ABC youths rebel
MASERU — All Basotho Convention (ABC) youth members this week rebelled against party leader Thomas Thabane (pictured), demanding that he fires an administrative secretary they...
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PM tells opposition to ‘get lost’
in Qacha’s Nek OPPOSITION parties that are pushing for the reallocation of proportional representation seats in parliament “should get lost” because the government’s position will...
NUL boss rings up astronomical bill
MASERU — The National University of Lesotho (NUL) has been paying thousands of maloti for the enormous phone bill that its vice-chancellor Adelani Ogunrinade has...
Money lenders lose case
MASERU — High Court Judge Tséliso Monaphathi yesterday ruled that interest charged by money lenders was excessive and irregular. The judgment sparked wild scenes of...
High Court nullifies PC FM order
MASERU — The High Court on Monday nullified an order granted by the magistrate’s court allowing the police to seize official documents from People’s Choice...
Likuena exit with a bang
HARARE — Midfielder Bokang Mothoana scored a minute from time as Lesotho beat 10-man Mauritius 1-0 in the Zimbabwe capital yesterday, although the result was...
Minister fires sports commissioners
MASERU — The Minister of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation has fired the commissioners of the Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission (LSRC). In a letter...
Man rapes own daughter
MASERU – A 38-year-old man from Ha-Malelu in Rothe allegedly told his 17-year-old daughter that they should be “lovers as women were giving him problems”,...
Brave Likuena hold Zimbabwe
MASERU — It is often said that fortune favours the brave and that was the case in Likuena’s hard-fought but thrilling 2-2 draw against Zimbabwe...
Likuena match against Zim exposed gaps
I watched our national football team, Likuena, play against Zimbabwe in the Cosafa tie in Harare on Monday. Although we held the Warriors to a...
Presidential candidate vows to overhaul LAAA
MASERU — The Lesotho Athletics Amateur Association (LAAA) will hold its presidential elections next Saturday in Maseru. Outgoing president Justice Maketela is seeking re-election but...
Roses off to worst start ever
MASERU — Never before has a Premier League club started a season so badly. Even the legendary Sekamaneng Young Stars had a win, and a...
Land Bill will unlock development
PARLIAMENTARY Bills are important documents which give birth to our statutory laws. The Land Bill (2009) which is currently before parliament is no exception. It...
LTDC to market Lesotho online
MASERU — The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) says it is in the process of setting up a website to market the country to tourists....
NTTC student scoops Milk Stout prize
MASERU — ‘Mannana Rakotsoana last Friday walked away with M5 000 after her name was drawn in the Castle Milk Stout promotion held by Lesotho...
It’s back to school once again folks
I HAVE always had my reservations about going to school at a late age. I know, we say in Sesotho, thuto ha e tsofalloe, meaning...
Drinking while driving while hunting wild boar
SOMEONE once said, everything under the sun has already been done. Bacchus thinks that whoever said this must have been a teetotaller because with a...
‘Investigate Moleleki’
MASERU — A former security manager at Lets’eng Diamond Mine has asked Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate...
Mediator seeks AG’s input in PR seats row
MASERU — Bishop Philip Mokuku, the mediator appointed by the Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) to help resolve Lesotho’s political dispute over proportional representation seats,...
. . . As opposition takes SADC rep to task
MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition parties told SADC’s executive secretary, Tomaz Salamao that they have lost confidence in the ability of the regional body to mediate...
Serial rapist gets 32 years in jail
MASERU — A convicted serial rapist yesterday stunned the court when he refused to plead for clemency saying it was tantamount to admitting guilt. Convicts...
Opposition parties draw battle lines on Land Bill
LERIBE — The government’s proposed Land Bill (2009) has come under a barrage of attacks from opposition parties that have vowed to block it from...
Man facing M2.8m fraud charge appeals bail ruling
MASERU — Steven Dlamini, who is facing charges of defrauding the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) of M2.8 million, on Monday pleaded with the Court...
Students petition NMDS
MASERU — Students at Lerotholi Polytechnic on Monday petitioned the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) to speed up the processing of their loans. The president...
They don’t call him Nutty T for nothing
A sadistic lot they are, these LDF soldiers. At least that is what the dreadlocked young man at the local watering hole would like us...
TB wreaks havoc in Lesotho
MASERU — Smoke emerges from the cracks of an old wooden door. As you get closer to the house a pungent stench almost over-powers you....
SADC’s double standards threatening its integrity
By Tsikoane Peshoane OVER the past 10 years the countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have experienced a major shift towards adherence and...
Vodacom, Lefa in record deal
MASERU — Vodacom Lesotho has signed a three-year Premier League sponsorship deal worth M3 million with the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa), bringing the company’s total...
Rain washes out matches
MASERU — A day after beating high-flying Bantu 2-1 in Mafeteng, to briefly climb atop the Vodacom Premier League, Matlama were forced to sit out...
Alliance, Lioli make history
MASERU — Lioli Football club has received sponsorship worth a staggering M1.2 million from Alliance Insurance. This is the first and biggest team sponsorship deal...