…as PAC accuses it of mismanaging gvt funds Mathatisi Sebusi THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has been accused of mismanaging the government’s assets, resulting in its failure to declare dividends to the State. The LNDC is the parastatal through which the government controls most of its investments.  It stands accused of failing to collect a whopping M279 […]

  Moorosi Tsiane THE highly anticipated constitutional case in which the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Hlalefang Motinyane is challenging the government’s decision to remove her from office failed to take off this week. This after DPP Motinyane challenged Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane’s decision to assign a panel of three judges to preside over her case. […]

The ruse of “money laundering” continues At the expense of hundreds of jobs and Lesotho’s already comatose economy And a further M1 billion in investment  By Investigations Desk The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)’s handling of the M280 million Platcorp Holdings Limited (Platcorp) alleged money laundering case is fast degenerating into a farce. […]

Moorosi Tsiane AS the judiciary continues to grapple with domestic violence cases, High Court Judge ‘Maliepollo Makhetha has found a Sea-Point man guilty of the brutal murder of his lover, former Nedbank Service Manager, ‘Mathabo Lelimo. Limpho Lethunya was arrested in 2021 in connection with Ms Lelimo’s death. The two were living together in a […]

Moorosi Tsiane THE highly anticipated trial concerning the 2023 murder of former Disaster Management Authority (DMA) boss, ‘Makhotso Mahosi, has failed to commence as two of the three accused did not have legal representation. Ms Mahosi was brutally murdered alongside her 11-year-old son, Kabelo, at their home in Matala Phase I, Maseru, on 29 October 2023. Her house helper, […]

Letsatsi Selikoe THE government has praised India as a crucial partner, significantly contributing to Lesotho’s economic progress and development. The Minister of Tourism, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Motlatsi Maqelepo, said this during the annual India Day cultural and food festival held over the weekend at the ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre. This year’s festival was particularly significant, […]

Mathatisi Sebusi  LESOTHO is being challenged to transform its HIV response for sustainability by 2030 and beyond, as declining funding and competing priorities threaten progress.  This was said by the UNAIDS Country Director, Pepukai Chikukwa, this week at a dialogue hosted by the Ministry of Health and the National AIDS Commission, which aimed to develop a sustainable […]

Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Standard Lesotho Bank has donated 300 chicken layers and 100 bags of chicken food supplements worth M66 740 to St Cecilia Children’s Home, reinforcing its commitment to giving back to society and supporting sustainable development.  St Cecilia Children’s Home, located in Ha Buasono, Berea, cares for 50 orphaned children and is supported by […]