Lesotho Times

Maseru, Lesotho New centre ready to give the Mountain Kingdom customers after-sales service On 19 May 2023, Samsung officially relaunched the Customer Service Centre in Maseru, Lesotho to bring much-needed…

…as the tourism sector remains a key potential source for job creation Tokelo Khausela THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) has been urged to inject life into Lesotho’s tourism industry…

—urges Basotho to be proactive in seeking primary health care Moroke Sekoboto HEALTH Minister Selibe Mochoboroane says the government is dedicated to delivering primary health care across the country to…

Mohalenyane Phakela TAXI owners operating under the banner of the Maseru Region Transport Operators (MRTO) have dragged Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli to the High Court over the “illegal” arrests of…

Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane HUMAN rights lawyer, Fusi Sehapi, has threated to sue the government should it not lift the “illegal” 10pm to 4am curfew announced  by Police Commissioner…

Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Liquor and Restaurants Owners Association (LLROA) has dragged the government to court over what it describes as the “illegal imposition” of unreasonably high taxes…

Tokelo Khausela The government of Lesotho has signed three new financing agreements with the European Union (EU) worth EUR29 million (about M580 million). The agreements are meant to support Lesotho…

as world condems  brutal slaying of journalist unites in demanding justice for him outspoken chief Tekho says Joki was killed for exposing corruption gvt challenged to implement fundamental reforms to…

Staff Reporters THE case of the  10 remaining principal secretaries (PSs) who are fighting to either keep their jobs or get hefty packages for the ‘premature’ termination of their contracts…

Mohalenyane Phakela CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has temporarily barred the National Security Service (NSS) from confiscating the mobile phones of  Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe. Mr Mofomobe ran…

’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has pledged to give M100, 000 as a token of appreciation to each of the 120 soldiers who were first deployed to help fight the…

…demand justice for communities displaced by dam construction Bongiwe Zihlangu FOUR human rights groups want President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that communities displaced by the construction of Polihali Dam in…

… but a defiant Mofomobe refuses to release his phones …vows to challenge warrant in the courts Staff Reporters Members of the National Security Service (NSS) descended on the Ha-Thetsane…

POPULAR radio presenter Ralikonelo Joki has been shot and killed, in a development that has sent shockwaves across the media fraternity in Lesotho. Details of Joki’s killing are still sketchy.…

Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL printing company, Printnest Printers and Stationery, has sued  the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to force the electoral body to accept  about 22 000 t-shirts worth M3.1 million…

Mohalenyane Phakela Alleged M50 million fraudster, Lehlohonolo Selate, will spend at least a  month more in prison while awaiting the fate of his bail decision. This after High Court Judge,…

Leemisa Thuseho ACE Maseru and Quthing LMPS have advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 A Division Nedbank Top 8. The two teams advanced after winning their respective quarterfinal matches…

… as the irate opposition leaders accuse him of stalling the long delayed reforms process Bongiwe Zihlangu PRIME Minister Sam Matekane will tomorrow meet opposition leaders over the long delayed reforms…

Leemisa Thuseho YOUNG local athletes found the going tough, failing to win a single medal in the just ended Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Under 18 and Under 20 Championships in…

…wants Likuena to qualify for CHAN and AFCON by 2026 Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) has set the bar high in its 2023-2026 strategic plan. Its uppermost priority…

BY JESS MCGLOTHLIN It’s easy to pretend I’ve stepped back in time. Walking the grassy, rock-strewn land alongside the gin-clear waters of the Bokong River, I tip my face up, feeling…

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to…

  Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO could lose rights to host the 2023 Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) Zone VI Club Championships and the association’s annual general meeting (AGM). The two events…

  … as court summons him to show cause why he cannot be jailed for contempt of court Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court Judge, Tṥeliso Mokoko, has summoned Police Commissioner, Holomo…

Mohalenyane Phakela THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has taken two former National Security Services (NSS) officials to court for prejudicing the government of more than M6 million…

  Moorosi Tsiane THREE siblings have sued Maluti Adventist Hospital in Mapoteng for M1,098,500 for negligence after the death of their mother at the institution in 2019. In their papers filed in…

  Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of four soldiers accused of the attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, will proceed from 10 July 2023. According to the lead prosecutor,…

  Moroke Sekoboto ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, says he is confident that his party will bounce back into government come 2027. Addressing party members clad in their…

  Hopolang Mokhopi Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd has unearthed a 122-carat rough white diamond. This is Letšeng’s first 100-carat-plus stone this year. “Letšeng discovered an exceptional quality D-colour Type II diamond on…

  Mohalenyane Phakela A GROUP of Thaba Tseka wool and mohair farmers have asked the High Court to order Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, to release their wool valued at M2.9…