Lectures at Limkokwing set to resume next week
MASERU — Lectures at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) are set to resume next week after the university brought in expatriate staff this week....
IEC sets by-elections for month-end
MASERU — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will conduct by-elections on November 26 in 18 councils where voting did not happen or failed to produce...
FNB seeks absolution from client’s arrest case
MASERU — The First National Bank (FNB) has applied for absolution from a case in which it is being sued for humiliating and instigating the...
Embassy donates M150 000 to First Lady’s office
MASERU — The Chinese Embassy in Lesotho yesterday gave M150 000 to the office of the First Lady to help orphans and vulnerable children throughout...
Thaba-Tseka farmer faces murder charge
MASERU — A Thaba-Tseka farmer who killed his neighbour 14 years ago finally appeared in the High Court on Tuesday to answer a charge of...
Still born baby found buried in vegetable plot
MASERU — A 30-year-old old woman from Thaba-Bosiu is expected to appear in court soon to answer charges of concealment of birth. Police spokesperson Masupha...
Mabote mushroom project blossoms
MASERU — In a country where chicken is almost a must for lunch, 16 women have dumped their large broiler project to start mushroom farming....
Moment of truth beckons for Likuena
MASERU — Lesotho’s national football team, Likuena, will take on Burundi in a blood and thunder 2014 World Cup preliminary qualifier at Setsoto Stadium tomorrow...
Local athlete to participate in US Marathon
MASERU — Lesotho athlete Motlokoa Nkhabutlane will be the first local athlete to compete in the Boston Marathon in the United States next April. The...
Varsity merely postponing problems it must deal with
MANAGEMENT at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) must resist attempts to embark on gung-ho tactics to address what appears to be a simple labour...
PhD syndrome in women: myth or fact?
THOSE in the know will tell you that PhD in this case stands for Pull Her Down and this is often the subject of talk...
Why Africa needs ‘Deep Throats’
IN Africa, hardly any leader has left office after a legal challenge such as the one which toppled President Richard Nixon in 1974. There is...
Local beauty barred from Miss World
MASERU — Nomazondo Mphakisoane returned home on Saturday a broken woman after she was barred from taking part in the Miss World competition in London....
SA’s top comedian to perform in Maseru
MASERU — Kagiso Lediga, a heavyweight South African comedian who won the Cape Town International Comedy Festival People’s Choice Award, is set to descend on...
Youth leader in trouble
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league secretary general, Lebaka Bulane (pictured), is in trouble after the league distanced itself from his attack...
New political party launched
MASERU — A new party seeking to unify Lesotho and South Africa was launched in Maseru on Tuesday. The African Unity Movement (AUM) says it...
Crap, tosh and other things
F OR weeks now Scrutator has been searching for the appropriate words to describe the bitter seniority fights between Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla and Court...
Youth leader attacks ministers
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league secretary general, Lebaka Bulane, has accused four government ministries of “plundering Lesotho into further poverty”....
Woman says finally at peace after uncle arrested
MASERU — A 35-year-old woman from Berea Plateau can now sleep at ease after last week’s arrest of an uncle who had allegedly tried to...
Coalition wants ministers axed
MASERU — A coalition of trade unions yesterday said they want Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to fire two government ministers for alleged incompetence. The coalition...
Six-year-old girl dies in pond
MASERU — A six-year-old girl died after she fell in a pond in Borokhoaneng in Maseru on Saturday. Matšeliso Lisene and her playmates had gone...
Metsing says application misdirected
MASERU — Mothetjoa Metsing, the secretary general of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party, says the High Court application seeking to compel the...
Rapist jailed
MASERU — A man who raped his seven-year-old stepdaughter started serving an effective 15 years in jail on Monday. Mokete Khotle, 31, of Morija Ha...
Chief Justice pays tribute to Khauoe
MASERU — Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla yesterday paid tribute to former Law Society of Lesotho president Khauoe Thabang Khauoe who died two weeks ago. Khauoe,...
Lesotho signs US$15bn energy deal with SA firm
MASERU — Lesotho has teamed up with a South African industrial group to develop a US$15 billion (about M110 billion) wind and hydro power project...
Pick ’n Pay clothing opens
MASERU — Retail giant Pick ‘n Pay on Friday officially opened a clothing outlet at Pioneer Shopping Mall. Franchise owner of Pick ‘n Pay, Andre...
Metropolitan launches new funeral cover plan
MASERU — Insurance firm, Metropolitan, on Tuesday launched a new funeral cover plan. Metropolitan managing director, Nkau Matete, said the company which has been operating...
Likuena keep clean sheet
MASERU — Likuena kept another clean sheet on Monday night when they held Namibia to a goalless draw in Windhoek. It was another positive step...
Bantu case thrown out
MASERU — The Vodacom Soccer Spectacular management committee on Monday threw out an appeal by Bantu to nullify their quarter final tie against LCS after...
Redskins lift Four Nations tourney title
MASERU — Redskins Volleyball Club on Sunday thrashed the University of Johannesburg (UJ) 3-0 to lift the Four Nations Tournament title in Pretoria, South Africa....