Sakoane blasts lawyers for negligence
Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has urged clients to sue incompetent lawyers who neglect completing their cases. The visibly angry Justice Sakoane made the remarks yesterday while responding to Law Office lawyer, Advocate (Adv) Molefi Masoabi’s request for the court’s indulgence to re-allocate a 2015 divorce case between Lesaoana Thahe and Matebello Thahe. The matter was among 28 cases listed on a dismissal […]
Our MPs are truly rare interesting creatures
There is something fundamentally wrong with these creatures we call our Members of Parliament (aka MPs). We have encountered their destructive shenanigans in all the successive parliaments we have had throughout the entire history of our God forsaken Kingdom that “nobody has ever heard of”. Scrutator had hoped the current crop of MPs (in […]
Global climate crisis escalates to alarming new levels
Seithati Motšoeneng THE World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported that 2024 was the warmest year on record globally. Temperatures surpassed the critical 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels. This alarming milestone marks a significant escalation of the global climate crisis, as human-induced climate change continues to drive irreversible environmental impacts. The WMO’s “State of the […]
Lesana lists on Maseru Securities Market
Moroke Sekoboto Lesana Financial Services’ Medium-Term Note has been listed on the Maseru Securities Market (MSM). The landmark event was held yesterday at the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL). The MSM is a government non-profit initiative implemented by the CBL. It was established to centralise the trading of financial securities and is part of broader […]
Ombudsman’s army security withdrawn
In wake of her damning report against LDF DPM Majara rubbishes allegations she orchestrated the move Mohloai Mpesi OUTSPOKEN and highly regarded Ombudsman, Advocate Tlotliso Polaki, faces heightened personal security risks after the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) abruptly withdrew her security detail. The withdrawal came soon after she issued a scathing report accusing the LDF of […]
LDF Amendment Bill divides MPs
…As gvt insists Letsoela will retire in August Mohloai Mpesi THE government’s move to amend the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Act to extend the army commander’s retirement age to 62 has sparked division among Members of Parliament (MPs). While some argue that the Lesotho Defence Force (Amendment) Bill 2025 requires thorough interrogation, others have dismissed it outright and demanded its withdrawal. […]
DCEO top investigator fights back
…challenges suspension, disciplinary inquiry Moorosi Tsiane EMBATTLED Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Principal Investigations Officer (PIO), Tsotang Likotsi, has petitioned the High Court to nullify his 24 April 2024 suspension and to block impending disciplinary proceedings against him. Mr Likotsi also seeks full disclosure of all evidence that DCEO Director General, Brigadier Mantšo Sello, intends to […]
Former ComPol demands M3m compensation
Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Commissioner of Police (ComPol), Kizito Mfolosi Mhlakaza, has taken Prime Minister Sam Matekane to court, demanding M3,476,760 as compensation for being placed on early retirement in 2014. Mr Mhlakaza was appointed Police Commissioner in July 2012 but was forced into early retirement at the age of 47 by then-Prime Minister Thomas […]