Liqhobong upbeat about closing financing deal
Bereng Mpaki LIQHOBONG diamond mine is confident of concluding a debt restructuring agreement with ABSA, which it says is crucial to its resumption of full-scale
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Govt bans bottled water imports
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE government has with effect from Monday banned bottled water imports for retailers, the Ministry of Agriculture, Marketing and Food Security said this
Mpilo hotel shuts down permanently
Bereng Mpaki | Nthatuoa Koeshe LUXURY hotel Mpilo Boutique has thrown in the towel and is shutting down as a result of economic pressures inflicted
Hundreds graduate at Limkokwing
Bereng Mpaki EIGHT hundred and thirty-three students from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) graduated during the institution’s 10th graduation ceremony. The pre-recorded footage of
Sera speaks on slow start to new season
Moorosi Tsiane BLOEMFONTEIN Celtic striker Motebang Sera has admitted that he started the current DStv Premiership 2020/21 season on a rather disappointing note after impressing
Lioli targets Tšutšulupa
Moorosi Tsiane LIOLI is racing against time to replace the late coach Thomas Tshabalala, who died last month. While president Lebohang Thotanyana this week said
Mohoanyane explains CAF committee appointment
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Football Association (LeFA’s) first vice president, Khiba Mohoanyane, has explained why he was appointed to the Confederation of African Football (CAF’s) committee
Mokhachane scores big
Leemisa Thuseho RUGBY administrator Kananelo Mokhachane has been appointed a member of Rugby Africa’s sub committee for Player Welfare and Participation. The sub committee falls
Sechele hoping for good season
Leemisa Thuseho TRIPLE jumper Lerato Sechele is hoping for a fruitful year despite Covid-19 induced disruptions to sporting activities. Sechele, who has already qualified for
Pheta in race for FAL presidency
Leemisa Thuseho FEDERATION of Athletics Lesotho (FAL) president, Tšeliso Pheta, has thrown his hat into the ring for the organisation’s upcoming committee elections. Pheta was
Athletes must get out of their comfort zones
Moorosi Tsiane FOR a long time, local footballers seemed to have been comfortable playing in the domestic league and not aspiring to move abroad. Only
Despite patriarchal norms, Basotho women strike gold in farming
Pascalinah Kabi WOMEN in Lesotho have always played a major role in food production albeit at a subsistence level. In this patriarchal and gendered society,
Two ministers fired
as Majoro implements his first cabinet reshuffle and wields axe on Rantšo, Maliehe Marafaele Mohloboli LABOUR and Employment Minister Keketso Rantšo and her Defence and
Mapesela breathes fire
accuses Chinese businessman Yan Xie of capturing the state criticises court judgement barring govt from evicting Xie from state abattoir. Pascalinah Kabi AFTER a long
Yan Xie speaks out
claims ministers demanding multi-million maloti bribes from him. Pascalinah Kabi CONTROVERSIAL Chinese businessman, Yan Xie, has broken his silence, accusing some unnamed cabinet ministers of
M102 million needed to repair roads, bridges: Public Works PS
Pascalinah Kabi THE government needs at least M102 million to repair roads and bridges which were severely damaged in six districts by last week’s heavy
Meraka Lesotho wins eviction battle against govt
Pascalinah Kabi A LOCAL company, Meraka Lesotho, has won a High Court battle to stop Agriculture and Food Security Minister Tefo Mapesela and the government
Lesotho submits human trafficking report
Herbert Moyo HOME Affairs Minister Motlalentoa Letsosa says the government has submitted its report to the United States (US) government detailing the measures it has
PM relaxes lockdown restrictions
as Covid-19 infection rate declines from 47 percent to 31 percent, but acknowledges infection rate still way above the WHO’s “acceptable” 5 percent rate. Bereng
Covid vaccine – health workers to be prioritised
Limpho Sello HEALTH workers will be prioritised when Lesotho receives its consignment of the Covid-19 vaccine in April this year Ministry of Health expanded programme
Mokhothu defends funeral attendance
Pascalinah Kabi DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu says he attended the funeral of former prime minister Metsing Lekhanya to represent the government in line with
Lesotho’s human trafficking and drugs shocker!!!
Pakistani national, Qamar, trafficked Pakistanis carrying drugs into Lesotho, prompting His Majesty’s office to ask for a probe into his activities. Mohalenyane Phakela/ Herbert Moyo
Tšepong nurses strike
Limpho Sello NURSES and nursing assistants at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) have gone on strike to press the government to award them salary increments
Follow Covid-19 rules – King
Nthatuoa Koeshe BASOTHO must strictly adhere to Covid-19 regulations and change the way they have been handling events like funerals if Lesotho is to
Ha-Belo construction delayed
Bereng Mpaki THE completion of the Ha-Belo industrial estate in Butha-Buthe has been delayed to August this year after encountering a myriad of challenges midway,
Govt temporarily bans fresh produce imports
Bereng Mpaki THE Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing has temporarily banned the importation of selected fresh agricultural products to preserve their market
Econet donates to Ministry of Hope orphanage
Staff Reporter ECONET Telecom Lesotho this week donated food packages worth M10 000 to Ministry of Hope, an orphanage in Katlehong, Maseru. The donation
LeFA pledges support for Motsepe in CAF elections
Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) is supporting Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe in the upcoming Confederations of African Football (CAF) presidency elections. LeFA
Boikanyo happy at LCS
Moorosi Tsiane LCS’ new acquisition Diutlwileng Boikanyo says he is enjoying life at his new club and hopes to win the league. The left footed
Selialia to step aside
Leemisa Thuseho FEDERATION of Lesotho Rugby (FLR) president Fetang Selialia will step down before the next election, the Lesotho Times can reveal. Selialia took