General elections to be held in September 2022: IEC
…electoral body also schedules by-elections in five constituencies for July 2021 Mohalenyane Phakela THE next general elections are likely to be held in September or
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WASCO CEO suspension nullified
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Labour Court has nullified the suspension of Water and Sewage Company (WASCO) chief executive officer (CEO), Futho Hoohlo, on the grounds that
Fresh woes for murder-accused soldiers
Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER-accused Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Captain Litekanyo Nyakane has been dealt a major blow after his lawyer, Advocate Karabo Mohau, withdrew his services.
Thabane flexes muscles
. . . appoints key allies to ABC’s executive working committee Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has
AG unhappy with poor revenue by govt ministries
… Gender and Sports ministry collects a mere M500 in the 2018/19 financial year Bereng Mpaki SEVERAL government ministries have failed to collect non tax
MCC fails to pay M10, 5 million taxes
Bereng Mpaki THE Maseru City Council (MCC) has been flagged by the auditor general’s office for its failure to remit to the Lesotho Revenue Authority
BNP moves to recall Molapo from parliament
‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE Basotho National Party (BNP) has “expelled” its former deputy leader, Joang Molapo, and begun processes to recall him from parliament. BNP spokesperson
Lesotho will continue using AstraZeneca vaccine: Sekatle
Staff Reporter LESOTHO will continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine to fight Covid-19 because there is no evidence that it has dangerous side effects
No budget for standards body
Bereng Mpaki THE implementation of the Lesotho Standards Institution (LSI) is set to be further delayed as the Ministry of Trade and Industry has
Lesotho must prioritise knowledge-based economy – Majoro
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO must prioritise research and development if it is to improve its socio-economic affairs, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has said. Dr Majoro said
Lesotho lags behind in harnessing power of technology — Setipa
THE Covid-19 pandemic has exposed Lesotho’s huge technological gap in different ways, the United Nations Technology Bank (UNTB) for Least Developed Countries has said.
DJs reject “embarrassing” maize meal, beans donations
Nthatuoa Koeshe LOCAL disc jockeys (DJs) this week rejected the food parcels that they were given by the government as part of its efforts to
Injury woes for Likuena
Moorosi Tsiane LIKUENA coach Thabo Senong is worried that injuries suffered by several of his key players ahead of his team’s Africa Cup of Nations
Lioli reunites with Mokhothu
Moorosi Tsiane LIOLI has reunited with former gaffer, Mosholi Mokhothu, who signed a two-year contract with the team on Monday. Shoes, as Mokhothu is affectionately
Sentso hails local referees
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Football Association (LeFA) referees’ coordinator Mohau Sentšo has heaped praises on local referees for their recent call-ups for CAF assignments. This follows
Three-horse race for FLR presidency
Leemisa Thuseho LETSIELO Mabitle and Moleleki Moleleki will challenge the incumbent Federation Lesotho Rugby (FLR) president Fetang Selialia in the association’s upcoming elections, the Lesotho
Weightlifters start preps for African championships
Leemisa Thuseho THE men’s senior national weightlifting team has started its training camp ahead of the upcoming 2021 African Senior Weightlifting Qualification Championships next month.
Bravo the LVA for fight-free elections
Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Volleyball Association (LVA) held its executive committee elections on Sunday and elected Lehlohonolo Ncheke its new president. For the first time,
Bravo the LVA for fight-free elections
Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Volleyball Association (LVA) held its executive committee elections on Sunday and elected Lehlohonolo Ncheke its new president. For the first time,
Govt stops controversial farm equipment sales
as DCEO probes claims that equipment is being corruptly sold to ministers, govt officials at knockdown prices. ‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE government has been forced to
Taxi operators threaten strike
‘Marafaele Mohloboli PUBLIC transport operators have given the government until tomorrow to address their grievances, failing which they will strike. The taxi operators are particularly
Analysts slam “reprehensible” ABC decision to endorse Thabane leadership
Herbert Moyo | ‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has set tongues wagging with its recent decision to endorse veteran party leader,
Mass Covid-19 vaccination programme begins
Their Majesties, PM Majoro and other govt officials among the first to be vaccinated, premier expresses hope that vaccinations will enable Lesotho to return to
Covid-19 infections continue falling
Staff Writer AFTER the festive season scare which resulted in a spike in Covid-19 cases in January and February 2020, the situation seems to be
Tšepong court case fails to take off
Mohalenyane Phakela THE legal battle between Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) and its 311 striking nurses failed to take off yesterday due to the “unpreparedness”
Courts’ collapse symptomatic of governance failure: analysts
Herbert Moyo | Mohalenyane Phakela ONE of the major trending stories of the past two weeks is that of the virtual collapse of the Maseru
Senior FNB officials in fistfight
Bereng Mpaki TWO senior officials at one of the country’s top commercial banks, First National Bank (FNB) Lesotho, are said to have exchanged blows at
Power debt cripples Trade ministry operations
Bereng Mpaki BUSINESS has come to a halt at the Ministry of Trade and Industry after the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) cut the ministry’s
Alcohol levy could be disastrous for Lesotho – Wagamang
Staff Reporter THE implementation of the proposed 15 percent alcohol levy in the hopes of collecting M289m to supplement its budget deficit, Lesotho is doing
Local is lekker – Leka
Staff Reporter LOCAL is lekker! The old Boer adage truly rings true when it comes to local fusion artiste Lekaka Brendan aka Leka. Signed to