Tough requirements for top-flight teams
MASERU — One thing is for sure. The coming Buddie Premier League season will be one of a kind — it will be the first...
Alliance gives Matlama shot in the arm
MASERU — Buddie Premier League outfit Matlama last week received a financial boost ahead of the next season. Matlama will receive M85 000 as part...
M96 million to be sunk in second phase of Setsoto facelift
MASERU — Up to M96 million will be spent on the second phase of the renovations at Setsoto Stadium. The stadium was closed for a...
Morolong prays for tennis revival
MASERU — Tennis, as with Lesotho’s sports in general, lacks funding. Even so, tennis has in recent years suffered problems — both on and off...
Nurses set to down tools
MASERU — Queen Elizabeth II Hospital authorities this week called an emergency staff meeting in a desperate bid to avert a looming strike by nurses....
DJ Kennysto dies
MASERU — The entertainment industry was this week plunged into mourning following the sudden death of DJ Kennysto, above, one of the country’s finest jockeys....
Radio station chairman wants licence cancelled
MASERU — The battle for the control of People’s Choice FM (PC FM) reached new heights this week with revelations that the executive chairman, Mohau...
The confidential letter that LCD youth league wrote to Mosisili
MASERU — The youth league of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party two weeks ago wrote a letter to Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili...
The rules are fair, simple and straight-forward
JACOB Zuma last weekend called for a political solution to the current three-month crisis in Madagascar. The South African president said there should be an...
PM should address issue of Basotho who died at Welkom
AS I SEE IT TWO weeks ago I attended a ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) rally in Butha-Buthe which was addressed by Prime Minister...
I was never booted out
I READ the story about LEPSSA on Page 4 of your last week’s issue and I think that you gave a balanced view of what...
Basotho must tackle debate on abortion
THE Lesotho Planned Parenthood Association (LPPA) is a non-profit making organisation established in 1968. It became an affiliate of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in...
Let’s cook up whore stories
Scrutator THE euphoria stirred by Egypt’s unprecedented win over Italy at the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa quickly died down after the Pharaohs were...
Power cuts hit Maseru, Teyateyaneng
MASERU — Families and businesses in some parts of Maseru and Teyateyaneng last week experienced electricity cuts. This comes despite the assurance by the ministry...
Just don’t hit on your boy’s chick
Steaming It Off EACH and every one of us has dreams, aspirations and a general sense of wants and needs. Well, if you do not,...
Nipple discharge, breast trauma
Doctor’s Corner WE started the focus on breast problems last week. Cyclical and non-cyclical breast pain was described, including a look at some of...
Dance fete to happen at last
MASERU — Finally, the Second Open Queen ‘Masenate Dance Competition is set to happen this Saturday. The tournament, initially slated for June 6, had to...
Cura’s shaggy dog tale time
MASERU — Stand-up comedian Makara Mapuru is set to crack his shaggy dog tales at the Poetry and Comedy Night tomorrow. Better known by his...
Chinese orchestra wows Maseru
MASERU — The Free State Orchestra of Chinese Music on Saturday serenaded a near-capacity crowd at ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre with sweet oriental music. The concert...
Matlama in chaos
MASERU — The rift that rocked Buddie Premier League club Matlama in the just-ended season deepened this week following the expulsion of three executive committee...
Likuena can smile at last
MASERU — After 12 forgettable months, Likuena have finally managed to put a small smile on the nation’s faces – albeit after securing away draws...
Tale puts his hand up
MASERU — Goal scoring has been Zavisa Milosavljevic’s biggest headache since he took charge of Likuena in April last year. Lesotho have found scoring harder...
Manonyane elect board to spearhead revival
MASERU — Manonyane football club has taken another step towards its rebirth. The Roma-based club held elections last Sunday to choose a substantive board. Manonyane...
COSAFA Cup postponed once again
MASERU — The COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup has been postponed again. The regional meet is the only competitive international tournament Lesotho were looking forward to...
Lesotho’s young cricketers set for SA tourney
MASERU — Lesotho’s national Under-19 cricket team leaves the country today for the Easterns Cricket Festival in Benoni, South Africa. The annual tournament, which starts...
‘It’s scary down here, PM’
WELKOM — An illegal miner who has been underground at Eland Shaft in Welkom since January has dictated a letter asking Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili...
Mining disaster death toll soars
MASERU — The number of Basotho men who perished in the Welkom illegal mining disaster has soared to 46 following the discovery and identification of...
Civil servants union in turmoil
MASERU — The Lesotho Public Service Staff Association (LEPSSA) which represents government workers is in turmoil after members resolved to dissolve the association’s executive committee...
Unpaid truckers derail food aid programme
MASERU — Orphans and primary school children that get food assistance from government are likely to starve because truck owners hired to transport the food...
Two men jailed for murder
MASERU — Two men from Butha-Buthe were sentenced to 25 years each by the High Court for murder and assault. Teboho Mlangeni, 24, and Mpokatsi...