Ex-cop sues employer over torture
MASERU — A lawyer representing former police officer Bokang Letele has asked the High Court to grant his client M3.6 million in damages after he...
Bantu face Linare
MASERU — On Saturday Bantu host Linare in a game between two of Lesotho’s oldest clubs. Mafeteng’s Bantu were Lesotho’s first mega-side to dominate football...
Hard times: Are things falling apart for Lioli?
MASERU — What a difference a couple of months makes. Just two months into the new season and Lioli are wobbling heavier than a punch-drunk...
Teyateyaneng man wins 27-year land battle
MASERU — The Ombudsman has recommended that a Teyateyaneng man whose land was taken by the government 27 years ago for a national project should...
Lawyer says cop shot suspect in self-defence
MASERU — A lawyer representing a police officer told the High Court on Tuesday that his client shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in...
Money lenders seek reprieve
MASERU — Three money lending institutions on Monday urged the High Court to allow them to continue deducting money from civil servants until the Appeal...
Livestock owners live in terror
NAZARETH — Once a well-known cattle breeder, 72-year-old Morena-Kemang Nkhahle now only has his fingers to count. Scores of Nkhahle’s cattle and sheep have been...
Students can think and act independently
Your home of growing up and learning How did it come to this? That basic rights have become objects of our yearning Freedom of expression...
Stop the insults
FOR a couple of weeks now we have watched our political leaders insult and tear each other apart. The opposition says it is not happy...
Brewery to buy sorghum from local farmers
MASERU — Lesotho Brewing Company (LBC) says it has established a partnership to buy sorghum from local farmers in a move that will help farmers...
European Investment Bank assesses Metolong project
MASERU — A delegation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) was in Lesotho recently to carry out due diligence and appraisal of the Metolong Dam...
When beer creeps into a journo’s pen
ANYONE recall Chris Rock having a go at John McCain during the stand-up comedian’s Kill the Messenger tour last year? “I don’t need a president...
Hell hath no fury
Bacchus is well-acquainted with the saying “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” but he wants to believe that the story of Bla Thabo...
Choir sued over breach of contract
MASERU — Rajoc Hair and Beauty Salon is demanding M5 000 from Mohapeloa Singers, after the latter allegedly reneged on an agreement to perform at...
Kidjo, Clegg to set World Cup draw ceremony on fire
MASERU — The Soweto Gospel Choir and two internationally-acclaimed singers — Beninese singer and songwriter Angélique Kidjo and South African legend Johnny Clegg — will...
I am too young to go: PM
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he is too young to leave office. Mosisili, in power since 1998, says opposition leaders must instead relinquish...
Opposition leaders hit back
MASERU — Opposition leaders have reacted angrily to Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s attack, in which he called on opposition leaders to retire. Mosisili said he was...
‘Selling land as good as prostitution’
MOHALE’S HOEK — Main opposition leader Thomas Thabane says selling land to foreigners would be tantamount to prostitution. Thabane said the Land Bill (2009) which...
Premier League pickings get richer
MASERU — The 2009/10 Vodacom Premier League champions are set to receive M100 000 — an increase of M70 000 to last season’s winners’ purse....
Lefty back at Likhopo
MASERU — Likuena star Bokang Mothoana, popularly known as Lefty, has signed for Likhopo. The midfielder had been club-less since the start of the 2009/10...
Taxi operators’ secretary general faces axe
MASERU — Six taxi associations want the secretary-general of the Maseru Region Taxi Operators (MRTO) Bokang ‘Musa to step down. The associations — Maseru Stars,...
Clinics run out of vaccines
MASERU — Some clinics in Lesotho have run of DPT, a crucial vaccine used to protect young children against Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus (DPT) diseases,...
Taxi operator in court over student’s death
MASERU — A local taxi operator, Nkoli Malia, appeared in the High Court yesterday to answer a charge of murder. Malia is accused of fatally...
Hooker to spend two months in jail
MASERU — A prostitute who stoned a police vehicle in a fit of rage will spend the next two months in prison after she was...
Police officer runs amok
MASERU — A police officer who is suspected to have a mental illness went on a shooting spree along Kingsway Street near Queen Elizabeth II...
Hell on earth for factory workers
MASERU — When Nthato Ralele found a job as a tailor she thought her worries were finally over. But four years down the line, Ralele...
Where are the trade unions?
HISTORICALLY factory workers have had it tough since the days of the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Factory work has always been associated with long hours,...
No flaws in government system
I WRITE in response to an article by Tsikoane Peshoane and published in the October 29-November 4 2009 edition of the Lesotho Times. I am...
Celebrating leap from pan into fire
SO that’s why the young one was celebrating the departure of his erstwhile editor? He wanted his poison to get to readers undiluted. First, readers...
Move to expand banking coverage among the poor
MASERU — Lesotho PostBank has joined hands with the World Savings Bank Institute (WSBI) to increase banking coverage among the poor. The WSBI is an...