Moorosi Tsiane IT never rains but pours for the former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Temeki Tšolo, who has now lost his Mafeteng plot. This after the Commercial Division of the High Court ordered the auction of his land after he failed to service his M939 155 loan he had received from Standard Lesotho Bank […]
…celebrating a day of peace and unity in Lesotho Letsatsi Selikoe A vibrant, celebratory atmosphere filled the halls of Manthabiseng Convention Centre as the Zimbabwean community in Lesotho marked their country’s 44th independence anniversary. The event held over the weekend under the theme of “Unity and Peace,” saw a diverse crowd of Zimbabwean citizens, diplomats, and […]
…launches mobile app to digitalize HIV control Moroke Sekoboto THE Ministry of Health’s Disease Control Department is committed to using technology as a tool to control and create awareness about diseases paralysing the nation. Therefore, the health ministry and its counterpart in Malawi, have developed an integrated digital application for Standard HIV Treatment Guidelines with […]
Moroke Sekoboto Naledi Funeral Planners (NFP)’s mission is geared to deliver services to Basotho in remote areas, allowing families to give their deceased loved ones, decent send-offs. This, the NFP said, would be achieved through continuing to open branches country wide. The new branches also created jobs for people in the areas in which they […]
Mohloai Mpesi IT SEEMS the protracted national reforms process will remain deadlocked. This after opposition parties this week exemplified serious indifference and general scorn to the government’s efforts to kickstart the reforms. Minister of Justice and Law, Richard Ramoeletsi re-tabled the 10th Amendment to the constitution known as the Omnibus Bill in parliament this week. […]
…as SAPS arrests 762 illegal Basotho miners …confiscates uncut diamonds valued at M32 million Staff Reporter AN ALLEGED illegal mining kingpin, Rethabile “Dikgang” Molefenyane (36), was shot dead by the South African Police Service (SAPS) while resisting arrest in Soweto. Molefenyane, identified as a Mosotho, was shot during the Operation Vala Umgodi (shut the hole) by the […]
Moroke Sekoboto A LOCAL company, Phallo Beef, is set to produce an assortment of high grade beef products which Basotho can start buying from November 2025. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition has endorsed Phallo Beef as the company capable to supply the entire country with high quality grades A and B beef. […]
….but minister refutes reports that the gvt wants to fire DPP Mohloai Mpesi THE government says it is unhappy with the “poor work” of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane. Justice and Law Minister, Richard Ramoeletsi, expressed concern about the “poor work” of Advocate Motinyane’s office in an exclusive […]
–as three more people die in Famo violence Mohloai Mpesi ACTING police commissioner, Mahlape Morai, says she is now on a mission to root out police officers linked to Famo gangsterism. She spoke to the Lesotho Times this week as murders linked to rival Famo groups intensified with the acting police boss disclosing that three more people had been brutally murdered in Matsieng on Sunday, still in Famo related […]
…as the royalties are doubled after recalculation Mohloai Mpesi LESOTHO will now earn a generous M298 million monthly in royalties for sending water to South Africa’s economic hub, Gauteng, under the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). This is more than double the M130 million the country has been getting monthly over several years for sending […]
…as maize meal prices increase again, now by 15 percent Hopolang Mokhopi BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has filed a motion in parliament calling on the government to subsidise staple foods to cushion consumers from rapid price hikes. The motion follows the latest 15 percent maize meal price increase by milling company, Lesotho Flour […]
…tributes pour in for late judge Moorosi Tsiane THE judiciary is in mourning after one of its key members, Justice Hopolang Nathane, passed on at a hospital in South Africa last week. Members of the legal profession, relatives and friends packed courtroom number one at the High Court premises in Maseru on Tuesday for a memorial service […]
Letsatsi Selikoe Lesotho’s workers joined the rest of the world in commemorating the annual May Day, also known as Workers Day. It is celebrated on 1 May every year in recognition of the struggles and achievements of the working class. Dozens of workers gathered at a rally at Marabeng Park in Berea for a commemorative event […]
Moorosi Tsiane FIRED High Commissioner to Canada, Molise Tšeole, has petitioned the High Court seeking to nullify his 23 April 2024 dismissal by the government of Prime Minister Sam Matekane. Mr Tšeole was appointed Lesotho’s High Commissioner to Ottawa, Canada, on 10 June 2021 by the previous coalition government anchored by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE prosecution is working hard to secure the conviction of Khubetsoana man, Qamo Matela, who stands accused of murdering his wife, ‘Mahlompho Matela, in September 2021. This as Crown counsel, Advocate Pelea Joala, this week punched holes in the testimony of a South African doctor, ‘Matsa Mosese, who has tried to exonerate Matela from […]
