‘We don’t just write a cheque and walk away’
. . . says Vodacom Lesotho Corporate Affairs Manager AT 27 years of age, Mpho Brown is one of very few young Basotho occupying...
Vodacom launches DStv M-Pesa payment system
Rethabile Pitso VODACOM Lesotho (VCL) has said it is working on ensuring its financial services, such as mobile money transfers, are accessible to 80...
Africa struggles to be heard in Davos
LAST year, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan came to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland with half of his cabinet in tow. This...
DC eyes clean sweep in poll
… as Mosisili gets personal with Thabane calling him ‘an old man with wrinkles’ Lekhetho Ntsukunyane DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader Pakalitha Mosisili on Sunday...
Mosito appointed top judge
…confirmed as Court of Appeal president with effect from 15 January Tefo Tefo IT’S now official: King’s Counsel (KC) Kananelo Mosito is the new...
Kamoli to end SA stay
Keiso Mohloboli LIEUTENANT General Tlali Kamoli has finally found a country willing to accommodate him for his leave-of-absence after being stuck in transit in...
LCD rejects DC unity offer
Bongiwe Zihlangu DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Pakalitha Mosisili, has saaid the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) — his party’s prospective partner in a coalition...
ABC to launch campaign, unveil manifesto
Billy Ntaote ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) Secretary-General, Samonyane Ntsekele, says the party is set to unveil its poll manifesto at Setsoto Stadium on 1...
‘Agreement will create awareness of disability issues’
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) and National University of Lesotho Faculty of Law Legal AID Clinic (NULLAC)...
LMPS failing to cope with LCS prisoners
Keiso Mohloboli THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) has already spent an unbudgeted M100 000 for the upkeep of convicts as the ongoing Lesotho...
RCL will change Lesotho for the better – Rantšo
REFORMED Congress of Lesotho (RCL) leader, Keketso Rantšo, is one of the country’s most well-known and respected politicians. Until she co-founded the RCL last...
Setipa admits ‘short-lived’ DC membership
Billy Ntaote Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) candidate for Maseru constituency in next month’s parliamentary election, Joshua Setipa, yesterday admitted he was once a...
Metsing in the dock
. . . as third SA judge takes oath today to preside over deputy premier’s legal battle with DCEO Tefo Tefo SOUTH Africa’s Justice...
Metsing ratchets up ABC, BNP attacks
Letuka Chafotsa BUTHA-BUTHE – Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing on Sunday urged party supporters to ensure the All Basotho Convention (ABC)...
Lesaoana, Queen Mo join forces in new project
Mohalenyane Phakela FANS of poet, Sekete Lesaoana, and rapper/songstress Queen Mo are in for a treat as the duo has combined talents in an...
Beauty queens organise pageant for charity
Mohalenyane Phakela FOUR beauty queens have collaborated to organise a pageant meant to raise funds to alleviate the plight of destitute children. The Miss...
Friends of Morija to host Royal Villages tour
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Friends of Morija Museum & Archives, in collaboration with the Royal Archives and Museum, will host a historic tour of the...
Meraka Abattoir calls for govt intervention
Rethabile Pitso ABATTOIR operator, Meraka Lesotho (Pty) Ltd, has bemoaned the lack of support from butcheries, calling for government to institute protectionist policies against...
Potloane transfer in limbo
As Linare demand hefty fee from Matlama for gifted midfielder Mikia Kalati Mabuti Potloane’s move from Linare to Matlama has hit a snag as...
Why China has become so big in africa
ACROSS Africa, radio call-in programmes are buzzing with tales of Africans, usually men, bemoaning the loss of their spouses and partners to rich Chinese...
Big guns in Top8 showdown
Mikia Kalati LINARE coach Freeze Ntene has called on his troops to prove the Hlotse-based outfit are not “a one-man team”. The side, which...
A neighbour indeed!
Human suffering resulting from the food crisis is what prompted the South African High Commission and the Government of South Africa to reach out...
Lioli stumble as Bantu close in
Mikia Kalati Reigning Vodacom Premier League champions, Bantu, closed in on pacesetters Lioli last weekend. The Mafeteng-based giants took advantage of Lioli’s failure to...
Top 8 journey begins
Mikia Kalati The LNIG Top8 competition gets underway this Saturday, with the giants of Lesotho football vying for the M100 000 winners’ prize. There...
‘Congress parties’ reunion a marriage of convenience’
Bongiwe Zihlangu THE highly publicised rapprochement between congress parties ahead of the 28 February 2015 plebiscite is merely a marriage of convenience occasioned by the...
Thabane orders firing of top LHWC official
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has ordered the dismissal, with immediate effect, of Lesotho’s chief delegate to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), Topollo...
Hlalele accuses IEC of ‘snooping’ on PM’s office
Billy Ntaote NEWLY-APPOINTED Principal Secretary for Cabinet Administration, Mothabathe Hlalele, has accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of “snooping” on the programmes being run by...
‘Metsing must explain ‘missing’ M20m’
Letuka Chafotsa MAPUTSOE — Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader, Joang Molapo, has launched a broadside at deputy prime minister and LCD leader, Mothejoa Metsing,...
Thabane’s ‘ex’ wife is first lady – High Court
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane’s estranged wife, Lipolelo Alice Thabane, is the country’s official First Lady and should be immediately afforded all benefits she...
Ramaphosa warns Thabane on Tšooana
Bongiwe Zihlangu SOUTH African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly voiced his displeasure with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s request to recall Police Commissioner Khothatso Tšooana...