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RFP, AD, MEC ink coalition deal, Bloated cabinet slashed to 15 ministers only, AD, MEC will have one minister each, While all deputy minister positions...
I won’t take a govt salary: Matekane
Staff Reporters REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, says he will not draw a salary from government upon assuming the post of prime...
Pay dispute stalls Mahao murder trial
Moorosi Tsiane THE much-postponed trial of former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and eight other soldiers accused of murdering army commander Maaparankoe Mahao has again...
Lephema fined M3000 for electoral misconduct
Moroke Sekoboto REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) stalwart, Lebona Lephema, has been fined M3000 by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for violating the electoral code...
‘I have not quit’: Abrahams
Mohalenyane Phakela SEVERAL high-profile trials remain suspended as the lead prosecutor, Shaun Abrahams, remains holed up in his native South Africa due to the...
M500 million GVG tender case struck off the roll
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA)’s application to nullify the controversial M500 million tender to Global Voice Group (GVG) South Africa for the...
Deputy LDF chief Matobakele in land dispute
Moorosi Tsiane DEPUTY army commander, Major General Matela Matobakele, has been dragged to court by his Lithabaneng, Maseru, neighbour who accuses him of constructing...
Lesotho nationals arrested for illegal guns in SA
Seithati Mphatsoane THREE Lesotho nationals have been arrested in Klerksdorp, South Africa after being found with illegal guns. The trio, whose names were not...
We’ve been taken for a ride: Mojapela
…SR leader says Matekane has brought back “failed politicians” into govt A DAY after it was announced that the Sam Matekane-led Revolution for Prosperity...
Matela’s murder trial postponed
Moorosi Tsiane JUDGE Tšeliso Mokoko will on 14 December 2022 rule on whether lawyer, Lepeli Molapo, should continue representing his murder-accused client, Qamo Matela....
M500 million tender above board: GVG
A FORTNIGHT ago, the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) joined forces with former Communications, Science and Technology minister, Samuel Rapapa, to file a High Court...
ABC, LCD, BNP: How about shutting down for business
You really have to be an eternal optimist to believe that the All Basotho Convention (ABC) – the party of Motsoahae Thomas Thabane – shall...
Judge threatens to revoke murder accused’s bail
Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court judge, Tšeliso Mokoko, yesterday threatened to revoke the bail of murder accused, Qamo Matela. This after Matela had failed to appear...
Why the ABC collapsed spectacularly at the polls
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Sam Matekane-led Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party’s stunning election victory was achieved at the expense of established parties like the All...
We never held any coalition talks with the RFP: Mahao
…BAP leader concedes defeat but reiterates concerns about voters’ roll ’Marafaele Mohloboli BASOTHO Action Party (BAP) leader, Nqosa Mahao, says his party never held...
Majoro leaves behind a legacy of failure
CARETAKER Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro will hand over the reins of government to Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, as soon as the...
Monaphathi wins golf monthly mug
Leemisa Thuseho VETERAN golfer, Nthedi Monaphathi, has been crowned the champion of the Maseru Golf Club Monthly Mug for October 2022. The competition was...
LeFA trains coaches
Leemisa Thuseho TWENTY-THREE coaches are undergoing a Confederation of African Football (CAF) A Licence Coaching Course organised by the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA). The course...
Industries headed for tougher times: LCCI
Silence Charumbira LESOTHO’S industries are headed for tough times after the Petroleum Fund yesterday increased the prices of diesel by a massive M1, 15....
Mojapela vows to fight corruption
Moroke Sekoboto SOCIALIST Revolutionaries (SR) leader, Teboho Mojapela, has vowed to fight corruption if voted into power in tomorrow’s eagerly anticipated elections. Addressing a massive...
Mokhothu confident of outright victory in “life and death” polls
Bongiwe Zihlangu DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, is confident of securing an outright victory in what he views as “life and death” elections...
MEC govt to probe tax revenue administration: Mochoboroane
Seithati Mphatsoane MOVEMENT Economic Change (MEC) leader, Selibe Mochoboroane, says one of his immediate tasks if voted into power in tomorrow’s elections will be to...
Parties pledge to respect elections outcome
Seithati Mphatsoane/Moroke Sekoboto TWENTY-FOUR of the 52 parties contesting tomorrow’s elections have committed to accepting the results “at all costs”. Some of the parties...
I will finish what Thabane started: Kabi
Moroke Sekoboto | ’Marafaele Mohloboli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, has pleaded with the electorate to vote for him to enable him...
Thabane govt subjected me to the most painful chapter of my life: Majara
…ex-chief justice outlines RFP’s plans for judicial reforms, independence from executive FORMER Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara is a history maker in that she was...
None of the parties share the RFP’s revolutionary ideology: Matekane
REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, will be contesting elections for the first time ever. Not only is he aiming to be the...
Voters have made history, now the real work begins: RFP
Following the announcement of some of the election results, the Lesotho Times Editor, Herbert Moyo and Deputy Editor, Silence Charumbira, engaged some of the...
Polls outcome a painful lesson to career politicians
WE would like to extend our hearty congratulations to His Majesty, King Letsie III, the political parties and the nation at large for the...
International observers hail “peaceful” polls
Mohalenyane Phakela VARIOUS international observer missions have commended Lesotho for conducting “peaceful and safe” elections over the weekend. In their preliminary reports released on...
Bigwigs comprehensively beaten in polls
…Kabi, Letsosa, Moleleki all concede defeat… ’Marafaele Mohloboli SEVERAL political heavyweights, including All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, Democratic Congress deputy leader, Motlalentoa Letsosa,...