Junior football neglected, coach bemoans
QOALING — When Lesotho’s national Under-15 side returned home from Botswana two weeks ago they were empty-handed. It was not because their luggage had been...
EXPOSED: Thousands of ghost workers on payroll
MASERU — The government’s new financial system has unearthed thousands of ghost workers that have been on the payroll for the past five or more...
Fugitives ditch ABC
MASERU — Three fugitives who returned to Lesotho last March to answer charges of treason on Monday resigned from the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party....
NUL pressed to suspend VC
ROMA — Pressure is piling on the National University of Lesotho (NUL) council to suspend vice-chancellor Adelani Ogunrinade for allegedly flouting university regulations, neglecting duties...
Ultimate FM station manager kicked out
MASERU — Ultimate FM station manager Lerato Tsósane has been kicked out of the youth radio following the station’s brief closure after a labour dispute...
Suspected assassins in court
MASERU — Two men who are alleged to have been involved in last month’s failed attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili appeared in court...
Man jailed for murder
MASERU — A 54-year-old Mafeteng man, Neo Rapitsi, was this week jailed for five years after he was found guilty of culpable homicide. Rapitsi stabbed...
Justice delayed is justice denied
THERE are growing concerns over the manner in which the judicial system is conducting its business. Citizens and other stakeholders have for a long time...
Disabled still get raw deal
FINANCE Minister Timothy Thahane was reported last February promising to remain focused to achieve sustainable economic growth and protect the vulnerable. The budget speech presented...
Implications of a Zuma presidency
THE long-awaited South African elections have come and gone. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) registered an emphatic victory during the polls held two weeks...
Cookies and cooking up
SCRUTATOR has always commiserated with her media colleagues in the battle for a free press. In fact, yours truly has been championing the media freedom...
Common causes of depression
DOCTOR’S CORNER TRANSIENT feelings of sadness and disappointment are a part of normal life. When these feelings are prolonged and “overly intense and continue beyond...
Going through the fiddler’s diary
STEAMING IT OFF I WAS rather annoyed the other day when some dude commented — snidely at that — that I use my mobile phone...
Yadah set for live recording
MASERU — Gospel outfit Yadah Praise Family is set for its first live recording in the capital next month. The album, as well as a...
Lesotho school to dance in Germany
MASERU — A group of young dancers from Likuena High School in Mohale’s Hoek is set to tour Germany next month. The students will perform...
MoAfrika owner’s cookies theft case postponed
MASERU — MoAfrika FM boss Ratabane Ramainoane’s trial for allegedly stealing cookies and a public telephone has been postponed to June 1. The case was...
No fans for Roma replay
MASERU — For the first time in the history of football in Lesotho, two Premier League teams will play in a virtually empty stadium this...
Ex-SA star blasts age cheating in Africa
JOHANNESBURG — South African legend Mark Fish has decried age cheating in football which he says is Africa’s biggest problem. The former Bolton Wanderers defender,...
‘Zuma won’t affect 2010’
JOHANNESBURG — The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has assured the world that the country’s new government will...
FIFA monitoring swine flu outbreak
JOHANNESBURG — The world football governing body FIFA has said it is too early to say whether or not the outbreak of swine flu will...
Nyenye complete double
MASERU — Two months after winning promotion to the Premier League, Leribe outfit Nyenye Rovers completed a “double” when they won the A-Division Top Eight...
FA man presents findings
MASERU — Paul Mullen from the English Football Association left Lesotho on Tuesday after spending two weeks in the country. Mullen, who is the FA’s...
Title race hots up
MASERU — When the clock strikes five on Sunday, the kingdom will be closer to knowing where the Premier League crown is heading. The three-headed...
Barca leave Chelsea in tears
LONDON — Andres Iniesta last night scored one of the most dramatic goals in Champions League history to sink Chelsea and send ten-man Barcelona into...
United thrash Arsenal to reach final again
LONDON — Manchester United swept back into the Champions League final as the holders produced a stunning 3-1 win over Arsenal in their semi-final second...
MP denies love affair
MASERU — ’Mamotonosi Nkhahle, the MP whose husband killed National Independent Party (NIP) leader Dominic Motikoe (Pictured) in a cold-blood murder on Monday night...
Assassination mastermind fingered
MASERU — Police have identified fugitive Makotoko Lerotholi, as the mastermind of last Wednesday’s foiled assassination attempt on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili. Lerotholi, a former...
LCD, opposition in war of words
MASERU — Last week’s assassination attempt on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has triggered a bitter war of words between the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy...
Ruling party wins local government by-elections
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has won three out of four local government by-elections held last Saturday. One council was won...
Villagers up in arms against councillor
BUTHA-BUTHE — Qalo villagers in Butha-Buthe have accused their councillor, Seqache Sekhochoa, of spending most of his time in local bars instead of working to...