Moroke Sekoboto NEWLY appointed Revolution for Prosperity interim chief executive officer, Ts’eliso Lesenya, has emphasised the importance of conflict management and peaceful resolution of disputes within Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s party. Mr Lesenya says as a newly born baby, the RFP had been forced to sprint without first learning how to crawl. This was because […]

…as gvt commits to paying their outstanding dues Mathatisi Sebusi THE government has committed to address teachers’ grievances dating back to 2019 thereby averting a strike that could have crippled the country’s education system. The teachers had sent a petition to Prime Minister Sam Matekane accusing the government of abandoning a 2019 agreement under which […]

Moorosi Tsiane A JAILED Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) member, Corporal Litṧitso Mahase, who was once accused of rebelling against former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, has petitioned the High Court to review his conviction and two-year sentence by a Court Martial. Cpl Mahase was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Court Martial on 12 September 2023 […]

Moroke Sekoboto The second edition of the Lesotho Gin & Trout Tourism Festival, a premier food and beverage tourism festival, is set to take place next month, with the camping experience kicking off at Mohale Dam from 8-10 December followed by the jamboree itself on 16 December. Organized by Experisense, the festival is the only […]

Mohloai Mpesi THERE is a ray of hope for the exhumation of the bodies of 30 Basotho illegal miners, colloquially referred to as zama-zamas, whose bodies remain in a disused mine shaft in Virginia, South Africa. Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister, Lejone Mpotjoane, told the National Assembly this week the South African government was making […]

…as Matekane’s cabinet expands …. while opposition vows to topple him sooner or later Mohloai Mpesi / Mathatisi Sebusi PRIME Minister Sam Matekane’s cabinet has been expanded by the appointment of five new ministers, bringing the total number of ministries to 20. The Prime Minister appointed five new ministers as a payback to the four […]

Bongiwe Zihlangu & Mohloai Mpesi A GOVERNMENT of national unity (GNU) – comprising  the main role players in parliament –  the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) and the official opposition – the Democratic Congress (DC –  is the only sure way to complete the much delayed national reforms process. Socialist Revolutionaries (SR) leader, Teboho Mojapela, says […]