Category - Crime & Courts

Pascalinah Kabi FORMER ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Principal Secretary, Makalo Theko, this week appeared before the Maseru Magistrate Court to face corruption charges in relation to the awarding of a 2015...

Pascalinah Kabi Former Court of Appeal Assistant Registrar, Matieho Mothobi, was this week grilled by the police after criminal charges were laid against her for allegedly leaking confidential court information. Ms...

Limpho Sello THE minister of Social Development, ‘Matebatso Doti, has condemned the violent killings and abuse of older persons around the country. Ms Doti expressed her disgruntlement at the recently held International...

Pascalinah Kabi FORMER president of the Court of Appeal Kananelo Mosito’s long-awaited appeal against Constitutional Court judgement against his reinstatement to the position ruling will finally be heard not later than...

Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and South Africa’s Free State police department have launched a manhunt for three Basotho nationals who allegedly shot and killed four people in two separate...

’Marafaele Mohloboli TWO police constables have been nabbed after they solicited for a bribe from a civilian. The two officers are aged 33 and 36 respectively and one is from Khubetsoana while the other hails from...

Pascalinah Kabi TEMPERS flared when lawyers representing suspended Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara and those representing the government met behind closed doors on Monday in the Acting Chief Justice Maseforo Mahase’s...

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is investigating possible corruption and the flouting of tender procedures in the multi-million maloti fertiliser supply tender by the...

Staff Writer FORMER minister of Law, Mootsi Lehata was this week remanded to 9 October 2018 when he appeared at the Maseru Magistrates’ Court to answer charges of raping a minor. On that day, the court is expected to...