Category : News

Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s quest to overturn a South African arbitrator’s award of £50 million (M856 million) damages to Frazer Solar has received...

Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court Judge Tšeliso Monapathi has given Frazer Solar 14 days to respond to Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s application to nullify the award...

  Pascalinah Kabi THE Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) has accused the government of “pulling stunts” to derail the high-profile trials of politicians, serving and former...

Mohalenyane Phakela FIVE new political will today be issued with registration certificates by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). This means that come 2022, Lesotho will...

  Mohalenyane Phakela THE Assistant Director of the National Security Service (NSS), Makali Mosoeunyane, has petitioned the High Court to block her demotion by NSS...

  . . . move aimed at complying with US criteria for second MCC compact Herbert Moyo EIGHT people will soon be charged with human...

  Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander, Tlali Kamoli, is set to testify in the attempted murder trial of four soldiers in connection with the near-fatal...

  Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO Times senior reporter, ‘Marafaele Mohloboli’s husband, Eric, was last week seriously injured after unknown assailants attacked him at the couple’s Qoaling...

  …as Mofomobe accuses Rakuoane, DC of sabotaging high-profile trials Mohalenyane Phakela BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has accused the Democratic Congress (DC)...

. . . ordered to reverse DCP Lebajoa and others’ promotions Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, has been spared jail time. He has however,...

Staff Reporter MUSIC duo, Hlabaki and Tefo yesterday walked away M80 000 richer after bagging the first prize in the ECONET Telecomm Lesotho (ETL’s) Theme Song...

Bereng Mpaki THE Home Affairs Ministry lost M5 million in potential revenue which it could have collected from November 2018 to July 2020 had it...

Bereng Mpaki THE government was forced to reimburse some donations to international vaccine alliance, Gavi, because of weak internal protocols and ineffective management processes, acting...

  Mohalenyane Phakela NATIONAL Independent Party (NIP) leader, Kimetso Mathaba, is working on a constitutional amendment bill to suspend the delimitation of constituencies until after...

  Limpho Sello POLITICAL parties are divided over the government decision requiring them to demand Covid-19 passports from everyone who attends their rallies. The ruling...

Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has obtained a preservation order allowing it to seize the assets of seven fraud and...

Herbert Moyo AT least four out of the country’s 10 districts, including Maseru, are currently experiencing a “food crisis” due to the depletion of grain...

  Staff Writer QUEEN Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) staffers who were employed by the Tšepong Consortium have not been paid their gratuities after the termination...

  Mohalenyane Phakela THE Maseru Magistrates’ Court will on 10 November 2021 set the trial date of the four soldiers who have been charged with...

Nthatuoa Koeshe DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu has purchased M30 000 worth of assorted goods from street vendors in Leribe and Mafeteng as part of...

’Marafaele Mohloboli PARLIAMENT’S economic and development cluster committee has withdrawn the Report on the Tobacco and Alcohol Products Levy Bill 2020. The committee’s chairperson, Mahooana...

Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) is failing to adhere to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), acting Auditor General (AG), Monica Besetsa has said....

Bereng Mpaki PENSION funds are now compelled to have at least 30 percent of their assets in Lesotho to prevent capital flight. This after the...

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Music Rights Association (LMRA) is unhappy with the Tourism, Environment and Culture Ministry’s decision to unilaterally pick the local artistes who...

Bereng Mpaki LETŠENG Diamonds staffers yesterday donated a prosthetic leg to Mafeteng man, Mohau Mphatene. The M38 900 worth limb was handed over to Mr...

  Bereng Mpaki MOTHAE diamond mine has moved the majority of its camp and administration offices to a newly built permanent location within its leased...

  Mohalenyane Phakela DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP) Paseka Mokete’s much-delayed sexual assault trial got off to a dramatic start this week. This after his...

. . . suspended official seen as “Majoro loyalist”   Nthatuoa Koeshe ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has flexed...

claims he never resigned from ABC treasurer’s post, accuses Hlaele, Masoetsa of plotting his ouster from the party.   Pascalinah Kabi SENIOR All Basotho Convention...