Mathatisi Sebusi AS the World commemorates World Aids Day tomorrow (Friday December 1), Lesotho will join the celebration with pride after making huge progress towards achieving the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95 95 95 target. The 95 95 95 global targets states that by 2030, 95 percent of people living with HIV will […]
Moorosi Tsiane CRUCIAL evidence in the trial of former army commander, Tlali Kamoli’s two bodyguards who are accused of murder, has gone missing. The Crown revealed this week that the missing exhibits included seven empty cartridges, six bullet shells and three dead bullets all taken from the scene of the crime as well as one […]
Summary response (to be read in conjunction with the detailed response) Letšeng Diamonds wishes to respond to the content of the report titled MALORANENG STREAM POLLUTION INVESTIGATION, dated February 2023. Letšeng understands the role of the Ministry of Natural Resources, specifically the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) as the Authority responsible for providing an oversight […]
Leemisa Thuseho BANTU attacking midfielder, Lits’epe Marabe yesterday added three goals to his tally to take the lead in the campaign for Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 2023/24 top goal scorers race. Marabe got the hat trick when his side outplayed the struggling Naughty Boys by handing them a heavy 7-0 defeat at Mohales’ Hoek District […]
—her driver emerges as key suspect Hopolang Mokhopi FORMER Disaster Management Authority (DMA) chief executive officer (CEO), ‘Makhotso Caroline Mahosi’s driver has emerged as the key suspect in her gruesome murder. Ms Mahosi was brutally murdered alongside her 11-year-old son, Kabelo, at their Matala Phase I home, Maseru, on 29 October 2023. Her house helper was also shot but […]
-as ex-army boss files another bail application Mohloai Mpesi THE recently appointed Minister of Justice and Law, Richard Ramoeletsi, is today expected to explain to parliament why the long incarcerated former army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, cannot be released on bail. This follows a question that was posed last Thursday by Semena constituency legislator, […]
… as construction of Maseru Medical Hospital nears completion Mathatisi Sebusi LESOTHO and the People’s Republic of China have entered into a ground breaking agreement in which Maseru District Hospital and Eye Clinic will be capacitated to provide specialised medical services that Basotho are currently only accessing in South Africa. The cooperation agreement will be anchored […]
Moorosi Tsiane SIXTEEN Indians and Pakistanis are fighting to be naturalised as Basotho by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police. They have taken the Department of Home Affairs to the High Court to compel it to register them as Basotho arguing that their applications had been long approved. They must therefore […]
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE officers are not above the law and they should conduct their duties within the confines of the constitution, a High Court judge has said. Justice Realeboha Mathaba said this while sentencing a senior police officer to a fine of M3 000 or two months in jail for contempt of court. The police […]
Tokelo Khausela / Seithati Motṧoeneng AT LEAST M250 000 is being spent by the government on every cancer patient getting treatment either in South Africa or India. According to the Clinical Radiation Oncologist at the Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), Kabelo Mputsoe, this huge cost is because of the lack of oncologists (specialist cancer doctors) […]
Tokelo Khausela THE Minister of Energy, Professor Nqosa Mahao, says the government is in the process of developing a fund which will cushion petroleum consumers when prices shoot up drastically. Professor Mahao said this yesterday at the Interstate Oil Committee meeting hosted by his ministry and the Petroleum Fund in Maseru yesterday. The Interstate Oil […]
…as it went down to Limkokwing University Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) FC continued their poor run in the Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 2023/24 campaign when they lost 1-0 to Limkowking University (LU) FC yesterday at Ratjomose Ground. After finishing at position three last season and being among the league title contesters, hopes were […]
Mohloai Mpesi Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s government has condemned what it describes as Israel’s “disproportionate bombardment” of the Gaza strip in Palestine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Lejone Mpotjoane, told the National Assembly this week that while Lesotho did not condone the attack launched by Hamas on Israel on October 7 2023, […]
Likuena, Benin face off today Leemisa Thuseho NATIONAL team, Likuena and the Cheetahs of Benin will today (Tuesday) lock horns in the Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa. Likuena are heading to the encounter with their tails up following a commendable 1-1 draw against Nigeria […]
Moorosi Tsiane A POPULAR downtown night club, Cuban Linx, has dragged its lessor, Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC), to court demanding a whooping M10 million compensation for premature termination of its lease agreement. Cuban Linx is fighting to keep its business alive, claiming that the LNDC is seeking to unlawfully terminate their sublease agreement which […]
