Lioli swops pair for Bantu hitman
MASERU — Lioli outcasts Mohapi Ntobo and Brown Makobe have found a new home at Bantu after the two Vodacom Premier League sides sealed a...
Lekhanya demands M3 million from BNP
MASERU — Ousted Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Metsing Lekhanya is demanding M3 million which he says he lent to the party. Lekhanya, who was...
LCD leadership blasts petitions
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) executive committee is on a charm offensive to clean its image ahead of a special conference which...
Dead bodies washed up in Leribe
HLOTSE — It was a horrific scene. Seven graves were washed away in a landslide in Leribe’s Sebothoane village on Monday afternoon. The landslide, caused...
‘Rented crowd pushed me out’
MASERU — Metsing Lekhanya’s reign as leader of the troubled Basotho National Party (BNP) came to an abrupt end on December 18, 2010. A vote...
Motorists struggle to register vehicles
MASERU — Thousands of people are battling to register and re-register vehicles because the traffic department is yet to replace the system which was destroyed...
Queen honours veteran teacher
MASERU — Veteran educationist Colin Macdonald has been awarded the Officer of the British Empire (OBE) title by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. The award, which...
Teenagers raped
MASERU — She woke up in the morning and realised she had been raped. But the problem was that she did not know who had...
New notes to start circulating in March
MASERU — Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor Dr Moeketsi Senaoana says the country’s new bank notes will start circulating in March. Senaoana made the...
And the 2010 Mediocrity Award winner is …
After meticulous verification Scrutator is proud to announce that Motsoahae Thomas Thabane is the winner of the coveted Mediocrity Award for 2010. Tom has also...
Lesotho in tough draw
MASERU — Lesotho received a tough draw when they were drawn against hosts Libya, Egypt and Mali in the Caf African Youth Championship which kicks...
New player licensing system on the cards
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) says it will implement a new licensing system for premier league players next season. The new season will...
Lesotho referees flunk fitness test
MASERU — Lesotho’s referees are struggling for fitness. This is according to results that came out at Setsoto Stadium on Sunday. At least 19 out...
Annointed successors a threat to democracy
LESOTHO’S political parties are certainly going through turbulence. It is only those who are politically blind who will oppose this statement. The political turbulence is...
Unmasking Mosisili’s message
AS per tradition Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili delivered his annual Christmas message last month. The Christmas message is an innovative way of highlighting government successes...
In spite of Gbagbo we did well
2010 could still rate as the best year for Africa, in spite of such huge setbacks as the tragedy of the Ivory Coast. Laurent Gbagbo...
American filmmaker scouts for actors
By Lerato Matheka MASERU — An American filmmaker is looking for Basotho actors to feature in a film, The Forgotten Kingdom, set for shooting in...
Lekhanya booted out
MASERU — Former army general Metsing Lekhanya’s reign as the leader of the Basotho National Party (BNP) came to an abrupt end last Saturday night....
Parliament muzzles MP
MASERU — The All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s controversial MP Libe Moremoholo has been slapped with a 12-month gag order not to speak to the media....
The top political stories of 2010
MASERU — Ah, what a year it has been for our politicians. 2010 was a year in which an alliance was broken, a ruling party...
Lekhanya: No thanks and goodbye!
MASERU — The ousting of Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Metsing Lekhanya last weekend gives the 51-year old party a rare opportunity to rebrand itself...
Moleleki defends cheap labour
MASERU — Natural Resources Minister Monyane Moleleki (pictured) says there is nothing wrong with the government allowing foreign investors to come and use Basotho’s “cheap...
China offers Lesotho duty-free regime
By Lerato Matheka MASERU — The Chinese ambassador to Lesotho on Tuesday said China is willing to allow at least 95 percent of goods from...
Santa’s present for General Lekhanya
So Metsing Lekhanya, that 72-year-old former military ruler who has been clinging on to the leadership of the Basotho National Party (BNP) for more than...
Matlama to face SA’s Supersport
MASERU – Matlama Football Club have been drawn against Supersport United of South Africa in the preliminary round of next year’s Caf Champions League. Tse...
Redskins lift Zone VI title
MASERU — Giants Redskins Volleyball Club ended their six-year title drought last Saturday when they beat defending champions Kutloano in the Inter-Club Zone VI Championships....
Tricky season for top teams
MASERU — It is proving to be an unpredictable season for top premier league clubs. As soon as a club seems it will grab the...
Thoughts of a diplomat in Lesotho
JUST a little over three months ago, while visiting the Pacific Joint Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in China, I got to know that...
Rights watchdog will stop culture of impunity
THE move to set up an independent human rights watchdog to protect the rights of citizens should be seen as the first concrete step by...
The options are limited for ‘Fire Extinguishers’
IT IS becoming abundantly clear to political observers that there is a fierce leadership tussle within the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. The...