ABC will return to power soon – Thabane
Letuka Chafotsa FORMER Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has vowed his All Basotho Convention (ABC) will return to power “soon” since the governing seven-party coalition...
KFC and ‘cocaine’ save man from kidnappers
Khaya Magenu and Ntuntu Dweba, The Witness Pietermaritzburg – Kidnappers’ cravings for KFC and a substance believed to be cocaine offered a Kokstad man a...
Into the 9th Parliament and beyond
Makhabane Maluke LESOTHO attained its independence in 1965. The return of democratic rule has been guided by the 1993 constitution which has been amended...
Premier’s battle has just begun
ONE of the oft repeated punchlines by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili during the campaign period was the promise to restore the dignity and respect...
No comedians in new cabinet
Yes we are hopelessly poor. Yes, our little Kingdom is an impoverished backwater. But that does not matter for now as we have proved...
Battle of Lesotho
As top guns fight for M100 000 LNIG Top8 prize Mikia Kalati The LNIG Top8 tournament comes to a storming close this weekend with...
Women’s football returns
Moorosi Tsiane Lesotho has revived the Women’s National Football Super League following a two-year absence due to lack of funds. The welcome development was revealed...
Matete reveals busy schedule for Likuena
Mikia Kalati National team coach, Seephephe ‘Mochini’ Matete, has revealed a busy programme that would see his charges participate in four competitions this year...
Rugby titans clash
Mikia Kalati Giants are targeting Mabote Beavers’ scalp in Saturday’s Federation of Lesotho Rugby (FLR) League semi-final scheduled for Lesotho Correctional Service Ground...
Painful end to Lekhooana’s season
….as Lioli hitman breaks leg in crunch match against Matlama Mikia Kalati Lioli striker, Tšepo Lekhooana, broke his leg during Sunday’s premiership thriller against...
All roads lead to Setsoto
Mikia Kalati Setsoto Stadium hosts the country’s premier knockout tournament this weekend, as Matlama, LCS, Bantu and Likhopo lock horns in the LNIG Top8...
Daggers drawn
As ABC and BNP fight over opposition leader post Billy Ntaote THE Basotho National Party (BNP) wants party leader Thesele ‘Maseribane appointed Leader of...
Scrutator: From Mashmallow to Kingmaker
Love him or hate him. You just cannot take away his now entrenched attribute as the ultimate survivor. He is indeed Mr Survivor. For the...
Mosisili vows to avoid Thabane’s ‘blunders’
Keiso Mohloboli PRIME Minister-elect Pakalitha Mosisili says the past two years he was in the opposition afforded him the chance to learn from the...
Lioli demolish LMPS
Mikia Kalati Lioli walloped LMPS 7-0 at Setsoto Stadium yesterday to consolidate their position at the top of the 14-team Vodacom Premier League table....
Moleleki scoffs at defection claims
Billy Ntaote DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) deputy leader, Monyane Moleleki, has dismissed allegations that he intends to quit the newly-formed coalition of seven political parties and...
No joy for ritual murder suspect
…as High Court refuses to release ‘Malehlohonolo Scott’s passport, citing she is a flight risk Tefo Tefo THE High Court has refused to release...
Leo ecstatic to rock SA festival
Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL songstress, Leomile “Leo” Motsetsela, is billed to perform at the sixth edition of the South African Jammin ‘N Ting (J&T) festival to...
My plea to new government
The general elections have come and gone and Basotho now await the installation of a new prime minister and cabinet. I’m not much into...
Suspended BNP secretary general to know fate
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane The High Court is tomorrow expected to hear a case in which Basotho National Party (BNP) secretary general, Lesojane Leuta, is challenging his...
Clap n’ tap group set for Maseru
Mohalenyane Phakela AS PART of efforts to foster the growth of the Clap and Tap musical genre in the country, Balopolloa Ba Morena...
‘Deadwood’ debate rages on
…as nation anxiously awaits new cabinet Bongiwe Zihlangu It is only a matter of time before Lesotho’s new prime minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, takes oath...
MMB trains liquor traders
Rethabile Pitso MALUTI Mountain Brewery (MMB) has embarked on a countrywide programme to equip small liquor traders with skills to operate profitable businesses that...
Lesotho serious about ending AIDS ‘embarrassment’
GOVERNMENT is planning to establish the Lesotho HIV and AIDS Authority (LeHA) to coordinate programmes aimed at eradicating the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which continues to...
Tourism group offers outdoors adventure
Mohalenyane Phakela ECO tourism group, Hope Extreme Adventures, will host a three-day hiking and camping expedition from Ketane to Semonkong from 27 to 29...
Suspected doping delays athletes’ payment
Mikia Kalati The sports ministry has still not paid some of the athletes who won last year’s High Altitude Summer Marathon because of suspected...
Media under siege from misguided politicians
Bongiwe Zihlangu THE 28 February poll has come and gone, leaving Lesotho with a new government whose prime minister is yet to be inaugurated....
Indigenous brick manufacturers on the brink
…as contractors give them a wide berth in favour of ‘foreigners’ ’Mantoetse Maama Shakhane Makoanyane gazes into the distance, and his vacant stare betrays an...
Standard Bank buoyed by African growth
JOHANNESBURG – Standard Bank Group Ltd, Africa’s biggest lender by assets, recorded a 12 percent rise in net profit in 2014 as it continued...
No laughing matter: Zuma fights back in Parliament
President Jacob Zuma steeled himself for his first oral question session of the year, and hit back at his critics over Nkandla and dodging Parliament....