Chef school wins continental awards
Motsamai Mokotjo MASERU-BASED Dona@Balos Chef School and Hospitality clinched regional and continental culinary accolades during competitions held in South Africa and Namibia. According to the...
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Call for handwashing facilities at food outlets
Rethabile Pitso CIVIL society organisations and the Ministry of Health have called on food outlets to provide handwashing facilities for their customers and staff...
‘There is no democracy in our politics’
Former Basotho African Congress (BAC) leader, Paanya Phoofolo, is not happy with the way government is handling the issue of principal secretaries (PSs), ambassadors...
Thabane ‘lucky to be alive’
Keiso Mohloboli THABA ‘NCHU- Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli hated former prime minister Thomas Thabane so much he tried to kill...
Faltering African progress worries investors
FALTERING economic and political progress in Africa is a worrying sign to governments and foreign investors counting on the continent to serve as the...
Lesotho fertile ground for instability: Phumaphi
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane SADC Commission of Inquiry chairperson, Justice Mpaphi Phumaphi, has described Lesotho as “fertile ground for instability” due to the country’s “many”...
Rakuoane to sue Mahao’s wife
Bongiwe Zihlangu Home Affairs Minister Lekhetho Rakuoane is contemplating legal action against ‘Mamphanya Mahao for alleging he was privy to a plot to kill...
Tšooana still to discuss exit package
Keiso Mohloboli Former police commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana, says government has not discussed his retirement benefits with him despite gazetting his forced exit on 17...
PM off to Mozambique over inquiry
…as opposition claims fresh plot to assassinate leaders Bongiwe Zihlangu Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili is set to meet President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique next...
‘Genital mutilator’ to apply for bail
Tefo Tefo A DANISH businessman arrested for allegedly surgically removing and freezing the genitals of 21 women will apply for bail on Monday next...
Army disputes M70 000 lawsuit
Brian Chiwanza THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) says Ramakoae Khakha should have followed military processes before instituting his M70 000 lawsuit in the High...
Relief for stranded Sebalabala family
Motsamai Mokotjo Berea SEVENTY five-year-old ‘Mantikiso Tsimane was beside herself with joy after being given the keys to a newly-built two-roomed flat on Tuesday...
‘Mahao already dead on arrival at hospital’
Keiso Mohloboli A lawyer representing the Mahao family in the on-going SADC Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday accused two Makoanyane Military Hospital staff of...
Put national interest first, urges China
Motsamai Mokotjo CHINA has called on Basotho to unite and put the national interest first to overcome the political challenges the Mountain Kingdom is...
Regional festival to be held in Lesotho
Mohalenyane Phakela LESOTHO will, on Saturday, host the inaugural Southern Africa Music Festival, at Club De Fasto in Lithabaneng, which is meant to foster...
New border system will come good – LRA
Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has called on traders using the Maseru Bridge border post to exercise patience amid challenges in the...
Letshego donates equipment to teenage mothers
Rethabile Pitso LETSHEGO Financial Solutions (LFS) on Tuesday donated sewing machines and dining hall tables worth M45 000 to the Good Shepherd Centre for...
How Better Work Program improves textile sector
WASHINGTON — Better conditions for garment workers can boost productivity while empowering the industry’s largely female workforce both inside and outside factory walls, a...
Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria
Washington (CNN)Claiming to target ISIS, Russia conducted its first airstrikes in Syria, while U.S. officials expressed serious doubts Wednesday about what the true intentions behind...
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European beer colossus has plans for Africa
FORT WAYNE – As African nations struggle with rising numbers of alcoholics drawn to the drink’s low prices and higher alcoholic content, a juggernaut...
WASCO embarks on consultation tour
Rethabile Pitso THE Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) has embarked on countrywide stakeholder meetings to ensure the provision of quality services to its customers....
Mahao’s wife in shock claim against Metsing, Rakuoane
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane The wife of slain former army commander Maaparankoe Mahao shocked the nation this week by claiming Home Affairs Minister Lekhetho Rakuoane urged...
Mosisili appoints new GS, 10 PSs
Keiso Mohloboli Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has appointed Lebohang Ramohlanka as the new Government Secretary (GS)—the first female to occupy the coveted post. Ms...
Fokothi tragedy ‘an accident’
Motsamai Mokotjo Lerotholi Polytechnic Acting Rector, Hlomahang Majara, has said the death of two of their students during a trip to Tšehlanyane Park in...
Workshop seeks to foster local talent
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture in conjunction with its Communications, Science and Technology counterpart yesterday held a creative workshop for...
New factories to create 5000 jobs
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Monday officially opened 11 factory buildings at Tikoe Industrial Estate which are owned by the Lesotho National Development...
Twins kill man over snooker
Brian Chiwanza The Lekato twins, Lesole and Lesolenyane, of Ha Tšiu were each sentenced to eight years in jail by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court...
First Lady meets Maseru vendors
…encourages them to go for regular HIV and cancer testing. Rethabile Pitso First Lady ‘Mathato Mosisili has encouraged street-vendors to go for regular HIV...
UNFPA donates off-road vehicle to LPPA
Mohalenyane Phakela THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday handed over a Ford Ranger 4×4 vehicle to the Lesotho Planned Parenthood Association (LPPA)...