Bantu, Likhopo locked in transfer wrangle
MASERU — Likhopo are up in arms over the “irregular” transfer to another Premier League club of a youth international who has been training with...
Rovers undaunted by relegation threat
MASERU — Roma Rovers are not pressing the panic button yet despite languishing in the relegation zone with just three wins from their 15 matches...
Parties threaten election boycott
MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition leaders say they are considering boycotting the forthcoming local government elections if the government does not amend the Local Government Elections...
NUL professor could challenge Lekhanya
MASERU — A faction in the Basotho National Party (BNP) says it wants prominent political scholar Professor Kopano Makoa to challenge party leader Major General...
Cameras betray dumb crooks
MASERU — A petrol attendant at Excel Filling station along Pope John Paul II Road in Maseru must have thought he had hit a jackpot...
Referees boycott Majantja
MASERU — The Lesotho Referees Association (LRA) has threatened to continue boycotting football matches involving Majantja FC until the Premier League Management Committee addresses its...
World Cup: Will Lesotho gain?
MASERU — In exactly 147 days the World Cup football tournament will burst into life in neighbouring South Africa. The World Cup, arguably the biggest...
HIV positive man convicted of rape
MASERU — When a woman is chased and stabbed with a knife, she cannot consent to sex even if she had undressed herself. This was...
Civil servants order bank to stop salary deductions
MASERU — Civil servants on Monday ordered a local commercial bank, Lesotho Standard Bank, to stop deducting money from their salaries on behalf of three...
Breaking the cycle of poverty
IN HIS speech to the Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho last weekend, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili hit the proverbial nail on the head by identifying...
The January Disease is here
There is a new bug infecting people in town. The ailment is known as the “January Disease” and it is caused by a virus called...
Mosisili’s rich dream
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has reiterated his wish to see the creation of “many Basotho millionaires” to arrest the scourge of poverty and...
Post Bank introduces loan scheme
MASERU — Lesotho Post Bank has introduced a micro-financing scheme in a move the bank says will help alleviate poverty. The marketing director at Lesotho...
A four horse race?
MASERU — Last season when army side LDF opened an eight-point lead at the top of the league with a 2-0 win over Butha-Buthe Roses...
Ousted LSRC official speaks out
MASERU — Turbulence has been the name of the game for the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) over the past five months. In October...
Athletics season kicks off
MASERU — Lesotho’s athletics year will begin in earnest this Saturday when the Lesotho Senior Track and Field Events Championships are held at the Setsoto...
Choral awards scandal
MASERU — The Choral Music Federation of Lesotho national executive committee has been sharply divided following disagreement over the 2009 African Melody Festival Awards, the...
Ethiopians celebrates Christmas
MASERU — The Ethiopian community living in Lesotho got together to celebrate Christmas at the Mediterrannee’ Restaurant in Maseru last Saturday. On the Ethiopian calendar...
Fatere loses finger
MASERU — Popular jazz musician, Sechaba ‘Fatere’ Litabe (pictured), lost part of his right thumb after a firecracker exploded in his hand on New Year’s...
Law Society challenges DPP honour
MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho has filed a notice at the High Court to challenge the appointment of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),...
JC results out
MASERU — The 2009 Junior Certificate (JC) results are out. The Minister of Education and Training, Dr ‘Mphono Khaketla, announced at a press conference held...
Lerotholi plot escape
MASERU — A New Year brings with it new hopes, possibly new strategies and new football stars. After three weeks of slumber, the Vodacom Premier...
Judge recuses self in PC FM case
MASERU — A High Court judge has recused himself from a case involving People’s Choice FM’s top management, saying he personally knew both the applicant...
Another famo singer shot dead
MAFETENG — Popular famo artist, Tumelo Shea, 33, and his wife, Mmakananelo, 30, were murdered in their home in Makeneng in Mafeteng last weekend. The...
Analyst slams ‘weak judiciary’
MASERU — A sociology lecturer at the National University of Lesotho (NUL), Dr ‘Makhotsang Phokojoe, has blamed a “weak judiciary” for the increasing cases of...
Scorned suitor stabs woman
LERIBE — A 26-year-old woman from Pitseng in Leribe was stabbed to death last Friday after she allegedly rejected a man’s love proposal. Police spokesman...
Media policy awaits cabinet approval
MASERU — Cabinet has still not approved the draft media policy for Lesotho four months after the policy was unveiled to the media. Communications Minister...
Man denied bail after jail escape
MASERU — A 29-year-old man from Mphaki in Quthing who is charged with the theft of motor vehicle parts was on Tuesday denied bail by...
No short cut to football glory
THE African Nations Cup explodes into life on Sunday in Angola promising a football festival to a country still recovering from the ravages of war....
Land Bill suspicious
I AM totally distraught by the proposed Lesotho Land Bill 2009 which is currently before parliament. I think it is important for us as a...