Conflicting testimonies stalk Mahao’s murder
Moorosi Tsiane Fresh contradictions emerged this week from court testimonies on the chilling account of former army commander Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao’s final moments. Two...
Category : Crime & Courts
Four cops accused in famo guns scheme
Hopolang Mokhopi FOUR members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) have been charged for allegedly facilitating the illegal acquisition of firearms by famo...
Car accident victim seeks compensation from LDF
Leemisa Thuseho A 23-YEAR-OLD woman from Ha-Raleqheka, Mpatana, near Maseru, is seeking compensation from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) after she was allegedly struck...
Suspended DCEO official wants his pistol back
. . . firearm linked to murder case Moorosi Tsiane ADVOCATE Peter Matekane, the suspended head of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)’s...
Witness recounts chilling details of Mahao’s murder
Moorosi Tsiane MABILIKOE Leuta Mahao has given a chilling description of how soldiers, led by then-army general Tlali Kamoli, murdered Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao...
Judge rebukes Lephuthing for “misusing” court process
—In ongoing Joki murder trial Moorosi Tsiane IN A dramatic development in the ongoing high-profile murder trial of renowned radio personality, Ralikonelo Joki, High...
Court upholds confession of alleged triple murderer
Moorosi Tsiane LEHLOHONOLO Masoleng, accused of brutally murdering three women between February and April 2024, has suffered a major setback after the High Court...
SA man charged with rape
Hopolang Mokhopi A 38-year-old South African man, Thabo Mlangene, appeared before Magistrate Mats’oloane Qhomane on Monday, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Ha-Abia,...
Justice denied for the poor
…as Judicial Commissioner’s Court struggles under financial strain Hopolang Mokhopi THE Judicial Commissioner’s Court (JudiCom) is buckling under the weight of financial and staffing challenges,...
‘Maesaiah’s son recounts narrow escape from death
Moorosi Tsiane MEMORIES of the early hours of 27 January 2014 remain vivid for Victor Ferreira, the son of former First Lady ’Maesaiah Thabane,...
Fate of murder-accused police officers hangs in the balance
Moorosi Tsiane EIGHT police officers accused of murdering three detainees will have to wait at least three months to learn their fate. This follows...
Mosito bemoans poor working conditions for judges
…Blasts gvt for delaying salaries of appeal court judges …Law Society leader Tuke gives govt ultimatum to resolve issue Moorosi Tsiane COURT of Appeal President, Justice Kananelo...
Sakoane blasts lawyers for negligence
Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has urged clients to sue incompetent lawyers who neglect completing their cases. The visibly angry Justice Sakoane made the remarks yesterday while responding to Law Office lawyer, Advocate...
DCEO top investigator fights back
…challenges suspension, disciplinary inquiry Moorosi Tsiane EMBATTLED Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Principal Investigations Officer (PIO), Tsotang Likotsi, has petitioned the High Court to...
Former ComPol demands M3m compensation
Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Commissioner of Police (ComPol), Kizito Mfolosi Mhlakaza, has taken Prime Minister Sam Matekane to court, demanding M3,476,760 as compensation for being...
Lekhooa to remain incarcerated
…after Justice Hlaele recuses herself from his bail case Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court Judge, Mabatšoeneng Hlaele, has recused herself from hearing the bail application of former...
Tsatsanyane brothers finally granted bail
Moorosi Tsiane OUTSPOKEN Democratic Congress (DC) Member of Parliament, Mokherane Tsatsanyane, and his brother, Moorosi Tsatsanyane, breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when High Court...
‘Operation Fiela a major success’ – LMPS
—-As it expands to tackle crime in Mokhotlong Seithati Motšoeneng OPERATION Fiela, an initiative aimed at cracking down on crime, has successfully reduced criminal...
Assistant High Court registrar shot by lover
…as women protest escalating femicides Moorosi Tsiane A High Court Assistant Registrar, Tebello Mokhoema, has narrowly survived death after being shot by her boyfriend this past Saturday...
Setback for eight cops facing murder charges
…as they lose the first leg of their bid to stop DPP from prosecuting them Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Leribe Criminal Investigation Division (CID) boss, Superintendent...
Police urge Dr Mofubelu’s sexual harassment victims to come forward
Moorosi Tsiane ALLEGATIONS of sexual harassment against medical practitioner, Hlalele Mofubelu, have prompted more women to come forward, sharing their harrowing experiences with the doctor. Dr Mofubelu...
Teacher who “stabbed” student to represent himself in court
Hopolang Mokhopi A PHUTHIATSANA High School teacher accused of stabbing his student in December last year has chosen to represent himself in his trial before...
Letsoepa, Lekhooa return
—but the two dangerous criminals have not yet been arrested Mohloai Mpesi / Mohalenyane Phakela TWO fugitive former heads of security agencies, who ran away to South Africa...
Thaba-Tseka man convicted of killing 3-year-old son
Moorosi Tsiane A 41-YEAR-OLD man from Thaba-Tseka has been found guilty of murder after fatally stabbing his 3-year-old son 21 times with a knife on...
Prosecutors want out of treason case
Moorosi Tsiane THE treason and murder trial of former army commander Tlali Kamoli, alongside politicians Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane, resumed yesterday amid threats...
LDF bombs “used” in 2014 attack on ‘Maesaiah, Tšooana
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...
Murder accused magistrate’s husband extradited to South Africa
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...
Tholo Energy “stole” M660 million from gvt
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...
Mokaloba, Motoa bury Kamoli
—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 Minister charged for cattle theft
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...