MPs give Thabane ultimatum
…open Parliament by 26 September or face mass action Billy Ntaote A group of 73 Members of Parliament (MPs) have given Prime Minister...
US Embassy awards grants to seven schools
Mohalenyane Phakela THE United States Embassy in Lesotho, through its US Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund, awarded seven local schools with grants worth $55 000...
Sun International donates classroom block
Mohalenyane Phakela AS part of its corporate social responsibility programme, hotel group Sun International Lesotho yesterday handed over a two-classroom building to Thabana-Tšooana Primary...
Vodacom Business plays key role in African expansion
JOHANNESBURG – Africa continues to attract the interest of businesses abroad and of those in South Africa, but the continent also presents some unique...
Mda wins citizenship battle
Tefo Tefo THE Constitutional Court yesterday directed the Minister of Home Affairs, Joang Molapo, and his officers to process Advocate Zwelakhe Mda’s application for...
Coalition leaders demand clarity on Ramaphosa mandate
Billy Ntaote SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa “surprised” the leadership of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Basotho National Party (BNP) after...
SA, Russia agree to $50-billion nuclear deal
South Africa has agreed to a strategic partnership with Russia, worth $50-billion, to significantly increase its nuclear power generation capacity. Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation said...
Lesotho Times editor and reporter arrested
Keiso Mohloboli The Lesotho Times and Sunday Express Editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri and Senior Reporter, Lekhetho Ntsukunyane, were arrested yesterday morning over a story which...
Gunmen attack police commissioner’s home
Keiso Mohloboli The Ha Abia home of Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana was attacked this morning by gunmen, who were allegedly...
Mediating from the terraces
The latest outcome of the several political talks’ sessions held in South Africa which is in essence the carbon copy of what has been agreed...
Lesotho’s smelly politics
by Mahao Mahao WHEN a new coalition government took control in 2012, many chanted and ululated in anticipation of a newly-invigorated country after decades...
Cry, the beloved country
Utloang Kajeno LEST I be accused of plagiarism. That is, taking the idea or work of someone else and passing it off as one’s own,...
LDF go top as Linare’s woes continue
Mikia Kalati Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) continued with their impressive run in the new football season, edging Linare 1-0 on Saturday to go top...
Ex-champ targets Cape Town marathon
Mikia Kalati Crack long distance runner, Motlokoa Nkhabutlane, is confident of repeating his heroics of 2008 by winning this year’s edition of the Cape...
Likuena target Angola scalp
Mikia Kalati Likuena coach, Seephephe Matete has added three new players to the national football squad which went into camp this week to begin...
What has gone wrong at Linare?
Mikia Kalati Premier League giants Linare have lost three of their four opening matches of the 2014/15 football season and one of the defeats...
Spring Madness ‘bigger and better’
Mohalenyane Phakela THIS year’s edition of Spring Madness will be bigger and better with a star-studded line-up of deejays and performers and special appearances by...
Miss NUL Freshers vows to inspire
By Mohalenyane Phakela EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Lebohang Ramphikeng, who was crowned Miss NUL Freshers 2014 has vowed to use her position to make a positive contribution...
Ramathebane lays into coalition
We, the majority MPs, have to be heard and people should stop trying to solve the problems of a coalition government which has effectively collapsed....
Vodacom to launch low-cost smartphone
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, will on Friday launch its first branded handset, the Vodacom Smart Kicka, in Lesotho. The Kicka, which runs on Android...
Lorenzo releases 10-track compilation
Mohalenyane Phakela HIP hop sensation, Lorenzo, has released a 10-track compilation, entitled Missing, which is a shift from his usual laid back style. Born...
Scotland worries chase UK investors out
LONDON – Uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum this week has sent investors in British assets heading for the exits, a closely...
Tourism in Africa driven by business
JOHANNESBURG – The demand for hotel accommodation in sub-Saharan Africa remains robust in spite of problems like Ebola and the destabilising effects of groups like...
MPs warn Thabane
Letuka Chafotsa Prime Minister Thomas Thabane must not use Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli as a scapegoat in his continued violation of agreements he would have...
Coalition leaders under fire at SADC meeting
Staff Reporter LESOTHO’S coalition government partners were heavily criticised for being “selfish and not putting the country’s interests first” during the Southern African Development...
Mosisili urges Thabane to do ‘the honourable thing’
Billy Ntaote DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Pakalitha Mosisili, has urged Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to do “the honourable thing” by reopening Parliament tomorrow “as...
Parties divided over parly
…as Ramaphosa arrives today to ensure parties adhere to SADC roadmap Bongiwe Zihlangu SOUTH Africa’s deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is set to arrive in...
Ministry stops issuing passports, IDs
…as Nikuv ‘experts’ abandon project over M34.7m bill Billy Ntaote THE Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended the production of passports, national identity documents...
Thetsane vs Mphaka case rescheduled
Tefo Tefo THE much-anticipated case, in which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Leaba Thetsane, is pushing for the imprisonment of Acting Government Secretary Moahloli...
Top officials face high treason charges
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) is planning to charge Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa...