When beer creeps into a journo’s pen
ANYONE recall Chris Rock having a go at John McCain during the stand-up comedian’s Kill the Messenger tour last year? “I don’t need a president...
Hell hath no fury
Bacchus is well-acquainted with the saying “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” but he wants to believe that the story of Bla Thabo...
Choir sued over breach of contract
MASERU — Rajoc Hair and Beauty Salon is demanding M5 000 from Mohapeloa Singers, after the latter allegedly reneged on an agreement to perform at...
Kidjo, Clegg to set World Cup draw ceremony on fire
MASERU — The Soweto Gospel Choir and two internationally-acclaimed singers — Beninese singer and songwriter Angélique Kidjo and South African legend Johnny Clegg — will...
I am too young to go: PM
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he is too young to leave office. Mosisili, in power since 1998, says opposition leaders must instead relinquish...
Opposition leaders hit back
MASERU — Opposition leaders have reacted angrily to Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s attack, in which he called on opposition leaders to retire. Mosisili said he was...
‘Selling land as good as prostitution’
MOHALE’S HOEK — Main opposition leader Thomas Thabane says selling land to foreigners would be tantamount to prostitution. Thabane said the Land Bill (2009) which...
Premier League pickings get richer
MASERU — The 2009/10 Vodacom Premier League champions are set to receive M100 000 — an increase of M70 000 to last season’s winners’ purse....
Lefty back at Likhopo
MASERU — Likuena star Bokang Mothoana, popularly known as Lefty, has signed for Likhopo. The midfielder had been club-less since the start of the 2009/10...
Taxi operators’ secretary general faces axe
MASERU — Six taxi associations want the secretary-general of the Maseru Region Taxi Operators (MRTO) Bokang ‘Musa to step down. The associations — Maseru Stars,...
Clinics run out of vaccines
MASERU — Some clinics in Lesotho have run of DPT, a crucial vaccine used to protect young children against Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus (DPT) diseases,...
Taxi operator in court over student’s death
MASERU — A local taxi operator, Nkoli Malia, appeared in the High Court yesterday to answer a charge of murder. Malia is accused of fatally...
Hooker to spend two months in jail
MASERU — A prostitute who stoned a police vehicle in a fit of rage will spend the next two months in prison after she was...
Police officer runs amok
MASERU — A police officer who is suspected to have a mental illness went on a shooting spree along Kingsway Street near Queen Elizabeth II...
Hell on earth for factory workers
MASERU — When Nthato Ralele found a job as a tailor she thought her worries were finally over. But four years down the line, Ralele...
Where are the trade unions?
HISTORICALLY factory workers have had it tough since the days of the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Factory work has always been associated with long hours,...
No flaws in government system
I WRITE in response to an article by Tsikoane Peshoane and published in the October 29-November 4 2009 edition of the Lesotho Times. I am...
Celebrating leap from pan into fire
SO that’s why the young one was celebrating the departure of his erstwhile editor? He wanted his poison to get to readers undiluted. First, readers...
Move to expand banking coverage among the poor
MASERU — Lesotho PostBank has joined hands with the World Savings Bank Institute (WSBI) to increase banking coverage among the poor. The WSBI is an...
Pick ‘n Pay set to open in Maseru
MASERU — Sam Mphana, the man who is jointly behind the new Pick ‘n Pay due to be opened in Maseru later this month, is...
Transfer squabbles threaten local footballers’ careers
MASERU — The Premier League is in the middle of two transfer wrangles that have stalled player’s promising careers. Joy midfielder Moli Lesesa, 26, and...
Maketela retains seat
MASERU — Long-serving Lesotho Athletics Amateur Association president, Justice Maketela, has been re-elected for another four-year term. Maketela — who has led the association since...
LMPS seek to turn fortunes around
MASERU — MGC Supa8 kings LMPS have the chance to bring their Premier League season back on track when they travel to Sebothoane to face...
Making lemonade out of life’s lemons
Ever had one of those weeks that everything just goes wrong from the minute you wake up and you cannot wait for it to end?...
DJ launches label
MASERU — There will be music, drinks and a new label. It will be a special treat indeed for those who will attend the official...
SADC snubbed
Opposition refuses to meet high-powered delegation MASERU — Lesotho’s opposition parties on Monday rejected a proposal by SADC to convene an all-stakeholders’ meeting...
ABC youths blame government over riots
MASERU — The All Basotho Convention (ABC) youth league says the government must take responsibility for the chaos that ensured at the National University of...
Minister says ‘third force’ behind student strikes
MASERU — The Minister of Education and Training, Dr ‘Mamphono Khaketla has told parliament that there is a third force behind the recent strikes by...
BNP ditches anniversary plans
MASERU — The Basotho National Party (BNP) this week abandoned plans to celebrate the party’s 50th anniversary because the party’s coffers are dry, the Lesotho...
LCS coach fired
MASERU — LCS coach Katiso Mojakhomo (pictured) has been sacked, making him the first managerial casualty of the 2009/10 Vodacom Premier League season. After a...