Hell on earth for factory workers
MASERU — When Nthato Ralele found a job as a tailor she thought her worries were finally over. But four years down the line, Ralele...
Where are the trade unions?
HISTORICALLY factory workers have had it tough since the days of the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Factory work has always been associated with long hours,...
No flaws in government system
I WRITE in response to an article by Tsikoane Peshoane and published in the October 29-November 4 2009 edition of the Lesotho Times. I am...
Celebrating leap from pan into fire
SO that’s why the young one was celebrating the departure of his erstwhile editor? He wanted his poison to get to readers undiluted. First, readers...
Move to expand banking coverage among the poor
MASERU — Lesotho PostBank has joined hands with the World Savings Bank Institute (WSBI) to increase banking coverage among the poor. The WSBI is an...
Pick ‘n Pay set to open in Maseru
MASERU — Sam Mphana, the man who is jointly behind the new Pick ‘n Pay due to be opened in Maseru later this month, is...
Transfer squabbles threaten local footballers’ careers
MASERU — The Premier League is in the middle of two transfer wrangles that have stalled player’s promising careers. Joy midfielder Moli Lesesa, 26, and...
Maketela retains seat
MASERU — Long-serving Lesotho Athletics Amateur Association president, Justice Maketela, has been re-elected for another four-year term. Maketela — who has led the association since...
LMPS seek to turn fortunes around
MASERU — MGC Supa8 kings LMPS have the chance to bring their Premier League season back on track when they travel to Sebothoane to face...
Making lemonade out of life’s lemons
Ever had one of those weeks that everything just goes wrong from the minute you wake up and you cannot wait for it to end?...
DJ launches label
MASERU — There will be music, drinks and a new label. It will be a special treat indeed for those who will attend the official...
SADC snubbed
Opposition refuses to meet high-powered delegation MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition parties on Monday rejected a proposal by SADC to convene an all-stakeholders’ meeting...
ABC youths blame government over riots
MASERU — The All Basotho Convention (ABC) youth league says the government must take responsibility for the chaos that ensured at the National University of...
Minister says ‘third force’ behind student strikes
MASERU — The Minister of Education and Training, Dr ‘Mamphono Khaketla has told parliament that there is a third force behind the recent strikes by...
BNP ditches anniversary plans
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) this week abandoned plans to celebrate the party’s 50th anniversary because the party’s coffers are dry, the Lesotho...
LCS coach fired
MASERU — LCS coach Katiso Mojakhomo (pictured) has been sacked, making him the first managerial casualty of the 2009/10 Vodacom Premier League season. After a...
Bantu face Masheshena in Vodacom tie
MASERU — Bantu coach Bafokeng Mohapi believes his side remain underdogs going into Saturday’s eagerly awaited Vodacom Soccer Spectacular quarter-final clash against the troubled LCS....
Man cleared in murder case, kept behind bars
MASERU — When Thabiso Mothobi escaped the gallows last Friday he thought his troubles were finally over. The Court of Appeal upheld his appeal and...
Change resistance affecting libraries
WE have seen a rapid growth in the number of libraries in Lesotho over the past few years. This development has created demand for more...
LEC loses appeal against ruling
MASERU — The Lesotho Electricity Corporation (LEC) has lost an appeal against paying damages to a student who was electrocuted by a cable in Mazenod...
‘Justice system on its knees’
MASERU — The president of the Lesotho Court of Appeal last Friday attacked High Court judges for failing to deliver written reasons for their judgments....
Baby dumping on the rise
MASERU — Twenty-two-year-old Nthabiseng (not her real name) is a haunted woman. Earlier this month Nthabiseng was arrested and sentenced to two months in prison...
Miscarriage of justice
THE president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Michael Ramodibedi, was spot on last Friday when he lashed out at the slow pace of the...
Government system flawed
THE bureaucracy and incompetence that normally hamper development in Lesotho can largely be attributed to the system of government we have. Lesotho is one of...
Who opened this pandora’s box?
WHOEVER cobbled up the Education Bill (2009) must own up and take responsibility for the pandemonium that the proposed law has caused all over the...
All roads lead to Butha-Buthe
MASERU — All roads lead to Butha-Buthe this weekend when the eagerly awaited M1 million Vodacom Soccer Spectacular tournament finally gets underway. But should this...
The going gets tough for Roses
MASERU — With one quarter of the season gone, struggling Butha-Buthe Roses find themselves rooted at the bottom of the Vodacom Premier League table. Roses...
Lorenzo makes new video
MASERU — Local hip-hop musician Lereng Mosoang has just finished shooting his latest music video collection. The 23-year-old Mosoang, popularly known as Lorenzo, said his...
Day-dreaming in the lecture theatre
SITTING in the lecture theatre one day, half-pretending to be paying attention to what I was actually supposed to be listening to, I was brought...
Causes of impotency in men
IMPOTENCE is defined as the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse, and includes the inability to get an erection as...