Kingdom Classics to perform in Maseru
MASERU — A local classical music group, Kingdom Classics, will hold its first show at Maseru Sun on Saturday. A spokesman for the group, Tuoe...
Bloem drag racers thrill local spectators
MASERU — Tyre bursting. Open bonnets. Whistles and cheering from spectators filled Masianokeng’s famous Lerakong which was full of tyre smoke on Saturday as four...
Billy faces axe
Powerful ABC clique wants No 3 man out MASERU — A powerful clique within the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party is mulling...
SA to vet travel permit holders
MASERU — South Africa will with effect from today only grant six-month travel permits to Lesotho citizens classified as frequent travellers to the neigbouring country....
Rogue soldiers jailed
MASERU — Three army officers were on Tuesday jailed after they were found guilty of killing a police officer during political disturbances that rocked the...
Lawyer wants evidence rejected
MASERU — A defence lawyer has opposed an application by a state prosecutor asking the High Court to accept incriminating statements made by eight accused...
‘Company can fire Mohaleroe’
Ruling brings long-running court battle to an end MASERU — The long-running row over the ownership of a transport firm ended on Tuesday after...
Cellphone service to help passport applicants
MASERU — The Ministry of Home Affairs plans to introduce a system that will make it possible for people who have applied for passports to...
Rape suspect tests HIV positive
MASERU — She took a piece of a birthday cake to a gardener at the family home. But the gardener was not satisfied with the...
‘We need specific law to curb domestic violence’
MASERU — Joale Nkoale and his family in Peka, Leribe, about 60 kilometres north of Maseru, are still in shock. His son, Ntsoeta Nkoale, 14,...
LTDC in internet marketing drive
MASERU — The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) last Friday launched a new website to market the country to tourists. Speaking at the official launch...
Miss Vodacom PC to grab Florid Super-Lux
MASERU — Miss Vodacom PC FM will this year get a grand prize of a GWM Florid Super-Lux car, the organisers of the pageant have...
Local artists raid street vendors
MASERU — Local artists this week pounced on street vendors in the capital and seized copies of pirated CDs and DVDs. The street raid on...
Majantja in turmoil
MASERU — Majantja are in turmoil amid speculation the club’s president Sello Matete is about to throw in the towel. Tensions have been simmering...
Coaches shun body over mess
MASERU — The Lesotho Coaching Association (LCA) is in shambles with the football organisation struggling to retain membership since allegations of financial embezzlement surfaced. A...
Minister, MP clash
MASERU — An opposition MP for Motimposo constituency, Pitso Maisa and Forestry Minister Ralechete ’Mokose are at each other’s throats over the alleged theft of...
Lehohla lambasts Thabane
… describes ABC leader’s unity government calls as ‘loose talk’ MASERU — Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla yesterday described as “loose talk” calls by...
Matete scoffs at BNP faction
MASERU — Re-elected Basotho National Party (BNP) secretary general Ranthomeng Matete has distanced himself from the faction opposed to the former ruling party leader Metsing...
No lawyers in small claims court
Litigants will not need legal representation MASERU — The Ministry of Justice plans to bar lawyers from the planned small claims court in a...
Woman sues hubby’s lover for M2 million
MASERU — A Maseru woman is suing a National Assembly clerk for M2 million for allegedly being involved in an adulterous relationship with her husband....
‘Phofoolo can sue Chaltin’
MASERU — A magistrate’s court has ruled that Maseru lawyer Haae Phoofolo was free to proceed with his claim for payment from retired politician Chaltin...
Villagers hand over illegal guns to police
MOKHOTLONG — Villagers in Lipohong in Mokhotlong last Friday handed in nine illegal firearms as the police stepped up efforts to clear illegal firearms. Police...
Crackdown on illegal clinics looms
MASERU — Three women sit outside a run-down “surgery” in Thibella, a poor working-class suburb notorious for running illegal shebeens, awaiting their turn to get...
Lekhanya must start preparing for his exit
BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader Metsing Lekhanya outmuscled his political opponents last weekend to retain control of his beleaguered political party. We wish to extend...
Chalimo breaks new ground
Local firm sends trio to world’s diamond capital MASERU — A local company, Chalimo Limited, is sending three trainees to Antwerp, Belgium, to gain...
‘I have big plans for Mothae Mine: Mpatuoa’
MASERU — Nyakallo Mpatuoa, 55, who was appointed the managing director at Mothae Diamonds last week, has always been fascinated by rocks. Her love for...
Makoanyane XI go down to Botswana
Lesotho Under-20……(0) 0 Botswana…………………(0) 1 MASERU — Botswana coach Stanley Tshosane was annoyed Lesotho put out the national Under-20 side for their...
Miss Bikini lined up for high school girls
Khahliso Khama MASERU — Energy Entertainment, a health and fitness group, will hold the Miss Bikini pageant for high school girls in search of...
Local artists to promote Basotho culture in China
By Lerato Matheka MASERU — Twenty local artists including Afro-jazz star Fatere will represent Lesotho during China’s National Day celebrations in October. Famo veteran...
DJ Qness to rock Maseru
Khahliso Khama MASERU — The Zimbabwean-born DJ behind the popular house remix Pfugama Unamate is set to perform at The Joint tomorrow night. DJ...