Performance of Prince Harry’s charity raises eyebrows
MASERU — Prince Harry’s one million pound charity has only given out a paltry 84 000 British pounds to Aids orphans, according to British media reports.
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Students caught cheating in exams
MASERU – Eight students were on Monday caught red-handed while allegedly writing national exams on behalf of their friends. Among those arrested were five students
Clay ‘miners’ buried alive
MASERU — ‘Maleshoboro Mopeli is grieving. Her nephew, Borane Raletsatsi, died last Wednesday after being crushed to death while digging for clay to sell. The
End of road for Thabane?
FORMER All Basotho Convention (ABC) women’s league boss, Mookho Mathibeli, last week became the latest high profile opposition official to dump the embattled party. Mathibeli,
Basotho getting raw deal across the border
AS I SEE IT THE purpose of this article is to assess the concept of African renaissance from a layman’s point of view. I want
ABC set to lose more supporters
The newly formed ABC gave the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) a bloody nose at the next polls when it won 17 seats during
Still wet behind the ears
SCRUTATOR was gobsmacked to discover that the poppycock that always sullies our media has been elevated to an international podium thanks to the local chapter
No load shedding for Lesotho
MASERU – The Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources said they have secured enough electricity supply to avoid load shedding this
Blame no one but yourself
Steaming It Off THERE are times — actually, most times — when you land in hot soup and find yourself blaming everyone and everything around
Musos canvass for votes
MASERU — With just over a week left before the Lesotho Haeso Music Awards, some nominees have gone on a campaign spree for votes. Members
Mangaung says ready for Confederations Cup
BLOEMFONTEIN — The Mangaung Municipality last week held a culture workshop to help business prepare for next month’s FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. The
Malawi snub Lesotho
MASERU — Malawi have turned down Lesotho’s request for a friendly international this month, a development that could be another serious indictment of local football
Referees up in arms
MASERU — A full season has almost passed since the Imperial Top Eight and Buddie Top 4 tournaments were held. However, eight months on, the
Lioli close in on league title
Lioli………….(2) 2 Lerotholi…..(0) 0 TEYATEYANENG — Many factors can influence the outcome of a football match: the weather, an early goal or a lucky
Lioli goalie: humble yet unyielding
TEYATEYANENG — Through the course of a long, winding season every team will experience a blip — a dip in form when nothing seems to
MOSISILI ATTACK: Two ABC members arrested
MASERU — Two All Basotho Convention (ABC) supporters believed to be close to party leader Tom Thabane were last Friday arrested in connection with last
Voodoo snake causes furore
MASERU — There was drama at Kou Flats in Ha-Tsósane yesterday after a self-styled faith healer displayed a bizarrely garlanded object which he said was
Chaos at Education Facilities Unit
MASERU – There is chaos in the Education Facilities Unit (EFU) which falls under the Ministry of Education and Training after workers at the unit
PC FM war intensifies
MASERU — The fight for the control of People’s Choice (PC) FM has intensified with revelations this week that station boss Motlatsi Majara has asked
Starving LCE students cry out for grants
MASERU — Students at the Lesotho College of Education (LCE) had to scrounge for food because the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) has not paid
Chaltin quits politics
MASERU — Controversial politician Moeketsi Tsatsanyane has dumped the newly formed Senkatana party in a move that he says brings to an end his political
Rapist gets 10-year jail sentence
QACHA’S NEK – A 29-year-old man from Tebellong in Qacha’s Nek was on Monday slapped with a 10-year jail sentence without an option of a
Mosisili shocked by MP’s murder
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili last Saturday said the death of National Independent Party (NIP) leader Dominic Motikoe had shocked him more than the
NIP leadership wrangle rages on
MASERU — The court battle for the leadership of the National Independent Party (NIP) is still on despite the death of party president Dominic Motikoe,
SCRUTATOR: Heroes high on heroin
THIS week Scrutator was inconsolable after her favourite team, Sekamaneng Young Stars, kissed good-bye to topflight football. Not that she did not expect the axe
Sort out crisis at NUL
LAST week National University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice-Chancellor Professor Adelani Ogunrinade came under renewed pressure to step down. Ogunrinade, who has been fire-fighting over the
Journalists must be professional
MASERU – Journalists from Lesotho celebrated World Press Freedom Day on May 5 in Leribe district. It is a day celebrated around the world on
Public Eye report was a lie
THE editor of the other weekly, Public Eye, has not been gracious enough to print my response to an article that appeared in their newspaper
I was misquoted in NUL article
I HAVE read an article in your newspaper, Lesotho Times, of May 7 – 13, 2009. I wish to refer to an article titled “NUL