Ex-NIP leader sues executive committee
MASERU – A case in which the former National Independent Party (NIP) leader Anthony Manyeli is suing the party’s current executive committee will be heard...
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Thabane raps PM’s farming remarks
MASERU – The leader of the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, Tom Thabane, last Sunday expressed dismay at remarks by Prime Minister Pakalitha...
Law firm wins M16 500 suit against LDF chief
MASERU – The magistrates’ court last week ordered army commander Thuso Motanyane to pay M16 500 to a Maseru law firm for services rendered by the...
Poisoned food claims three family members
LERIBE – Three family members in Leribe died two weeks ago after eating poisoned food. It is suspected that the poisoned food was prepared by...
MPs in fist fight
MASERU – Two opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) exchanged blows at parliament last Friday. Lithoteng MP Eliabe Mokhanoi and Molobeli Soulo who is a legislator...
Billy back in court
MASERU –The state said he was guilty of sedition. He said he was innocent. The High Court acquitted him but the state would have none...
Man kills wife
THABA-TSEKA – A 26-year-old man from Ha Rantsimane was arrested last week for allegedly killing his wife after accusing her of having an extra marital...
‘Raise your hands, Satan!’
MASERU – Three men appeared in court this week accused of armed robbery, attempted murder and unlawful possession of arms. The three – Francis Mokoma,...
Four face armed robbery charge
MASERU – Four Maseru men appeared in the magistrates’ court on Monday facing charges of armed robbery. The prosecution alleged that Liteboho Nchephe, Lehlohonolo Marole,...
258 bags of dagga found in TY
BEREA –Police discovered a truck loaded with 258 bags of dagga abandoned along the road to Teyateyaneng two weeks ago. Superintendent Lerata Fobo of Berea...
Coke Zero launched in Lesotho
MASERU – Lesotho last Friday became the sixth African country to officially unveil Coca-Cola Zero, a sugar-free beverage targeted at the health-conscious market. The latest...
Cross-border taxi war foils move
MASERU – The arrangement between the governments of Lesotho and South Africa to allow cross-border taxis to freely operate between their boarders failed to take...
Deceased’s relatives flee angry villagers
BEREA – Two relatives of the late ‘Mapaulosi Marou who was burnt to death for alleged witchcraft two weeks ago have fled their home in...
Ex-LRA boss eyes Swaziland post
MASERU – Charles Jenkins, the outgoing commissioner-general of the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), could assume the same title in Swaziland where he attended a job...
I thrived on teamwork, says Jenkins
MASERU – He is a taxman. A bad golfer. A saxophone player. An avid reader. A rock climber. A crossword fanatic. A fisher. He loves...
NUL ‘drunkards’ embarrass officials
MASERU -Youth, Sports and Recreation minister Mathabiso Lepono was almost reduced to tears after National University of Lesotho (NUL) students heckled the vice-chancellor at the...
Suspended BNP officials defiant
MASERU – The opposition Basotho National Party (BNP) party was on Tuesday thrown into fresh turmoil after five suspended officials vowed to resist attempts to...
Mafeteng plunged into mourning as 11 die in river horror
MAFETENG – The Khoete village in Mafeteng, about 130 kilometres south of the capital Maseru, is in mourning. Thirteen people, including 11 children between the...
Man gets 20 years for murder
MASERU – A 30-year-old Maseru man, Kepotsa Mbele, will spend the next 20 years behind bars after he was found guilty of murder by the...
Civil servants in passport scam
MASERU – Four civil servants who work at the Passport Office appeared in court last week to answer charges of fraudulently issuing Lesotho passports to...
Rape victim pleads against attacker’s bail
MASERU – A 71-year-old woman last week pleaded with a Maseru magistrate to keep a rape suspect behind bars as she feared for her own...
Finance Minister announces new 10 point plan
MASERU – Finance Minister Timothy Thahane yesterday spelt out a 10-point plan to boost the economy and remove barriers to doing business in the country....
Amputee’s case takes new twist
MASERU – The state has filed an appeal against a High Court judgment that awarded M450 000 in damages to a woman whose leg was amputated...
Time to legalise prostitution
THEY are routinely pilloried as Likuena or crocodiles. They endure daily lives of insults and abuse. They are blamed for every vice in society. The...
Police boss testifies in fraud case
MASERU – Deputy Police commander Kizito Mhlakaza on Tuesday told the High Court that the suspended deputy police commissioner Motsotuoa Ntaote altered documents to fraudulently...
Armed men raid exiled LDF officer’s home
MASERU – The wife of a former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) officer in exile says she is living in fear after some people claiming to...
STEAMING IT OFF: The enigma of red roses
Jo! Bathong! This past weekend was something else! Something different…ok not really but then… After work Friday, I literally started seeing red! What! For a...
Matlama hits comeback trail
MASERU – It’s good to be a Matlama fan once more. A new year has a brought a new dawn. Three wins in four games....
Majantja in dire straits
MASERU – Only a native of Mohale’s Hoek will understand the true meaning of Majantja FC. Born six decades ago the club have brought untold...
Likhopo run over Mphatlalatsane
Likhopo………………..(1) 2 Mphatlalatsane…….(0) 0 MASERU – Two goals either side of halftime from Mokone Marabe and Salebone Lekhooa were enough to earn Likhopo a 2-0...