Lesotho Times

Hopolang Mokhopi  LESOTHO is gearing up to participate in the upcoming Osaka Expo 2025 in Kansai, Japan, where it intends to create new opportunities for...

Moroke Sekoboto  REVENUE Services Lesotho (RSL) has once again engaged the business community to explore key aspects of global trade and taxation that significantly impact...

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE South African Police Service (SAPS) is struggling to identify 79 of the 88 bodies of illegal miners retrieved from the Stilfontein mine...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE All Basotho Convention (ABC) has embarked  on a rehabilitation path to reclaim its former glory.  The political party, which saw its representation drop from...

  Dear Machesetsa’s would be killer How dare you? How dare you want to rob us of the most colorful personality in our body politic?...

Mohloai Mpesi  THE embattled Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Knorx Molelle, has been stripped of his bodyguards.  Advocate Molelle, who had...

  …for holding dubious credentials, patient negligence and intoxication  Mathatisi Sebusi  TWO medical doctors from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), employed at Queen ‘Mamohato...

…claims agency wants to destroy evidence  Mohloai Mpesi  BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has accused the National Security Service (NSS) of attempting to...

—While in the US, Lipholo “lobbied” the UN to help Lesotho reclaim land “stolen” by SA  Mohloai Mpesi  AS legislator, Tṧepo Lipholo, continues to lead his...

—as court upholds Mahao’s decision to dismiss it  Moorosi Tsiane / Hopolang Mokhopi  FORMER Energy Minister Nqosa Mahao acted within his rights to dismiss the...

Mathatisi Sebusi  LESOTHO is facing a worsening cancer crisis, prompting urgent calls for investment in local healthcare infrastructure and expertise.  Minister of Health, Selibe Mochoboroane, said the...

  HEALTH Minister, Selibe Mochoboroane, continues to spearhead his transformative agenda for Lesotho’s healthcare sector.  He is leading intense vaccination programs to eradicate ailments like the...

…says courts are overwhelmed with criminal cases  …while crippled by lack of resources  Moorosi Tsiane  THE judiciary is buckling under the weight of a growing...

  Moroke Sekoboto  RENOWNED comedian Tšepo Mpiti, popularly known as Masapo, is among top comedians on a mission to transform the stand-up comedy scene in...

Seithati Motšoeneng  BLUE Sky Air Conditioning and Refrigeration has donated air conditioning and installation equipment valued at M700,000 to the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF).  This...

Moroke Sekoboto  THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again given major relief to consumers by reducing the repo rate by another 25...

Moroke Sekoboto THE Democratic Congress Youth League (DCYL) leade, Pheello Sehlabaka, has once again extended a helping hand to the vulnerable by donating 25 pairs...

  Moorosi Tsiane  A FRESH legal battle has erupted within the troubled Basotho Action Party (BAP), with the suspended deputy leader, Motlatsi Maqelepo, now challenging...

Moorosi Tsiane  CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has urged Magistrates to impose harsh punishments on perpetrators of sexual offenses against children.  Justice Sakoane made these remarks...

  Mathatisi Sebusi  INFAMOUS Chinese businessman, Yan Xie, popularly known as John, has vowed to retain control of the government-owned Lesotho Promotions and Marketing Services...

  Moroke Sekoboto  NINETEEN-year-old abduction victim, Reitumetsi Phiri, remains deeply traumatised following the harrowing events of 24 August 2023.  According to her mother, Boneswa Phiri,...

…as SA government vows to discipline “corrupt” SAPS officers  Mathatisi Sebusi  THE South African government remains embarrassed by the escape of Lesotho-born illegal mining kingpin,...

—as Civil Aviation department says it is unaware of project.  —while PS fails to explain why Minister Moteane’s “former” company was awarded tender  Mohloai Mpesi...

Bongiwe Zihlangu  IN more than two years as Prime Minister, Sam Matekane has achieved remarkable progress and accomplishments, a cabinet minister has argued.    He has...

Moroke Sekoboto  A BUTHA Buthe woman, ‘Makaete Grace Lefaso, has become the first winner of the M200 000 cash prize in Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL)’s...

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE new film, Echoes of Change, has been released in an effort to communicate climate change information innovatively and ensure it reaches diverse audiences. ...

Mohloai Mpesi  BUSINESSMAN and Democratic Congress (DC) activist, Bothata Mahlala, has harshly criticized Lesotho’s politicians, accusing them of frequently lying and making false promises to...

Seithati Motšoeneng  AS plastic waste reaches critical levels both in Lesotho and globally, impacting ecosystems and human health, swift interventions have become imperative.  To effectively tackle...

  Mathatisi Sebusi THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has been accused of failing to address customer complaints within the required timeframe during the 2023/2024 financial...

…by “deliberately” delaying state projects  …As airport upgrade budget skyrockets from M50 million to M184 million  Mohloai Mpesi  THE parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused construction giant,...