MASERU — High Court judge Tséliso Monaphathi is today expected to pass final judgment in a case in which a former accountant with the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is facing fraud charges. The former accountant, Peggy Thakeli, is facing M2.8 million fraud charges. Reading a lengthy judgment on Tuesday, Justice Monaphathi said state witnesses […]
MASERU — The director of Poverty Reduction Programme (Prep) Topollo Lephatsóe this week said the government is deeply touched by the death of over 50 Basotho men in the illegal mine disaster in South Africa last month. “We all know that many Basotho died in the mines recently. The government is not happy with that,” […]
MASERU — The fight for the control of PC FM has intensified. Last week the Lesotho Times (LT) revealed that Mohau Thakaso who claims to be the major shareholder of the station had written to the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) requesting that they cancel the licence until he had regained control of the radio station. […]
WELKOM — Local non-governmental organisations have appealed to the government of South Africa to declare an amnesty for hundreds of miners still trapped at Eland Shaft in Welkom. The Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental Organisations said they want an amnesty deal to allow the illegal miners to get back to their families. The call comes hard […]
MASERU — The entertainment industry was this week plunged into mourning following the sudden death of DJ Kennysto, above, one of the country’s finest jockeys. DJ Kennysto, who was turning 30 on August 23, was pronounced dead on arrival at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital on Tuesday morning. He complained of running short of breath and […]
MASERU — The battle for the control of People’s Choice FM (PC FM) reached new heights this week with revelations that the executive chairman, Mohau Thakaso, has now requested the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) to suspend the radio station’s licence. Thakaso alleges in his letter to the LCA that the licence’s condition had been flouted […]
MASERU — The youth league of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party two weeks ago wrote a letter to Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili urging him to fire incompetent ministers. The letter was handed over to LCD secretary general Mothetjoa Metsing for transmission to the prime minister. In the letter the youth said Mosisili […]
MASERU — The number of Basotho men who perished in the Welkom illegal mining disaster has soared to 46 following the discovery and identification of more bodies this week. The Lesotho consular based in Welkom, Sethunya Koqo, said the number had increased because some families from Lesotho have been able to identify eight more bodies […]
MASERU — The Lesotho Public Service Staff Association (LEPSSA) which represents government workers is in turmoil after members resolved to dissolve the association’s executive committee last month. The members are accusing the executive committee of misusing and embezzling funds. They also accused the executive committee of misusing property. On May 10 the LEPSSA members appointed […]
MASERU — Orphans and primary school children that get food assistance from government are likely to starve because truck owners hired to transport the food have pulled out due to perennial delays in payment. The truckers were contracted by the Food Management Unit (FMU), a government department co-ordinating food distribution by relief agencies, to transport […]
MASERU — Two men from Butha-Buthe were sentenced to 25 years each by the High Court for murder and assault. Teboho Mlangeni, 24, and Mpokatsi Lehloesa, 29, were charged with murder and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. They were convicted on both counts. They were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for […]
MASERU — Lesotho students studying in South Africa have been warned to be on the lookout for fraudulent healthcare consultants who are masquerading as brokers for Ingwe Health Plan. Ingwe Health Plan is a South African medical scheme that specialises with foreign students studying in South Africa. According to the public relations company for Ingwe, […]
MASERU — When 50-year-old Ntsékhe Thakaso lost his job at Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg in 2006 he was devastated. Thakaso was deemed excess to requirements at Impala after he suffered severe back injuries. After 27 years of back-breaking work at Impala Thakaso found himself stuck at his rural home in Roma about 35km south […]
MASERU – Popular broadcaster Motlatsi Ncholu will answer sexual offence charges again in the next two months after the High Court ordered a restart of the initial trial that landed him in prison. Ncholu was in March last year convicted by the Quthing Magistrates’ Court of molesting a 15 year-old-girl in July 2007.He was sentenced […]
BUTHA-BUTHE — The president of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league has distanced the youth wing from a petition sent to the prime minister calling for a cabinet reshuffle. Mosala Mojakisane, told an LCD rally in Butha-Buthe last Sunday that the youth wing was not behind the petition that was sent to Prime […]
MASERU – Two men who are facing murder charges told the High Court on Tuesday that they confessed to the murder after they were assaulted by the police. Simon Phamotse Mosala and Maloro Mokhethi are alleged to have killed Phakiso Mpota on 25 October 2007 at Ha Sethuamajoe, Semonkong in Maseru district. Mpota had accused […]
THABA-TSEKA – The people of Ha-Noko village in Thaba-Tseka are grieving. Nine men from the village were among the 86 people who perished in the illegal mining disaster in Welkom, South Africa. It will take a long time for the villagers to come to terms with the loss. When 21-year-old Motebang Khopholi left Ha-Noko to […]
WELKOM – The smell of death wafts through the air around the Welkom Government Mortuary. It is in this morgue where 86 died bodies of the illegal miners who perished in the mining disaster are kept. Eland shaft where the miners died sits to the south-west of the mortuary. It is in this mine were […]
MASERU – Lesotho People’s Congress (LPC) leader, Advocate Kelebone Maope, last Thursday called for the setting up of a judicial inspectorate to monitor the work of judges. Maope, who is also the Member of Parliament for Seqonoka constituency, was testifying to the commission of inquiry set up by the Law Society of Lesotho to probe […]
MASERU — The troubled MKM is making moves to get court proceedings suspended pending finalisation of depositors’ payout deal negotiations between the firm and the government. The auditors firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, which investigated the MKM’s affairs, has already submitted the final report in the High Court recommending liquidation. The central bank of Lesotho had engaged PWC […]
MASERU — The youth league of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party on Saturday petitioned Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to reshuffle his cabinet and fire incompetent ministers. The petition urged Mosisili to restructure his cabinet, appoint new assistant ministers and dismiss some government ministers for alleged incompetence. The petition was drawn up following […]
BUTHA-BUTHE — The All Basotho Convention (ABC) leadership is fuming. They want the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party to “immediately stop badmouthing Tom Thabane and disrespecting ABC party regalia at its rallies”. And if this does not stop the ABC says it will be forced retaliate to defend Thabane’s reputation and protect the […]
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 the boss of Lion Mount Security Services, assaulted Mohau Lesenyeho who was a security guard at the security firm. The “accused did […]