—calls for implementation of death penalty to deter criminals Moroke Sekoboto PRIME Minister Sam Matekane government’s failure to provide Basotho with much needed passports is having dire consequences on citizens’ lives, main opposition leader Mathibeli Mokhothu, has said. Addressing his Democratic Congress (DC) rally in Ha Thetsane at the weekend, Mr Mokhothu berated the Prime Minister for “incompetence”. […]
VETERAN politician and former Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) leader, Moeketse Malebo, who died on Sunday aged 93, will be remembered as one of Lesotho’s most illustrious and long serving public servants and politicians. He stands in the league of the likes of former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who joined the civil service during the colonial era, and […]
Mathatisi Sebusi LESOTHO’s wool and mohair sector is struggling as farmers battle to get markets for their produce. The sector is afflicted by a combination of factors including poor weather conditions and global conflicts including the Russia-Ukraine, Israel- Gaza wars and the China-Taiwan conflict. Wool and mohair farmers say they are struggling to secure markets […]
Mohloai Mpesi LESOTHO Mounted Police Service (LMPS) acting boss, Dr Mahlape Morai, has established a team to probe police officers involved with Famo gangs fuelling heinous crimes across the country. The main goal of that intelligence team is to identify LMPS officers who are allegedly working with the rival Famo gangs, supplying them with weapons, and fuelling violent crimes that have seen the murders of hundreds of innocent civilians. […]
Letsatsi Selikoe THE Tṧosane dumpsite, which has been wreaking environmental and health havoc in the surrounding community, should never have existed in the first place. The place was never legally designated as a dumping site and those using it as such should have been prosecuted. But the incompetence of successive governments in Lesotho let the dumpsite […]
Staff Reporter FORMER Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, prematurely terminated former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Motlatsi Mapola’s employment in the police service, the High Court judge has ruled. Mr Mapola ran to court after Mr Molibeli retired him on 8 March 2023, instead of 8 December 2023, which he cited as his correct retirement date. […]
Leemisa Thuseho THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) have completed its series of educational clinics aimed at improving clients’ tax compliance by enabling them to file their tax returns and pay taxes online using the RSL e-taxation platform (e-filing). The clinics were held for various businesses and their employees in Berea and Maseru. Sectors that benefited from the workshops include retail, wholesale […]
Many Basotho, with an aversion to reading and who live under huge rocks, would most probably never have heard of the name Archivaldo Guzman Loera or simply El Chapo. For their benefit, allow me to provide a bit of background. El Chapo is a Mexican drug lord and a former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, […]
if gvt fails to rein in members of armed forces fuelling Famo violence… after brutal killing of six civilians, including five family members… deceased include a pregnant woman Staff Reporters As yet another mass killing grips the nation, the leader of one of the Famo groups, accused of perpetrating the carnage, has warned the country to prepare for […]
Moorosi Tsiane MASERU Town Clerk, Molete Selete, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for “illegally paying” M14 million to a Chinese joint venture which had been engaged by Maseru City Council (MCC) to construct the Mpilo Boulevard intersection road in Maseru. Mr Molete and two others were hauled before Magistrate Makopano Rantšo by […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE judiciary is in mourning after it lost High Court Judge, Justice Hopolang Nathane, this week. The High Court and Court of Appeal Registrar, ‘Mathato Sekoai, has confirmed the untimely death of Justice Nathane who died on Tuesday night at a hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Advocate Sekoai said it was too […]
Mathatisi Sebusi THE government has set aside over M2 million to establish a commission of inquiry to probe the December 2023 escape of prisoners and alleged torture of inmates at Maseru Central Correctional Institution (MCCI). This is according to the Minister of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, who said a three-member commission had been established through […]
–as police brand Malerato Khutlisi a “shebeen queen” –while Khutlisi again implicates Holomo Molibeli in the theft scandal Staff Reporter THE alleged M40 million Tholo Energy theft scandal has taken a new twist, with the fuel company now being investigated by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) for allegedly stealing that same money from Letṧeng […]
The publisher of the Lesotho Tribune newspaper, Phafane Nkotsi, says he is now living in fear of his life and the safety of his family members after receiving threats of harm over his newspaper’s relentless reporting of alleged corruption at Lesotho’s multi billion rand public sector pension funds. Mr Nkotsi said he had arrived at his office last week to […]
Mohloai Mpesi NEWLY elected All Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary general, Thebe Mokoatle, is confident that the party’s newly elected executive committee (NEC) is fit for purpose and will catapult the party to victory at the next general elections in 2027. According to Mr Mokoatle, the ABC’s elective indaba held at Leqele High School in Maseru almost a […]
