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STEAMING IT OFF: The enigma of red roses
Jo! Bathong! This past weekend was something else! Something different…ok not really but then…
After work Friday, I literally started seeing red! What!
For a minute I imagined I had…
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Matlama hits comeback trail
MASERU – It’s good to be a Matlama fan once more. A new year has a brought a new dawn. Three wins in four games.
Much of the transformation has been down to Ntebele Taole. Appointed at…
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Majantja in dire straits
MASERU – Only a native of Mohale’s Hoek will understand the true meaning of Majantja FC. Born six decades ago the club have brought untold joy and pride to its people. In that time the…
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Likhopo run over Mphatlalatsane
Likhopo....................(1) 2
Mphatlalatsane.......(0) 0
MASERU – Two goals either side of halftime from Mokone Marabe and Salebone Lekhooa were enough to earn Likhopo a 2-0…
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Prisoners on the run
MASERU – Police in Maseru have launched a manhunt for two dangerous prisoners who broke out of the maximum security prison in a movie-style escape a fortnight ago.
The fugitive…
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Mosisili's Legacy
WE wish to congratulate the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party for holding a successful conference last weekend.
With a new revamped leadership the LCD appears to be in…
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Go well, Lekhoaba
MASERU – Reverend Adam Lekhoaba, died at Mediclinic in Bloemfontein last Thursday. He was 38.
Rev Lekhoaba was the owner and manager of popular private radio station Harvest FM.
As a…
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I'm aware of challenges that lie ahead: Metsing
MASERU- "I am neither right nor left. I take every situation as it comes."
This is the self description of Mothetjoa Metsing, the new LCD secretary general.
He defeated Ralechate…
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I want to give younger generation a chance: Malie
MASERU – By the time he reached the age of 16 Mpho Malie was already a politically conscious teenager.
When other boys of his age were chasing girls Malie, the outgoing general…
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Drug abuse rife in Lesotho
BUTHA-BUTHE – Thabiso, 18, takes a deep and long pull from a plastic bottle.
He repeats the process again after a breather.
After some few minutes of taking "the stuff" it is clear that…
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Suspended police boss pleads not guilty
MASERU – Suspended deputy police commissioner, Motsotuoa Ntaote, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty when he appeared in court to answer charges of fraud.
Ntaote, 44, is being charged with…
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High Court turns down bail application for SA national
MASERU – The High Court has turned down a bail application by a South African national who was extradited to Lesotho to answer murder charges.
Mpumelelo Mbobo is alleged to have waved…
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Soldier was on verge of insanity, court told
MASERU – A soldier who fatally shot his two colleagues and wounded two others was on the verge of insanity, a psychologist called as a witness told the court last week.
Daniel Louw from…
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Tséhlana faces stern test
MASERU – Lehlohonolo Tséhlana's grip on Mokhotlong faces an acid test on Sunday when he launches his Senkatana party at a time when the All Basotho Convention (ABC) will be having a…
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Eight arrested for suspected murder
MAFETENG – Police in Mafeteng district have arrested eight men for allegedly burning four members of one family to death in 'Masemouso after accusing them of witchcraft.
Sergeant…
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Principal secretary sentenced
MASERU – The principal secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Ponts'o Lebotsa, was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison for flouting tender regulations.
Lebotsa, 47, was however…
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ABC discontent spreads
MASERU - The discontent that has been simmering in the All Basotho Convention (ABC) leadership is beginning to spread to the grassroots structures of the party.
There are signs that…
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King prorogues parliament
MASERU – King Letsie III prorogued parliament last week but no reasons were given for the move which observers say is quite unusual.
The house will resume business on February 6.…
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Windfall for tax payers
MASERU – The Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) will refund over M100 million to workers who have been paying excess tax for the past 10 months.
About 48 000 workers will get refunds for…
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Police officer gunned down
MASERU- A police officer was shot and killed by unknown people last week on Tuesday morning at his home in Mohalalitoe.
Raphael Rakoro who was based at Police Training College (PTC)…
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Security firm chief escapes with M2 000 fine
MASERU – A security company boss was lucky to escape with a M2 000 fine last week after he undressed and severely assaulted his worker in Maseru two weeks ago.
Moeketsi Rafuthu, who is…
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