Woman raped at gunpoint
MASERU – A 26-year-old man from Ha-Molungoa in Maseru appeared in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with rape. Monyane Rasekoai pleaded not guilty...
Mosisili under fire
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili came under fierce attack on Friday for his government’s failure to implement a law that requires public officers to...
Expelled BNP official slams Lekhanya
MASERU — A former senior executive of the opposition Basotho National Party (BNP) has accused the party leader Metsing Lekhanya (pictured below) of turning the...
Lesotho plans to set up small claims court
MASERU — The government in conjunction with the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) is planning to set up a small claims court as part of its...
Opposition MPs walk out again
MASERU — Opposition MPs walked out of parliament for the second time on Monday in protest against the tabling of the controversial Land Bill 2009....
Murder suspects claim torture while in police custody
MASERU — The High Court will on April 7 deliver judgment in a murder case which had become a trial-within-a-trial after suspects claimed they were...
Church disowns bishop
MASERU — The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) says Reverend Daniel Rantle, the man who claims to be the head of the Methodist Church...
Inter-party talks set to resume tomorrow
MASERU — Political parties are scheduled to meet again tomorrow as the search for a solution to the country’s bitter electoral dispute continues, the Lesotho...
Varsity needs overhaul
OUR sister paper, the Sunday Express, this week carried a shocking story about the mess at our premier learning institution, the National University of Lesotho...
Time to be original
By Tlali Mapetla I HAVE lived all my life in Lesotho and South Africa. I therefore feel qualified to bare my thoughts about how Basotho...
From the horse’s mouth
Even Scrutator could not have been so candid. We all heard it from the horse’s mouth. The chairman of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)’s...
LCS in coach crisis
MASERU — LCS coach Mafa Ramakau is in hospital, throwing into disarray the prisons side’s surge for a top-four Vodacom Premier League finish. Ramakau, popularly...
Bantu seeks top four finish
MASERU — Bantu playmaker Tefo Maipato says the club will be content with finishing the season among the Vodacom Premier League’s top four sides. The...
Lioli thump Majantja
MASERU — Lioli served a stirring reminder of their yesteryear prowess in front of goal with a 3-0 win over Majantja on Sunday thanks to...
Top athlete breaks record
MASERU — Heptathlete Selloane Tšoaeli broke her own national long jump record with a 5.89m leap at a Yellow Pages Series event in Durban, South...
Alliance sponsors netball tourney
MASERU — Players worldwide find it hard to make a living from netball because the sport is not as well recognised as football. This was...
‘Probe scandal’
MASERU — Opposition parties want Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to probe allegations that some of his ministers benefited from the block farming loan scheme. The...
Committee okays ‘draconian’ Bill
MASERU — The controversial Public Meetings and Processions Bill 2009 sailed through parliament’s law and public safety portfolio committee without any major changes. The committee...
Ntsie case: police accused of plot
MASERU — The trial of prominent television producer Habofanoe Ntsie who is facing two charges of murder took a dramatic twist this week after defence...
Ex-cop jailed for eight years
MASERU — A former police officer, Mothobi Moholi, was on Monday slapped with an eight-year jail term without an option of a fine after he...
Government officials fail to turn up
MASERU — The Lesotho government officials yesterday failed to attend a meeting with the opposition and Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) to establish a roadmap...
‘Reformed’ Mohaleroe pleads with High Court
MASERU — For how long can a man’s criminal record continue to preclude him from the opportunities of life? That is the question businessman Makhoabe...
Tap water gives new life to villagers
MAFETENG — While some rural parts of the country are in the grip of hunger some villagers in Ha-Paki and Ha-Shale in Mafeteng have a...
Planting seeds of discontent
By Dr Sempe Sempe A LETTER written by the former minister of trade, Mpho Malie, to the managing director of Standard Lesotho Bank, Roger Snelgar,...
Freedom of expression and the internet
By Lichaba Sekhosana Three executives of a prominent global internet search company were convicted in Italy last month for violating privacy laws. The executives were...
MCA on track to meet targets
MASERU — The Millennium Challenge Account-Lesotho is on course to achieve its five-year development goals, according to Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) senior advisor Cassandra Butts....
Trade ministry fund-raises for expo
MASERU — The Ministry of Trade says it will, beginning this Saturday, hold campaigns to raise extra cash for the World Expo in Shanghai, China,...
Cup Kings crowned
LMPS……..(0) 0 LDF………(0) 0 (LMPS win 3-2 after penalties) MASERU — After being crowned the Top Four champions on Sunday, LMPS can now officially call...
Lioli boss seeing red
MASERU — Lioli president Lebohang Thotanyana has expressed shock at the Lesotho Football Association’s (Lefa) decision to award Matlama three points and three goals for...
International bikers to invade Lesotho
MASERU — At least 140 international off-road riders are on Saturday expected to compete in the Lesotho Enduro in Roma, 35km south of the city....