Theatre show set to light up Roma
Mohalenyane Phakela ROMA is slowly but surely becoming a hive of entertainment activity with a National University of Lesotho (NUL) student set to host...
All-star lineup for Spring Valley bash
Mohalenyane Phakela THE inaugural Spring Valley bash, to be held in Roma Valley on Saturday, will boast an all-star line-up of artists from different...
Accountants to hold crucial indaba
Letuka Chafotsa The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) is set to host its 6th annual conference next week at the Maseru Sun Hotel. In...
Facebook takes on Google over advertising
NEW YORK – For years, Google has been the undisputed leader in online advertising, but Facebook is gaining quickly in the fast-evolving market. Google...
Ebola an ‘economic embargo’ on W Africa
THE EBOLA outbreak in West Africa was pushing economies in the region to breaking point and billions of dollars were needed to offset the...
Don’t overreact to terrorist actions
By Gwynne Dyer THERE was a time, as recently as 25 years ago, when military staff colleges around the world taught a reasonably effective...
Ramaphosa has barely scratched the surface
THE Maseru Facilitation Declaration, facilitated by South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is a welcome development, since the coalition government has, for all practical reasons,...
Pool party welcomes festive season in style
Mohalenyane Phakela MASERU Sun Cabanas, in collaboration with Ultimate FM, ushered in the festive season in style with a massive pool party held at...
Comedy Nite leaves audience in stitches
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Tourism Festival (LETOFE) on Tuesday held the much vaunted Comedy Nite at Maseru Sun Cabanas to get the ball rolling...
Kingdom Classics shows drawing power
Mohalenyane Phakela POP classic quartet Kingdom Classics, last Friday, rose to the occasion of Independence commemorations, delivering another vintage performance at Maseru Sun Cabanas....
Lilaphalapha to re-launch third sequel
Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL comedy film, Lilaphalapha 3, will be re-launched tomorrow night at Maseru Sun Cabanas. Lilaphalapha Teropong is a sequel to Lilaphalapha 1...
Lehata on the mend
Mikia Kalati Sprint king, Mosito Lehata, has returned to his training camp in Mauritius, as the athlete edges closer to full fitness following a...
Make or break for Likuena
Mikia Kalati National football team coach, Seephephe Matete, has called on his charges to rise to the occasion in tomorrow’s “do or die” Africa...
Mokhothu hails Lioli ‘character’
..coach sings team’s praises after edging Matlama in Independence thriller Mikia Kalati Lioli coach, Mosholu ‘Shoes’ Mokhothu, says he is happy to have...
Independence Cup grosses ‘over M300 000’
Mikia Kalati Last weekend’s Independence Cup tournament featuring Bantu, Lioli, Matlama and Linare, which was played at Setsoto stadium, grossed “over M300 000” in...
Matlama surprise all and sundry in Independence tourney
Mikia Kalati Fans were treated to a great show of beautiful football last weekend as defending champions Bantu, Matlama, Lioli and Linare battled-it-out in...
Sponsorship boost for Likuena
Mikia Kalati Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) and the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) have entered into a partnership that would see the brewing company sponsor...
Local Govt ministry charts budgetary course
Letuka Chafotsa THE Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship and Parliamentary Affairs,on Tuesday and Wednesday,held a two-day workshop to draft the ministry’s final Budget Framework...
Ebola, strife pose risk to Africa – IMF
JOHANNESBURG – Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth remains strong and should accelerate to 5.8 percent in 2015 but if the Ebola outbreak in its western...
Army, police turf war escalates
Tefo Tefo The war of attrition between the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has scaled new heights after the army...
‘Sandawana’ charged with rape
Staff Reporter POPULAR traditional healer, Thato “Sandawana” Nkone, appeared before the Butha-Buthe Magistrate’s Court this week charged with raping a 16-year-old girl who had...
Tempers flare in cabinet
…as Mochoboroane, Mokhosi face disciplinary action for ‘disrespecting King Letsie III’ Billy Ntaote Lesotho’s first cabinet meeting in more than two months nearly ended...
LCD faces ‘bleak’ future
Loss of identity, infighting and failure to rebuild and rebrand itself has left the party extremely vulnerable, say analysts Bongiwe Zihlangu The Lesotho Congress...
Minister assaults ‘old friend’ over ‘insults’
Billy Ntaote MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Office, Pitso Maisa on Sunday assaulted a Motimposo resident, Seabata Motaung, for entering his home “very drunk...
Rantšo challenges Metsing to fight ‘like a real man’
Keiso Mohloboli Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) stalwart, Keketso Rantšo, has challenged party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing to show “congress leadership...
Police to charge soldiers with attempted murder
Keiso Mohloboli THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) has opened an attempted murder case against members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) following last...
All set for opening of parliament
…as His Majesty signs Legal Notice No 74 of 2014 approving the House’s reopening in line with the Maseru Facilitation Declaration Bongiwe Zihlangu Parliament...
Broadcasters warned
Billy Ntaote The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has warned radio stations to abide by the terms of their licences or risk being shut down....
Cops busted over illegal diamonds
Keiso Mohloboli Two Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Constables based at Maputsoe Police Station are expected to appear in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court today,...
Quthing to host commemorations for visually impaired
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho National League of Visually Impaired Persons (LNLVIP) will join the rest of the globe in commemorating International White Cane Day...