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ConCourt slams Moseneke, SADC
Mohalenyane Phakela
THE Constitutional Court has questioned the legality of the October 2018 agreement between the government and opposition to defer criminal prosecutions of politicians until after the finalisation of the multi-sector…
Unresolved crimes turn Lesotho into a criminal haven
Staff Reporter
THE 13 June 2020 near-fatal shooting of Movement for Economic Change (MEC) legislator, Thabo Ramatla, by unknown gunmen is one of many such unsolved shootings which have plagued the nation in recent years.
Mr Ramatla…
Ritual killer Scott gets life sentence
Nat Molomo
CONVICTED double ritual murderer Lehlohonolo Scott has been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
This after High Court Judge Teboho Moiloa on Tuesday found him guilty of murdering fellow…
SADC can’t dictate to us: judge
Mohalenyane Phakela
JUDGE Molefi Makara says the Southern African Development Community (SADC) cannot dictate terms to Lesotho’s judiciary as it is an independent institution.
SADC has through its interlocuter, retired South African…
Prison authorities foil plot to smuggle alcohol to ‘Maesaiah
...former first lady’s friend faces jail, fine for the offence
’Marafaele Mohloboli
A CLOSE friend of the former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane faces an M5 000 fine and two years’ imprisonment after being caught attempting to…
Lesotho nationals to receive SA Covid grants
Nthatuoa Koeshe
THOUSANDS of Lesotho Special Permit (LSP) holders and other asylum seekers are set to receive M350 grants over a six-month period from the South African government to cushion them from the effects of the Coronavirus…
Expedite probe into MP’s shooting, Molibeli urged
Ntsebeng Motsoeli
POLICE and Public Safety Minister ‘Mamoipone Senauoane has called on Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli to expedite investigations into the near-fatal shooting of Movement for Economic Change (MEC) legislator, Thabo…
‘Maesaiah jailed
former first lady sent to prison after top court revoked her bail
Mohalenyane Phakela
FORMER First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane is now languishing in remand prison.
She was jailed yesterday - ahead of her trial for the murder of her…
“Deeply rooted fraud and corruption” at LEC – report
Pascalinah Kabi
A FORENSIC investigation into the affairs of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has revealed deep rooted malfeasance within the power utility including fraud, theft and corruption.
According to the December 2018…
Metsing, Mochoboroane ConCourt case postponed again
Mohalenyane Phakela
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, former army commander Tlali Kamoli, and newly appointed Development Planning Minister Selibe Mochoboroane’s Constitutional Court application to stop the state from…