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Warring factions in talks to save NRA
Pascalinah Kabi THE two warring factions of the National Reforms Authority (NRA) were yesterday locked in closed door peace talks after Law and Justice Minister,...
Former top cop joins politics
. . . backs the DC to win next year’s polls ‘Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER top cop Keketso Monaheng has officially joined politics and is betting...
Thabane to finally stand trial for ex-wife’s murder
Staff Reporter FORMER Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will finally stand trial for the murder of his ex-wife, Lipolelo, early next year after a formal decision...
M50 million fraud mastermind must remain jailed: Crown
THE Crown is fighting a spirited battle to have a key mastermind in the M50 million fraud case involving the Ministry of Finance kept in...
Army steps in, nabs four as murderous gang strikes again
. . . police found wanting, fearful residents seek LDF’s help. Staff Writer THE murderous Manomoro gang, which terrorised residents of various parts of Maseru...
59 murder suspects jailed in just nine days
Staff Reporters FIFTY-NINE murder suspects have been arrested and remanded in custody in a short period of just nine days, in a worrying indication of...
Man kills lover, self
’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE are investigating a case in which a Maseru man is alleged to have murdered his lover before committing suicide early this week....
Reforms under threat
Pascalinah Kabi A POWER struggle is tearing the National Reforms Authority (NRA) apart. This could scuttle the implementation of the much-delayed SADC-sponsored multi-sector reforms aimed...
Masoetsa, Khoabane in near fist-fight
Pascalinah Kabi RULING All Basotho Convention (ABC) spokesperson, Montoeli Masoetsa, and Thaba-Bosiu Principal Chief, Khoabane Theko, almost came to blows over the latter’s alleged support...
LCD angered by decision to prosecute Metsing, Mochoboroane
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has accused the government of seeking to disrupt the ongoing reforms by forging ahead with the...
High profile trials resume as Abrahams, Hungwe return
Mohalenyane Phakela THE high-profile trials of politicians, serving and former members of the security agencies are back on track and will continue in the High...
Top lawyer accuses DCP Mokete of extortion, fraud
Pascalinah Kabi TOP lawyer, Zwelakhe Mda, has sensationally accused Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Paseka Mokete and three junior police officers of fraudulently coercing him...
Loti Brick lays off workers
Bereng Mpaki BRICK manufacturer, Loti Brick, has temporarily laid off the majority of its 150 workers on account of crippling cashflow challenges, a company...
Workers sue China Geo for pay rise
Bereng Mpaki FIFTY China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC) workers contracted for the construction of the Marakabei to Monontša road project have petitioned the Directorate of Dispute...
Mokete drops fresh ‘Maesaiah bombshell
suggests she is responsible for the “suspicious” deaths of state witnesses in her murder trial, insists she ought to be in remand prison and should...
Hungwe contract extended
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has finally renewed Zimbabwean judge, Charles Hungwe’s contract. JSC secretary, ‘Mathato Sekoai yesterday confirmed the development, saying the...
NAC, Limkokwing launch tech-based HIV intervention for youths
Limpho Sello the National AIDS Commission (NAC) and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology yesterday jointly launched the Southern African Development Community (SADC) technology-based HIV...
Molibeli faces axe
Pascalinah Kabi | Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro and his deputy, Mathibeli Mokhothu, are said to have agreed to fire Police Commissioner Holomo...
Defiant Molibeli insists he is the right man to lead LMPS
Pascalinah Kabi EMBATTLED Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, insists he is the right man to continue leading the police service. This is despite the widespread calls...
LMDA broke, owes suppliers M40 million
Pascalinah Kabi THE Lesotho Millennium Development Agency (LMDA) is broke and owes its suppliers millions of maloti. The LMDA was established by the government to...
M41 million recovered from fraud suspects: Molibeli
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, says they have recovered about M41 million out of the M49, 5 million looted from the Ministry of Finance...
LEPOSA probed over “missing” firearms
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE police have begun investigating the Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) over its alleged failure to account for 159 firearms that it purchased...
Police investigate ex-soldier for wife’s murder
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Mounted Police (LMPS) is investigating a 63-year-old former army sergeant for the murder of his wife. Lepanya Sekopa of Khubetsoana is...
Irate Chief Justice Sakoane expels journalist from court over Scrutator
Staff Reporter CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane this week expelled Lesotho Times’ senior legal journalist, Mohalenyane Phakela, from a Constitutional Court hearing he was presiding...
Police hunt pastor’s killers
Bereng Mpaki POLICE say they have not made any arrests in connection with the murder of French pastor, Francois Snyman, a week ago. However, investigations...
Guns stolen from police sold to Famo gangsters
…theft of 75 weapons thought to be an inside job Pascalinah Kabi SOME of the 75 guns that were stolen from the Mafeteng Police...
Ministers, PSs fail to declare assets
Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is unhappy with the majority of cabinet ministers and principal secretaries (PSs) who have still...
Pastor gunned down in Semonkong
Bereng Mpaki ANOTHER week, another killing. This time the victim is French pastor, Francois Snyman, who was gunned down at his Semonkong home during the...
Auditor General raps Maseru council for shoddy road works
Bereng Mpaki ACTING Auditor General, Monica Besetsa, has rapped the Maseru District Council (MDC) for its shoddy rural road construction work during the 2019/20...