Mohloai Mpesi  NTHOATENG Lebona, the finance principal secretary and chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Public Officers’ Defined Contribution Pension Fund (PODCPF), has once again attracted the wrath of parliament.  The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week slated her over her failure to comply with the edicts and protocols of the PODCPF’s regulator - the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL)  The committee heard that […]

  Moorosi Tsiane  DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) legislator, Thabiso Lekitla, intends to petition the Court of Appeal to overturn Justice Mabatšoeneng Hlaele’s refusal to recuse herself from his murder trial.  The decision follows the judge’s dismissal of a recusal application filed by Lekitla’s lawyers, Advocates Motiea Teele KC and Lepeli Molapo, last month.  Advocate Teele KC had […]

… as its officers appear before committee unprepared  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has chastised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations for neglecting Lesotho’s properties abroad.  Ministry officials failed to provide PAC with updates on the progress of refurbishing several properties in South Africa, including Indent House in Pretoria, which the Tshwane Metro declared uninhabitable […]

…amidst harsh criticism of her from MISA  Mathatisi Sebusi  MINISTER of Information, Communications, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Nthati Moorosi, has refuted claims by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Lesotho Chapter that the government is prioritising the Computer Crime and Cyber Security Bill to safeguard its interests of snooping on citizens’ private communications at the expense of the Access to Information Bill of 2021 which […]

  Moroke Sekoboto  INSURANCE giant, Alliance Insurance, has committed to a significant investment aimed at keeping the city of Maseru clean.  The company has pledged to purchase two debris pickup trucks for the Maseru City Council (MCC), each valued at M1.7 million, as well as repair MCC parks, restore public toilets, and install shelters for […]

Letsatsi Selikoe  THE Ministry of Gender, Youth, and Social Development, in collaboration with the European Union and UNICEF, has launched the Ntlafatsa Bana project aimed at enhancing the welfare of children.  This initiative is designed to foster innovation in addressing the multifaceted challenges children face today, with a particular focus on enhancing social development through collaborative efforts.  […]

Hopolang Mokhopi  MINISTER of Trade, Industry and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, this week launched an expansion project at Jiao Yang textiles factory in Maputsoe, which has created 100 new jobs, with another 150 on the way.  The expansion project is part of the ongoing Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC)’s #ReBulaLifeme (we are opening factories) campaign launched in August and will run till December this year.  Mr Shelile said plans […]