PM’s son off the hook
Inquest absolves Mosisili of manslaughter MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s son has escaped a possible manslaughter charge after an unusual inquest concluded he...
Famo pair appeal conviction, freed
MASERU — Two men who The two, Puseletso Motsoaole, 28, and Thabiso Roeli, 26, from Thabana-Morena in Mafeteng were released on Monday last week after...
Senior government official dies
MASERU — The deputy director in the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Thabiso Makintane, died in Maseru last Saturday after a short illness. Mankitane,...
Troubled newspaper suspends operations
MASERU — A local newspaper, The Guardian, has folded after only two weeks on the streets due to financial problems, the Lesotho Times has learnt....
Top businessman faces jail for ignoring order
MASERU — A prominent businessman Tumo Tlelai could be sent to prison for contempt of court after the High Court last month found him guilty...
Political dinosaurs and the politics of boycott
LAST week the leader of the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party called on Lesotho’s political parties to boycott the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)....
Business calls for consultation on border issues
MASERU — The Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho (PSFL) says the government should work closely with the business sector to prevent a repeat of last...
Diplomat faces arrest
MASERU — The Honorary Consul for Denmark in Lesotho, Kuena Phafane, faces arrest for contempt of court a few weeks after he escaped being slapped...
Security guards rob supermarket
MASERU — Four men, including two security guards, have been arrested after they allegedly robbed a local supermarket of M15 000 in cash at gunpoint....
Church,man in land row
MASERU — A pastor of the Kereke ea Moshoeshoe Church this week asked the High Court to grant him access to the church building after...
It’s not South Africa’s fault
FOR two weeks now South Africa has denied entry into the country to thousands of Basotho who are using temporary travel documents. Those who have...
Local mining firm eyes Butha-Buthe diamonds
MASERU — Local diamond mining firm, Meso Diamonds, says it will begin the prospecting process at the Lemphane kimberlite in Butha-Buthe in the next three...
Standard Bank scoops global excellence award
MASERU — Standard Bank has been awarded the Excellence in Business Action award for its work in fighting tuberculosis, malaria and HIV and Aids. The...
Fuel price goes down
MASERU — Motorists are smiling all the way to garages after the Petroleum Fund slashed the price of petrol by a massive 30 lisente per...
Seema set to leave Pirates
MASERU — Likuena captain Lehlohonolo Seema has been linked with a move away from Orlando Pirates after enduring an injury-plagued season. Seema, who turned 30...
Joy keen to keep
MASERU — Joy want to keep inspirational midfielder Shetsane Ramoseeka on their books although he is set to re-join Teyateyaneng giants Lioli. Ramoseeka joined the...
Bantu sign Boseka
MASERU — Bantu look set to complete the off-season’s most high-profile signing so far by acquiring the services of Swallows starlet Mosioua Boseka. The talented...
MKM boss sparks storm
Judge quits case in protest over clandestine visit MASERU — MKM boss Simon Thebe-ea-Khale could find himself in serious trouble following revelations last week...
BORDER MAYHEM
Deputy PM rushes to Pretoria to defuse crisis MASERU — Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla has been dispatched to Pretoria to try and defuse...
Protest looms over border chaos
MASERU — Lesotho’s civic groups say they will stage protests at the South Africa High Commission office in Maseru if South Africa does not lift...
Why MKM is too hot to handle
MASERU — It’s the early bird that gets the fattest worm, so goes the English adage. Pyramid schemes work the same way. Those who join...
Man kills granny
MASERU — A 21-year-old Mafeteng man, John Ts’ehlo, is facing a charge of murder for allegedly killing his grandmother whom he accused of practising witchcraft....
Malawian nabbed for attempting to get local passport
MASERU — A 21-year-old Malawian national is in police custody after he was caught trying to secure a Lesotho passport using false identity papers, the...
‘Protecting rights of the child’
MASERU – It is bitterly cold. The young school children are dressed up for the winter to keep warm. They are in heavy jackets some...
Lesotho eyes key co-operatives seats
MASERU — Lesotho says it is pushing to have two seats on the board of the International Co-operatives Alliance (ICA) to improve business opportunities for...
Fuel, food push inflation up
MASERU — Lesotho’s monthly inflation rate increased slightly to 3.7 percent in April, up from 3.6 percent recorded in March, according to the latest figures...
No bank accounts, no prize money: Vodacom
MASERU — First division teams are yet to get their prize monies more than a month after the season ended because most of them do...
Two jailed for plot to kill musicians
MASERU — Two men from Mafeteng were on Monday imprisoned for five years each after they were convicted of conspiring to kill two popular famo...
Famo gang war
MASERU — The conviction of two men who were accused of conspiring to kill two popular famo musicians and two radio presenters has lifted the...
PM calls for agric revolution
MASERU — Lesotho’s heavy dependence on food imports is an embarrassment, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has said. Mosisili made the remarks yesterday as he officially...