LETOFE wraps up in style
…with vibrant celebration at Baduza Park Seithati Motsoeneng THE Lesotho Tourism Festival (LETOFE) wrapped up in spectacular fashion on Sunday with a vibrant celebration at...
Walking Forward Together: Migration and the Spirit of King Moshoeshoe
By Amy Pope, Director General, International Organization for Migration Each year on Moshoeshoe’s Day, Basotho retrace a journey that is both physical and symbolic: the...
Media tours Roads Directorate Projects in Maseru
Ithabeleng Qhasho THE Roads Directorate has this week hosted members of the media on a tour of major road infrastructure projects in the Maseru...
Matsoso tears into politicians
…Accuses them of diminishing policing standards… …By influencing appointment of their unqualified followers into police force …As 51 police officers were criminally charged in 2025 Rethabile Pitso...
Govt rescues Basotho caught in Middle East war
…amid escalating US/Israel–Iran conflict Moroke Sekoboto THE government has come to the rescue of Basotho caught in the ongoing war in the Middle East. The Minister...
NSS boss refuses to re-employ 77 fired spies despite court order
…says 77 agents “automatically dismissed” again Moorosi Tsiane THE long-running legal battle between the National Security Service (NSS) and 77 dismissed intelligence agents has...
NISSA project in turmoil
…workers’ contracts terminated after they went on strike over unpaid salaries Moorosi Tsiane TWENTY-SIX employees of Transatlantic Development Limited (TDL), who were employed as field workers assigned...
UNFPA, Vodacom deliver digital lifeline to Mokhotlong youths
Hopolang Mokhopi YOUTH empowerment efforts in Mokhotlong received a major boost this week following the handover of computers and free internet connectivity to the...
NUL infrastructure on the verge of collapse
Mohloai Mpesi THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) is facing severe infrastructural decay that threatens the safety of students, parliament has been told. The university, widely...
More woes for national reforms process
Mohloai Mpesi THE protracted National Reforms have suffered yet another setback after it emerged that no budget has been allocated to advance the process in...
Govt “to sell” Lesotho’s properties in SA
…says they are dilapidated and expensive to maintain …while generating a mere M307 000 in rent Moroke Sekoboto THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International...
Govt acts on foot and mouth outbreak
…imposes nationwide restrictions Makananelo Manamolela THE Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition has launched Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) containment measures, including restrictions on the...
Teenager recounts brother’s murder horror
…as nanny and lover stand trial for murdering him Moorosi Tsiane A chilling silence hung over the courtroom as a 16-year-old boy from Ha-Leqele relived the...
DMA commits to building a resilient Lesotho
…strengthens disaster preparedness and response Moroke Sekoboto IN response to an increasingly unpredictable climate, the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) is stepping up efforts to build...
Let’s applaud Ntate Sam for his late but welcome realism
This column should have been published about two weeks back when Ntate Sam Matekane made probably the most remarkable speech of his political career....
Letsoepa impressed with national team-bound boxers
Leemisa Thuseho NATIONAL boxing team coach, Meshack ‘Switch’ Letsoepa, has expressed confidence in the nine boxers who have earned selection into the senior national team....
Early preparations for 2026 Chess World Olympiad
…as CFL selects national teams for world showpiece Leemisa Thuseho THE Chess Federation of Lesotho (CFL) has embarked on early preparations for the upcoming 46th...
Alliance Hillbusterz marathon on the cards
Leemisa Thuseho THE spotlight returns to the streets of Maseru early May when the annual Alliance Hillbusterz Last Run Marathon takes centre stage. Sponsored...
RFP tycoon Malebaleba in alleged M18 million looting scam
…accused of stealing cannabis facility equipment in Thaba-Bosiu –but influential MP rejects allegations, claiming he has ‘lots of money’ Moorosi Tsiane REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP)...
LDF’s Bootcamp under spotlight
…as Parliament demands accountability for its finances …MPs blast army for “prioritising” Bootcamp over soldiers’ needs Mohloai Mpesi PARLIAMENT has demanded that the Lesotho Defence Force...
Roads severely damaged by heavy rains
…as Roads Directorate warns motorists to exercise caution Moroke Sekoboto THE Roads Directorate has issued a high-priority warning to motorists and the general public following severe structural...
MCC staff locked out
…over M50 million rent debt ‘Makananelo Manamolela THE embattled Maseru City Council (MCC) has once again been plunged into financial turmoil, this time over a staggering M50 million...
We are fed up with corruption – Sello
…as DCEO vows to decisively combat rampant graft this year Mohloai Mpesi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it has reached a breaking...
Mokhothu demands PAC probes “misuse” of Contingencies Fund
Mohloai Mpesi LEADER of the opposition, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has asked Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to probe government’s utilisation of the Contingencies Fund, citing what he describes as...
CBL seeks to unlock growth for women-led MSMEs
…As the bank hosts AFI regional learning programme Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has partnered with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) through...
Ntjana breaks barriers as new MMB female boss
…vows resilience amid levy and illicit trade pressures …speaks on breathalysers donated to police THE newly appointed Managing Director of Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB), Mapeete...
How gunmen executed DMA boss and her child
Moorosi Tsiane THE High Court has heard chilling testimony detailing the final moments of former Disaster Management Authority (DMA) boss, Makhotso Mahosi, who was brutally...
HIV prevention drug arrives today
…Lesotho to receive 6 000 doses of lenacapavir Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO will receive 6 000 doses of the HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir from the United States...
Murder trial: Magistrate takes stand
Kabelo Masoabi PROCEEDINGS in the High Court’s Northern Division took a dramatic turn this week as defence counsel launched a sharp attack on the conduct...
Ten years for nightclub knife killer
…but sentence is conditionally suspended pending restitution Kabelo Masoabi THE High Court has sentenced Kopano Masimole to 10 years’ imprisonment for the 2019 killing of 25-year-old Molemo...