Prizes galore: Spark, Blackberry n’ more
MASERU — Miss Vodacom-PC FM 2009 concluded its revelry with a prize-giving ceremony at the Maseru Sun Hotel on Monday. The event, to reward achievements...
Lioli goalie goes AWOL
MASERU — Lioli goalkeeper Isaiah Mosala has gone AWOL. According to his employers, Mosala has not been seen at training since Lioli began their pre-season...
Lesotho’s Champions League saga far from over
MASERU — The African Champions League saga is far from over after Lioli this week questioned the Lesotho Football Association (LEFA)’s decision to endorse LCS’s...
Thabane fumes
MASERU — All Basotho Congress (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane (pictured) is breathing fire after the government derailed mediation efforts to resolve a long-running dispute...
Tensions rise over seats
MASERU — A meeting called by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to deal with electoral issues collapsed yesterday after opposition parties insisted they wanted the...
Gazette withdrawn
MASERU — The government has withdrawn a gazette dealing with ministers and legislators’ pensions because of errors. The gazette, issued on May 22, was dealing...
Government refutes Masire report
MASERU — The government remains adamant that it did not sabotage the dialogue process with opposition on the dispute over proportional representation seats as Ketumile...
Seeds of discontent
SIR Ketumile Masire, the envoy appointed by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to mediate Lesotho’s dispute over the allocation of parliamentary seats, has abruptly...
Ignorance not a virtue
AS I SEE IT LESOTHO has always embraced the importance of education. Children are taught to dream big at an early age. They are taught...
Lesotho caught up in trade row
MASERU — Lesotho has been caught up in a trade row that threatens to tear up the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the country’s major...
Mosotho patient undergoes facial reconstruction
MASERU — Prince Harry says the people of Lesotho will be decimated by Aids if action to fight the disease is not intensified, British tabloid...
Civil servants launch landmark class action against B Blue
MASERU –– A group of 71 civil servants is suing B Blue Financial Services, a money-lending institution, over incidental charges associated with its loans. In...
Thief, thief . . . call the police!
SCRUTATOR This week I bring you the mother of all scandals. For some time I have not said anything about that Voiceless paper because something...
Don’t ask me about getting hitched
STEAMING IT OFF THE past few weeks have been rather hectic for yours truly. First I had to grapple with the idea of getting old,...
Basic oral hygiene practices
DOCTORS CORNER Brushing technique Place bristles along the gum line at a 45-degree angle. Bristles should contact both the tooth surface and the gum...
Karabelo wins big
MASERU — It’s been an unbelievably hectic week for Karabelo Mokoallo since she was named Miss Vodacom-PC FM last Saturday. The 22-year-old stunner is still...
LEFA throws weight behind LCS
MASERU –– LCS have received the blessing of Lesotho’s football governing body, LEFA, to participate in next year’s CAF Champions League. The decision was taken...
Likuena face Mozambique
MASERU –– Lesotho will play Mozambique in an away friendly match on July 29. The game will be Likuena’s fourth this year. The national team...
Out-of-shape referees get yellow card
MASERU — Lesotho’s match officials have been ordered to shape up or ship out. Starting next season the country’s referees will be graded according to...
Mosothoane: end of an era
MASERU — Despite being born in Botswana, it was always written in Leribe’s blue stars that Kabelo Mosothoane would one day don Linare’s famous green...
Surprise twist
State says bandits shot and killed their colleagues MASERU – Suspects in the April 22 attack on the State House and an attempt on Prime...
Mob kills man accused of raping dog
MASERU — A 22-year-old man from Roma was beaten to death by angry villagers who accused him of raping a dog and assaulting two people...
Bid to extradite Mashai bungled
MASERU — The government this week failed to launch an application in a South African court to extradite Makotoko Lerotholi to face charges of armed...
New Sunday paper coming
MASERU — Africa Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of the Lesotho Times, have announced the launch of a new weekly paper to be published every Sunday. The Sunday...
Masire jets in
MASERU – Former president of Botswana Sir Ketumile Masire arrived in Lesotho yesterday to resume talks between the government and opposition parties over the 2007...
Police officer sues boss, AG for M3.6m
MASERU — A police officer is suing the commissioner of police and the attorney general for M3.6 million as compensation for the alleged assault that...
Brothers jailed for raping niece
MOKHOTLONG — Two brothers were last Friday jailed for 10 years each without an option of a fine for raping their 12-year-old niece. The minor...
Minister defends new financial programme
MASERU — The Minister of Finance, Timothy Thahane, has blamed the teething problems of the government’s new financial management system on the people whom he...
Thaba-Tseka businessmen cry foul over contracts allocation
MASERU — The Thaba-Tseka business community is up in arms against the district administrator over allocation of contracts to traders from other districts. The business...
Mosisili using army to bully people, says ABC leader
ROTHE – All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has accused the government of using the military to “intimidate people”. Speaking at a rally in...