Lesotho Times

….but minister refutes reports that the gvt wants to fire DPP Mohloai Mpesi THE government says it is unhappy with the “poor work” of the...

–as three more people die in Famo violence Mohloai Mpesi ACTING police commissioner, Mahlape Morai, says she is now on a mission to root out police officers linked...

…as the royalties are doubled after recalculation Mohloai Mpesi LESOTHO will now earn a generous M298 million monthly in royalties for sending water to South...

…as maize meal prices increase again, now by 15 percent Hopolang Mokhopi BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has filed a motion in parliament...

…tributes pour in for late judge Moorosi Tsiane THE judiciary is in mourning after one of its key members, Justice Hopolang Nathane, passed on at a...

Letsatsi Selikoe Lesotho’s workers joined the rest of the world in commemorating the annual May Day, also known as Workers Day.  It is celebrated on 1...

Moorosi Tsiane FIRED High Commissioner to Canada, Molise Tšeole, has petitioned the High Court seeking to nullify his 23 April 2024 dismissal by the government...

Moorosi Tsiane THE prosecution is working hard to secure the conviction of Khubetsoana man, Qamo Matela, who stands accused of murdering his wife, ‘Mahlompho Matela,...

—calls for implementation of death penalty to deter criminals  Moroke Sekoboto  PRIME Minister Sam Matekane government’s failure to provide Basotho with much needed passports is...

VETERAN politician and former Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) leader, Moeketse Malebo, who died on Sunday aged 93, will be remembered as one of Lesotho’s most illustrious...

Mathatisi Sebusi LESOTHO’s wool and mohair sector is struggling as farmers battle to get markets for their produce. The sector is afflicted by a combination...

Mohloai Mpesi LESOTHO Mounted Police Service (LMPS) acting boss, Dr Mahlape Morai, has established a team to probe police officers involved with Famo gangs fuelling heinous crimes across the country. The main...

Letsatsi Selikoe THE Tṧosane dumpsite, which has been wreaking environmental and health havoc in the surrounding community, should never have existed in the first place.  The...

Staff Reporter FORMER Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, prematurely terminated former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Motlatsi Mapola’s employment in the police service, the High Court...

if gvt fails to rein in members of armed forces fuelling Famo violence…  after brutal killing of six civilians, including five family members…   deceased include a...

Moorosi Tsiane  MASERU Town Clerk, Molete Selete, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for “illegally paying” M14 million to a Chinese joint venture...

  Moorosi Tsiane  THE judiciary is in mourning after it lost High Court Judge, Justice Hopolang Nathane, this week.  The High Court and Court of...

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE government has set aside over M2 million to establish a commission of inquiry to probe the December 2023 escape of prisoners and alleged...

–as police brand Malerato Khutlisi a “shebeen queen”  –while Khutlisi again implicates Holomo Molibeli in the theft scandal  Staff Reporter  THE alleged M40 million Tholo Energy theft...

The publisher of the Lesotho Tribune newspaper, Phafane Nkotsi, says he is now living in fear of his life and the safety of his family members after receiving threats of...

Mohloai Mpesi  NEWLY elected All Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary general, Thebe Mokoatle, is confident that the party’s newly elected executive committee (NEC) is fit for purpose and...

as the Crown concedes that it lied to get the arrest warrant issued  Mothae had not been informed of court dates as originally claimed  Judge...

Moorosi Tsiane  INCARCERATED double ritual murderer, Lehlohonolo Scott, will next week know whether he can appeal his 2020 conviction.  This after he pleaded with Justice...

the boarding schools enrol babies under five years of age  helping replace the practice of entrusting toddlers with nannies  enhancing early childhood development  Letsatsi Selikoe ...

… mourners eulogize renowned journalist as a loving man  Moroke Sekoboto  LOCAL radio station Tṧenolo FM’s late founder, Mohau Kobile, was as a passionate, patient,...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE destruction visited upon Maseru Mall when a freak hailstorm wreaked havoc there a fortnight ago, was “an act of God” and “a...

The ANC has marshalled all its ministers — presumably using government resources —  to start “aggressively communicating its success stories” through advertising in the next...

Mathatisi Sebusi  TRADE unions are disgruntled that government continues to discriminate against women working in the textile and private security sectors when it comes to maternity...