Category : Local News

Mohloai Mpesi GOVERNANCE experts have raised the alarm over the growing erosion of accountability and good governance under the current Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)-led coalition...

…over his alleged infidelity Kabelo Masoabi THE High Court this week heard chilling details of how a Leribe woman allegedly masterminded the brutal murder of...

  Hopolang Mokhopi A 40-year-old Lesia High School teacher, Makarabo Khanare, of Lesia, Ha Thetsane, has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband, Teboho...

Mathatisi Sebusi THE Law and Public Safety Committee has sharply criticised the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police over the continued encroachment...

…holds reception on the Taiwan question Moroke Sekoboto THE People’s Republic of China has commemorated the adoption of the 25 October 1971 United Nations General...

  A New Journey for Chinese Modernization (H.E. Ambassador Yang Xiaokun) All eyes are on China as the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central...

…as court reserves judgment Hopolang Mokhopi THE High Court’s assistant registrar, Advocate Tebello Mokhoema’s shooter and sister’s killer will on 21 November 2025 know whether...

…as Justice Sakoane questions soldiers’ actions Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has raised serious concerns over glaring inconsistencies in the army’s handling of crucial evidence in...

Seithati Motšoeneng VODACOM Lesotho has reinforced its commitment to digital inclusion and youth empowerment with the official handover of a fully equipped computer lab to...

…as World Vision, Habitat and Stanlib built them new houses Moroke Sekoboto THE World Vision Lesotho, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Lesotho and with...

…eye specialist’s suspension leaves parent in distress Mathatisi Sebusi WHEN ‘Mamolemohi Ramokotjo’s five-year-old daughter finally smiled again after years of agonising eye pain, it felt...

  Ithabeleng Qhasho IN a continued effort to bring banking services closer to Basotho, First National Bank (FNB) Lesotho has officially opened a new branch...

…as management demands improved performance Leemisa Thuseho VODACOM Premier League (VPL) defending champions Lioli’s coach, Bongani Maseko, is already feeling the heat early in the...

…as High Court nullifies govt’s decision to fire Phaks JV from M170 million project …putting in limbo decision to appoint new company to take over project Mohloai...

…say it fuels family conflicts, sidelines chiefs Mathatisi Sebusi SENATORS have expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Administration of Estate and Inheritance Act, 2024, claiming it...

  Mathatisi Sebusi MOSEPELE Foundation Development Forum (MFDF), a youth-led local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) offering community-led monitoring of HIV and TB services, has been left...

. . . govt says its planning to formalise task team Mohloai Mpesi THE Senate has questioned the government’s decision to dissolve the Government Asset...

  Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO has renewed its unwavering commitment to advancing social protection, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth. Addressing the Second World Summit for Social...

…as police say 86% of Basotho women affected Moroke Sekoboto WOMEN parliamentarians and key stakeholders have met to discuss strategies to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV),...

…to create around 2000 jobs Moroke Sekoboto THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has attracted M1.7 billion (USD76 million) investment from the Chinese poultry farming...

Moorosi Tsiane THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) are set to challenge the High Court’s decision...

Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Leribe District Police Commander, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Thabo Tšukulu, has distanced himself from the March 2016 killing of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale...

…as Commissioner faces M2 million lawsuit Moorosi Tsiane THE December 2023 torture of inmates following a dramatic prison break continues to haunt the Lesotho Correctional...

  Seithati Motšoeneng LIMKOKWING University of Creative Technology this week hosted a prestigious awards ceremony to honour 48 exceptional students whose outstanding achievements have set...

THE government’s decision to dissolve the Government Assets Recovery Task Team (GASRTT), which government insists was necessitated by the task team’s lack of legal foundation,...

Gabasheane Masupha THE recent actions by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) of disarming peaceful protestors and seizing the national flag from their hands mark...

Mathatisi Sebusi / Billy Ntaote IN Ha-Mamathe’s Kolone village, 68-year-old ’M’e Makopano Kobile keeps a plastic folder of medical papers that record how her husband, Teboho, died....

…one story at a time Moroke Sekoboto WHEN a 77-year-old granny, ‘Malineo Matsepe, from Morija Mabenkeleng, on the outskirts of Maseru, carried out routine EcoCash...

. . . allegedly to protect corrupt high-ranking officials . . . but govt dismisses allegations as “deliberate distortions” Mohloai Mpesi THE government’s decision to dissolve the Government Assets Recovery...

For leaking “confidential” hospital information Mochoboroane labels him power hungry Mathatisi Sebusi/Mohloai Mpesi THE Head of the Eye Department at the Maseru District Hospital and...