Samsung Relaunches Customer Service Centre
Maseru, Lesotho New centre ready to give the Mountain Kingdom customers after-sales service On 19 May 2023, Samsung officially relaunched the Customer Service Centre in...
LTDC urged to “explore & promote” new tourism avenues
…as the tourism sector remains a key potential source for job creation Tokelo Khausela THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) has been urged to inject...
Mochoboroane launches Africa Vaccination Week
—urges Basotho to be proactive in seeking primary health care Moroke Sekoboto HEALTH Minister Selibe Mochoboroane says the government is dedicated to delivering primary health...
Taxi operators sue police over bribes
Mohalenyane Phakela TAXI owners operating under the banner of the Maseru Region Transport Operators (MRTO) have dragged Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli to the High Court...
Lawyer vows to challenge curfew
Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane HUMAN rights lawyer, Fusi Sehapi, has threated to sue the government should it not lift the “illegal” 10pm to 4am...
Restaurant owners drag government to court over “sin taxes”
Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Liquor and Restaurants Owners Association (LLROA) has dragged the government to court over what it describes as the “illegal...
EU, gvt launch three co-operation programmes
Tokelo Khausela The government of Lesotho has signed three new financing agreements with the European Union (EU) worth EUR29 million (about M580 million). The agreements...
Joki’s murder leaves Lesotho’s reputation in tatters
as world condems brutal slaying of journalist unites in demanding justice for him outspoken chief Tekho says Joki was killed for exposing corruption gvt challenged...
PSs case drags on
Staff Reporters THE case of the 10 remaining principal secretaries (PSs) who are fighting to either keep their jobs or get hefty packages for the...
Relief for Mofomobe
Mohalenyane Phakela CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has temporarily barred the National Security Service (NSS) from confiscating the mobile phones of Basotho National Party (BNP) leader,...
Soldiers to get M100 000 each
’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has pledged to give M100, 000 as a token of appreciation to each of the 120 soldiers who were first...
Rights groups confront Ramaphosa over Polihali dam
…demand justice for communities displaced by dam construction Bongiwe Zihlangu FOUR human rights groups want President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that communities displaced by the...
Matekane issues warrant for confiscation of Mofomobe’s mobile phones
… but a defiant Mofomobe refuses to release his phones …vows to challenge warrant in the courts Staff Reporters Members of the National Security Service...
Prominent journalist shot and killed
POPULAR radio presenter Ralikonelo Joki has been shot and killed, in a development that has sent shockwaves across the media fraternity in Lesotho. Details of...
IEC sued over M3 million T-shirts deal
Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL printing company, Printnest Printers and Stationery, has sued the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to force the electoral body to accept about 22...
Selate to remain in prison for at least a month
Mohalenyane Phakela Alleged M50 million fraudster, Lehlohonolo Selate, will spend at least a month more in prison while awaiting the fate of his bail decision....
Ace Maseru, Quthing LMPS advance to Nedbank Top 8 semis
Leemisa Thuseho ACE Maseru and Quthing LMPS have advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 A Division Nedbank Top 8. The two teams advanced after...
Matekane meets with opposition leaders over reforms
… as the irate opposition leaders accuse him of stalling the long delayed reforms process Bongiwe Zihlangu PRIME Minister Sam Matekane will tomorrow meet opposition leaders...
No medals for Lesotho from CAA U18/20 Championships
Leemisa Thuseho YOUNG local athletes found the going tough, failing to win a single medal in the just ended Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Under 18...
LeFA sets the bar high
…wants Likuena to qualify for CHAN and AFCON by 2026 Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) has set the bar high in its 2023-2026...
Chasing One of the World’s Most Sought-After Fish in Lesotho
BY JESS MCGLOTHLIN It’s easy to pretend I’ve stepped back in time. Walking the grassy, rock-strewn land alongside the gin-clear waters of the Bokong River, I...
King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when...
Lesotho risks losing championship hosting rights
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO could lose rights to host the 2023 Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) Zone VI Club Championships and the association’s annual general...
Molibeli in trouble
… as court summons him to show cause why he cannot be jailed for contempt of court Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court Judge, Tṥeliso Mokoko,...
Top NSS officials charged with M6 million fraud
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has taken two former National Security Services (NSS) officials to court for prejudicing the government...
Family sues hospital for death of mum
Moorosi Tsiane THREE siblings have sued Maluti Adventist Hospital in Mapoteng for M1,098,500 for negligence after the death of their mother at the institution in 2019....
Editor’s attempted murder case to proceed in July
Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of four soldiers accused of the attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, will proceed from 10 July 2023....
Kabi confident of forming next gvt
Moroke Sekoboto ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, says he is confident that his party will bounce back into government come 2027. Addressing...
Letšeng discovers 122 carat white diamond
Hopolang Mokhopi Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd has unearthed a 122-carat rough white diamond. This is Letšeng’s first 100-carat-plus stone this year. “Letšeng discovered an exceptional quality...
Farmers sue Molibeli over seized M2.9 million wool
Mohalenyane Phakela A GROUP of Thaba Tseka wool and mohair farmers have asked the High Court to order Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, to release...