… but opposition says effort too little, too late
MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition leaders yesterday slammed the national agriculture forum describing the conference as a joke that was “doomed to fail”. They said it...
King signs Land Bill
MASERU King Letsie has signed the controversial Land Bill 2010 into law, a development that sees Lesotho adopting a new land tenure system. The Bill...
Temp travel docs phased out
MASERU — The Minister of Home Affairs and Public Safety Lesao Lehohla yesterday said the government has phased out the old temporary travel documents and...
Bursary cut-back hits poor students
MASERU — Two weeks ago, Makhejane Taoli (in the picture) was literally over the moon. He had just received what he considered the best piece...
Overhaul agriculture
THE problems in Lesotho’s agriculture sector have been well documented. Players in the agriculture sector acknowledge that the sector has been in perpetual decline for...
LBC brings World Cup cheer to Lesotho
MASERU — The Lesotho Brewing Company (LBC) The competition started on March 1 and ended on May 15. Participants had to collect the under-liners on...
Ministry rolls out investment stimulus package
MASERU — The private sector development division in the Ministry of Finance says it will this year introduce a raft of measures to improve the...
Mosothoane hangs boots
MASERU — Linare’s veteran striker Kabelo Mosothoane finally hangs his boots when he plays his testimonial match against Vodacom Premier League champions Matlama on Saturday....
M3 million for Zone VI games
MASERU — The government has given M3 million for Lesotho’s participation in the Supreme Council of Sports in Africa (SCSA) Zone VI games scheduled for...
Maile pledges future to Bantu
MASERU — Bantu’s defensive stalwart Tlali Maile has pledged his future to the Mafeteng side after his outstanding season was expected to attract bids from...
Lesotho wins gold medals in junior championships
MASERU — Lesotho won five gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the Southern Region Junior Championships held in Mozambique last weekend. Mannini Pitso...
Mohapi faces bleak future
MASERU — Bafokeng Mohapi’s future as Bantu coach is in doubt after he missed eight of the team’s last eight games of the Vodacom Premier...
Matlama cap glamorous season
MASERU — The just-ended Vodacom Premier League season saw highs and lows, goals and misses. It also saw the return to local football of...
Thabane fumes
MASERU — All Basotho Convention (ABC) party leader Thomas Thabane (pictured) says last Saturday’s three by-elections in Hololo, Mpharane and Sebapala were not “free and...
PFD leader quits parliament
MASERU — The leader of the opposition Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) party, Lekhetho Rakuoane, last Friday quit parliament to focus on party business ahead...
Court ruling shocks Law Society
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho says it is surprised the High Court has dismissed its application to have the Director of Public Prosecutions...
Civic group blasts electoral body
MASERU — A local pro-democracy civic group has accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of failing to educate its polling officers and party agents about...
Leribe cop shoots wife during dispute
MASERU — A 31-year-old police officer from Leribe allegedly shot and killed his 28-year-old wife last week following a domestic dispute, police have said. Police...
Voter apathy hits opposition hard
MASERU — On the day the people of Sebapala, Mpharane and Hololo were expected to cast their ballots in droves they largely stayed at home....
Why LCD still holds sway
MASERU — Eleven star rallies in six months — that’s how aggressively the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party had campaigned in the by-elections in Hololo,...
FNB gives out World Cup tickets
MASERU — Eleven lucky First National Bank (FNB) account holders have won double tickets to watch a World Cup match in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on...
‘High production will boost Sacu revenue for Lesotho’
MASERU — Lesotho will have to increase its production capacity significantly if it wants to boost its share of Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) revenue,...
LCS blame refs for dismal run
MASERU — Three-time champions LCS have blamed referees for the team’s worst season in a decade. For the first time in 10 years, the correctional...
Matlama cap glamorous season
MASERU — The just-ended Vodacom Premier League season saw highs and lows, goals and misses. It also saw the return to local football of prodigies...
LMPS, LDF join top four
MASERU — For the first time in many years the final day of the season, Sunday, witnessed tension at both ends of the league table....
Diplomat roughs up court official
MASERU — A diplomat could find himself in trouble after he allegedly pushed and shoved a messenger of court who had come to his office...
Court to rule on DPP’s right to royal honour
MASERU — The High Court will deliver judgment tomorrow on an application in which the Law Society of Lesotho is challenging the conferment of the...
Warrant of arrest for fugitive
MASERU — A warrant of arrest has been issued for a suspected robber who skipped bail a few minutes before he was due to appear...
Opposition motion on land thrown out
MASERU — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) MPs together with their National Independent Party (NIP) allies on Friday rejected a motion by the...
Minister defends youth project
MASERU — Youth Minister ’Mathabiso Lepono on Monday said the recently introduced national youth volunteer programme is above board rejecting opposition charges that the project...