High hopes, low pay
MASERU — When ‘Malerato Masupha graduated with a diploma in education in 1980, she thought she had finally kissed poverty goodbye. Back then in the...
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Homosexuals: a matter of morality not legality
Since time immemorial there has always been a clear distinction between conduct that is deemed morally correct and that which is morally repugnant. However, this...
Thahane should tackle incompetence at the top
THE Pragmatic Lesotho Public Employees Association (PALPE) is appalled by the government’s persistent disregard of the role played by civil servants. The decision by the...
Replay order encourages hooliganism
SO, the chickens have come home to roost. Even before the ink had dried on this writer’s correspondence regarding the Matlama-Lioli debacle, the bully boys...
Be careful with the deficit, Mr Minister
THE role of fiscal and monetary policies during recessions has been explored over the years. These policies are used to counter the effects of shrinking...
Alcohol banned
MASERU — The consumption of alcohol at all Vodacom Premier League matches has been banned with immediate effect following the violent conduct that has marred...
Lightning strikes players
MASERU — A lightning bolt on Monday forced the abandonment of a practice match between Lesotho and South Africa’s development side at Bambatha Tšita Sports...
Stakes high as league battle hots up
MASERU — With two-thirds of the season almost gone, this is the time when the Vodacom Premier League title race enters its final stretch and...
Sport gets smaller budget vote
MASERU — Finance Minister Timothy Thahane has sliced the budget allocation for the Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation by five percent. The ministry’s...
Clash over gays
MASERU — Delegates attending the Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (LCN) annual general conference last Friday clashed over the association’s decision to help an organisation...
Parties agree to freeze elections
MASERU — Lesotho’s political leaders on Tuesday agreed to postpone the forthcoming local government elections to allow for amendments to be made to the Local...
Courts backlog:‘lazy’ judges blamed
MASERU — A parliamentary portfolio committee has blamed the current backlog of cases in Lesotho’s courts on “laziness” by both judges and lawyers. An investigation...
Cop verdict today
MASERU — The High Court is today expected to deliver judgment in a case in which a police officer, Maphephe Pitiri, shot and killed a...
Fokothi cuts courses, to transform into varsity
MASERU — Lerotholi Polytechnic College will phase out craft courses from its curriculum in its new academic year which begins in July as it prepares...
Students to march for loans, slain colleague
MASERU — Tertiary students say they will today demonstrate in Maseru to force the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) to release their funds. The students...
21 appear in court over initiation school killings
MASERU — Twenty-one men from Takalatsa in Matelile appeared in the Mafeteng magistrate’s court on Friday last week jointly charged with the murder of four...
My dream for Lesotho
WHEN one turns to the entertainment section of one’s favourite newspaper you find half a page focused on the latest artist to release an album....
‘We are broke’
MASERU — Lesotho will not take part in the qualifiers for the 2012 African Nations Cup because of lack of money, according to the Lesotho...
Lesotho play South Africa
MASERU – Lesotho will play South Africa’s development team in two practice matches over the next five days. The first match will be played today...
‘Replay verdict sets bad precedent’
MASERU – Matlama vice-president Senti Senti has slammed the Premier League’s decision to order a replay of their abandoned fixture against Lioli. He said the...
Matlama to revamp Pitso Ground
MASERU – Vodacom Soccer Spectacular champions Matlama have pledged to undertake a facelift of Pitso Ground, a derelict stadium that hosts top-flight matches in the...
Taekwondo gets backing for tourney
MASERU — Taekwondo Lesotho has had its budget for the World Youth Championships in Mexico in April approved by the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission...
‘Mashai led attacks’
MASERU — The late Makotoko “Mashai” Lerotholi led the April 22 attacks from the front, a soldier who was captured by the mercenaries at Makoanyane...
Opposition pushes for election delay
MASERU — Opposition parties are pushing for the postponement of local government elections to allow for an amendment of the Local Government Elections Act, the...
Pair in court for M2.5 million fraud
MASERU — Two Standard Bank employees briefly appeared in the High Court on Wednesday charged with 18 counts of fraud and theft by false pretense....
Students, admin blamed for riots
MASERU — A preliminary report on an investigation into the riots that rocked the National University of Lesotho (NUL) last October has laid the blame...
Two-week-old baby stolen
MASERU — A 22-year-old woman, Mahali Kotoka, is in distress after her two-week-old baby was abducted at her home in Mohalalitoe in Maseru on Monday....
Rains sweep away houses
MASERU — The heavy rains that pounded Maseru last week left three families homeless after their houses in Qoaling’s Ha-Besele area were destroyed and had...
Foetus found in dustbin at NUL
ROMA — A foetus was found dumped in a dustbin at the female residence at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) on Monday. Police spokesman...
Police face M58 000 suit for stripped car
MASERU — A man from Semonkong is suing the police for M58 000 after his car was allegedly stripped of components while it was in...