‘SA’s rating may not be slashed to junk’
JOHANNESBURG – Financial services company Standard & Poor’s looks set to spare South Africa from junk. In his mid-term budget last week, South African...
Vodacom continues to create jobs for young people
VODACOM Lesotho is preparing for yet another round of its graduate internship programme for the year 2015. The telecoms giant runs the internship programme...
Why Facebook wants to handle your money
NEW YORK – Facebook already handles your social life; now it wants to handle your money. Hacked screenshots released this month show a hidden payment...
Africa’s diamond risks losing its sparkle
GABORONE – When environmental scientist Bakang Bogopa graduated first in his class from the University of Botswana two years ago he did not expect that...
Twitter’s user growth disappoints
NEW YORK – One year after its initial public offering, Twitter Inc. is still having a hard time convincing investors to look beyond one...
Twitter’s user growth disappoints
NEW YORK – One year after its initial public offering, Twitter Inc. is still having a hard time convincing investors to look beyond one touchy...
Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London
Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government says. President Sata, who was...
Police: No evidence Meyiwa murder was a hit
Johannesburg – There is currently no evidence that the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Mewiya, which was met with shock by South Africans on...
MKM boss speaks out
Staff Reporter MKM director, Simon Thebe-ea-Khale, has expressed confidence that his company would be back in business before the end of this year. Mr Thebe-ea-Khale’s...
African Melody Festival to feature SA choir
Mohalenyane Phakela THE annual Standard Lesotho Bank African Melody Festival, which will be held on 30 November at Lehakoe Club in Maseru, will feature...
Maseru abuzz with anticipation
. . . as DJ Fresh and Euphonic billed to rock capital Mohalenyane Phakela THE dynamic South African House duo of DJ Fresh and...
Tourism sector still reeling from instability – LTDC
Letuka Chafotsa THE tourism industry is feeling the pinch of a drastic decline in the inflow of tourists as well as decreased spending by...
Vodacom SA tablet understands isiZulu
JOHANNESBURG – South Africans can now use a tablet computer that understands isiZulu. The Smart Tab 3G, which sells for R999 (on a prepaid...
Film festival roars into life
Mohalenyane Phakela THE fourth edition of the annual Lesotho Film Festival (LFF) was officially launched on Tuesday with a media briefing held at Lehakoe...
BNP ready for poll: ‘Maseribane
Bongiwe Zihlangu The Basotho National Party (BNP), a junior partner in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s coalition government, says it has made enough inroads to...
Preparations on track for top race
Mikia Kalati Legendary marathoner, Thabiso Moqhali, says all is set for the country biggest race—the High Altitude Summer Marathon—scheduled for 6 December in Mokhotlong....
Was Tata the missing link at Matlama?
Mikia Kalati Matlama Football Club appear to be at their best once again since Ndebele ‘Tata Mocholene’ Taole returned to the club at the...
Lerotholi hopes to make SA debut
Mikia Kalati Former Matlama captain, Nkau Lerotholi, is expecting to make his Garankuwa United debut tomorrow against Jomo Cosmos in the South African First...
Lioli suffer first defeat
Mikia Kalati Matlama on Sunday handed Lioli their first defeat of the 2014/15 season, humbling their bitter rivals 2-0 in an entertaining Premier League...
Goals galore in first division
Mikia Kalati Liphakoe maintained their strong start to the 2014/15 A Division season at the week, with a 4-0 demolition of Fisters. The win,...
Metsing wants foreign judges for trial
Tefo Tefo Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing wants Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara and Justice Tšeliso Monaphathi to recuse themselves from a case in which...
‘I don’t have a mansion because I am not corrupt’
Keiso Mohloboli PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane says he has not built himself a mansion because he has not been stealing public funds. Addressing Malimong...
Court reserves judgment in DPP trial
Tefo Tefo KING’s Counsel (KC) Motiea Teele on Monday told the Court of Appeal the Constitutional Court erred in ruling the Director of Public...
MPs exchange blows in parliament
Billy Ntaote There was drama in parliament on Tuesday this week when two female legislators exchanged blows over “heckling” sparked by the presence of...
Metsing calls for urgent constitutional reforms
Billy Ntaote Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing says parliament should pass a law which clearly outlines the role of a caretaker prime minister and...
Metsing wants MPs not to repay loans
Billy Ntaote Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has called on the government to pay the balance of the M500 000 interest-free loans Members of...
D-Day for feuding businessmen
Court of Appeal to pass judgment tomorrow over property wrangle between Benjamin Radiopelo Maphathe and Ashraf Abubaker Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Court of Appeal is...
BNP risks being ‘cannibalizsed’ by ABC
Bongiwe Zihlangu If coalition government partners, the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Basotho National Party (BNP), continue to share public platforms ahead of the...
Africans using creams to become white
Celeste Hibbert NAIROBI – Standing in a small wooden booth cluttered with brightly coloured cosmetics boxes a heavily made up woman unwraps a syringe...
Isis apparently takes control of US weapons airdrop intended for Kurds
· Pentagon admits one of 28 loads missing and blames wind · Turkey criticises arms airdrops saying the strategy will never lead to desired results...