Textile workers, employers resort to ILO intervention
MASERU — Textile workers unions and employers have agreed to call an International Labour Organisation (ILO) expert following a stalemate over salary negotiations. Lesotho factory...
Tšepong opens doors for patients
MASERU — Lesotho’s new biggest referral health centre, Tšepong Hospital, opened its doors to patients on Saturday. The M1.2 billion centre, situated in Lepereng just...
Student wins M50 000 award
MASERU — Butha-Buthe High School student Khojane Ntlaba has always nursed dreams of building a beautiful house for his parents. That dream came true last...
EU gives M160m to fight poverty
MASERU — The European Union has disbursed over M160 million towards two on-going government poverty reduction and water and sanitation programmes. The funds will go...
Seema out of Burundi tie
MASERU — Former Likuena captain Lehlohonolo Seema has been ruled out of the national team’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Burundi next month after he...
Linare secure mega sponsorship deal
MASERU — Linare Football Club on Thursday unveiled a mega sponsorship deal with the Lesotho National Insurance Group (LNIG) to mark a new era in...
Bantu, LCS to lock horns in Independence Cup final
MASERU — Bantu and LCS will clash in a mouth-watering Independence Cup final next Saturday with either side looking to create their own bit of...
Newcomer teams surprise packages
MASERU — Premier league newcomers Majantja and Maduma are the surprise packages after they qualified for this year’s Vodacom Soccer Spectacular tournament. The other six...
Financial crisis and its lessons for the developing world
THE 2008/09 global financial crisis has been one of the most significant happenings in this new century and it certainly caught the attention of all...
Time to shake up anti-corruption plan
INVESTIGATIONS by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into the looting of M2.5 million of taxpayers’ money during the funeral of the late assistant sports minister...
Gender budgeting means gender equality
A country’s budget is the key to achieving gender equality as very little, if anything can be accomplished without funding. A quick look at what...
Temper, a dangerous emotion
TEMPER, temper, temper! This is a crazy and dangerous emotion, which has the potential of causing a heap load of havoc; havoc so bad, it...
Swazi gospel group to grace Maseru show
MASERU — Popular Swazi group Ncandweni Christ Ambassadors are set to perform in Lesotho next month in a show being dubbed Gospel Explosion. The show ...
Ledasa celebrates independence in style
MASERU — The Lesotho DanceSport Association (Ledasa) will hold the first Open Independence DanceSport Championships at AME Hall on Saturday. Ledasa public relations officer, Teboho...
Tuku mesmerises fans at Morija
MASERU — Zimbabwean superstar Oliver Mtukudzi mesmerised his fans at the Morija Arts and Cultural Festival jazz concert on Saturday. The lanky Tuku, as he...
State funeral scandal
MASERU — The state funeral of the late assistant sports minister Lekhetho Phakisi gobbled more than M2.5 million but more than half of that amount...
Metsing must go, say LCD youths
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league is reportedly seeking a police permit to march to Communications Minister Mothetja Metsing’s office as...
Civil servants plundered public coffers: report
MASERU — The state-funded funeral of the assistant minister Lekhetho Phakisi in July 2007 seems to have provided a platform for some civil servants to...
Bashing ‘Makoerekoere’
M akoerekoere! You know a radio station has lost the plot when it allows its presenters to use such words. A fortnight ago PC FM,...
End nigh for Metsing: analysts
MASERU — The relentless pressure being exerted on Mothetjoa Metsing suggests that the end is nigh for the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party...
Web-based law reporting facility launched in Lesotho
MASERU — Lesotho on Tuesday launched an internet-based law reporting facility that will allow the judiciary to collect and publish legal information online. Speaking at...
High Court awards M40 000 to taxi driver
MASERU — The High Court has awarded M40 000 in damages to a taxi driver who was suing the commissioner of police for unlawful arrest...
Government to rationalise high school fees
MASERU — The government is rationalising school fees in all public secondary and high schools starting from January next year, Education Minister ’Mamphono Khaketla said...
Mosisili calls for Libya support
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says the United Nations must help Libyans set up an all-inclusive government instead of allowing a few countries with...
Minister wins back father’s estate
MASERU — Education Minister ’Mamphono Khaketla on Friday won back custody of her late father’s estate after the High Court ruled that agreements entered by...
Dairy farmers protest
MASERU — Dairy farmers have stopped selling milk to the Lesotho Dairy Products (LDP) company in protest over payment delays, the Lesotho Times has learnt....
‘People with disabilities are getting a raw deal’
MASERU — The Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) says people with disabilities are getting a raw deal from the police and...
Standard Bank tightens grip on African market
MASERU — Standard Bank this week said it had strengthened its grip on the African market after it opened its 500th branch in the Nigerian...
Lesotho launches New Companies Act
MASERU — Trade and Industry Minister Dr Leketekete Ketso will today launch the New Companies Act that is meant to ease the doing of business...
Maduma make great start
MASERU — Maduma are the surprise team of the season so far. After beating Bantu, Linare and Matlama in consecutive weeks the Khukhune side find...