High Court too lenient with bail for murderers: analysts
. . . as police, DPP are accused of shoddy work in murder cases . . . new law required to set parameters for bail...
Civil service downsizing should have a human face – Mokhothu
Bongiwe Zihlangu DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has urged the Sam Matekane-led coalition government to reconsider its purge of civil servants saying the...
Akani-Lesotho officially launched
Tokelo Khausela SOUTH African financial services company, Akani Group, has officially launched its locally subsidiary, Akani-Lesotho. The launch of Akani-Lesotho at Maseru Mall at the...
Morocco King’s vision behind Atlas Lions’ growing status
Morocco’s 2-1 win over Brazil at the weekend underlines the North African country’s growing status as a heavyweight in African football. The Atlas Lions...
Likuena to debut new jersey
Leemisa Thuseho THE senior national team, Likuena, will officially don its new Umbro away jersey when they face Zambia’ in an Africa Cup of Nations...
Blunt strike force worries Jelusiƈ
as Likuena prepare to face Zambia in AFCON qualifiers Leemisa Thuseho LIKUENA coach, Veselin Jelusiƈ, is concerned about his strikers’ lack of punch as they...
Cycling tour raises M340 000 for charity
Leemisa Thuseho CHARITY movement, Tour de Frontline (TdF), yesterday raised a total of M340 000 through a cycling tour in Maseru. The event saw...
Malapane speaks on why he left Lifofane
Leemisa Thuseho VODACOM Premier League side, Lifofane coach, Kabelo Malapane, resigned during the week because he was not happy with the team’s decision to...
Molibeli, Lebajoa tiff spills into public domain
Bongiwe Zihlangu/‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE long-drawn fight between Police Commissioner (Compol), Holomo Molibeli and one of his deputies, Beleme Lebajoa has now spilled into the...
It’s time for Lesotho to review its bail laws
IT is a no-brainer that Section 6 of the Constitution guarantees every person a right to liberty. Furthermore, in terms of section 12(2)(a) of the...
Cycling tour raises M340 000 for charity
Leemisa Thuseho CHARITY movement, Tour de Frontline (TdF), yesterday raised a total of M340 000 via its cycling tour in Maseru. The event saw...
Molibeli finally meets police
’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE Commissioner (Compol) Holomo Molibeli has fulfilled his promise to meet his perennial foes, the Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA), in an effort to...
Matela admitted to killing his wife – police
Moorosi Tsiane MURDER accused, Qamo Matela, admitted to police two years ago that he had killed his wife in a feat of rage, the...
Another NUL student sues Molibeli
Moorosi Tsiane A NATIONAL University of Lesotho (NUL) student has dragged Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli to court claiming M200 000 compensation for the assault...
Molibeli faces fresh contempt of court charge
. . . as DCP Lebajoa relaunches bid to have police boss jailed for 60 days Mohalenyane Phakela DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP), Beleme Lebajoa,...
NSS says it warned MCC about erection of mosque
Staff Reporters THE National Security Service (NSS) says it warned the Maseru City Council (MCC) against the construction of a mosque in Maseru West,...
Gvt establishes team to recover stolen assets
. . . warns those in unlawful possession of state property to come forward. Bongiwe Zihlangu/Moroke Sekoboto THE government has established an 11-member task team...
Suspected assassin faces 3 counts of murder
Mohalenyane Phakela A SUSPECTED Famo gang assassin has been charged with three counts of murder and one of attempted murder. Litaba Nthontho appeared before the Leribe Magistrates’...
Scholarships show the way: Stronger together
The Canon Collins Trust announces major new scholarship funding to advance social justice causes, saying the power of networking addresses the urgent need to...
Tainted SA banknotes flood Lesotho
…CBL says bleached bills have no value, ….Warns public to be on high alert, ….As Lesotho national is nabbed in SA over tainted bank notes. ...
Glimmer of hope as Lesotho celebrates International Women’s Day
LESOTHO this week joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day. The day serves as a focal point in the women’s rights...
A Guide to Sports Betting in South Africa
Sports betting is an exciting and engaging activity enjoyed by many in South Africa. As such, many people are beginning to get into this...
Commemorating more than 55 Years of the U.S. Peace Corps partnership with Lesotho
Maria E. Brewer WE are currently celebrating Peace Corps Week, which is commemorated annually in the first week of March. President John F. Kennedy established...
Gvt to centralise procurement services
. . .as it promises to pay suppliers to by 31 March Staff Reporters THE government plans to centralise the procurement of goods and...
Nko fights dismissal from LTDC
Mohalenyane Phakela FIRED Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) chief executive officer (CEO), Retṥelisitsoe Nko, has petitioned the Labour Court to overturn his 22 February...
Matekane reiterates stance against NEC elections
. . . as Lebona pleads with RFP members to support party leader ………….while calls for the elective conference intensify Bongiwe Zihlangu/‘Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME...
Drama at PSs’ court case
Mohalenyane Phakela TEMPERS flared in the High Court this week as lawyers fought over the recusal of a judge hearing the case of 16 principal...
Dates set for IEC’s PR seats allocation case
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) application seeking to strip the Democratic Congress (DC) and Alliance of Democrats (AD) a combined four proportional representation...
Econet launches new chatbot
Hopolang Mokhopi ECONET Telecom Lesotho (ETL) yesterday launched a new chatbot named Mpoi. This is an automated software powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The software...
Gvt barred from tacking action against envoy
Moorosi Tsiane THE High Court has issued an interim order barring the government from instituting any disciplinary action against Lesotho’s diplomatic counsellor in Ethiopia, Thato...