Army ordered to pay M450k in torture lawsuit
Tefo Tefo HIGH Court judge, Justice ‘Maseshophe Hlajoane, on Monday ordered the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) to pay a Maseru businessman M450 000 as compensation...
Leuta on the warpath
. . . as BNP secretary-general alleges plot to side-line him Bongiwe Zihlangu BASOTHO National Party (BNP) Secretary-General (SG) Lesojane Leuta has launched a...
Sundawana sack Ntene
Mikia Kalati Sundawana have sacked coach Lehlohonolo ‘Freeze’ Ntene and replaced him with his assistant, Bob Mafoso. The Butha-Buthe outfit have drawn three and...
Lesotho, SA sign cross-border MOU
Rethabile Pitso SOCIAL Development Minister Molahlehi Letlotlo and his South African counterpart, Bathabile Dlamini, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance cross-border...
Motšeleli accuses Sechele of pushing for Kamoli’s ouster
Keiso Mohloboli THABA ‘NCHU- Exiled All Basotho Convention (ABC) member, Teboho Motšeleli, this week told the SADC Commission of Inquiry that Colonel Bulane Sechele...
Likila register second win of season
Mikia Kalati Likila United stunned LCS 2-0 at LCS Ground at the weekend to register only their second win of the 2015/16 Vodacom Premier...
Analysts warn state over SADC inquiry
…say snubbing South African hearings was not a smart move Bongiwe Zihlangu Government’s decision to snub the SADC inquiry currently underway in South Africa...
Chef school wins continental awards
Motsamai Mokotjo MASERU-BASED Dona@Balos Chef School and Hospitality clinched regional and continental culinary accolades during competitions held in South Africa and Namibia. According to the...
Call for handwashing facilities at food outlets
Rethabile Pitso CIVIL society organisations and the Ministry of Health have called on food outlets to provide handwashing facilities for their customers and staff...
Mokhothu proving pedigree as a coach
Mikia Kalati Two coaches have already been fired six matches into the 2015/16 Vodacom Premier League season. Katiso Mojakhomo was the first to be...
So Chef! brings a bite of Paris to Maseru
Mohalenyane Phakela THE So Chef! project will return to Maseru from 19-24 October 2015, featuring a top French chef who will conduct culinary workshops...
‘There is no democracy in our politics’
Former Basotho African Congress (BAC) leader, Paanya Phoofolo, is not happy with the way government is handling the issue of principal secretaries (PSs), ambassadors...
Thabane ‘lucky to be alive’
Keiso Mohloboli THABA ‘NCHU- Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli hated former prime minister Thomas Thabane so much he tried to kill...
A dirty, dirty war
Council, businesses see red over garbage Pascalinah Kabi A time-bomb. A hazard slowly developing into a crisis unless the situation is brought under...
Faltering African progress worries investors
FALTERING economic and political progress in Africa is a worrying sign to governments and foreign investors counting on the continent to serve as the...
Lesotho fertile ground for instability: Phumaphi
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane SADC Commission of Inquiry chairperson, Justice Mpaphi Phumaphi, has described Lesotho as “fertile ground for instability” due to the country’s “many”...
Top riders for Roof of Africa
Mikia Kalati A total of 380 riders have already registered for the 2015 Roof of Africa off-road motorcycle race which gets underway on December...
Rakuoane to sue Mahao’s wife
Bongiwe Zihlangu Home Affairs Minister Lekhetho Rakuoane is contemplating legal action against ‘Mamphanya Mahao for alleging he was privy to a plot to kill...
Tšooana still to discuss exit package
Keiso Mohloboli Former police commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana, says government has not discussed his retirement benefits with him despite gazetting his forced exit on 17...
PM off to Mozambique over inquiry
…as opposition claims fresh plot to assassinate leaders Bongiwe Zihlangu Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili is set to meet President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique next...
‘Genital mutilator’ to apply for bail
Tefo Tefo A DANISH businessman arrested for allegedly surgically removing and freezing the genitals of 21 women will apply for bail on Monday next...
Linare continue revival
Mikia Kalati A solitary goal from Sello Rapule handed Linare their second win of the season at LCS Ground on Sunday. The victory condemned...
Army disputes M70 000 lawsuit
Brian Chiwanza THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) says Ramakoae Khakha should have followed military processes before instituting his M70 000 lawsuit in the High...
Relief for stranded Sebalabala family
Motsamai Mokotjo Berea SEVENTY five-year-old ‘Mantikiso Tsimane was beside herself with joy after being given the keys to a newly-built two-roomed flat on Tuesday...
‘Mahao already dead on arrival at hospital’
Keiso Mohloboli A lawyer representing the Mahao family in the on-going SADC Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday accused two Makoanyane Military Hospital staff of...
Vybz line up independence show
Mohalenyane Phakela RAGGA Vybz Sound System is set to celebrate the nation’s 49 years of independence with a show tomorrow at RockView Beer Garden...
Put national interest first, urges China
Motsamai Mokotjo CHINA has called on Basotho to unite and put the national interest first to overcome the political challenges the Mountain Kingdom is...
Regional festival to be held in Lesotho
Mohalenyane Phakela LESOTHO will, on Saturday, host the inaugural Southern Africa Music Festival, at Club De Fasto in Lithabaneng, which is meant to foster...
Maleh to fly with eagles at MACUFE
Mohalenyane Phakela LESOTHO-BORN songstress, Maleh, says she is living her dream in headlining the Mangaung African Cultural Festival (MACUFE) alongside international artists such as...
New border system will come good – LRA
Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has called on traders using the Maseru Bridge border post to exercise patience amid challenges in the...