Former mine boss’ appeal thrown out
MASERU — A former security manager at Lets’eng Diamond Mine who once accused Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of “meddling with the court” lost his appeal...
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Fresh voter education drive
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) yesterday engaged the Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (LCN) in an ambitious programme to boost voter education. The...
New Chinese ambassador arrives in Lesotho
MASERU — Veteran Chinese diplomat Hu Dingxian arrives in Lesotho today to take up his new post as ambassador. Dingxian, 56, replaces Qiu Bohua whose...
Court upholds jail sentence
MASERU — The Court of Appeal last week confirmed an eight-year jail sentence imposed on a police officer who was convicted of killing a suspected...
Lesotho teacher impressed by the American way
MASERU — A school principal from Lesotho spent time in America last month, visiting schools, picking the brains of computer gurus and speaking to civic...
What Africa ought to kill – greed
JULIUS Malema is probably a very nice man when you get to know him. But his public persona is something else entirely. Except for the...
April Fool’s Day came with no real drama
Every other themed day has an origin of some sort — Women’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Hero’s Day and all the other days that we...
Old Boys Network: admission reserved
EVERY society has it – an inner circle that is easily identifiable at business and social functions. They scan the room, seeking each other out...
When you put kids in political office
What happens when two public officers who also happen to be politicians are too idle? Well, they either bask in the sun like lizards...
Coup suspects in town
MASERU — Seven men who were extradited from South Africa on Tuesday to answer charges of attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in April...
Lone star Mosisili
MASERU – “I have accepted your support of me,” said Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday as he welcomed a crowd of about 5 000...
Mosisili warns of LCD ‘death’
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has warned of a “smell of death” haunting his Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. Addressing a march organised...
Police rescue women trafficked to South Africa
MASERU — Two local women who were trafficked to South Africa two years ago were rescued by the police last Wednesday. Acting police spokesperson ‘Mantolo...
Hospital killers escape noose
MASERU — The Court of Appeal yesterday commuted the death sentence of two men who shot dead a man on a hospital bed after accusing...
Commonwealth boss meets political leaders
MASERU — Commonwealth secretary general Kamalesh Sharma arrived in Lesotho yesterday for a two-day visit. Sharma who is on his inaugural visit here since taking...
I caught my wife naked, hubby tells court
MASERU — A calm and collected Rethabile Mphahama sat in the witness box of Court 4 at the High Court, words flowing from his mouth....
Mother tries to buy son’s rape victim into silence
MASERU — A woman from Ha Makhalanyane is alleged to have paid M500 in hush money to silence a woman who had been raped by...
Body of girl found in river
MASERU — The body of a sexually abused girl has been found floating in a river in Mafeteng, her throat slit wide open. Police are...
Soldier loses pension case
MASERU — Army captain Bulane Sechele yesterday lost a court case in which he wanted the Court of Appeal to outlaw a recently introduced government...
Fast-track opening up of border: Tsekoa
MASERU — South Africa and Lesotho should fast-track the opening up of common borders to allow for easier movement of people and commercial goods between...
Project targets 24 000 orphans
MASERU — An European Union-funded project aims to assist 24 000 orphans and vulnerable children in the country by the end of this year. The...
What comes out of potato fields?
Makoanyane XI, our Under-20 team, is being walloped at the Caf youth tournament currently underway in South Africa. First they were thrashed 2-0 by Egypt....
Malie selling Pioneer Mall shares
MASERU — Prominent businessman Mpho Malie (pictured right) is disposing of his shares in Pioneer Shopping Mall hardly two years after the centre opened its...
Free Trade agreement deepening Africa’s poverty
Last week, a tripartite dialogue reflecting on relations between government, civil society and European Union (EU), was held in Lesotho. Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my...
Are women entrepreneurs treated differently when they access credit?
THERE are two ways to look at this question. First, are women entrepreneurs discriminated against when they apply for funding from lending institutions? The jury...
Seriously, what happened to respect?
Our neighbouring country, or should I say our surrounding country – is proposing new laws concerning alcohol. One of the first things they are proposing...
The real African is not chicken
THIS will sound indelicate to some people: at the end of the day, we all have to go to the lavatory. Billionaires, priests, vagabonds, sex...
English Lesson Two: joining sentences
Use of conjunctions Grammatically a conjunction is a connecting word , a word that is used to link sentences, clauses, phrases or words .Examples of...
PS fights messy divorce
MASERU – Teleko Ramotšoari, the principal secretary in the Ministry of Trade, is fighting a messy divorce case at the High Court. Ramotšoari’s wife, Lipuo,...
Sadc eager to finalise Lesotho poll reforms
MASERU – A Southern African Development Community (Sadc) team visits Lesotho on April 27 to ramp up pressure on political players to finalise electoral reforms...