Govt delays teachers’ August salaries
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE government is on a collision course with teachers after the Ministry of Education and Training delayed paying their August 2020 salaries. The
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Masoetsa confirms Majoro’s attempts to move LNDC from trade ministry
Staff Reporter THE ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has confirmed that Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro sought to relocate the country’s trade and investment showcase,
‘Jury still out on Majoro as he marks first 100 days in office’
Staff Writers PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro took office on 20 May 2020 with a professed agenda of restoring good governance and the rule of law,
‘Govt must consider increasing shareholding in mining companies’
Bereng Mpaki THE government has several options that it can employ to enhance the country’s earnings from its natural resources, former Mining minister Lebohang Thotanyana,
Villagers demand relocation from Letšeng
Bereng Mpaki VILLAGERS from the Patising community in Mokhotlong have dragged Letšeng Mine to court demanding that they be relocated to a better place without
LSFW wraps up wool and mohair design contest
Bataung Moeketsi THE Lesotho Fashion Week (LSFW) will next month conclude its wool and mohair design contest which was launched on 14 April 2020. The
TMTMC brings love to the screens
Bataung Moeketsi TAKE Me to My Crush (TMTMC) is the latest show to have Basotho viewers at the edges of their seats as on-screen participants
Metropolitan’s first female MD
Bereng Mpaki METROPOLITAN Lesotho made history by appointing its first female managing director (MD), Mamello Phomane, last September. Ms Phomane served as acting MD since
Lioli fights take new twist
Moorosi Tsiane THE infighting at Lioli has taken a new twist after the interim committee on Monday approached the High Court seeking to interdict its
Appeal Board throws out Matlama plea
Moorosi Tsiane MATLAMA’S appeal against the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA)’s decision to end the season and crown Bantu the 2019/20 Econet Premier League champions was
High-Altitude cancelled
Leemisa Thuseho THE annual High-Altitude Summer Marathon (HASM) will not be staged this year due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Lesotho Sport and Recreation
Cycling federation unhappy with unlicensed driver’s “lenient” sentence
Moorosi Tsiane THE Federation of Cycling Lesotho (FCL) says it is feeling hard done after an unlicensed driver who knocked down four cyclists during the
LeFA, NACOSEC should find amicable solution
Moorosi Tsiane LAST Thursday the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that the 2022 AFCON qualifiers would resume in November this year. The announcement means
Polihali workers accuse contractor of “purging” them
Bereng Mpaki ABOUT 150 workers retrenched from the Polihali diversion tunnel project in March have accused their employer of using the Covid-19 pandemic as a
Mphaka off to LHWC
Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has appointed former Government Secretary (GS) Moahloli Mphaka as Lesotho’s advisor to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) effective
TRC challenges ConCourt ruling on IEC
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Constitutional Court erred in its 11 August 2020 ruling which declared that the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) and its two co-applicants lacked
Protocol officer defrauds Royal family
’Marafaele Mohloboli THEIR Majesties, King Letsie III and Queen ’Masenate Mohato Seeiso, have allegedly been defrauded of a whooping M1.5 million by their Principal Protocol
Thabane threatens to quit ABC over Mapesela attack
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER prime minister and All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has threatened to leave the party soon if its national executive committee (NEC)
Police investigate Pick n Pay Masianokeng robbery
Bereng Mpaki THE police are investigating an incident in which the newly opened Pick n Pay store at the Masianokeng Lifestyle Centre was robbed of
Car dealer Mofubetsoana resurfaces
…faces fraud charges Mohalenyane Phakela PROMINENT car dealer, Phoka Mofubetsoana, of Phoka Clearing and Forwarding Agency, who fled the country in April last year after
LEPOSA piles pressure on Majoro to sack Molibeli
Pascalinah Kabi A POLICE officer’s oath of office is as good as a death warrant. When one signs up to join the police, they are
ABC suspends Phori
Mohalenyane Phakela THE All Basotho Convention (ABC) has suspended its deputy chairperson, Chalane Phori, for three months for failing to attend meetings. Mr Phori’s suspension
Govt committed to reforms – Majoro
Ntsebeng Motsoeli PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro says his government is committed to maintaining political stability and anticipates no further setbacks in implementing the multi-sector reforms.
Teachers demand update on schools’ opening from govt
Ntsebeng Motsoeli LESOTHO has now recorded 996 and 30 Covid-19 related deaths, the government has said. The country has also recorded 472 recoveries out of
Level the playing field and women will excel: Matela
Herbert Moyo | Bataung Moeketsi IN HER fairly short time in the banking and communications industry, Lesotho Communications Authority’s (LCA) chief executive officer ‘Mamarame Matela
Vendors bring Maseru to stand still
Bereng Mpaki BUSINESS was brought to a standstill yesterday morning in Maseru’s central business district after hundreds of vendors took to the streets to protest
Lesotho Covid-19 cases near 1 000
Staff Reporter LESOTHO has now recorded 996 and 30 Covid-19 related deaths, the government has said. The country has also recorded 472 recoveries out of
M80k for each premiership team
Moorosi Tsiane EACH of the 14 Econet Premier League teams will soon get M80 000 from the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) meant to cushion them
Bantu retains Khooa, Stiga
Moorosi Tsiane BANTU has retained the services of star duo Tsietsi Khooa and Hlompho ‘Stiga’ Kalake on two-year contracts. The duo was on the brink
Matlama ruling on Monday: Appeal Board
Moorosi Tsiane MATLAMA will have to wait until Monday to learn whether or not they succeeded in their appeal against the Disputes and Protests Committee’s