US agency accused of imposing Land Bill
MASERU — Youths from opposition political parties in Lesotho have accused a United States agency for poverty reduction of setting the controversial Land Bill 2009...
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Money lenders application thrown out
MASERU — High Court Judge Ts´eliso Monaphathi on Tuesday dismissed an application for a stay of execution by money lenders in yet another blow for...
Mosisili’s gripe with Thaba-Tseka voters
THABA-TSEKA — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday defended his government’s record in steering development in rural districts. Mosisili was addressing about 2 000 ruling...
Senators throw weight behind corporal punishment
MASERU — Several members of the Senate on Tuesday objected to a section of the Education Bill which seeks to abolish corporal punishment in schools....
Seema is back
MASERU — Lesotho international and Orlando Pirates skipper Lehlohonolo Seema is back in the fold after more than three months on the sidelines through injury....
Ombudsman breathes fire
MASERU — The Ombudsman, Sekara Mafisa, has lashed out at the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) for being callous and insensitive after it refused to...
Army commander sued for M216 000 over ‘shooting’
MASERU — A Ha-Mabote man is claiming M216 000 from the commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) for damages and emotional shock he claims...
Mall set to open next week
MASERU — Pioneer Mall will open to the public on Wednesday next week. The mall will have 55 shops with Pick ’n Pay which will...
Mediators missing one huge step
THE church-driven mediation in Lesotho’s political crisis has been dragging on for months now with no solution in sight. Bishop Philip Mokuku, who was appointed...
From lecturer to businessman
MASERU — When 74-year-old Frank Baffoe swapped the university lecture hall for the cut-throat world of business 25 years ago, his friends in academic circles...
Lioli warm up to league battle
MASERU — Four teams go into the weekend matches to make a date with destiny. By Saturday evening, the first two sides in this year’s...
Matlama find magic touch once again
MASERU — When Matlama spent the off-season embroiled in boardroom turmoil, it was reasonable to assume this would be another season of misery for the...
Missing the mountains
ACHE! Being big has always had its advantages as well as disadvantages. But when I changed continents I was rather excited that I was at...
Fainting
FAINTING is a sudden and brief loss of consciousness. It is a symptom of an inadequate supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the brain,...
Fracas prompts quit threat
MASERU — A training ground incident with a gun-toting man has left Matlama coach Ntebele Taole contemplating quitting. Taole has been widely credited with engineering...
Students’ money vanishes
BLOEMFONTEIN — Hundreds of Basotho students studying in South Africa are stranded after millions of Maloti meant for their rentals mysteriously vanished. The money —...
SA deports 150 Basotho
MASERU — Over 150 illegal immigrants from Lesotho were deported from South Africa on Sunday. The Maseru District Administration (DA)’s office said this is the...
Mabote bounces back in parliament
MASERU — Former health minister, Tefo Mabote (pictured below), was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on Monday after eight years in the political...
‘Don’t pay this man’
MASERU — An opposition MP is up in arms against the government for continuing to pay former Lesotho national football team coach Zavisa Milosavljevic (pictured)...
Workers turn on liquidator
MASERU — The liquidator of a textile factory whose bankrupt Chinese owner fled the country three years ago, leaving 700 workers jobless, has come under...
Ex-cop sues employer over torture
MASERU — A lawyer representing former police officer Bokang Letele has asked the High Court to grant his client M3.6 million in damages after he...
Bantu face Linare
MASERU — On Saturday Bantu host Linare in a game between two of Lesotho’s oldest clubs. Mafeteng’s Bantu were Lesotho’s first mega-side to dominate football...
Hard times: Are things falling apart for Lioli?
MASERU — What a difference a couple of months makes. Just two months into the new season and Lioli are wobbling heavier than a punch-drunk...
Teyateyaneng man wins 27-year land battle
MASERU — The Ombudsman has recommended that a Teyateyaneng man whose land was taken by the government 27 years ago for a national project should...
Lawyer says cop shot suspect in self-defence
MASERU — A lawyer representing a police officer told the High Court on Tuesday that his client shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in...
Money lenders seek reprieve
MASERU — Three money lending institutions on Monday urged the High Court to allow them to continue deducting money from civil servants until the Appeal...
Students can think and act independently
Your home of growing up and learning How did it come to this? That basic rights have become objects of our yearning Freedom of expression...
Brewery to buy sorghum from local farmers
MASERU — Lesotho Brewing Company (LBC) says it has established a partnership to buy sorghum from local farmers in a move that will help farmers...
European Investment Bank assesses Metolong project
MASERU — A delegation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) was in Lesotho recently to carry out due diligence and appraisal of the Metolong Dam...
Hell hath no fury
Bacchus is well-acquainted with the saying “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” but he wants to believe that the story of Bla Thabo...