Crime & Courts

Moorosi Tsiane  BOMBS had gone missing from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) armoury in the wake of the attacks on former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane’s Moshoeshoe II residence and the Ha-Abia home of then …

Hopolang Mokhopi  Lehlohonolo Makotoane, 42, the husband of the late South African Magistrate and Acting Judge Mamello Thamae, has been extradited to South Africa under heavy escort by the Lesotho Mounted …

Staff Reporters  FUEL giant, Tholo Energy, allegedly defrauded the government of M660 million between 2012 and 2023 by under declaring petroleum levies to the Petroleum Fund, the company’s former acting chief …

—disclose in court that former army boss ordered bombings  Moorosi Tsiane  TOP soldiers, Major General (Maj-Gen) Ramanka Mokaloba and retired Maj-Gen Poqa Motoa have thrown former army boss Tlali Kamoli …

Moorosi Tsiane  FORMER Minister of Police and Public Safety, Lepota Sekola, has been slapped with stock theft charges for allegedly importing cattle from South Africa without proper documentation.  Mr Sekola …

  THE Sasolburg Regional Court has sentenced a young Lesotho national, Leona Moleko (23), to a lengthy imprisonment for tampering with essential Transnet infrastructure and stripping copper.   The court found …

Moorosi Tsiane  LOCAL businesswoman, ‘Masibusiso Lebesa, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for allegedly trying to defraud the then Ministry of Police and Public Safety of M448 000.  …

—businessman Ketso’s bank account with millions frozen in SA Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Local Government and Cabinet Principal Secretaries, Nonkululeko Zaly and Thabo Motoko, were the masterminds in the embezzlement of …

…as court rules his beliefs in witchcraft are an extenuating factor Moorosi Tsiane MURDER convicted Principal Chief of Tšakholo, Tebang and Ha- Seleso, Khoabane Mojela, has breathed a sigh of …

Moorosi Tsiane MURDER accused Qamo Matela has decided not to testify in his wife’s murder case. Matela is currently standing trial in the High Court for the murder of his …

Moorosi Tsiane PRINCIPAL Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, ‘Mamphaka Mabesa, has been found guilty of contempt of court after she defied a 5 …

Moorosi Tsiane THE rogue behaviour of police officers continues to pile woes on Commissioner of Police, Holomo Molibeli, who has once again been dragged to court by victims of alleged police …

after allegedly defying court order accused of lying to court Moorosi Tsiane PRINCIPAL Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, ‘Mamphaka Mabesa, has …

Moorosi Tsiane FOUR of 27 soldiers imprisoned over their participation in an array of crimes during the period of heightened political instability in the country have been finally freed on …

as gvt loses Frazer Solar case in SA ordered to pay German company M1,2 billion faces worldwide assets seizure AG Motsieloa vows to appeal Mathatisi Sebusi/ Mohloai Mpesi LESOTHO has …

Mohloai Mpesi THE Basotho National Party (BNP) has commended neighbouring South Africa over its “bold step” in suing Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its war in …

Mathatisi Sebusi THE Lesotho Mounted Police Services (LMPS) seems to be fighting a losing battle in its efforts to curb stock theft between Lesotho and South Africa as cases of …

Moorosi Tsiane NOTORIOUS alleged conman, Lehlohonolo Selate, who is facing a plethora of fraud charges, heaved a sigh of relief last week after he was acquitted in one of them. …

—her driver emerges as key suspect Hopolang Mokhopi FORMER Disaster Management Authority (DMA) chief executive officer (CEO), ‘Makhotso Caroline Mahosi’s driver has emerged as the key suspect in her gruesome murder. …

-as ex-army boss files another bail application Mohloai Mpesi THE recently appointed Minister of Justice and Law, Richard Ramoeletsi, is today expected to explain to parliament why the long incarcerated …

Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE officers are not above the law and they should conduct their duties within the confines of the constitution, a High Court judge has said. Justice Realeboha Mathaba …

Hopolang Mokhopi A MEMBER of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), Liteboho Matlabe, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for the murder of his wife, ‘Maseabata Matlabe. Matlabe (30) …

Moorosi Tsiane FORMER police officer, Lebohang Moletsane, who was fired by Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli after he was charged with fatally stabbing his wife, has petitioned the High Court seeking …

Moorosi Tsiane IT remains unclear when the trial of former commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), Tlali Kamoli, who is facing attempted murder charges, will eventually proceed after it …

Leemisa Thuseho A man identified as the owner of a popular chain of fast food restaurants was found dead in his vehicle with gunshot wounds near the Maseru Golf Course …

… murder allegedly meant to stop her from “spilling beans” over looting of Covid-19 funds. Mohloai Mpesi, Hopolang Mokhopi & Mathatisi Sebusi ANOTHER gruesome assassination has once again dumbfounded  the country. …

Mohalenyane Phakela TWO opposition political parties have claimed the national reforms process would have been completed a long time ago had it not been for government’s actions which have since …

Moorosi Tsiane IT doesn’t stop raining for young businessman, Pitso ‘Bikerboy’ Ntsukunyane, who was once again hauled before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday this week for allegedly defrauding the …

…. gets free bail alongside co-accused ….as magistrate laments delays in prosecuting cases Moorosi Tsiane The water ministry’s former principal secretary (PS), Malefetsane Nchaka, and two co-accused businessmen, have been …

Forty-one year-old Walim Ashraf taken into custody after failing to raise half-a-million maloti bail and M1 million surety. Moorosi Tsiane A MAFETENG man of Indian origin, Walim Ashraf (41), appeared …