Mosisili must read writing on the wall
Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili is a very lucky man after a plan to pass a vote-of-no-confidence in his government collapsed in dramatic circumstances yesterday. Mothetjoa...
Spare the rod, love the child
“What hurts you so much you need to hurt me in order to heal it?” Neal Donald Walsch A young girl I will call “S”...
Stlofa to perform in Klerksdorp
MASERU — Hip hop artiste, Stlofa, is set to perform in Klerksdorp in North West Province in South Africa on February 18. Stlofa, who has...
Lekiba wins Vodacom’s Race to Riches house
MASERU — It was not exactly a true “rags to riches” story. But 41-year-old school teacher, Bereng Lekiba, seemed to care little about that. Lekiba,...
LCD set to split
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is headed for a split with sources saying party leader Pakalitha Mosisili is seriously considering forming a...
Why ministers were fired
MASERU — The three cabinet ministers who were fired by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili this week are victims of the fierce political battles that have...
We will seek legal opinion on special conference: Metsing
MASERU — Ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing says he is seeking legal opinion to determine whether the party should...
The owl does not have horns
S CRUTATOR is yet to understand how the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) founders decided that their party’s symbol should be an eagle. She however...
Party in serious trouble: Mosisili
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Pakalitha Mosisili says the ruling party is in “serious trouble” following an aborted special conference last weekend....
Pheko blames Mosisili for destabilising party
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) chairperson, Thabang Pheko, says Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s statements on Sunday destabilised the party. “On Sunday, he...
Justice Lyons’ term extended
MASERU — Justice John Lyons’ term as judge of the Commercial Court has been extended by another year. Speaking at the official opening of the...
Lectures finally resume at Limkokwing University
MASERU — Lectures finally resumed at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) on Monday after a three-month closure. The troubled university was shut down on...
Late LCD youth official
MASERU — Foreign Affairs Minister Mohlabi Tsekoa yesterday appealed to warring ruling party factions to regard Lebaka Bulane’s death as “oil that should soothe our...
Party leaders take IEC to task over election campaign funds
MASERU — Political party leaders yesterday questioned the criteria the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) used to share the M2.7 million earmarked for parties eligible to...
Friends of Lesotho donate to NHTC
MASERU — Twenty-eight students from the National Health Training College (NHTC) on Monday received US$6 000 (M42 000) from a United States-based charity organisation, Friends...
Time fast running out for Mosisili
UNLESS something dramatic happens in the next few days to mend the rift between warring factions in the Lesotho Congress of Democracy (LCD) the party...
The guts to embrace the unknown
“Just living is not always living. Look at your life. Can you call it a blessing? Can you call it a gift, a present of...
Police trio in court over bribe charge
MASERU — Three Roma police officers appeared in the Maseru Magistrates’ Court to face a charge of corruption. The three were remanded to next Wednesday...
Two die in Ha Makopela
MASERU — Police are investigating a case in which two men were hammered to death in Ha-Makopela last week. A police report said the deceased...
Woman raped, then murdered
MASERU — A 27-year-old woman from Ha-Tsolo was allegedly raped before being brutally killed last Saturday. Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said the woman appeared to...
LRA wants tax for foreign registered motor vehicles
MASERU — The Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) wants all owners of foreign-registered motor vehicles to start paying taxes. LRA commissioner of customs excise, Thabo Moleko,...
Manyofi lands distribution deal
MASERU — Local kwaito star Manyofi has landed a major distribution deal with a Swaziland-based music production company Peace Entertainment Pty Ltd. Peace Entertainment Pty...
Back-to-School party rocks Maseru Sun
MASERU — At least 450 revellers packed Maseru Sun Convention Centre for the traditional Back-to-School gig last Saturday. It was indeed a show with a...
You are here for a purpose
With trembling hands, Palesa grabs the paper and tries to go off into a corner — her peace is in that corner, maybe there she...
Matlama face Fifa sanctions
MASERU — Matlama Football Club could face sanctions from Fifa after the club dragged the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) to court last month. The action...
Lefa wants Kenyan airways to pay over missed flights
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) wants Kenyan Airways to pay half of the US$8 000 (about M63 000) they incurred in additional expenses...
Lefa is broke
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) is broke. The football governing body last week failed to pay its employees their January salaries, the Lesotho...
We are ready for Lioli: Taole
MASERU — Bantu coach Ntebele Taole says they are well aware they will be facing a wounded Lioli when the two sides meet in Mafeteng...
CGM accused of cover-up
MASERU — China Garments Manufacturers (CGM), one of the biggest textile firms in Lesotho, is accused of covering up details of a factory accident that...
‘My Thabo is gone for good’
MASERU — Hearing the news of your child’s death is every parent’s nightmare. For ’Masekake Sebapo the dreaded news came on the night of December...