Mpotjoane gives back to Hololo community
Makatleho Khotle IN a bid to usher in the new year and inspire hope among villagers in the Butha Buthe district, the Hololo Development Foundation (HDF) has donated...
Hope for a better Home Affairs under Tṧoele
THIS week’s appointment of Mpopo Tṧoele as Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police comes at a moment of deep institutional...
Tšoele hits the ground running
’Makananelo Manamolela THE newly appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, Mpopo Tšoele, has hit the ground running, holding his first...
Former PS Nchaka dies
FORMER Principal Secretary and prominent opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) member, Malefetsane Nchaka, has died. Mr Nchaka passed away on Saturday night at around 11pm after a prolonged...
21 years strong!
…how Standard Lesotho Bank LETOFE Lifestyle is shaping Africa’s creative economy Thato Ramafu WHAT began as a scorching morning in Maseru slowly surrendered to an afternoon filled with heavy, unrelenting showers, rain that soaked...
Rakhomo quits FEDALE presidency
Leemisa Thuseho THE long-serving president of the Federation of DanceSport Lesotho (FEDALE), Teboho Rakhomo, has resigned, the Lesotho Times has learned. Rakhomo, who has led the federation since 2017, cited personal...
Kh’etsekile calls it a day at LCS
Leemisa Thuseho LCS FC goalkeeper coach, Samuel Kh’etsekile, has ended his tenure at the club. Kh’etsekile, who is also a former LCS first-choice goalkeeper, was roped...
Khalane oozes confidence for 2026
Leemisa Thuseho ATHLETICS coach, Samuel Khalane, is confident that his athletes will deliver improved performances this year and secure qualification for major international competitions. Among the athletes he coaches are sprint sensation Mamakoli Senauane and the...
BMI injects M40k in chess tourney
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’s top chess players will lock horns with international rivals in Berea next month with M40 000 at stake in the Blue Mountain Inn (BMI) Open Chess Championship, the...
Minister in nasty land dispute
Hopolang Mokhopi MINISTER of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, is embroiled in a bitter dispute over a plot in Ha Thetsane, which he claims to have bought in 2000 but for...
Passport issuance remains a crisis
…despite government efforts to reduce backlog Mathatisi Sebusi / Hopolang Mokhopi DESPITE the government’s promise to issue passports within three days for Basotho working and studying in South Africa, many applicants...
Letsoela vows to keep LDF clean
…as boot camp “harasser” faces dismissal Mathatisi Sebusi LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, has vowed not to allow any soldier under his command...
DCEO staffer fights sentence
…seeks to appeal ‘ambiguous’ ruling Hopolang Mokhopi TŠENOLO Thamahane, the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) staffer, who was convicted of murdering his lover, High Court Assistant Registrar Advocate...
LEC needs a govt subsidy to stay afloat- MD
Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC)’s interim Managing Director, Tšeliso ‘Mokela, has called for government support to keep the utility operational, warning that without it,...
Rapapa calls for support of 2026 Back-to-School drive
Ithabeleng Qhasho MINISTER of Education and Training, Professor Ntoi Rapapa, has called on all Basotho to rally behind the 2026 Back-to-School campaign. Speaking at a press briefing in...
Passport crisis exposes deeper governance failures
THE ongoing passport issuance crisis is more than an administrative backlog, it is a mirror reflecting deeper governance failures that continue to burden ordinary Basotho, particularly...
2025: a year of accountability, conflict and reform
Mathatisi Sebusi IN 2025, The Lesotho Times and Sunday Express remained steadfast in their commitment to fearless, independent and impartial journalism. Throughout the year, the publications held leaders accountable, amplified human rights concerns and produced...
“My arrest was a diversion from Matekane’s failures” – Lipholo
Rethabile Pitso OUTSPOKEN Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Dr Tšepo Lipholo, has accused Prime Minister Sam Matekane of orchestrating his arrest in July 2025 to deflect attention from the government’s failure...
U.S. $11.1 Billion Arms Sales to China’s Taiwan Region: A Dangerous Provocation Undermining Peace across the Taiwan Strait and the International Order
Recently, the U.S. government announced an arms sales package to China’s Taiwan region totaling 11.1 billion USD. It is another stark manifestation of the United...
IEC commissioner delays spark political alarm
Mohloai Mpesi Concerns over delays in the appointment of commissioners to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have escalated sharply, with the Democratic Congress (DC), Lesotho’s official...
Mokela vows to make LEC great again
….vows to end political interference from crippling power utility Moorosi Tsiane The Acting Managing Director of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), Ts’eliso Mokela, has blamed “political interference and nepotistic...
38 years for killing woman who refused sex
…judge condemns “barbaric” gender-based murder Moorosi Tsiane A Thaba-Tseka man who stabbed a woman to death after she refused to have sex with him—despite his claim that...
Political interference, nepotism are at the core of LEC rot – Mokela
. . . As Acting MD bares all, vows to change the parastatal’s operations THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has hogged the limelight for the...
Political interference, nepotism are at the core of LEC rot – Mokela
. . . As Acting MD bares all, vows to change the parastatal’s operations THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has hogged the limelight for the...
73 years for men who slit their drinking buddy’s throat
Moorosi Tsiane TWO men who brutally beat and slit the throat of their drinking companion during a drunken brawl in Mafeteng have been sentenced to a combined 73...
Murder suspect claims he was falsely implicated
Kabelo Masoabi A Mokhotlong man charged with murder has denied any involvement in the killing, insisting that he was falsely implicated by prosecution witnesses and a co-accused who...
Shelile opens locally-owned factory in Maputsoe
Moroke Sekoboto THE Minister of Trade, Industry and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, has opened a locally owned apparel and textile factory, marking a significant milestone in the government’s quest to harness...
Letshego transforms lives in Mohale’s Hoek
Rethabile Pitso LETSHEGO Financial Services’ “LetsGo & WIN” campaign touched on Mohale’s Hoek this past Friday where lucky winners walked away with cash and prizes valued at M35 000. The...
RSL plants 2000 trees at LDF base in Mafeteng base
Moroke Sekoboto THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving the environment by planting more trees. RSL, in collaboration with the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) through its Youth Development...
A sentence that speaks — but Lesotho must go further on GBV
High Court Judge Maliepollo Makhetha deserves commendation for the clarity, firmness and moral courage reflected in her sentencing of Mohau Matele to 38 years’ imprisonment for the brutal murder of Mahali Lekheloha. This was...