Seeds of discontent
SIR Ketumile Masire, the envoy appointed by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to mediate Lesotho’s dispute over the allocation of parliamentary seats, has abruptly
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Ignorance not a virtue
AS I SEE IT LESOTHO has always embraced the importance of education. Children are taught to dream big at an early age. They are taught
Lesotho caught up in trade row
MASERU — Lesotho has been caught up in a trade row that threatens to tear up the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the country’s major
Mosotho patient undergoes facial reconstruction
MASERU — Prince Harry says the people of Lesotho will be decimated by Aids if action to fight the disease is not intensified, British tabloid
Civil servants launch landmark class action against B Blue
MASERU –– A group of 71 civil servants is suing B Blue Financial Services, a money-lending institution, over incidental charges associated with its loans. In
Thief, thief . . . call the police!
SCRUTATOR This week I bring you the mother of all scandals. For some time I have not said anything about that Voiceless paper because something
Don’t ask me about getting hitched
STEAMING IT OFF THE past few weeks have been rather hectic for yours truly. First I had to grapple with the idea of getting old,
Basic oral hygiene practices
DOCTORS CORNER Brushing technique Place bristles along the gum line at a 45-degree angle. Bristles should contact both the tooth surface and the gum
Karabelo wins big
MASERU — It’s been an unbelievably hectic week for Karabelo Mokoallo since she was named Miss Vodacom-PC FM last Saturday. The 22-year-old stunner is still
LEFA throws weight behind LCS
MASERU –– LCS have received the blessing of Lesotho’s football governing body, LEFA, to participate in next year’s CAF Champions League. The decision was taken
Likuena face Mozambique
MASERU –– Lesotho will play Mozambique in an away friendly match on July 29. The game will be Likuena’s fourth this year. The national team
Out-of-shape referees get yellow card
MASERU — Lesotho’s match officials have been ordered to shape up or ship out. Starting next season the country’s referees will be graded according to
Mosothoane: end of an era
MASERU — Despite being born in Botswana, it was always written in Leribe’s blue stars that Kabelo Mosothoane would one day don Linare’s famous green
Surprise twist
State says bandits shot and killed their colleagues MASERU – Suspects in the April 22 attack on the State House and an attempt on Prime
Mob kills man accused of raping dog
MASERU — A 22-year-old man from Roma was beaten to death by angry villagers who accused him of raping a dog and assaulting two people
Bid to extradite Mashai bungled
MASERU — The government this week failed to launch an application in a South African court to extradite Makotoko Lerotholi to face charges of armed
New Sunday paper coming
MASERU — Africa Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of the Lesotho Times, have announced the launch of a new weekly paper to be published every Sunday. The Sunday
Masire jets in
MASERU – Former president of Botswana Sir Ketumile Masire arrived in Lesotho yesterday to resume talks between the government and opposition parties over the 2007
Police officer sues boss, AG for M3.6m
MASERU — A police officer is suing the commissioner of police and the attorney general for M3.6 million as compensation for the alleged assault that
Brothers jailed for raping niece
MOKHOTLONG — Two brothers were last Friday jailed for 10 years each without an option of a fine for raping their 12-year-old niece. The minor
Minister defends new financial programme
MASERU — The Minister of Finance, Timothy Thahane, has blamed the teething problems of the government’s new financial management system on the people whom he
Thaba-Tseka businessmen cry foul over contracts allocation
MASERU — The Thaba-Tseka business community is up in arms against the district administrator over allocation of contracts to traders from other districts. The business
Mosisili using army to bully people, says ABC leader
ROTHE – All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has accused the government of using the military to “intimidate people”. Speaking at a rally in
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