Opposition youths want Mosisili arrested
MASERU — Opposition party youth leagues say Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili should be charged for addressing a Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) rally in January...
Yet another ‘Mosotho man’ nabbed in India
MASERU — A 29-year-old man identified as a Lesotho national was arrested in India last week after he was allegedly found in possession of drugs....
Metsing snubs LCD caucus meetings
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing threw the embattled party into further chaos when he allegedly snubbed two party caucus...
Civil servants embroiled in row with accountant
MASERU — Civil servants who are locked in a dispute with some moneylenders over exorbitant interest rates have accused the accountant appointed to recalculate their...
High Court overturns sex assault verdict
MASERU — The High Court has overturned a judgment by a Maseru magistrate who acquitted a man who was facing charges of sexual assault and...
Magistrates’ strike stalls cops’ graft case
MASERU — Proceedings to commit four senior police officers who are facing charges of corruption to the High Court failed to take place yesterday due...
LMPS launches ‘Roving Courts’ in crackdown on corrupt officers
MASERU — The Lesotho Mounted Police Services (LMPS) says it is launching “Roving Courts” to speed up investigations into cases involving police and weed itself of...
Witnesses fail to pitch up
MASERU — The trial of eight men who are charged with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili two years ago was postponed to today...
Leaders are not just politicians
In my various researches for this column over the last few months I must say I have learned quite a lot not only about Lesotho...
LRA must get to the bottom of this saga
IN July last year this paper revealed that China Garments Manufacturer (CGM), Lesotho’s biggest textile firm, could have shipped millions out of this country by...
Gender Challenge Fund launched
“There is not a woman born who desires to eat the bread of dependence, no matter whether it be from the hand of father, husband,...
Why we need a sex revolution
THERE is a rather horrifying story of a seasoned broadcaster in newly-independent Zambia committing suicide. He was hardly into his mid-40s, a good broadcaster in...
LCS vow to win
MASERU — Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) have vowed to progress to the next round when they take on Uganda Revenue Authority in a Caf Champions...
Montoeli back home amid controversy
MASERU — Former Lioli winger Sonopo Montoeli is back home under a cloud of controversy. The talented ‘Montoeli who left Lesotho to join Spanish league...
League tie cancelled
MASERU — An A Division match between Butha-Buthe Fast XI and Qalo FC was abandoned last weekend after Butha-Buthe Fast XI failed to provide match...
Matlama FC to celebrate 80th year anniversary
MASERU— Matlama FC will on April 1 mark the club’s 80th anniversary. The club this week said they had already started visiting churches which helped...
Miniskirt contest back with bang
MASERU — The miniskirt party is back! Hundreds of revellers are tomorrow expected to descend on Kaycees at Roma where the event has continued to...
Metsing chickens out
MASERU — A motion by opposition political leaders to pass a no confidence vote against Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili collapsed in spectacular fashion in parliament...
Opposition hits out at Metsing
MASERU — Opposition party leaders say they are shocked that the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)’s secretary general, Mothetjoa Metsing, chickened out of their...
A pathetic plan and prattle
O NCE again our dimwitted opposition has been outthought, outmaneuvered and outshone by the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), a party with a big body...
Judges boycott court cases
MASERU –— The crisis at the High Court deepened this week after judges told the chief justice they will not be hearing cases until he...
Chief justice must be removed, says Law Society president
MASERU — Law Society of Lesotho president Zwelakhe Mda says Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla should be removed for failing to manage the country’s judiciary. Mda...
Students beaten to death
MASERU — Two first-year Lerotholi Polytechnic students were beaten to death during an initiation ceremony for newcomers on Saturday. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha confirmed that...
Nationwide stay-away cancelled
MASERU — A nationwide strike scheduled for yesterday was cancelled on Tuesday after the government pledged to look into the coalition’s grievances. The strike was...
Wife shot dead in place of absent husband
MASERU — They came looking for her husband. But when they could not find him, they turned their guns on his wife. The 38-year-old woman...
Parties accuse LCD of harassing supporters
MASERU — Two opposition parties have accused ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party of assaulting their supporters in rural areas as tensions rise ahead...
Referees demand payment
MASERU — Three local referees have accused the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) of holding on to their payments from Fifa for officiating during an international...
Lioli slash players’ pay over poor results
MASERU — Lioli Football Club last week slashed players’ salaries by 10 percent after management said they were not happy with the players’ performances in...
QwaQwa edge Lesotho in thriller
QwaQwa……(14) 24 Lesotho……..(0) 15 QWAQWA — Lesotho’s rugby team fell just short of downing Goliath on Saturday, going down 24-15 to QwaQwa in their...
LDF takes huge lead ahead of second round
MASERU — LDF ended the first half in pole position on the Vodacom Premier League log with a healthy four-point lead ahead of LCS. The...