Hopolang Mokhopi A MEMBER of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), Liteboho Matlabe, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for the murder of his wife, ‘Maseabata Matlabe. Matlabe (30) – a member of LDF Special Forces – allegedly shot ‘Maseabata (24) at her home in Qeme, Ha Mpo, in Maseru, in front of her […]
Staff Reporter DIGITAL services provider, Econet Telecom Lesotho, will give away M2 million in prizes to their customers through its summer campaign, Blue Oceans. The Blue Oceans campaign was launched over the weekend at Pitso Ground in Maseru amid fanfare. It is held under the tagline, #HoaHlamatseha, loosely translated ‘there is plenty’. Through this competition, Econet’ […]
Leemisa Thuseho FOR the first time since 2006, Lesotho national team, Likuena avoided a loss in the hands of the star-studded Super Eagles of Nigeria by forcing them to a surprising 1-1 stalemate in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Group C opening match at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, in Nigeria yesterday. Having […]
Moroke Sekoboto NEWLY appointed Revolution for Prosperity interim chief executive officer, Ts’eliso Lesenya, has emphasised the importance of conflict management and peaceful resolution of disputes within Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s party. Mr Lesenya says as a newly born baby, the RFP had been forced to sprint without first learning how to crawl. This was because […]
…as gvt commits to paying their outstanding dues Mathatisi Sebusi THE government has committed to address teachers’ grievances dating back to 2019 thereby averting a strike that could have crippled the country’s education system. The teachers had sent a petition to Prime Minister Sam Matekane accusing the government of abandoning a 2019 agreement under which […]
Moorosi Tsiane A JAILED Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) member, Corporal Litṧitso Mahase, who was once accused of rebelling against former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, has petitioned the High Court to review his conviction and two-year sentence by a Court Martial. Cpl Mahase was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Court Martial on 12 September 2023 […]
Moroke Sekoboto The second edition of the Lesotho Gin & Trout Tourism Festival, a premier food and beverage tourism festival, is set to take place next month, with the camping experience kicking off at Mohale Dam from 8-10 December followed by the jamboree itself on 16 December. Organized by Experisense, the festival is the only […]
Mohloai Mpesi THERE is a ray of hope for the exhumation of the bodies of 30 Basotho illegal miners, colloquially referred to as zama-zamas, whose bodies remain in a disused mine shaft in Virginia, South Africa. Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister, Lejone Mpotjoane, told the National Assembly this week the South African government was making […]
‘35,000 people is quite scary but I know that I’m gonna do it’ . . . Picture: Musa Musa Keys is set to become the latest South African artist to headline a stadium show after the amapiano star announced that he will be hosting a festival-style concert at Polokwane, Limpopo’s Peter Mokaba Stadium. In a promotional […]
…as Matekane’s cabinet expands …. while opposition vows to topple him sooner or later Mohloai Mpesi / Mathatisi Sebusi PRIME Minister Sam Matekane’s cabinet has been expanded by the appointment of five new ministers, bringing the total number of ministries to 20. The Prime Minister appointed five new ministers as a payback to the four […]
Bongiwe Zihlangu & Mohloai Mpesi A GOVERNMENT of national unity (GNU) – comprising the main role players in parliament – the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) and the official opposition – the Democratic Congress (DC – is the only sure way to complete the much delayed national reforms process. Socialist Revolutionaries (SR) leader, Teboho Mojapela, says […]
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Movement for Economic Change (MEC) and Basotho Patriotic Party (BPP) are among political parties which have failed to account for campaign funds they were allocated by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ahead of the October 2022 general elections. The IEC has therefore given the MEC, the BPP and other political parties a […]
…lack of adequate palliative care exacerbating patients’ pain …ministry says making concerted efforts to improve access to care Mathatisi Sebusi WHILE cancer is a known death threatening chronic disease, a lot of cancer patients have died needlessly during treatment owing to the reluctance by doctors to prescribe morphine tablets due to the scarcity of the […]
Hopolang Mokhopi Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli, has fired four errant police officers for ill discipline and “tarnishing” the image of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). Three of them, who were working at Morija Police Station, were dismissed for allegedly receiving a bribe while the other one, stationed at Mabote Police Station reported for duty intoxicated. […]
…despite impressive MCC scorecard on eligibility …Lesotho must complete reforms to access funds Mathatisi Sebusi / Leemisa Thuseho THE United States has implored Lesotho to complete requisite legislative reforms to eliminate all bottlenecks in accessing crucial development aid under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact II. The government must complete all the reforms that constitute conditions precedent to the start of […]