Top Home Affairs officials charged with fraud
…and abuse of power for allegedly issuing refugee certificates unlawfully Hopolang Mokhopi SUSPENDED Acting Commissioner of Refugees at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nthatisi Thabane,...
Govt to receive 7000 doses of HIV prevention drug
Mathatisi Sebusi THE Ministry of Health will next month receive the first batch of 7,000 doses of the HIV prevention drug, Lenacapavir, from the United States (US)...
Naledi Funeral corpses swap scandal
…as court orders compensation of affected families Moorosi Tsiane NALEDI Funeral Planners has once again found itself at the centre of a distressing court battle...
Immigration boss dealt severe court blow
…as transfer challenge ruled not urgent Moorosi Tsiane DIRECTOR of Immigration, Mantšebo Motšoanakaba, has suffered a major setback after the High Court dismissed her bid to urgently block...
DCEO’s Matekane in hot soup
…as anti -graft body goes after him for double-dipping Mohloai Mpesi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has taken action against its suspended head...
Magistrate Qoo accused of abusing judicial power
…as High Court orders her to act within 24 hours Moorosi Tsiane MASERU Magistrate, Mamorojele Qoo, is facing serious allegations of abuse of judicial power after a businesswoman dragged her before the...
M308 million for rural electrification
Rethabile Pitso THE Ministry of Energy, through the Rural Electrification Unit (REU), has awarded electrification tenders to 14 contractors in a move aimed at uplifting...
Real test for Secker
…as Matlama face Bantu this weekend Leemisa Thuseho FOLLOWING his appointment as Matlama interim coach, Thabile Secker faces a huge challenge as he looks to set the tone for...
LSRC starts AUSC preps
…with nation-wide athlete scouting programme Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission (LSRC) will embark on a nation-wide athlete scouting programme ahead of the African Union Sports...
Likuena embark on AFCON qualifiers journey
…as LeFA appoints interim technical team …Mafoso tipped to take over as head coach Leemisa Thuseho THE senior national football team, Likuena, has begun preparations for...
Members vow to fight relegation
…as Lioli title defence continues to suffer …Lijabatho extend impressive run Leemisa Thuseho VODACOM Premier League (VPL) strugglers, Members FC’s interim coach, Thabang Tšehla, remains optimistic that his side can turn their fortunes around and escape...
Dr Chibaya steps in to calm the storm at teachers’ college
…hits the ground running as he confronts M140 million RSL debt and charts a bold new future When Dr Samson Chibaya accepted the daunting task of...
Police brutality crisis
…when the law becomes the crime THE death of Poulo Ramangoaela in police custody in Teyateyaneng is tragic, horrifying and depressingly familiar. It is not shocking because it is...
Econet backs ministry’s Back-2-School drive
…uplifts learners in Mohale’s Hoek Moroke Sekoboto TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), in partnership with the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI)...
Vitality aims for inclusive, sustainable medical care
Seithati Motsoeneng THE Vitality Bophelo Sheleng medical scheme aims to ensure that all Basotho are health-insured at a time when Lesotho faces a stark reality: only about two...
Maputsoe police officers appear in court on corruption charges
Kabelo Masoabi THE trial of two Maputsoe-based police officers accused of soliciting bribes to secure the release of a suspect failed to take off yesterday due to procedural...
Breakthrough on SA study permit challenges
Ithabeleng Qhasho BASOTHO students studying in South Africa have received a major lifeline after a breakthrough agreement now allows universities to provisionally register those affected by...
Alleged rapist maintains innocence
Kabelo Masoabi A 20-year-old man accused of raping a young woman has told a court the case against him is a fabrication, despite allegedly being caught in the act...
Shame on you Law Society fat cats
—You are the new custodians of legal greed Basotho, just when you think we have run out of creative ways to sabotage ourselves, the...
“Put timetable on reforms process to achieve its completion” – advises new EU Ambassador
To accelerate the completion of Lesotho’s long protracted national reforms process, the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to Lesotho, Mette Sunnergren, advises putting clear timelines and benchmarks for goal implementation. Ms Sunnergren, who assumed...
Senkatana records alarming cancer cases
Mathatisi Sebusi SENKATANA Oncology Clinic is overwhelmed by the rapidly increasing number of cervical cancer cases diagnosed at the facility over the past two...
Disclaimer audit opinion for WASCO
–As Auditor General savages utility’s accounting Mohloai Mpesi THE Water and Sewerage Company (Pty) Ltd (WASCO) suffered a whopping M47.1 million loss in the...
IEC Commissioners appointed
Maphephe, Matete, Monyane makes the cut Mathatisi Sebusi / Mohloai Mpesi THE Council of State has finally concluded the recruitment process for three Independent...
Naledi fires board over Matekane recruitment
…but the fired board chairperson defends top DCEO man Mohloai Mpesi THE major shareholders of Naledi Funeral Planners have removed the company’s board chairperson, Malefetsane Tlelima, over the...
Court endorses children born out of wedlock’s right to inherit in landmark judgment
Moorosi Tsiane A child born out of wedlock can now inherit from a deceased parent in a landmark judgment that has reshaped Lesotho’s law of succession...
SA to repatriate anti-apartheid freedom fighters
Leemisa Thuseho THE governments of Lesotho and South Africa have agreed to repatriate the remains of South African anti-apartheid freedom fighters who perished during the...
Widow sues LMPS for M15 million over husband’s death
Kabelo Masoabi A Mokhotlong widow, Makeleli Kente, has instituted a M15 million lawsuit against the Police Commissioner, Advocate Borotho Matsoso, claiming damages arising from the death...
Deaf shopkeeper recounts armed robbery ordeal
Kabelo Masoabi A 46-year-old deaf shopkeeper from Ha Setene this week gave harrowing testimony in the Leribe Magistrates’ Court, recounting how she was robbed at gunpoint...
Private security sector in crisis
…as workers struggle and companies protest regulations Ithabeleng Qhasho THE private security sector is facing a deepening crisis, with underpaid guards struggling to survive while...
Mahao Killers ‘rewarded with promotions’
…prosecutor drops bombshell in court Moorosi Tsiane THE trial of nine soldiers accused of murdering former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General (Lt-Gen) Maaparankoe Mahao...