LNDC, BEDCO ink partnership deal
Rethabile Pitso THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) and Basotho Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO) have forged a partnership to coordinate the initiation, promotion and...
Shale slams poor Likuena tactics
Mikia Kalati Former national team striker Motlatsi Shale believes Lesotho would find it extremely difficult to beat Botswana in the second leg of the...
SA, local poets to share stage
Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL poets are set to share the stage with their South African counterparts tomorrow in a show meant to tackle the issues...
Big night for premier league stars
Mikia Kalati Lesotho’s football stars for the 2014/15 premier league season are set to be unveiled tonight during a special banquet scheduled for Maseru...
A Father’s Day to remember!
Mohalenyane Phakela THERE are lots of presents you could have bestowed upon your dad for Father’s Day. Most gifts, however, would have been easily...
Games preps begin
Mikia Kalati Fourteen athletes set to represent the country at the 2015 All-Africa Games scheduled for Congo-Brazzaville in September begin their preparations in Maseru...
HIV among prisoners under spotlight
Limpho Sello Justice and Correctional Service minister Vincent Malebo says the health of inmates the world over is now as important as that of...
LeFA failing our football with Likuena
Mikia Kalati Our beloved national soccer team Likuena once again disappointed the country on Sunday with a goalless draw against Botswana in the opening...
MSL Relo in mission to unleash laugh riot
Mohalenyane Phakela THEY say laughter is the best medicine and up-and-coming comedian MSL Relo has been working hard to dispense his comedic tonic. According...
Minister ends Guptas saga
Advocate Rakuoane says PM does not want the controversial SA family as his advisors and had since ordered the withdrawal of their diplomatic...
‘Albinos were God’s creation from the beginning’
The Albino Aid Multipurpose Association (AAMA) has been fighting for the rights of its members—and highlighting their challenges—since its formation three years ago. Albinism...
Firestone flags delay to Liqhobong mine
FIRESTONE Diamonds has warned that the schedule at its Liqhobong diamond mine has slipped back from the end of the first half of next...
SA nabs cross-border taxi war suspects
‘Mantoetse Maama THE South African authorities are finally bringing to book those behind the attacks against Lesotho taxi operators, Maseru Region Transport Operators (MRTO)...
Defence budget sparks chaos in parly
Billy Ntate Parliament descended into chaos on Tuesday soon after Defence and National Security minister Tšeliso Mokhosi had started justifying why his ministry’s M539...
Guardians warned over child grants
Limpho Sello European Union (EU), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Ministry of Social Development officials visited Nyokosoba last weekto meet beneficiaries of the...
Court orders soldier’s release
Tefo Tefo High Court acting judge Justice Sakoane Sakoane on Monday ordered the immediate release of Sergeant Lebohang Ramoholi from Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)...
Lucky to be alive
Sempheteyanne friends recall narrow escape ‘Mantoetse Maama Two teenagers from Sempheteyanne village who were left fighting for their lives after a suspected grenade exploded...
Soldier’s lawyer flees
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane A lawyer representing some Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) members detained at Maseru Maximum Security Prison on suspicion of plotting to topple the...
Moneylending and other misconceptions
By Tšepiso Secker SMALL economies often find themselves in a Catch-22 situation when it comes to financial inclusion and fiscal regulation. In Lesotho’s case,...
The AG’s case never changed the constitution?
By Sofonea Shale THE ill-fated challenge by Attorney General (AG) Tšokolo Makhethe of the appointment of Justice Kananelo Mosito as president of the Court...
‘My people, what have I done to you?’
Utloang Kajeno IN the Old Testament book of Micah 6:1-4, it is said: (under the aptly titled “The Lord’s Case against Israel”, “Listen to...
What african solutions to african problems without money?
By Lukhona Mnguni The calls for African solutions have not been matched by actions. Scores of African governments are in arrears on their AU membership...
Can Africa funds its own growth?
Tonderayi Mukeredzi DESPITE witnessing exceptional growth in development finance in recent years, Africa is still faced with the arduous task of mobilising adequate resources...
Why it’s now time to take down a symbol of white supremacy
By Peniel E. Joseph The removal of the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds, as Republican Governor Nikki Haley called for on...
Judge suggests charging South African government over Bashir flight
A South African judge asked prosecutors on Wednesday to consider charging the government over its decision to let Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir leave the...
France summons U.S. envoy over ‘unacceptable’ NSA spying
France summoned the U.S. ambassador on Wednesday to explain allegations by transparency lobby group WikiLeaks of what President Francois Hollande branded “unacceptable” spying on successive...
New book on Bernini focuses on his sculptures
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. We will control the horizontal, we...
UK spies hacked SA e-mails
Economic espionage and potential threats to UK investors in platinum mining company Lonmin are thought to be key to a global spying scandal threatening to...
Access to court papers is part of open justice
Despite an appeal court ruling, too many judicial officers accede to parties’ requests for secrecy. Justice must not only be done, it must be seen...
Lekhooana on the mend
Mikia Kalati Lioli striker Tšepo Lekhooana will soon remove the plaster from his broken leg and start physiotherapy with the hope of being fully...