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Mohalenyane Phakela A SUSPECTED Famo gang assassin has been charged with three counts of murder and one of attempted murder. Litaba Nthontho appeared before the Leribe Magistrates’ Court on 13 March 2023.…

  The Canon Collins Trust announces major new scholarship funding to advance social justice causes, saying the power of networking addresses the urgent need to support African thought leadership. A…

  Sports betting is an exciting and engaging activity enjoyed by many in South Africa. As such, many people are beginning to get into this thrilling hobby, leading thousands of…

Maria E. Brewer WE are currently celebrating Peace Corps Week, which is commemorated annually in the first week of March. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March…

   . . .as it promises to pay suppliers to by 31 March Staff Reporters THE government plans to centralise the procurement of goods and services in a bid to…

  Mohalenyane Phakela FIRED Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) chief executive officer (CEO), Retṥelisitsoe Nko, has petitioned the Labour Court to overturn his 22 February 2023 dismissal from his plump…

   . . . as Lebona pleads with RFP members to support party leader ………….while calls for the elective conference intensify Bongiwe Zihlangu/‘Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has reiterated…

Mohalenyane Phakela TEMPERS flared in the High Court this week as lawyers fought over the recusal of a judge hearing the case of 16 principal secretaries (PSs) who have been…

Mohalenyane Phakela THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) application seeking to strip the Democratic Congress (DC) and Alliance of Democrats (AD) a combined four proportional representation seats will finally be heard…

Moorosi Tsiane THE High Court has issued an interim order barring the government from instituting any disciplinary action against Lesotho’s diplomatic counsellor in Ethiopia, Thato Sibolla, for alleged misconduct. Justice…

… warns Matekane of reforms failure ’Marafaele Mohloboli/Bongiwe Zihlangu OPPOSITION parties in parliament have warned Prime Minister Sam Matekane to halt new statutory appointments until the ongoing multi-sectoral reforms process…

Maseru, Lesotho – Busan Mayor, Park Heong-joon and a Korean Delegation that is part of South Korea’s Presidential Special Envoy accompanied by Samsung Africa CEO, Bumsuk Hong – visited Lesotho in…

Staff writer BUSINESS tycoon and current Africa Business Council (ABC) Board Director- Dr. Tinashe Manzungu is among speakers lined up for this year’s Leaders without Borders Annual Business Summit/International Honours…

  Mohalenyane Phakela A NEW set of 51 fired Ministry of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism employees have petitioned the High Court to overturn their dismissals. Their petition follows…

  Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court has granted bail to two sisters, Nthei and ’Maphoka Rasekoai, who stand accused of murdering their mother in July 2022 to cash in on…

  Moorosi Tsiane ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police (ACP) Motlatsi Mapola has petitioned the High Court to stop Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, from sending him on early retirement in March this…

Moorosi Tsiane A MOKHOTLONG businessman is on trial for allegedly killing his wife on 21 May 2021. Lepota Natsoane (35) is appearing before High Court Judge Mabatsoeneng Hlaele over the…

  ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, says after his party’s humiliating performance in the 7 October 2022 elections, he had to hibernate and gather new strength. He claims…

  Mohalenyane Phakela SUSPENDED Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) chief executive officer, Retṥelisitsoe Nko, is expected to reappear before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on 7 February 2023 to answer two…

  ’Marafaele Mohloboli/Bongiwe Zihlangu BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has accused Alliance of Democrats (AD) leader Monyane Moleleki of being a bad influence on the country and its…

As he claims political victimization to remove him from his plump job Mohalenyane Phakela THE government’s advisor at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), Moahloli Mphaka, has won a High…

  Mohalenyane Phakela SUSPENDED Local Government and Chieftainship Principal Secretary, Lefu Manyokole, has been charged with fraud after he allegedly connived with other state officials to  unlawfully acquire title over…

….as he claims political victimisation to remove him from his plump job Mohalenyane Phakela THE government’s advisor at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), Moahloli Mphaka, has won a High…

  Mohalenyane Phakela FIRED Ministry of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism Principal Secretary, Nonkululeko Zaly, is fighting her dismissal from her plump public service job. Ms Zaly has petitioned…

Moroke Sekoboto Basotho Action Party (BAP) has written a letter to the Council of State seeking the removal of Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) commissioners in individual and collective capacities. In…

Mohalenyane Phakela MAGISTRATE Itumeleng Letsika has been accused by a lawyer, Makhabane Masupha, of threatening to send him to jail along with his two murder accused clients and two other…

 …company angered by foul-mouthed politician’s claims that it plotted murder of LCA board members… …threatens to sue the BNP leader for defamation… Staff Reporters TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, has broken…

. . . corruption and money laundering charges dropped . . .  paving way for appointment of new head for the anti-graft body.    Bongiwe Zihlangu/‘Marafaele Mohloboli SUSPENDED Directorate on Corruption…

  Mohalenyane Phakela THE South African Police Service (SAPS) in Welkom, Free State Province, are seeking assistance in tracing relatives of a 22-year-old Mothabiso Lekeba who was fatally stabbed at…

TWO SADC countries – Lesotho and Madagascar – have joined the Gambia as the latest nations to sign the “Solemn Appeal for the expulsion of the SADR from the African…