LMPS, LDF join top four
MASERU — For the first time in many years the final day of the season, Sunday, witnessed tension at both ends of the league table....
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Diplomat roughs up court official
MASERU — A diplomat could find himself in trouble after he allegedly pushed and shoved a messenger of court who had come to his office...
Court to rule on DPP’s right to royal honour
MASERU — The High Court will deliver judgment tomorrow on an application in which the Law Society of Lesotho is challenging the conferment of the...
Warrant of arrest for fugitive
MASERU — A warrant of arrest has been issued for a suspected robber who skipped bail a few minutes before he was due to appear...
Opposition motion on land thrown out
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) MPs together with their National Independent Party (NIP) allies on Friday rejected a motion by the...
Minister defends youth project
MASERU — Youth Minister ’Mathabiso Lepono on Monday said the recently introduced national youth volunteer programme is above board rejecting opposition charges that the project...
Pastor dragged to court over unpaid loan
MASERU — A pastor of a local church has been accused of being a “crook” after he allegedly refused to repay a loan he got...
All talk, no substance in Hololo
HOLOLO — A rugged road. A clinic far from the people. Villagers ravaged by HIV and Aids. Rampant unemployment. Welcome to Hololo constituency, one of...
…but will LCD decision to field greenhorn backfire?
HOLOLO — There is something about the Hololo by-election that seems to bother the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. To understand what’s really...
Election first:ABC poll observers accredited
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has for the first time accredited 66 opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party activists to observe this weekend’s...
LTDC to launch website
MASERU — The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) is set to launch a website to help players in the tourism sector promote Lesotho on the...
DHL invests in e-commerce
MASERU — DHL Lesotho says it has invested heavily in new technologies to make shipping with the courier firm easier, faster and more convenient. In...
Football progress
MASERU — Premier League chairman Tlholo Letete says Lesotho is “50 percent” towards accomplishing the Mohale Declaration, a roadmap designed to turn local football professional...
Lesotho set to return to continental competition
MASERU — Lesotho is next year expected back in continental club competition after a two-year hiatus blamed on financial constraints and the lack of a...
League awards match to Majantja
MASERU — Yesteryear champions Majantja have been given a timely boost as they battle to avoid relegation from the Vodacom Premier League. The Mohale’s Hoek...
Coaches blamed for appalling football standards
MASERU — Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) technical director Seephephe Matete says local coaches should take the flak for the poor standard of the game in...
Darts finals set for Sunday
MASERU – The Lesotho Darts Association (LDA) will host its Top 8 finals on Sunday at Midway in Lithabaneng, about 10 km south of the...
A desperate battle for relevance
AFTER a two-week hiatus, I guess we should start this instalment with a multiple-choice quiz. How would you best describe Rantelali Shea, the Lesotho...
BOLIBA ROW RAGES
. . . trade minister sucked in MASERU — Trade and Co-operatives Minister Popane Lebesa has been sucked into the dispute threatening to tear...
Agriculture ministry calls crisis meeting
MASERU — The agriculture ministry will have a “crisis” stakeholders’ meeting on the state of the agricultural sector and food security in Lesotho from June...
Queen II nurses back at work
MASERU — The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has reversed its decision to fire nurses and their assistants who went on strike last Monday...
Police seize R93 000 in fake notes
MASERU — Police confiscated fake R200 notes worth R93 000 from five men in Butha-Buthe last week. The three Basotho and two South African men...
DHL promises revolution in delivery with new service
MASERU — DHL Lesotho has introduced pre-noon import deliveries backed by on-time guarantees, the courier company has announced. This follows a move by DHL Express...
Radio presenter set free
MASERU — Veteran Radio Lesotho presenter, Motlatsi Ncholu, who was facing a charge of sexual harassment, is finally a free man after the crown lost...
Man jailed 8 years for rape at gunpoint
MASERU — A 26-year-old man from Ha-Molungoa was this week slapped with an eight-year jail term by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court for raping a 29-year-old...
The battle for Mpharane
MOHALE’S HOEK — Mpharane is usually a very quiet place. People here talk about cattle diseases, the rains and the harvest. Politics is discussed in...
‘Leabua was much better’
MPHARANE — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) government has run down the country because its leaders are more concerned with enriching themselves than...
Brewery sales team shines
MASERU — The Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) beer sales department last Tuesday walked away with the managing director’s award for the best sales team in...
Rough diamond price firms in first quarter
MASERU — The prices of rough diamonds firmed in the first three months of this year, according to the latest report produced by Gem Diamonds,...
Lioli players get bonuses
MASERU — Lioli players probably wish they could play arch-rivals Matlama every week. After dismissing Matlama 2-0 — and in the process denying them the...