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…as the tourism sector remains a key potential source for job creation Tokelo Khausela THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) has been urged to inject life into Lesotho’s tourism industry…

—urges Basotho to be proactive in seeking primary health care Moroke Sekoboto HEALTH Minister Selibe Mochoboroane says the government is dedicated to delivering primary health care across the country to…

Mohalenyane Phakela TAXI owners operating under the banner of the Maseru Region Transport Operators (MRTO) have dragged Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli to the High Court over the “illegal” arrests of…

Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane HUMAN rights lawyer, Fusi Sehapi, has threated to sue the government should it not lift the “illegal” 10pm to 4am curfew announced  by Police Commissioner…

Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Liquor and Restaurants Owners Association (LLROA) has dragged the government to court over what it describes as the “illegal imposition” of unreasonably high taxes…

Tokelo Khausela The government of Lesotho has signed three new financing agreements with the European Union (EU) worth EUR29 million (about M580 million). The agreements are meant to support Lesotho…

as world condems  brutal slaying of journalist unites in demanding justice for him outspoken chief Tekho says Joki was killed for exposing corruption gvt challenged to implement fundamental reforms to…

Staff Reporters THE case of the  10 remaining principal secretaries (PSs) who are fighting to either keep their jobs or get hefty packages for the ‘premature’ termination of their contracts…

Mohalenyane Phakela CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has temporarily barred the National Security Service (NSS) from confiscating the mobile phones of  Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe. Mr Mofomobe ran…

’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has pledged to give M100, 000 as a token of appreciation to each of the 120 soldiers who were first deployed to help fight the…

…demand justice for communities displaced by dam construction Bongiwe Zihlangu FOUR human rights groups want President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that communities displaced by the construction of Polihali Dam in…

… but a defiant Mofomobe refuses to release his phones …vows to challenge warrant in the courts Staff Reporters Members of the National Security Service (NSS) descended on the Ha-Thetsane…

POPULAR radio presenter Ralikonelo Joki has been shot and killed, in a development that has sent shockwaves across the media fraternity in Lesotho. Details of Joki’s killing are still sketchy.…

Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL printing company, Printnest Printers and Stationery, has sued  the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to force the electoral body to accept  about 22 000 t-shirts worth M3.1 million…

Mohalenyane Phakela Alleged M50 million fraudster, Lehlohonolo Selate, will spend at least a  month more in prison while awaiting the fate of his bail decision. This after High Court Judge,…

… as the irate opposition leaders accuse him of stalling the long delayed reforms process Bongiwe Zihlangu PRIME Minister Sam Matekane will tomorrow meet opposition leaders over the long delayed reforms…

BY JESS MCGLOTHLIN It’s easy to pretend I’ve stepped back in time. Walking the grassy, rock-strewn land alongside the gin-clear waters of the Bokong River, I tip my face up, feeling…

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to…

  … as court summons him to show cause why he cannot be jailed for contempt of court Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court Judge, Tṥeliso Mokoko, has summoned Police Commissioner, Holomo…

Mohalenyane Phakela THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has taken two former National Security Services (NSS) officials to court for prejudicing the government of more than M6 million…

  Moorosi Tsiane THREE siblings have sued Maluti Adventist Hospital in Mapoteng for M1,098,500 for negligence after the death of their mother at the institution in 2019. In their papers filed in…

  Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of four soldiers accused of the attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, will proceed from 10 July 2023. According to the lead prosecutor,…

  Moroke Sekoboto ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, says he is confident that his party will bounce back into government come 2027. Addressing party members clad in their…

  Mohalenyane Phakela A GROUP of Thaba Tseka wool and mohair farmers have asked the High Court to order Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, to release their wool valued at M2.9…

  Mohalenyane Phakela THE government has been given until today to withdraw what has been described as an “irresponsible decision” to send 16 principal secretaries on forced leave pending the…

  Moorosi Tsiane Two local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are fighting for control of  European Union (EU) money meant to promote the interests of victims of gender based violence (GBV). SHE-HIVE,…

  Moorosi Tsiane JUDGE Moroke Mokhesi has told Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, to put her house in order failing which he will free on bail 10 soldiers…

  Moroke Sekoboto THE Socialist Revolutionaries (SR) party will tomorrow open its two-day inaugural conference to elect a new national executive committee (NEC) at the Methodist High School in Maseru.…

  Seithati Mphatsoane THE Ministry of Health says it has recorded about 32 cases of mumps and six of measles nation-wide following a suspected outbreak of the two diseases. Measles…

  ….blasts lawyers who are ‘profiteering’ at expense of clients THE race for the long overdue elections of the governing council of the body tasked with regulating the legal fraternity,…