Category : Local News

 30-day sentences suspended on condition they reinstate Adv Mokoko  Board vows to appeal Labour Court judgment  Mohloai Mpesi  THE long-running war between Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) and...

Govt wants IEC to sell property for M25m Masowe site  Prime Minister uneasy with tall building near State House  IEC says it’s going nowhere  Mohloai Mpesi ...

  . . . as recruitment of new Commissioners stalls  . . . blames voter apathy on “unclean” voters’ roll  THE outgoing Chairperson of the Independent...

Moorosi Tsiane  FORMER Police Commissioner, Molahlehi Letsoepa, will spend this Christmas in jail after the High Court yesterday reserved judgment on his bail application until 12 January 2026. ...

Moroke Sekoboto   PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has commended the government of China for supporting Lesotho’s efforts to mainstream agriculture as a key driver of economic growth.   Mr Matekane lauded China’s support after receiving...

. . . as Moradi Crushers, community prepare to sign MoU  Hopolang Mokhopi  A long-standing dispute over the environmental impacts caused by quarry miner, Moradi Crushers, and the Mpeke community is set to end...

. . .As showdown looms over limits of parliamentary powers  Moorosi Tsiane  THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has interdicted Parliament’s watchdog Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from probing...

…as Dona@balos holds 13th graduation ceremony  Rethabile Pitso  POPULAR local culinary school, Dona@balos, held its 13th graduation ceremony in Maseru on Monday this week.  A total of 90 fresh chefs...

  Suspicion that elements within the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) are working hand-in-glove with criminals has once again exploded into public view — this...

Moorosi Tsiane ACTING Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate (Adv) Lehlanako Mofilikoane has called for High Court Judge Mafelile Ralebese to recuse herself from presiding...

…as QMMH bosses demand her recusal …labels her “corrupt and unfit” to lead PAC Mohloai Mpesi A parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into the administration...

…as the US pours M4.2 billion into Lesotho’s health system …signs a 5-year MoU committing to building the sector Moroke Sekoboto THE United States government has renewed its commitment to strengthening Lesotho’s health sector...

…barred from legal practice over stolen client funds Moorosi Tsiane ADVOCATE Dyke Thejane has suffered a devastating professional blow after Acting High Court Judge, Sekake Malebanye, struck him off the...

…says govt won’t bail out ailing parastatals Mathatisi Sebusi THE government will not bail out any ailing parastatals that owe taxes to the Revenue Services...

…vows to press ahead with land-return mission despite “state intimidation” Moorosi Tsiane BASOTHO Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Dr Tšepo Lipholo, has vowed to forge ahead...

Moorosi Tsiane ATTORNEY Tumisang Mosotho and human rights activist Tsikoane Peshoane have taken their fight to overturn the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) recruitment process to...

Mohloai Mpesi THE Private Member’s Bill, seeking to amend the National Assembly Electoral Act by abolishing party lists and requiring the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)...

…as five more parties get struck off the roll Mohloai Mpesi THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has deregistered five more political parties for failing to...

  …after MCC pays part of its tax debt Mathatisi Sebusi MASERU City Council (MCC) has paid M5 million toward its Pay As You Earn...

  Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Police Commissioner Molahlehi Letsoepa’s latest bail hearing has hit a snag, as procedural hurdles continue to stall progress. Instead of arguments...

  THE recent High Court decision to strike Advocate Dyke Thejane off the roll of legal practitioners marks a significant moment for the legal profession...

  Seithati Motsoeneng THE government has handed over nine brand-new vehicles and 3000 blankets to the Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS), reaffirming its commitment to justice,...

  The Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho (IEC) has earned a prestigious continental accolade after the Electoral Integrity Global Report 2025 ranked Lesotho fourth in...

…upgrades bills to curb counterfeit threats Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has upgraded the Maloti banknotes to enhance security features, modernise the...

…as LSRC bemoans poor funding for AUSC Region 5 Games Leemisa Thuseho THE African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 has unveiled the 13 sporting...

Mohloai Mpesi  FORMER Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) Procurement Manager, Peo Mputsoe, has sensationally claimed that he was forced to resign at gunpoint by a senior government official at State House.  He narrates...

…as Justice Mokoko delivers damning verdict in chilling triple-murder case  Moorosi Tsiane  HIGH Court Judge, Tšeliso Mokoko, has convicted three men for the brutal murder of radio personality Ralikonelo “Leqhashasha” Joki, bringing to...

…limits services as it struggles to pay staff and buy medicines  Mathatisi Sebusi  PARAY Mission Hospital is drowning in a debt of close to M12 million, a crisis that has forced...