Crowd-pulling power doesn’t translate into election victory for RFP
. . . analysts warn that party must establish grassroots structures if it is to emerge victorious Bongiwe Zihlangu/Moroke Sekoboto WHILE this week’s manifesto launch
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Abusive men are weak: Mphunyetsane
FOR those who are not familiar with her, Palesa Mphunyetsane, the Vodacom Financial Services (VFS) managing director, could easily pass for a middle manager
Women, you are the change that we seek: Seutloali
AT just 13 years old in 1998, Machere Seutloali was expelled from boarding school for bringing her parents’ Basotho National Party (BNP) regalia. She
ABC bigwigs in near fist-fight
…as feuding Majoro-Kabi factions’ reconciliation talks flounder ’Marafaele Mohloboli RULING All Basotho Convention (ABC) bigwigs Keketso Sello and Prince Maliehe engaged in a heated argument
NSS aghast as officer rapes girl, sodomises boy
spy agency begs for forgiveness, says it is “remorseful” over the spate of crimes by its officers ’Marafaele Mohloboli/ Tokelo Khausela AN intelligence officer stands
LEPOSA dragged to court
Mohalenyane Phakela LESOTHO Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) deputy president, Teboho Molumo, has petitioned the High Court to nullify his 13 March 2022 suspension by his
Duo jailed six years for stealing Econet property
Staff Reporter TWO Lithabaneng men have each been jailed for six years for stealing Econet Telecom Lesotho’s overhead copper cables. Maruping Maruping and Motlatsi
Govt receives US$4 million dividend from Letšeng
. . . 28461 carats sold for US$52, 1 million as mine registers strong first quarter performance for 2022 Staff Reporters BUSINESS is booming at
IEC wins delimitation case
Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court Judge Molefi Makara has dismissed Democratic Congress (DC) secretary general Tšitso Cheba and DC member, Lethusang Kompi’s application to stop the
The sad stories of women who continue to suffer from botched medical operations
…they say the “axe may forget but the tree that has been cut never forgets its tormentor”. Limpho Sello A MEDICAL operation is something in
Former LCA boss accuses judge of lying
Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) CEO, ‘Mamarame Matela has accused a recently appointed judge of lying under oath. Advocate Matela made the allegations
Woman up for daughter’s murder
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE mystery surrounding the death of a four-year-old girl, whose body has been lying unclaimed in a Maseru mortuary after her lifeless body
Ex-LCA boss Matela enters the political fray
. . . pleads with women politicians to work together across political lines FORMER Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) CEO, ‘Mamarame Matela, caught many by
M-Pesa launches Patala Ka M-Pesa
…service expected to simplify online purchases Bereng Mpaki/Tsoloane Mohlomi M-PESA users can now make online purchases from their mobile money accounts, thanks to the
Mothae digs up 204-carat diamond
Bereng Mpaki MOTHAE diamond mine has recovered a massive 204-carat diamond. The white stone recovered last week is the mine’s third larger than 200 carats
35 tortured as police brutality rears its ugly head again
…police brutality continues even as MCC Compact II is signed ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE ugly monster of police brutality has reared its ugly head once again.
DPP challenges Nthane acquittal
Staff Reporters THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, has appealed against business mogul Tšeliso Nthane’s 8 April 2022 acquittal on murder charges by
Recruits fired from police training
’Marafaele Mohloboli SIX recruits have been sent home barely three weeks after their enrolment for training at the Police Training College (PTC) in Maseru. Police
DC, Mochoboroane in fresh lawsuit against IEC
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Democratic Congress (DC) has launched a fresh legal bid to nullify the constituency delimitation exercise by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
Sakoane slams Appeal Court judges
. . . accuses apex court of usurping his powers to allocate cases in the High Court Moorosi Tsiane/Mohalenyane Phakela CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane
Lawyer challenges King’s Counsel title conferment
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Law Society of Lesotho is entangled in a legal battle with one of its members over the conferment of the prestigious King’s
LCS boss disowns Netflix prison documentary
Limpho Sello LESOTHO Correctional Service (LCS) Commissioner, Mating Nkakala, has belatedly disowned a documentary film shot inside in the Maseru Central Prison by a British
Ex-offenders fight gangsterism
Limpho Sello THE Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders Association (CRROA) and the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) have launched a countrywide initiative to combat gangsterism.
Lesotho’s cyber law not well thought-out, potentially violates human rights: Analysts
Herbert Moyo LESOTHO is edging closer towards enacting a draconian cybercrimes law that prescribes hefty fines and lengthy jail terms for various cyber and computer
Cannabis grower busted for illegal production
Bereng Mpaki ISRAELI businessman, Tom Srugo, has been hauled before the Maseru Magistrate Court for illegally growing and selling cannabis inside his house. Mr Srugo
Lifofane up for sale
Leemisa Thuseho PREMIER league side, Lifofane, is up for sale, the management has said. The management announced yesterday that it had decided to sell the
Unregistered subscribers to be cut off
Bereng Mpaki MOBILE network users who fail to comply with the legal registration of SIM cards will be cut off until they do so, according
Defer tourism levy introduction: stakeholders
Bereng Mpaki THE government’s intention to impose a tourism levy from 1 July 2022 without proper ground work could compound the Covid-19 ravaged sector’s woes,
Majoro, Kabi meet under church mediation
..as the ABC bigwigs seek to close ranks ’Marafaele Mohloboli WHEN all else fails, human beings have been known to seek divine intervention, either
‘Maesaiah donates to needy family
Senate Lerotholi FORMER First Lady, ‘Maesaiah Thabane says she will continue with the charity work that she started years ago. Ms Thabane became Lesotho’s First