Second batch of Covid-19 vaccines next month: Sekatle
Nthatuoa Koeshe HEALTH Minister Semano Sekatle says Lesotho will take delivery of its second batch of Covid-19 vaccines sometime next month. Addressing parliament this week,...
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Three factory workers shot at a demonstration
Nthatuoa Koeshe IN another brazen show of police heavy-handedness, officers in Maseru shot at protesters with rubber bullets at the Thetsane industrial area leaving three...
‘Maseribane bows out
says he has no intention of clinging onto BNP leadership beyond June Mohalenyane Phakela BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane, says contrary to claims...
BNP leadership contest gets ugly
as aspiring leaders publicly accuse current leadership of corruption ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE race for the Basotho National Party (BNP) leadership is increasingly turning ugly. This...
Murder victims’ families slam Moseneke
say they are “horrified” by ex-judge’s attempts to save Metsing, Selibe and Kamoli from prosecution, vow to appeal to EU and US for justice. ’Marafaele...
Court of Appeal leaves Molibeli a frustrated man
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli is probably a frustrated man. This after the Court of Appeal refused to hear his application for the...
Tshosa recusal case postponed
Mohalenyane Phakela BOTSWANA Judge Onkemetse Tshosa has postponed the application for his recusal from trying 10 murder-accused soldiers to 17 May 2021. The application...
Lesotho pledges support to Mozambique
Staff Reporter LESOTHO stands with the rest of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in supporting Mozambique’s fight against extremist Islamist rebel groups that...
Gruesome murders rock Maseru
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE country has once again been rocked by two gruesome murders. This follows the discovery of the bodies of two Maseru civilians, a...
Sports propose the return of fans
Moorosi Tsiane THE task team set for sports federations to engage the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) met for the first time with the secretariat this...
LNOC donates to athletes
Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) on Friday handed over 150 food parcels and 1000 masks to athletes to cushion them from the...
Mokhothu steps up quest to win 2022 polls
…dines with the late Mosotho Chakela’s family, courts famo musicians. Pascalinah Kabi DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, is leaving no stone unturned in his...
Massive boost for DC
…as opposition MPs defect to DPM Mokhothu’s party ‘Marafaele Mohloboli TWO opposition Alliance of Democrats (AD) legislators, Mothepu Mahapa and Mokherane Tsatsanyane, have ditched the...
EU donates M13, 6 million to Lesotho
Staff Reporter THE European Union (EU) has donated €780 000 (about M13, 6 million) to Lesotho for various humanitarian projects aimed at assisting vulnerable households...
DPP Motinyane blasts Metsing, Mochoboroane
says their “opportunistic” bid to stop their trial is abuse of court processes, Mohalenyane Phakela THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane,...
Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro insists that suspended Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, should appear before the...
Mosito slams High Court judges
implores Chief Justice to crack the whip on errant judges who fail to provide reasons for judgements. Mohalenyane Phakela COURT of Appeal President Kananelo Mosito...
I’m done with politics: Moleleki
vows not to stand for re-election in Machache in 2022 but groom successor to take over the seat. ‘Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Monyane...
Majoro calls for FDI
Nthatuoa Koeshe LESOTHO desperately needs foreign direct investment (FDI) to stimulate its economy after the destructive effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro...
Kenyan national stabbed to death
‘Marafaele Mohloboli CONTROVERSY surrounds the death of a 39-year-old Kenyan national, Martin Masike, who was last week fatally stabbed by a civilian while he fleeing...
Govt refuses to authorise Covid-19 vaccines purchase
Pascalinah Kabi THE Health ministry has refused to grant the private sector permission to purchase the Russian Sputnik V to fight Covid-19. Health Minister Semano...
Metsing, Mochoboroane slam DPP Motinyane
Mohalenyane Phakela TREASON and murder-accused politicians, Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane, have accused the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, of abusing court...
Treason and murder-accused soldiers apply for discharge
Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi THREE of the four treason and murder-accused soldiers have filed High Court applications for their discharge on the grounds...
Tampane tables anti-domestic violence bill in parliament
Bereng Mpaki GENDER, Youth, Sports and Recreation Minister Likeleli Tampane this week tabled the Counter Domestic Violence Bill, 2021 in parliament amid loud cheers from...
Fired QMMH nurses in talks with Govt
Limpho Sello THE government has begun talks with the 265 nurses who were fired last month by Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) authorities. The nurses’...
QMMH PRO resigns
Limpho Sello QUEEN Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH)’s Public Relations Manager, Mothepane Thahane, has resigned from the beleaguered institution. She told the Lesotho Times that she...
US lifts sanctions on Lesotho national at ICC
Herbert Moyo | ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE United States (US) government has lifted the “inappropriate and ineffective” economic and travel sanctions which were imposed on...
Sophonea tables procurement bill before parliament
Bereng Mpaki FINANCE Minister Thabo Sophonea this week tabled the Public Procurement Bill 2020 in parliament, a move expected to strengthen the efficiency of the...
Former youth leader joins BNP leadership race
‘Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Basotho National Party (BNP) youth league president, ‘Machere Seutloali, has signaled her intention to contest the party’s leadership post. The 36-year-old...
Court postpones BNP leadership case
Mohalenyane Phakela THE seven prominent members of the Basotho National Party (BNP) who filed an urgent application for the immediate removal of party leader, Thesele...