Brain drain is hurting Lesotho’s economic prospects
LESOTHO is said to enjoy high levels of literacy with some liberal estimates putting the literacy rate at 80 percent. With such alleged levels of...
Alliance Franćaise marks 30 years in Lesotho
MASERU — Alliance Franćaise on Saturday night marked its 30 years in Lesotho at a colourful event in Maseru. It was a celebration of milestones...
Half of NUL students fail
ROMA – Half of the students in three of the seven faculties at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) have flunked their examinations. The unprecedented...
Firm sues Mosisili for M11 million
MASERU — A local company is suing Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili for M11.6 million for failing to protect its property during the 1998 political riots....
Man threatens to shoot lover’s hubby
MASERU — When Kelisitse Tsatsi arrived at his home at Sekhutlong in Sekamaneng in Berea on the night of June 13 he was shocked to...
War of words erupts in BNP
MASERU — Former Basotho National Party (BNP) secretary general Majara Molapo has accused party leader Thesele ’Maseribane of failing to pay rent for his company...
Rapist offers daughter 50 lisente
MASERU — 50 lisente. That was what a 27-year-old Maseru man offered his 12-year-old daughter to buy her silence after raping her. But the girl...
Sandstone firm backtracks on wages
TEYATEYANENG — Workers at the Lesotho Sandstone Enterprises at Lekokoaneng in Berea this week accused management at the company of backtracking on their promise to...
Cattle thieves wreak havoc in Qacha
QACHA’S NEK — A heavily armed gang storms this rural cattle post at Lebakeng in Qacha’s Nek district taking the guard by surprise. Startled, the...
Close NUL for renovations
Phew! Phew! So here we go again. That issue which gets the bile of many people churned out by that ridiculous excuse of a university...
A photholed legacy
Scrutator doubts any person will miss Tsele Chakela, the former transport and public works minister, who recently resigned after four years of bungling. The man’s...
Maths: The golden key in fine print
MATHEMATICS is notorious for being disliked by most students. It is perceived to be the most difficult school subject. Many people have declared or heard...
Why vote in local government elections?
THE upcoming local government elections in September provide a platform for Lesotho’s 1.8 million people to decide on issues that directly affect their lives.Basotho have...
Chinese must do more to repair their reputation
THE downing of tools by workers at a sandstone company in Berea last week has helped expose the serious inequalities and exploitative relationships that exist...
‘Blue Ocean’ thinking
“AND then the day came when the risk to remain tight in the bud became more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais...
Premier league teams cry foul
MASERU — Premier league clubs that fail to comply with the new licensing system to be introduced in the new season will be docked points,...
Lefa begs FA for more support
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) has begged the English Football Association (FA) to continue funding its development programmes in Lesotho. Lefa president Salemane...
Centre for Hope ready for use
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Centre for Hope, one of 20 projects set up in Africa by Fifa during the 2010 World Cup last year,...
Remembering Taylor . . . with a chill
CHARLES Taylor’s name rarely pops into the news headlines these days. Some might claim to have forgotten why they ought to remember him. They might...
‘Invisible barbed wire’ hedging the partial guarantee fund
THE M50 million partial guarantee fund is currently the talk of town. It has probably been “used” as a tool to make Basotho forget about...
Nomasondo scoops Face of Lesotho title
MASERU — Nomasondo Mphakisoane, 24, was on Saturday crowned the Face of Lesotho 2011 at Regal Restaurant in Maseru. Masefo Mokoma, 20, was crowned first...
Local artists lined up for Aranda festival
MASERU — Musicians Puseletso Seema, Nthakoana Ngatane and Papa Zee will be part of the entertainment package at the Third Aranda Blanket Cultural Festival on...
Road washed away
THABA-TSEKA — Part of the Likalaneng-Thaba-Tseka Road that was built by a company owned by the Nthane Brothers has been washed away – barely two...
Behind the headlines
MASERU — What a week it has been for the Lesotho Times. It was always going to be a hectic week especially after breaking the...
The toxic twins of hunger and Aids
THABA-TSEKA — Two donkeys, a cow and a M300 monthly pension from the government is what separates Manthabiseng Tšoeu, 66, and her seven grandchildren from...
Soldier takes on army commander
MASERU — An officer who is facing court martial for breaching the army’s code of conduct yesterday urged the Constitutional Court to strike down some...
Disgruntled ruling party members form new party
MASERU — Some disgruntled members of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party have formed a new party. The Baphuthi Congress Lesotho (BCL) was...
Sandstone workers down tools
MASERU — Only 25 lisente. That is what workers at Lesotho Sandstone Enterprise in Teyateyaneng, about 40km north of Maseru, are earning to produce a...
Phohleli murder trial postponed
MASERU — The trial of four men who are facing seven counts of murder was yesterday postponed to today after one of the lawyers withdrew...
Transport company takes Law Society to court
MASERU – A local transport company that is embroiled in a dispute with one lawyer is suing the Law Society of Lesotho for allegedly turning...