MKM, Simon Thebe ea Khale, is in trouble again. This time it’s not about his alleged failure to...
Letter sparks discord in LCD
MASERU – The national executive of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party and youth league are at odds over a letter written by...
Who wrote the letter?
MASERU –– A letter purportedly written by the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league asking Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to fire some ministers has...
‘Mixed Member Proportional electoral system manipulated’
THE opposition is livid about the allocation of seats. Their anger has heightened following the announcement that the Southern African development Community appointed moderator, Ketumile...
LEPSSA members lose court battle
MASERU –– Disgruntled members of the Lesotho Public Service Staff Association (LEPSSA) have lost their court battle to dissolve the association’s executive committee. The LEPSSA...
Crooked cop jailed
LERIBE –– A police officer accused of soliciting a bribe was sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of M10 000 after the...