Trio set for trials at SA club
MASERU — Three local footballers are set to cross the border for trials with a South African first division team, the Lesotho Times can reveal....
Financial crisis hits LSRC
MASERU — The Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission (LSRC) has been grounded by a serious financial crisis. The LSRC is failing to pay its employees...
Queen II on its knees
INVESTIGATIONS by the Lesotho Times have revealed depressing details about the deteriorating standards at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, the country’s biggest and only referral health...
ABC leader tells rebels to go hang
MASERU — All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has stopped short of telling high-profile members who defected from the opposition party to go hang....
Taiwanese found guilty of stealing textile company
MASERU — A Taiwanese national who stole a textile company from Basotho entrepreneurs with the help of a local lawyer was on Tuesday found guilty...
Mosisili puts lid on dispute
MAPUTSOE — Lesotho will not allow foreigners to intervene in the dispute surrounding the issue of proportional representation seats in parliament, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili...
Opposition party future threatened by defections
MASERU — The main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party is battling a battery of defections that could weaken the party further in the run-up...
Thakaso talking rubbish: Moleko
MASERU — A former director of People’s Choice FM (PC FM), Mathibeli Moleko, says Mohau Thakaso is talking “rubbish” in his claims that the company’s...
Sort out mess at Queen II
INVESTIGATIONS by the Lesotho Times have revealed depressing details about the deteriorating standards at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, the country’s biggest and only referral health...
Restore confidence in media
I AM sometimes dismayed by the quality of broadcasting in Lesotho both in terms of form and content. Lesotho has a single television station whose...
Corporate social investment programmes crucial for firms
AS I SEE IT I WANT to thank your newspaper for raising critical questions about corporate culture in our society. The questions that you have...
MISA steals mediocrity gong
Scrutator SINCE the turn of the year Scrutator has been enduring sleepless nights over who to award the big one in the 2008 Mediocrity Champions...
Vaal Reef Trust to mark mine disaster
MASERU — The Vaal Reef Disaster Trust will next Tuesday mark the 14th anniversary of the Vaal Reef Mine disaster which claimed the lives of...
Excessive worry and tension
Doctor’s Corner IN this final article on anxiety disorders, we will briefly discuss generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and acute stress disorder. We...
Real pain in the wrong end
Steaming It Off THERE are some real pains in the wrong end (of the human anatomy) out there, and what makes them “special” is the...
Lefate star in trouble
MASERU — Lefate’s dreadlocked singer, Molibeli Mokake, is in trouble for alleged reckless driving and failure to report a car accident that occurred in Butha-Buthe...
Top duo busy on graft play
MASERU — Two of Lesotho’s internationally acclaimed directors, actors and playwrights are working in collaboration with the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) to...
SA diva set for Harvest FM show
MASERU — Durban-born gospel diva Hlengiwe Mhlaba is set to perform at Harvest FM’s sixth anniversary celebrations in the capital. The radio station’s celebrations will...
Seema’s Pirates future uncertain
MASERU — Lesotho skipper Lehlohonolo Seema’s future with South African giants Orlando Pirates is uncertain as his contract runs out next month. Seema, who turns...
Premier League trophy to be placed ‘halfway’
MASERU — The Buddie Premier League trophy will be placed halfway between Teyateyaneng and Maseru, the Lesotho Times can reveal. With the championship race going...
Veteran LDF defender says luck will decide title
MASERU — LDF’s stalwart defender Malefetsane Pheko is one player that can rightfully claim to have seen it all before. In a glittering career spanning...
Barca beat United to lift trophy
ROME — Barcelona stunned holders Manchester United to win their third Champions League crown with a 2-0 victory here last night. Goals from star forwards...
Lesotho’s only professional golfer set for Swaziland
MASERU — Lesotho’s only professional golfer, Motlalentoa Moloi, is making frantic efforts to play at next week’s Lombard Insurance Classic golf tournament in Swaziland. The...
Habana the danger man in Super 14 final
PRETORIA — Resurgent Bulls and Springbok left wing Bryan Habana is being touted as a key danger man by New Zealand critics in the lead-up...
Mashai caught at last
MASERU — Makotoko Lerotholi, the chief suspect in last month’s foiled attempt on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s life, has been arrested, the Lesotho Times can...
End of the road for Mashai
MASERU – The long arm of the law finally caught up with Makotoko Lerotholi in Pretoria last week. He is at Pretoria Central Prison in...
Education Facilities Unit turmoil deepens
MASERU — The turmoil in the Education Facilities Unit (EFU) deepened this week after the government made a court application to compel the unit’s former...
Discontent at LCD special youth league conference
MASERU — Voting patterns at last weekend’s ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) special youth league conference showed that there is still simmering discontent over...
