DJ Sbu rocks, finally
MASERU — South African artists DJ Sbu and Zakes Bantwini arrived four hours late for the Vandal Invades Roma Party on Friday. But that barely...
South African poet to grace festival
MASERU — South African poet Thabiso ‘Afurakan’ Mohare is pencilled to rub shoulders with local poets at the Valley Breeze IV poetry festival at Roma...
Hip hop star to set Litaleng alight
MASERU — South African hip hop artist Khuli Chana is set to breathe life into Maseru’s nightlife when he performs at Litaleng Leisure Club tomorrow....
Media must stop demeaning women
APART from my mother, the biggest influence in my life came from a woman – my high school teacher in Harare in the late 1990s,...
Should change cost so much blood?
HERE is a frightening thought: as long as African leaders kill their own people, literally, at the drop of a tear of protest, Africa will...
PM’s office probe goes after 20 firms
MASERU – Twenty companies that have supplied goods and services to the office of the prime minister since 2008 are under investigation for alleged corruption,...
e-passports tender to go ahead: Lehohla
MASERU – Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla says the procurement of electronic passports will go ahead despite concerns that the process was flawed. Lehohla told...
Central Bank boss dies
MASERU – Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor, Moeketsi Senanoana, has died. Senanoana died at Medi-Clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on Sunday. A notice on...
‘I acted in self-defence’
MASERU – Cameraman Habofanoe Ntsie told the High Court on Tuesday that he shot and killed his two neighbours in 2004 in self-defence. He said...
Dairy board boss fired
MASERU – Lesotho National Dairy Board (LNDB) boss Selematsela Montŝi has been fired. Montŝi was fired for alleged corruption which was unearthed by a forensic...
Monitor wants local government polls postponed
MASERU – The Committee on Monitoring of Electoral Processes wants local government elections, which had been set for May, postponed to August. A progress report...
National budget under spotlight
MASERU – Lesotho’s civic groups are demanding greater involvement in the formulation of the national budget. They say they are not happy that the government...
3 charged for operating unregistered schools
MASERU – A Kenyan and two Basotho are facing criminal charges for operating unregistered schools in Maseru. The prosecution says Moses Kiaba, Akhente Akhente and...
Bid to block ‘Maseribane, Matete from BNP presidency
MASERU — Former Basotho National Party (BNP) publicity secretary Majara Molapo wants secretary general Ranthomeng Matete and deputy leader Thesele ‘Maseribane barred from contesting for...
Boy arrested for possession of dagga
MASERU — A 15-year-old boy from Maseru was arrested on Saturday for illegal possession of dagga. Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said the boy was arrested...
The truth shall come out at last
AS a well mannered individual who was taught to respect the elderly I cannot directly accuse my elders of lying as that would be too...
SA to host U-20 tourney
MASERU – South Africa were yesterday named the new hosts for the Caf Under-20 Youth Championships. The eight-team tournament will now begin on April 17...
LCS take commanding lead
MASERU — Three years ago LCS were the most feared team in Lesotho. Mention the name Masheshena and people trembled. The Central Prisons side won...
Makoanyane XI, Botswana share spoils
Botswana ……… (0) 2 Lesotho ………. (0) 2 MASERU — Makoanyane XI and Botswana’s Under-23 national team shared the spoils in an international friendly match...
DJ Sbu is back
MASERU — South Africa’s DJ Sbu is set to invade Roma tomorrow in a bid to appease his fans following a show to forget two...
Lesotho film festival kicks off at Sterkinekor
MASERU — The Sesotho Media and Development will beginning tomorrow host the Lesotho Film Festival at Sterkinekor in Maseru. The three-day festival will showcase international...
It’s never too late to rectify this wrong
THE decision by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Lesotho to cancel the evaluation of a tender to select a service provider for national identity cards...
From Menkhoaneng to Thaba Bosiu with love
MALIMONG — the place of cannibals! I have a new found respect for that place not only because of what happened in 1824 but also...
The enemy of the LCD is the LCD itself
A SMALL discredited conspiratorial group of dissidents, some of them formerly active in the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party, recently approached the High Court...
ID tender scrapped
MASERU – The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) has cancelled Lesotho’s national identity card project following revelations that the process had been seriously compromised. The MCA...
Lawyer wants LCD case thrown out
MASERU – Lawyers for the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) yesterday asked the High Court to throw out an application seeking to block the...
Former soldier, wife win M140 000 in damages
MASERU – A former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) brigadier and his wife were yesterday awarded M140 000 for unlawful arrest and detention by the army....
High Court judge recuses himself
MASERU — High Court judge Justice Thamsanqa Nomncongo has recused himself in a case in which an army officer is challenging some provisions of the...
Matete: I’m a democrat at heart
MASERU – Basotho National Party (BNP) secretary general Ranthomeng Matete last Friday threw his hat into the ring for the presidency of the BNP. Matete...
Villager beaten to death over suspected bestiality
MASERU – A 29-year-old man from Mapoteng was allegedly beaten to death by angry villagers after he was accused of bestiality. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha...