Premiership unveils awards nominees
Mikia Kalati Lioli’s Tšoanelo Koetle and Jerry Kamele and Bantu hitman Litšepe Marabe will fight-it-out for the 2014/15 Vodacom Premier League Player-of-the -Season award....
Fête de la Musique is back
Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU’S favourite music festival is back and it has gotten bigger than ever. Organised by the French cultural body Alliance Française (AF)...
Lehata remains hopeful
Mikia Kalati Top sprinter Mosito Lehata believes he still has a lot to offer his country despite failing to win any race in Europe...
Govt vows to rebuild destroyed village
Rethabile Pitso THE government has pledged to build dwellings for the 80 families whose houses were damaged by a storm in Lihlokong village in...
Local, SA rappers to face off in Free State
Mohalenyane Phakela A CONTINGENT of local artists are set to share the stage with their South African counterparts at an event to be held...
Tšooana hits back at Mosisili
Embattled Commissioner says the police were no better when the premier was defence, police and national security minister Keiso Mohloboli Lesotho Mounted Police...
Jiji F’s star keeps on rising
Mohalenyane Phakela RATHER than bellyache about the poor returns of the local music industry, rapper Jiji F is working on blazing a trail beyond...
Manyokole suspended
…As govt probes Health PS over alleged abuse of office Keiso Mohloboli Health Ministry Principal Secretary (PS) Lefu Manyokole has been suspended as government...
Lesotho misses digital migration deadline
Motsamai Mokotjo LESOTHO has missed yesterday’s deadline to convert its analogue broadcasting signal to digital with the switch likely to take place in November....
Woman gives chilling testimony
‘He was stabbed and died in my house’ Tefo Tefo ‘Maseqao Chobokoane of Ha-‘Mamotho village on Tuesday told the court how her neighbour died...
Opposition says AU mission ‘a success’
Billy Ntaote Members of the country’s opposition parties on Sunday protested outside the African Union (AU) Summit in South Africa to highlight Lesotho’s “deteriorating...
Likuena’s freefall worrisome
Mikia Kalati The national soccer team, Likuena, have only won three of the 19 matches they have played since Seephephe Matete was appointed interim...
‘Tortured’ colonel bleeds in court
Tefo Tefo Colonel Posa Alphoncy Stemmere on Monday started bleeding through the nose in the High Court as he narrated his ordeal at the...
‘Relaxed immigration controls the answer’
South Africa has launched a crackdown against immigrants who continue flocking to the economic giant without the necessary documentation. After rounding up the illegal...
Cuban hair contest bolsters black pride
HAVANA — A young Afro-Cuban performance artist transformed a Havana cultural centre into the stage of a black hairstyle competition this weekend in a rare...
Sehlabathebe villagers up in arms
. . . accuse lodge management of conniving with tourists to exploit them Rethabile Pitso QACHA’S NEK-Sehlabathebe villagers are up in arms with the “authorities”...
LNDC lauds participants at Source Africa
Rethabile Pitso LESOTHO National Development Corporation (LNDC) Chief Executive Officer Kelebone Leisanyane has commended local companies for participating at the Source Africa 2015 in...
Suspect slits mother’s throat
’Mantoetse Maama The police have launched a manhunt for a 38-year-old suspect from Qacha’s Nek who “disappeared” last Saturday allegedly after stabbing his 64-year-old...
Bell tolls for Matete
….as Likuena coach leads troops into must-win tie against Botswana Mikia Kalati Interim national team coach, Seephephe Matete, has admitted he is now feeling...
Reports of army torture unnerving
WHILE we are averse to commenting on matters that are sub judice, the continuing allegations of torture levelled against the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)...
How Zuma and ministers plotted Omar al-Bashir’s escape
Only President Jacob Zuma and key ministers were aware of the plot to get the Sudanese president out of the country. President Jacob Zuma and...
You reap what you sow
Makhabane Maluke THE Bible Society of Lesotho selected to distribute and equip members of the 8th Parliament with free copies of the Bible. Why...
King’s case: A landmark judgment
ON Thursday, 11 June at 11 am on a foggy, wintry bitterly cold and rainy morning, a relatively huge public gallery audience as well...
Bashir and the double standard of international justice
The Bashir saga uncovered the blatant hypocrisy and double standards that operate at the behest of powerful nations such as the United States. By leaving...
Exiled leaders meet Ramaphosa
…Thabane, ‘Maseribane and Rantšo also set to meet British High Commissioner to South Africa Judith Macgregor on Monday next week over Lesotho security Keiso...
Mosisili appeals to exiled leaders
Bongiwe Zihlangu Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he is surprised by accusations that his government has not made any effort to reach out to...
Brigadier narrates detention ordeal
Tefo Tefo ANOTHER top officer, Brigadier Thoso Mareka, was on Tuesday brought to the High Court under heavy escort by members of the Lesotho Defence...
Mosisili warns development partners
The main principle guiding countries’ relations is that they should desist from interfering in each other’s internal or domestic affairs, says the premier. Bongiwe...
Govt calls for more education support
Rethabile Pitso EDUCATION and Training Minister Mahali Phamotse has called for more stakeholder support in government’s efforts to bridge Lesotho’s education infrastructure deficit. Dr...
Colonel begs court for torture to stop
Tefo Tefo Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Director of Legal Services, Colonel Naha Kolisang, on Monday pleaded with the High Court to order his army...