Promoting impunity
LAST week 53 African heads of state and government met in Sirte, Libya, for the 13th summit of the African Union (AU). Among the issues...
New financial system should not be allowed to collapse
AS I SEE IT POOR service delivery has always been an issue that has haunted the government of Lesotho for years. Suppliers have complained...
Snake causes pandemonium
Scrutator FOR some time Scrutator has been looking for that fly-by-night prophet, Thomas Ramaloko, who claimed to have found a bizarrely garlanded snake at...
Big battle to let go
Steaming It Off A FRIEND of mine recently read to me one of her latest beautiful pieces that explored the complex phenomenon of “letting...
Heart failure
Doctor’s Corner FOR the past three weeks we have been looking at breast issues. In the last installation we particularly explored breast cancer as...
DJ Kennysto laid to rest
LERIBE — DJ Kennysto was last Saturday laid to rest with dozens of friends, relatives and fans thronging his Ha-Moramang village in Kolonyama to pay...
She was crowned . . . and dad phoned
MASERU — For many girls around the world, being a beauty queen comes along with big modelling deals from advertising chocolates to cosmetics to clothes...
‘I must hang up now’
MASERU — Former Lesotho international Kabelo Mosothoane is considering hanging his boots. He is 35. The veteran Linare striker, one of Lesotho’s first exports to...
Mohapi’s Under-20s in camp
MASERU — The national Under-20 side will begin a two-week camp next Monday. It will be Motheo Mohapi’s first opportunity in charge after the LDF...
Medal boob mind-boggling
MASERU — When Lioli won the Premier League at the end of May — their first championship in 24 years — they would never have...
Lesotho to miss Africa taekwondo tourney
MASERU — Despite football getting most attention, taekwondo has long been Lesotho’s most successful sport. Unfortunately the sport has gone through a bit of a...
Mashai set free
MASERU — Makotoko Lerotholi, who has been in prison in South Africa for the past two months in connection with the April attacks on State...
SA mines boss sues government for M3bn
MASERU — The Lesotho government is being sued for a staggering M3 billion by a South African businessman for revoking leases of his five diamond...
Mosisili thanks LDF for saving his life
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili last weekend publicly thanked members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) for saving his life during attacks at his...
Judgment expected today in M2.8 million fraud case
MASERU — High Court judge Tséliso Monaphathi is today expected to pass final judgment in a case in which a former accountant with the Lesotho...
Government saddened by death of Basotho men in mine disaster
MASERU — The director of Poverty Reduction Programme (Prep) Topollo Lephatsóe this week said the government is deeply touched by the death of over 50...
‘Idea of radio station was mine’
MASERU — The fight for the control of PC FM has intensified. Last week the Lesotho Times (LT) revealed that Mohau Thakaso who claims to...
NGO wants amnesty for trapped miners
WELKOM — Local non-governmental organisations have appealed to the government of South Africa to declare an amnesty for hundreds of miners still trapped at Eland...
Thanks for the support
THE Lesotho Times will officially mark its first anniversary at a local hotel in Maseru tomorrow night. The belated ceremony, which will also serve as...
A harbinger of good things to come
WE want to congratulate South Africa for hosting a near flawless Confederations Cup tournament over the past fortnight. Our neighbours have done us proud as...
Health delivery system in intensive care unit
AS I SEE IT MASERU — I am not a public health expert and I do not have a thorough knowledge of health management systems....
LCD youths need political Viagra
NATIONAL AGENDA WHAT exactly is going on within the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league? I raise this question after observing the events...
Sentebale stands by decision over funding
I WOULD just like to make a final response to Lydia Muso of the Lesotho Child Counselling Unit who wrote last week in your letters...
Don’t touch with dirty hands!
SCRUTATOR OVER the years Whitehorse has presented himself as a victim of nefarious activities at PC FM. He claims his shares were pinched. As the...
Booties ‘n beaches
BOTTOMS UP WITH BACCHUS THE first thing that struck me was the order the dude — at least I thought so at the time —...
Has someone ever walked in on you?
STEAMING IT OFF DON’T you just hate that feeling of being the odd one out? Always feeling awkward no matter how everyone else — especially...
Breast cancer
DOCTOR’S CORNER BREAST cancer is the commonest form of cancer to affect women in the Western world. There are 24 000 new cases in the...
4G pop refreshing CD
MASERU — By and large music groups these days merely last as long as a monkey in a pie eating contest. However, new kids on...
Morija festival joins cultural network
MASERU — The Morija Arts and Cultural Festival is now part of the United Cultures for Development. The network brings together arts and cultural organisations...
Champions League row not over yet
MASERU — The Premier League has insisted LCS will represent Lesotho in the next African Champions League tournament. But newly crowned Buddie Premier League champions...