ABC divided over parly
Main opposition party leadership meets lawyers today to seek advice on way forward Billy Ntaote The main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) is seeking...
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Molapo remains defiant over parly
Billy Ntaote Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader, Joang Molapo, says opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) are not going to be in the legislature...
PM to receive doctorate in India
Billy Ntaote PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili will be conferred with an honorary doctorate on Saturday by India’s Lovely Professional University (LUP). Dr Mosisili is...
Police union boss granted bail
Brian Chiwanza Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) president, Inspector Molibeli Damane, appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with attempted murder....
Forged passport lands Kenyan in hot water
Keiso Mohloboli A KENYAN, who is in custody for allegedly forging a Lesotho passport, appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Monday seeking bail....
Hit list ‘targets’ speak out
Keiso Mohloboli HIGH profile personalities placed on a “hit list” that has been circulating on social media networks say they are fearing for their...
Fitch warns of dark clouds ahead
Staff Writer GLOBAL rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has downgraded Lesotho’s outlook from stable to negative citing significant reductions in South African Customs Union (SACU)...
‘Lesotho’s tourism potential underutilised’
Mohalenyane Phakela T-CONNEXION Managing Director, Thabo Maretlane, says Lesotho’s tourism sector was an “untapped gold” whose potential was not being fully harnessed due to...
Seminar to teach on financial planning
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane FINANCIAL services provider STANLIB Lesotho (Pty) Ltd will tomorrow host a corporate breakfast in conjunction with the University of Free State (UFS)...
Solitary confinement for Scott angers lawyer
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane The lawyer representing double ritual murder suspect, Lehlohonolo Scott, has condemned his client’s 24-hour solitary confinement “without constant breaks enjoyed by other...
IMF paints gloomy picture for Africa
JOHANNESBURG – This year’s slump in commodity prices and the end of a flood of cheap dollars has pegged back African growth to its...
Oil and Gasonline Price Surge: Why and Solutions
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Student protests hit zenith at Parliament
Hundreds of students breached the parliamentary perimeter in a flood of anger-driven activism alongside fee protests on campuses around the country. Protests by university students...
Wife of genital mutilator shot dead in Naledi
Keiso Mohloboli Matšeliso Anna Molise—the estranged wife of Maseru businessman Peter Frederiksen who is currently in remand prison in South Africa after being arrested...
Drama as Scott returns
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane Double ritual murder suspect Lehlohonolo Scott was extradited from South Africa midmorning yesterday amid tight security and jostling by members of the...
Court saves Hashatsi from another grilling
Tefo Tefo The High Court this week saved Lieutenant-Colonel Tefo Hashatsi from another grilling by the SADC commission after Justice Tšeliso Monaphathi granted his...
Kamoli maintains he was never fired
Keiso Mohloboli Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli was back before the SADC Commission of Inquiry on Monday where he maintained he...
Metsing maintains Mahao position
Keiso Mohloboli Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing never supported the dismissal of Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli as army commander and his replacement by Lt-Gen Maaparankoe...
Setback for recalled diplomats
Brian Chiwanza The High Court yesterday dealt a body blow to four diplomats who were challenging government’s decision to prematurely end their tour of...
Catholics under the spotlight
…Church’s decision not to offer family planning services at its health centres cited as one of the reasons Lesotho is grappling with many health-related...
Peace walk to honour Mahao
Motsamai Mokotjo CIVIC organisation, Action for Peace and Solidarity (APS), will on Saturday hold its inaugural Maaparankoe Mahao Peace Walk from Koalabata to Mokema....
Metolong lands two global awards
Staff Writer THE Metolong Dam and Water Supply Programme on Tuesday clinched two awards in the Infrastructure and International categories at the Construction Management...
Maputsoe police sued for brutality
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane A Ha-Matala woman is claiming M650 000 from Maputsoe police for allegedly brutally assaulting and torturing her three years ago. According to...
‘Power restored to most Govt Complex units’
Rethabile Pitso GOVERNMENT is working to restore power supply normalcy to its Qhobosheaneng Complex following three weeks of blackouts that had severely affected operations, Chief...
Govt scales up national nutrition campaign
Motsamai Mokotjo LESOTHO is set to hold a national nutrition forum next Thursday to share information and chart the way forward in improving the...
China pledges $50bn for Africa’s industrialisation
JOHANNESBURG – Despite its slowing economic growth, China will invest $50bn towards industrialisation projects in African countries. Industrialisation is closely linked to infrastructure development...
Khuli Chana to collaborate with Juvy
Mohalenyane Phakela SOUTH African Motswako rapper, Khulane “Khuli Chana” Morule, says he intends to collaborate with local artists with rapper Juvy his first port...
Metsing to learn fate
Tefo Tefo A lawyer representing Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Mothetjoa Metsing on Monday urged the Court of Appeal to declare his client did not...
‘Company exhibitions foster innovation’
Rethabile Pitso PUBLIC Service Minister Tsukutlane Au on Tuesday launched an exhibition by companies showcasing various products and services as part of belated Public...
Boycott parly at your peril warns Likoti
Keiso Mohloboli PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s Political Advisor, Fako Likoti, says the opposition bloc’s continued boycotting of parliament would result in the holding of...