Lesotho’s own MJ keeps Jacko’s spirit alive
MASERU — He is dubbed Lesotho’s very own Michael Jackson. His loyal fans scream and shout every time he walks onto the stage. Yet Yasin...
I’m no hawk, says Sekatle
MASERU — Local Government Minister Pontšo Sekatle yesterday rubbished allegations made in a United States cable that she is one of the hardliners in the...
MFP merges with new party
MASERU — The Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) has merged with the Youth Transformation Alliance (YTA), a small party formed and registered in May this year....
Hololo MP could be in trouble over Facebook insults
MASERU — Hololo MP Teboho Letšela could find himself in soup after he allegedly insulted a former Centre for Accounting Studies rector on social network...
Mosisili must craft clear exit blueprint: analysts
MASERU — If the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is to survive the internal succession battle party leader Pakalitha Mosisili should come up with...
A very silly MP
When young Teboho Let’sela stumbled into a plum position as the MP for Hololo at the tender age of 23 in 2009 Scrutator silently doubted...
‘Lesotho has jurisdiction to try coup plot suspects’
MASERU — The High Court of Lesotho has jurisdiction to try seven men who are accused of trying to assassinate Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in...
Sekatle accuses US envoy of betrayal
MASERU — Local Government Minister Ponts’o Sekatle last year accused former US Ambassador to Lesotho, Robert Nolan, of betraying her by engaging in a public...
Tsekoa begged US for support
MASERU — Foreign Affairs Minister Mohlabi Tsekoa in 2007 appealed to the United States embassy to “whisper into the ears of those (in the opposition)...
Libya embassy hoists two flags
MASERU — Lesotho will not take a position on the Libyan political impasse until calm prevails in the North African state, Foreign Affairs Minister Mohlabi...
Varsity shut down again
MASERU — The Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) was on Monday shut down indefinitely following fresh disturbances at the campus. The LUCT’s registrar, Moroka...
Electronics firm shuts down, 275 lose jobs
MASERU — A local radio and television manufacturing company, Kiota Electronics (Pty) Ltd, abruptly shut down on Tuesday leaving about 275 workers jobless. Disgruntled workers...
Lesotho’s daunting pressures
ALTHOUGH the IMF in its recent review mission lauded Lesotho’s implementation of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) as being on track, fiscal consolidation is likely...
Promoting growth and employment in Lesotho
THE most pressing problem facing Lesotho today is the absence of sustained economic growth and job creation, which are essential factors to the reduction of...
Lesotho must join the party
THIS week the Libyan embassy in Maseru flew two flags, one associated with ousted strongman Muammar Gadaffi, and the other associated with the National Transitional...
Ringing the bell for womanity
“Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of...
Who said wealth is defined by big gut?
Whoa! Am I the only one who is noticing this very disturbing “trend” that is sweeping like a wild fire among the male species of...
Lioli shoot to the top
MASERU — Lioli Football Club shot to the top of the Vodacom Premier League log after an emphatic 3-0 victory over Linare in Hlotse on...
Basotho find it tough in Maputo
MASERU — Lesotho athletes are finding the going tough at the ongoing All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. Reports coming from Maputo say at least...
Mothepu elected basketball boss
MASERU — Molupe Mothepu was last weekend elected president of the Lesotho Basketball Association (LBA) during elections that are expected to usher in a new...
Pheku crowned miss Vodacom PC FM
MASERU — Twenty-year-old Refiloe Pheku was crowned Miss Vodacom PC FM at Manthabiseng Convention Centre last Saturday. Pheku drove away in a brand new GWM...
Africa Magic ‘rats’ hypnotise Lesotho
MASERU — Popular Nigerian movie stars, Chinedu Ikedieze, 34, and Osita Iheme, 29, mesmerised Basotho fans in Maseru at the weekend. The actors gave a...
Wikileaks hit Lesotho
MASERU — Communications Minister Mothetjoa Metsing is unhappy about Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s decision to remain in power, according to the latest Wikileaks cables released...
MCA cancels ID tender again
MASERU — The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)-Lesotho has for the third time cancelled Lesotho’s national identity card tender, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The MCA-Lesotho...
Until donkeys grow horns
S crutator has news for all those who think 2012 will give this country a new government. The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) will rule...
383 Basotho arrested in South Africa
MASERU — South African police on Saturday arrested 383 heavily armed Basotho immigrants at a Famo music concerns in Welkom. The concert was at President...
Aids commission broke
MASERU — The National Aids Commission (NAC) is rationalising operations because it is broke. The NAC secretariat will be disbanded at the end of this...
BNP leadership in fresh turmoil
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) is in fresh turmoil with two senior national executive members pushing for the ouster of embattled party leader...
. . . as Molapo wants party top brass jailed for contempt of court
MASERU — Basotho National Party (BNP)’s firebrand Majara Molapo wants acting party leader Thesele ’Maseribane and members of his national executive committee jailed for contempt...
Discontent rises within police
MASERU — A tattered jersey, a discoloured jacket and a pair of worn-out boots. That sums up the appearance of the police officers. This is...