Crime & Courts

high-profile trials thrown into doubt as only one foreign judge remains on High Court bench Mohalenyane Phakela BOTSWANA Judge Onkemetse Tshosa, who was recruited to preside over high-profile criminal cases,…

Mohalenyane Phakela MAGISTRATES and the Law Society of Lesotho have questioned the criteria used by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to shortlist six candidates from an initial 36 who had…

Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court will begin virtual hearings when it opens for its second session of the year on Monday. The move is meant to curb the spread of…

Mohalenyane Phakela TREASON and murder-accused politicians, Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane, have accused the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, of abusing court processes and denying them the…

  Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi THREE of the four treason and murder-accused soldiers have filed High Court applications for their discharge on the grounds that they have not been…

as murder-accused soldier files fresh lawsuit for his recusal from trying him Mohalenyane Phakela BOTSWANA Judge Onkemetse Tshosa has a fresh headache to deal with. This after murder-accused soldier, Major…

Mohalenyane Phakela THE seven prominent members of the Basotho National Party (BNP) who filed an urgent application for the immediate removal of party leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane, will have to wait…

top cops Molibeli & Lebajoa also recommended for prosecution for helping her evade justice. Pascalinah Kabi MURDER-ACCUSED former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane faces fresh criminal charges for allegedly assaulting a…

Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Litšoane Litšoane, has been accused of ordering police officers to assault a Mapoteng man for allegedly stealing maize stalks from his farm…

Mohalenyane Phakela The Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP), Paseka Mokete, appeared before Maseru Magistrate Senekal Qobolo on charges of sexually assaulting a female subordinate police officer. He was released on free…

as ‘Maesaiah is granted bail  Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER-ACCUSED former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane has been released on M10 000 bail by High Court Judge Thamsanqa Nomngcongo in a hard-hitting judgement which…

Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court Judge Thamsanqa Nomngcongo has called for government action to “sanitise” what he describes as the “gutter social media”. Justice Nomngcongo said this while delivering judgement in…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  …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…

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…

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,…

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 –…

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…

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 trying…

’Marafaele Mohloboli BARELY a year after the death of Justice ‘Maseshophe Hlajoane, the judiciary has once again been plunged into mourning after the sudden death of another High Court Judge…

’Marafaele Mohloboli   LESOTHO Mounted Police (LMPS) Deputy Commissioner Mahlape Florence Morai was last Thursday arrested and charged for contravening South Africa’s lockdown regulations. Deputy Commissioner Morai was arrested on…

Ntsebeng Motsoeli POLICE and Public Safety Minister Lehlohonolo Moramotse will soon appear in court after he allegedly purchased alcohol at a local liquor shop in contravention of the lockdown regulations…

Lemphane-Letsie blames RCL infighting for incident ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE principal secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, ’Machabana Lemphane-Letsie, and her family were subjected to a harrowing ordeal by masked…

as police charge officers involved in bail decision Mohalenyane Phakela / Pascalinah Kabi The police say they will lay criminal charges against senior judicial officers involved in a controversial decision…

Staff reporter IF ever Acting Chief Justice ’Maseforo Mahase’s detractors needed any ammunition to oppose her recommendation by outgoing Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, it was supplied to them by the…

’Marafaele Mohloboli FINANCIAL Intelligence Unit (FIU) director, Palesa Khabele and eight other officers of the national anti-corruption entity are being investigated by police for fraud, the Lesotho Times has learnt.…

’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, has bizarrely blamed the murders of army commander Maaparankoe Mahao and Police Sub Inspector Mokheseng Ramahloko on Prime Minister Thomas…