Hospital turns away pregnant woman
MASERU — An expectant 24-year-old woman, ‘Metsana Rapotsane, was allegedly turned away by authorities at the new Tšepong Hospital when she went there to deliver...
MKM struggles to bury members
MASERU — MKM Burial Society is struggling to bury its members due to a crippling financial crisis, the Lesotho Times can reveal. Some members who...
LCD sweeps local government poll
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party registered a thumping victory in last week’s local government election winning 69 of the 77...
MKM battles to fend off liquidation
MASERU — MKM’s last stand for survival took off in the Court of Appeal yesterday with lawyers for the troubled company shying away from arguing...
Headmaster gets 6 years in jail
MASERU — A headmaster was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in jail for fatally shooting another man three years ago. Pitso Lipholo, 34, a...
Metolong signs new contract
MASERU — The Metolong Authority yesterday signed two contracts worth US$80.352 million (about M642 824 365) for the Downstream Conveyance System that will transport water...
Bankers fight fraud
MASERU –— The Bankers Association of Lesotho (BAL) on Thursday launched an aggressive awareness campaign to curb fraud. Mpho Vumbukani, who chairs the association, told...
Lioli sign two foreign players
MASERU — Lioli Football Club have signed two international players on a three-year contract, the Lesotho Times has learnt. According to the team’s website, www.liolifc.co.ls,...
History beckons for Bantu and LCS
MASERU — History beckons for Bantu and LCS when they clash in the Independence Cup final at the Setsoto Stadium on Saturday. Bantu have not...
Lebopo hopes for new era
MASERU — Lesotho’s top runner Mabuthile Lebopo says he hopes there will be a new era for athletes after a dispute between the athletes and...
LCS preparations for Black Diamond in full swing
MASERU — The Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) netball team says preparations for the Black Diamond games in Bloemfontein in December are in full swing. LCS...
Youths in Lesotho must take charge of political process
LAST week saw thousands of Basotho trekking to the polls to vote in the local government election. I consider the issue of voting in national...
Siverts must not give up
THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) was this week plunged into fresh turmoil yet again as lecturers and non-academic staff joined hands in protest over...
A thought for rural women
“Would the world stand by if it were men who were dying just for completing their reproductive functions?” Migiro, UN deputy secretary general 2007 ...
Sata, Scott deserve success
MICHAEL Chilufya Sata was 27 years old when Northern Rhodesia became the independent Republic of Zambia on October 24, 1964. The republic’s first president, Kenneth...
Are ‘romantic’ things guys do really romantic?
I WATCH television a lot these days, believe me when I say a lot! And even though it is not exactly my topic for the...
Choral music giants clash
MASERU — A record 36 choirs will take part at the ninth African Melody Festival at Manthabiseng Convention Centre on December 4, the Weekender heard...
Botswana overthrows Lesotho
MASERU — Botswana pipped Team Lesotho into second spot at the First Open Independence DanceSport Championship at AME Hall in Maseru. The defeat ended a...
Mokoallo leaves for Barbados
MASERU — Beauty queen Karabelo Mokoallo leaves for Barbados tomorrow to participate in the Miss Humanity International beauty contest. The competition is scheduled for October...
Metsing snubs party meeting
MASERU — Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing (pictured) last Thursday snubbed the party’s parliamentary caucus where he was set to be...
220 factory workers denied chance to vote
MAPUTSOE — Reflex Footwear Manufacturers denied its 220 workers their right to vote by forcing them to go to work during local government election on...
IEC struggles to release poll results
MASERU — Four days after the local government poll, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was still struggling to release the final results triggering fears the...
Cheap, cheaper, cheapest
A PART from the sunshine and air we breathe nothing in this country is as cheap as the youths. Some crumbs, a bit of liquor...
BNP leader faces jail for contempt
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Thesele ‘Maseribane could be jailed for contempt of court for failing to convene a special conference in August....
Justice Ramodibedi refuses to recuse himself
MASERU — Court of Appeal president Justice Michael Ramodibedi this week refused to recuse himself from a case in which three members of the ruling...
Shoprite workers down tools
MASERU — Just M610 a month. This is what general workers are earning at retail giant Shoprite Supermarket in Maseru. This week emotions boiled over...
10 nabbed for car theft
MASERU — A police assistant and nine other men were arrested in Ha Thetsane last week for car theft. Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said the...
King appoints Court of Appeal judge
MASERU — King Letsie III has appointed Justice Noel Victor Hurt to the Lesotho Court of Appeal bench. Court of Appeal president, Justice Michael Ramodibedi,...
‘Lesotho prisons one hell of a nightmare’
MASERU — Somewhere in Ha-Thamae, 30-year-old Tšepo (not his real name) is busy with some friends unloading concrete bricks from a truck. They engage in...
Tornado devastates Ficksburg, kills one
FICKSBURG — A nine-year-old boy was crushed to death on Sunday when their house collapsed after a tornado hit Moqheleng, an informal settlement in the...