Drama in court as lawyer is jailed
MASERU — There was drama in the courtroom on Monday when a well-known lawyer was jailed for four days for contempt of court following a...
Local company sells shares
MASERU — Morou Development Limited, the company that owns Pioneer Shopping Mall, is selling shares to the public. According to the prospectus the public offer...
PM warns civil servants against corruption
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Monday warned civil servants to avoid corruption if they want to stay out of jail. Mosisili was speaking...
LCD ordered to hold special conference
MASERU — The Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to hold a special...
IMF gives Lesotho the thumbs up
MASERU — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Lesotho has given the country the thumbs up over the way the government handled the Extended...
Couple faces assault charge
MASERU — A couple from Sehlabeng in Berea district appeared in the magistrate’s court on Monday to face charges of assaulting their neighbour. Motlalepula Leqala...
Police warn of bogus cops
MASERU — Police have warned the public of a gang of conmen masquerading as traffic police officers in Maseru. The gang is targeting pedestrians, the...
Time to remain true to our ideals
IT HAS been 26 years since December 9, 1985 the last occasion of a formal commemoration of the Maseru Massacre. The date also marks the...
WITH a few months before Basotho trek to polling stations, last week’s workshop hosted by the United Nations Development Programme to promote political tolerance in...
The benefits of going green
THIS is one of those trends that we will look back at in 20 years time and wonder why we didn’t seize the business opportunities...
DRC not the only failed state?
SINCE its independence from Belgium in 1960 the Democratic Republic of the Congo has functioned spasmodically as a state. ))The number of people killed in...
‘Nobody deserves what they feel they have to fight for’
THE rule, according to Napoleon Hill, goes: “The world doesn’t pay you for what you know, but for what you do or induce others to...
Kenya knocks out Lesotho women
MASERU — Lesotho’s Under-20 women’s team were bundled out of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup qualifiers after holding Kenya to a 2-2 draw at Setsoto...
Matlama, Bantu meet in replay
MASERU — It’s often said sequels aren’t as good as the first instalments but judging by the noises coming from the Matlama and Bantu camps...
Top job for crime suspect. Diplomatic posting questioned
MASERU — A senior official in the defence ministry who is facing charges of corruption was rewarded with a diplomatic post, parliament’s Public Accounts Committee...
Chief Justice to probe complaints against registrar
The decision to launch an investigation follows a heated meeting between the Chief Justice and the judges at his chambers last Friday. The meeting, which...
Law Society urges PM to probe graft in judiciary
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho has urged Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to set up a tribunal to investigate serious allegations of corruption and...
Naked women block traffic in Maseru
MASERU — Traffic came to a standstill along the Main North 1 road near Maqalika Dam on Saturday night when a group of naked women...
Troubled MKM creditors want judge out
MASERU — A group of MKM creditors has told a judge to recuse himself from a case in which they want the company’s liquidation stayed....
High Court dismisses call for LCD leadership conference
MASERU — The High Court on Monday dismissed an application by three members of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to compel the ruling party’s...
Massive task to unite BNP
MASERU — Newly elected Basotho National Party (BNP) Youth leader, Tšeliso Lesenya, says the league faces a mammoth task in uniting the faction-ridden party ahead...
Trade unions reject NUL Amendment Bill
MASERU — Trade unions have rejected the National University of Lesotho (Amendment) Bill 2011 saying it is a self-serving piece of legislation designed to punish...
Sekhamane in bitter fight to represent LCD in Mokhotlong
MASERU — Government secretary, Tlohang Sekhamane, is locked in a bitter fight with two ruling party cadres over who should represent the ruling Lesotho Congress...
Judge orders Lehohla to decide on protest request
MASERU — High Court judge Justice ‘Maseshophe Hlajoane yesterday ordered Home Affairs Minister Lesao Lehohla to decide whether a protest being organised by a coalition...
Parliament rejects PAC special report
MASERU — Parliament on Tuesday unanimously rejected a damning Public Accounts Committee (PAC) special report that was tabled a fortnight ago. The report, which revealed...
Joy look to stay top
MASERU — Joy will be looking to maintain their place atop the Vodacom Premier League log when they face Linare on Saturday in what should...
Tjoka retains marathon title
MASERU — Veteran athlete, ‘Mamoroallo Tjoka, retained her Mokhotlong High Altitude women’s marathon crown with a stunning performance on Saturday. Her display consolidated her reputation...
Lesotho bundled out of Cosafa championships
MASERU — Lesotho won’t be part of today’s semi-final line-up at the Metropolitan Cosafa Under-20 Youth Championships in Botswana after they were knocked out of...
Redskins fail to defend regional title
MASERU — Redskins Volleyball Club were bundled out of the Inter-club Zone VI championships in Windhoek, Namibia, after putting up a disappointing show. The defending...
Highlanders and Mphatlalatsane stay top
MASERU — Qoaling Highlanders on Sunday momentarily put their disciplinary woes behind them to go two points clear at the top of the Vodacom A-Division...