Category : Local News

  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...

Mathatisi Sebusi/Mohloai Mpesi THE suspended Head of the Eye Department at Maseru District Hospital, Dr Wenjun Fan (PhD), says he is one of only two ophthalmologists in...

  Moorosi Tsiane THE government’s decision to terminate the controversial Nikuv contract has come back to haunt it, with the Israeli company now demanding US$2,243,103...

—vehemently rejects allegations that 109 patients have died due to negligence Mohloai Mpesi/Mathatisi Sebusi MINISTER of Health, Selibe Mochoboroane, has dismissed allegations of corruption and mismanagement...

…he was desperate to win Thabane’s favour Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Police Commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana, has alleged that ex-army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, masterminded the...

  …as his administration marks third anniversary Mohloai Mpesi AS Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s coalition government marks three years in office since assuming power in...

  Mathatisi Sebusi THE Ministry of Health will next week sign an agreement with the United States government to pilot a newly developed HIV prevention...

  …as donor funding diminishes Moroke Sekoboto EFFECTIVE coordination among stakeholders has been identified as crucial for improving Lesotho’s social protection systems — ensuring better...

The bad blood between the country’s top cop, Police Commissioner Advocate Borotho Matsoso, and one of his deputies, Peseka Mokete, could not have come at...

  Rethabile Pitso THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Tlohang Sekhamane, has challenged Public Accounts Committees (PACs) across the Southern African region to confront corruption...

Mohloai Mpesi THE Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) has strongly condemned the intimidation, harassment, and threats against journalists and activists in Lesotho, warning that such actions...

Moorosi Tsiane AXED Lesotho Post Bank (LPB) Managing Director, Molefi Leqhaoe, has petitioned the High Court to overturn the government’s decision to fire him, arguing...

HIGH in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho, an engineering landmark stands proud. The Senqu Bridge, the first extradosed bridge to be built in Lesotho, will...

—fears it could drain more resources from Health budget    Mohloai Mpesi  IN an unusual development, the government has authorized a privately owned medical facility to operate from...