Suspected baby snatchers granted bail
MASERU — Two women from Ha-Ts’iu appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with abducting an infant in January. ‘Mathuso Ntiese, 58, and ‘Maselebalo...
‘Good Samaritan’ flees with pilot’s bank card
MASERU — A South African pilot working in Lesotho will rue the day he asked a stranger to help him withdraw money from an ATM...
Lesotho loses war against piracy
MASERU — Deafening music pumps from two powerful speakers in a makeshift stall along Kingsway Street in Maseru. On the stall is a huge assortment...
Keeping our promise
TWO days from today, the Lesotho Times will quietly celebrate its second anniversary. And what an exciting time it has been for all of us...
Lefa: respect our autonomy
THE following is a statement by the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) responding to statements made members of parliament and political youth leagues calling on the...
Cash boost for road project
MASERU — South Africa last week handed over a cheque for M40 million to the government of Lesotho to fund the upgrading of the 47.4...
Lesotho holds lowest annual inflation rate
MASERU — The Central Bank of Lesotho says Lesotho’s annual inflation rate which stood at 4.3 percent in February is the lowest in the common...
Clash put on ice
MASERU — The eagerly awaited clash pitting title favourites Matlama against defending champions Lioli has been put on hold. The Premier League had last...
Moza coach suspects U17’s of age-cheating
MASERU — Mozambique coach Torsten Spittler has expressed doubt about the age of some of Lesotho’s Under-17 players after watching his charges go down 3-1...
A-Division official blasts Lefa
MASERU — The first division’s spokesperson has threatened to resign over what he says is the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa)’s failure to quickly resolve disputes...
Top local athlete eyes Botswana diamond prize
MASERU — Lesotho’s top long-distance runner, Nkhabutlane Motlokoa, is confident of winning the First Takalane Gaborone Marathon on Sunday. The winner of the marathon will...
Bantu coach misses another match
MASERU — Speculation over the future of Bantu coach Bafokeng Mohapi has swelled after the gaffer was not seen at the Vodacom Premier League side’s...
Migrants jump border
MASERU — Thousands of Basotho migrant workers who had come back home for the Easter holiday are now trapped in Lesotho after they failed to...
Ex-NUL boss dies
MASERU — Professor Adelani Ogunrinade, the former vice-chancellor of the National University of Lesotho (NUL), has died. The Nigerian academic died at Medi-Clinic in Bloemfontein...
Army fingered in coup attempt
MASERU — Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) soldiers co-operated with the enemy during the attacks at Makoanyane military base and the State House on April 22...
Nine die in holiday accidents
MASERU — Nine people died in road accidents during the Easter holiday, police figures show. Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha said there were 61 reported road...
Mda blasts incompetent judges
MASERU — The president of the Law Society of Lesotho Advocate Zwelakhe Mda wants incompetent High Court judges to be “named and shamed”. Mda said...
Five men killed in shoot-out with police
MASERU — Five men aged between 30 and 40 were killed in a fire exchange with the police in Mafeteng last week. Another man was...
Ogunrinade: a distinguished academic career
MASERU — Professor Adelani Ogunrinade, who died last Saturday, was born 56 years ago in Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Ibadan with a...
Judge orders HIV test for man who raped teenager
MASERU — A 25-year-old man was on Tuesday ordered to undergo an HIV test after he was convicted of abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl...
Fraudster appeals against conviction
MASERU — Former Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) accountant Peggy Thakeli yesterday asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the conviction imposed on her...
Aids message hits brickwall
MASERU — Bora, a strong, athletic taxi driver in his late 30s, is not shy to talk about his sexual exploits. He says with a...
Stamp out the chaos
THE decision by the Premier League to ban the executive committee of Lioli Football Club for the next four years did not come as a...
Paid M50 for session of torture
SO the leader of the LCD kindergarten, Mosala Mojakisane, has confirmed he is very much out of touch with current affairs. He confirmed last week...
Insurance firms propose merger
MASERU — Insurance firms Metropolitan Holdings and Momentum have announced a proposed merger in an effort to improve competitiveness and consolidate their grip on the...
Local real estate company wins LNDC tender
MASERU — The Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has awarded a tender to manage the corporation’s real estate to a local property management firm, Morai-Maseela...
Lefa hits back at MP
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) has called an opposition MP “full of ignorance” for lobbying the government to stop funding the association. Sello...
Bahlabani vow to floor Mozambique
MASERU — Bahlabani, Lesotho’s Under-17 national team, have vowed to floor Mozambique when the two sides square up in the first leg of a CAF...
Matlama almost champs
MASERU — Matlama coach Ntebele Taole has warned his side against complacency in the run-in to the championship. On Sunday, Matlama took another giant leap...
Arsenal suffer another heartbreak
MASERU — Former Lesotho champions Arsenal had to suffer promotion heartache once again when they were pipped to a Premier League berth by Mabeoana on...