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Mohalenyane Phakela MAJOR General Metsing Lekhanya, who led the 1986 coup against then Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan, died yesterday at the age of 83. The former army commander who later traded his military fatigues for civilian…

Pascalinah Kabi THE government has denied overshooting the Covid-19 budget, saying by December 2020, it had only spent about M341 million of the initial M698 million set aside to fight the pandemic. Addressing the media yesterday, Dr…

Limpho Sello MOTIMPOSO in Maseru, is in mourning after 28 people died of Covid-19 related complications in just a week, the constituency’s legislator, Thabang Mafojane, said yesterday. The constituency is said to be home to…

Mohalenyane Phakela A LOCAL human rights body, the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC),  has applauded the High Court for jailing two police officers who murdered Lesotho Electricity Company auditor, Thibello Nteso. The…

FOR decades, Lesotho has benefitted from various forms of development assistance from the United States (US) government. Apart from funding to combat HIV and AIDS and other health programmes, Lesotho has also received…

says war against pandemic may not be won as “illegal” NACOSEC splurges M1,5 billion on wasteful expenditure Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO is unlikely to win its fight against Covid-19 amid revelations by the auditor general’s office…

accuse Manyokole of destabilising govt Pascalinah Kabi / Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro and his Law and Justice Minister, Professor Nqosa Mahao, have joined forces against the embattled director general of…

hospitals, mortuaries overwhelmed, coffins run out as Covid situation reaches crisis levels, premier reveals. Limpho Sello | Ntsebeng Motsoeli PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has reimposed a nationwide lockdown as part of…

 acknowledges Biden’s electoral victory, says “criminals” who stormed the Capitol will face the music Herbert Moyo UNITED States (US) Ambassador to Lesotho, Rebecca Gonzales, has branded as “criminals”, the unruly mob of her…

police bosses baffled by DPP’s failure to act despite “water-tight case” against Thabane. ’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli and Deputy Police Commissioner Paseka Mokete, say they are “baffled” why the…