Ministry ordered to reduce passport fees
Billy Ntaote Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Law and Public Safety has ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs to reduce passport charges “within a month”....
Storm brews in Hlotse as town goes three months without portable water
Pascalinah Kabi HLOTSE-Frail, thirsty and walking slowly and with great difficulty, 80-year-old ‘Malemea Makepe looks at the clear sky and shakes her head in...
Mandoza to rock Mohale’s Hoek
Mohalenyane Phakela SOUTH African Kwaito exponent, Mandoza, is set to rock Mohale’s Hoek on 28 November 2015 in a show meant to revive the...
Bantu strike Celtic deal
Mikia Kalati Newly crowned Independence Cup champions Bantu have signed a groundbreaking partnership with South African premier league side Bloemfontein Celtic, the Lesotho Times...
Outrage over MPs’ loans
Billy Ntaote PROMINENT lawyer, Attorney Tumisang Mosotho, launched an online petition on Saturday calling for the abolition of the M500 000 interest-free loans given...
Parly discusses Thabane and striking MPs
Billy Ntaote Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing on Monday told parliament that South African President Jacob Zuma “only laughed” when he asked him...
Lioli out to redeem pride
Mikia Kalati Lioli are hoping to return to winning ways when they host Kick4Life in a Vodacom Premier League tie set for Setsoto Stadium...
Comedy troupe to perform in SA
Mohalenyane Phakela LILAPHALAPHA Productions is set to tickle comedy lovers’ funny bone at the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOFS) in Bloemfontein,...
Maliehe names new-look Likuena
Mikia Kalati National team interim coach Moses Maliehe has announced a new-look 25-member squad which begins training in Maseru next week. The Matlama and...
Econet partners Standard bank in mobile money
Staff Writer ECONET Telecom Lesotho (ETL) and Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) will today launch a new mobile money platform that enables their customers to...
Total Lesotho awards car to lucky winner
Rethabile Pitso QHOKO Masokela drove away from Masianokeng Service Station in Maseru with a brand new Totoya Etios on Saturday after winning a Total...
Bell tolls for Linare coach
Mikia Kalati Linare insist they have not fired head-coach Lebajoa Mphongoa but only suspended him to pave the way for an inquest into the...
Paragon Diamonds faces financial woes
Staff Writer PARAGON Diamonds on Monday warned of “material uncertainty” over its financial position until a funding package is secured. The Alternative Investment Market-listed...
Exciting times for the premiership
Mikia Kalati The premier league campaign took a different turn at the weekend as Matlama went top of the 14-team table for the first...
‘We need to be partners in growth’
Nedbank Lesotho on Thursday last week held a one-day workshop for Basotho businesspeople in the Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) sector. The event took...
Senator files for divorce
Tefo Tefo MAKHOAKHOENG Principal Chief Tumane Thaabe Matela on Monday pleaded with High Court judge Justice Tšeliso Monaphathi to dissolve his marriage on the...
Leribe counts down to arts festival
Mohalenyane Phakela LERIBE is abuzz with anticipation ahead of its inaugural arts festival 27-28 November 2015 in Hlotse. According to Leribe District Administrator (DA)...
Aguero targets Liverpool return
MANCHESTER-Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero believes he will be fit for Saturday’s clash against Liverpool. Aguero has been out since early October with a...
Food fest offers a taste of Africa
Mohalenyane Phakela AWARD-WINNING chef, Donald Moletsane, is set to host the inaugural African Food Festival featuring cooks from around the continent on 27 November...
Sheen: How HIV is the ‘new closet’
Los Angeles IT was confirmed Tuesday that actor Charlie Sheen has been living with HIV for more than four years and has paid “countless...
Massive shakeup in police
’Marafaele Mohloboli The Lesotho Mounted Police Service is set for a massive shakeup next week, sources close to the matter told the Lesotho Times...
Govt pays off MPs loans
Billy Ntaote The government has paid M32 million to First National Bank (FNB) which members of the Eighth Parliament still owed the institution when their...
Taxi operators walk out on minister
Motsamai Mokotjo Disgruntled taxi operators yesterday walked out of a meeting called by Public Works and Transport Minister Tšoeu Mokeretla. The minister had also...
Child’s murder leaves family reeling
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane A Thetsane family is in shock and both husband and wife cannot forgive themselves for the brutal killing of their five-year-old...
Workshop spotlights road encroachment
Rethabile Pitso THE Roads Directorate (RD) on Tuesday held a one-day stakeholders workshop in Maseru to formulate a strategy to curb encroachments on the...
Parly urged to protect the girl child
Billy Ntaote A CALL has been made for the National Assembly to harmonise constitutional and customary laws to protect young girls from child marriage...
Tšepong holds fire emergency drill
Pascalinah Kabi WITH an anxious expression on his face, a National Health Training College (NHTC) male student yesterday ran around frantically yelling: “Fire, fire,...
Wounded Matlama host undefeated Likhopo in potential thriller
Mikia Kalati Wounded Matlama host table-topping Likhopo on Saturday in a potentially explosive Maseru derby set for LCS Ground. Tse Putsoa go into the...
Choir festival returns with more zest
Mohalenyane Phakela TWENTY-NINE local choirs are set to lock horns with three from South Africa during this year’s edition of the Standard Lesotho Bank...
DJ Sbu brings Mofaya to Lesotho
Mohalenyane Phakela SOUTH African recording artist and businessman, DJ Sbu, is set to foray his energy drink, Mofaya, into the Lesotho market with a...