‘Mixed Member Proportional electoral system manipulated’
THE opposition is livid about the allocation of seats. Their anger has heightened following the announcement that the Southern African development Community appointed moderator, Ketumile...
LEPSSA members lose court battle
MASERU –– Disgruntled members of the Lesotho Public Service Staff Association (LEPSSA) have lost their court battle to dissolve the association’s executive committee. The LEPSSA...
Crooked cop jailed
LERIBE –– A police officer accused of soliciting a bribe was sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of M10 000 after the...
Murder verdict delay
MASERU – Judgment in a child mutilation case against Chief Masupha Posholi of Ha Ralimpe in Semonkong and 10 other people has been postponed to...
Dagga confession
QACHA’S NEK –– A 29-year-old man from Ha Moleleki in Qacha’s Nek could not object after being charged with dealing in dagga without a prescription...
Linare’s plot to regain past glory
MASERU – Goal! Wait, no goal, offside. That was Linare’s 2008/09 Buddie Premier League campaign – so close yet so far. In fact that’s been...
Local golfers set sights on Pro game
MASERU – Lesotho may soon have new faces in its professional golfing ranks. Four golfers are being trained and inspected by Lesotho’s sole professional golfer...
A frightening prospect
OPPOSITION parties last week said they will call for an indefinite mass job stay-away starting August 3 to press the government to address the contentious...
No politician is worth dying for
AS I SEE IT THE rhetoric that is coming from our politicians over the issue of the Mixed Member Proportional representation electoral system is...
Boost for Metolong project
MASERU — Finance Minister Timothy Thahane on Monday signed a US$25 million agreement with the World Bank for financing the Metolong project. Thahane signed the...
Tough one fo sho!
BOTTOMS UP WITH BACCHUS A WEEK away from payday and as coinless as a church mouse — that just wasn’t enough to dissuade Red...
Warning: it’s a ‘hard hat area’
SCRUTATOR IF anyone thought Scrutator was simply malicious, take a good look at the Voiceless this week. To their credit, the scribes at that...
Thou shalt not be ignorant
STEAMING IT OFF THERE are some people out there who are so ignorant they should be in prison. Serious! Do not get me wrong...
Immunisation critical for kids
DOCTORS CORNER THERE are many diseases that affect us that can be prevented — and a simple way of doing this is through immunisation/vaccination....
Prizes galore: Spark, Blackberry n’ more
MASERU — Miss Vodacom-PC FM 2009 concluded its revelry with a prize-giving ceremony at the Maseru Sun Hotel on Monday. The event, to reward achievements...
Lioli goalie goes AWOL
MASERU — Lioli goalkeeper Isaiah Mosala has gone AWOL. According to his employers, Mosala has not been seen at training since Lioli began their pre-season...
Lesotho’s Champions League saga far from over
MASERU — The African Champions League saga is far from over after Lioli this week questioned the Lesotho Football Association (LEFA)’s decision to endorse LCS’s...
Thabane fumes
MASERU — All Basotho Congress (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane (pictured) is breathing fire after the government derailed mediation efforts to resolve a long-running dispute...
Tensions rise over seats
MASERU — A meeting called by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to deal with electoral issues collapsed yesterday after opposition parties insisted they wanted the...
Gazette withdrawn
MASERU — The government has withdrawn a gazette dealing with ministers and legislators’ pensions because of errors. The gazette, issued on May 22, was dealing...
Government refutes Masire report
MASERU — The government remains adamant that it did not sabotage the dialogue process with opposition on the dispute over proportional representation seats as Ketumile...
Seeds of discontent
SIR Ketumile Masire, the envoy appointed by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to mediate Lesotho’s dispute over the allocation of parliamentary seats, has abruptly...
Ignorance not a virtue
AS I SEE IT LESOTHO has always embraced the importance of education. Children are taught to dream big at an early age. They are taught...
Lesotho caught up in trade row
MASERU — Lesotho has been caught up in a trade row that threatens to tear up the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the country’s major...
Mosotho patient undergoes facial reconstruction
MASERU — Prince Harry says the people of Lesotho will be decimated by Aids if action to fight the disease is not intensified, British tabloid...
Civil servants launch landmark class action against B Blue
MASERU –– A group of 71 civil servants is suing B Blue Financial Services, a money-lending institution, over incidental charges associated with its loans. In...
Thief, thief . . . call the police!
SCRUTATOR This week I bring you the mother of all scandals. For some time I have not said anything about that Voiceless paper because something...
Don’t ask me about getting hitched
STEAMING IT OFF THE past few weeks have been rather hectic for yours truly. First I had to grapple with the idea of getting old,...
Basic oral hygiene practices
DOCTORS CORNER Brushing technique Place bristles along the gum line at a 45-degree angle. Bristles should contact both the tooth surface and the gum...
Karabelo wins big
MASERU — It’s been an unbelievably hectic week for Karabelo Mokoallo since she was named Miss Vodacom-PC FM last Saturday. The 22-year-old stunner is still...