Mohalenyane Phakela THE Nedbank Group has celebrated its “outstanding” performance for the first half of the year. According to the bank’s Managing Executive, Nedbank Africa Regions, Terence G Sibiya, the financial institution achieved positive results of M7.3 billion earnings despite the challenging environment. Dr Sibiya told the Lesotho Times in a virtual interview on Tuesday […]
…demand that it be restarted afresh …as it appears to be descending into a farce Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane THE much-delayed process to pass constitutional, legal and security reforms, to foster long lasting stability in Lesotho, appears to be descending into a circus. This as a media activist group and a little-known political party […]
…as party MPs go for each others’ throats ’Marafaele Mohloboli INFIGHTING in the ruling Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) has reached fever pitch, with Abia constituency legislator, Thuso Makhalanyane, challenging the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) to investigate the ministry of agriculture on its recent procurement and sale of seed and fertiliser. Mr Makhalanyane […]
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE police are investigating how 23 pistols which were exhibits being kept at the Robbery and Car Theft Squad (RCTS) premises, have gone missing. The firearms were being kept in a safe at the RCTS offices located near the Mejametalana Airwing in Maseru, only for an officer to notice during handover that they […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE continued unavailability of the High Court’s recording system which has been dysfunctional from June this year when it was allegedly attacked by a virus, has further stalled high-profile criminal cases before the court. The High Court resumed its normal operations on Tuesday this week when it ended its six- week winter break. […]
…Mofomobe’s ‘girlfriend’ says her dismissal was unfair as she was not afforded a disciplinary hearing. Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela FIRED National Security Services (NSS) employee, Ithabeleng Pitso, is demanding M5 million from the government for defamation and unfair dismissal. Ms Pitso hogged the headlines in June this year after the spy agency accused her of […]
Moorosi Tsiane THE high-profile trial of four police officers accused of the March 2016 murder of their colleague, Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng, was on Tuesday postponed to today due to the absence of presiding Judge, Charles Hungwe, who had attended a funeral in his home country of Zimbabwe. Justice ‘Mafelile Ralebese, who was standing […]
Tokelo Khausela PARLIAMENT’S Economic Cluster Portfolio Committee has accused the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition of negligence by presenting a “shabby” report and failing to properly account for its utilisation of public funds. The committee made this damning assessment during Tuesday’s open sitting of the law-making oversight body, which the Lesotho Times attended. […]
Seithati Motšoeneng INJECTING resources into Lesotho’s creative industry can create opportunities leading to independence for the country’s youth, while also generating much-needed revenue as it happens in other countries, says Minister of Information, Communication, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Nthati Moorosi. Ms Moorosi said this during Monday morning’s launch of the Film for Community Action (FCA) […]
Moroke Sekoboto TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom Lesotho, has been hailed for changing Basotho’s lives through its mobile money platform, M-Pesa. Different testimonies poured out on Monday night when Vodacom celebrated a decade of the existence of M-Pesa. It was a night of glitz and glamour as Vodacom staff and M-Pesa merchants and agents, as well as […]
Moroke Sekoboto PEOPLE exposed to unstable living conditions are primary targets of the multi-billion-dollar human trafficking industry, says She-Hive vice-president Tebelo Phomane. Such communities, she added, experience many forms of violence such as sexual abuse, before running away from home and becoming sucked into the human trafficking syndicate. According to Mr Phomane, who was speaking […]
Leemisa Thuseho MATLAMA head-coach, Halemakale Mahlaha, has extended his stay at the club for another season. Mahlaha joined Tse Putsoa – as Matlama are affectionately known – in October last year and was tasked with leading the premier league outfit until the end of the 2022/23 season. He replaced former coach, Molebatsi Mothobi, who left […]
Leemisa Thuseho VETERAN South African television star, Connie Ferguson, has been billed to grace this year’s edition of the Bantu Football Club gala dinner to be held at Avani Maseru Hotel this Saturday. Bantu communication and marketing manager, Pule Mosoatsi, yesterday told the Lesotho Times that the stage was set for the premier soccer league […]
… as Khojane is elected new chairperson Leemisa Thuseho MATLAMA’s newly-elected president, Moeketsi Khojane, has vowed to revive the club’s glory days and restore its dignity by securing more sponsors and uniting the supporters, among others. Khojane claimed the club’s hot-seat amid a dramatic elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Police Training College (PTC) […]
Leemisa Thuseho National volleyball team coach, Thabiso Maboee, has set an ambitious target for his charges when they take part in the 2023 Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship. The tournament is set for Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 14 to 25 August while team Lesotho is expected to arrive in Cameroon on 13 August 2023. Maboee said […]
Leemisa Thuseho NETBALL administrator, Matšepo Mohau, will fly the national flag high as she is set to participate in the 2023 Netball World Cup tournament as an international volunteer. The tournament will run from tomorrow, 28 July, to 6 August at Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa. This will be the first time […]
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO has failed to send representatives to this year’s African Boxing Championship currently underway in Cameroon due to financial challenges, the Lesotho Boxing Association (LeBA) has confirmed. The 21st edition of the annual continental tournament, which got underway on Tuesday this week, is set to end on 6 August in Yaounde. Lesotho had […]
ALLOW me Your Majesty to wish you a very happy belated 60th. I had written this column for the edition of the 13th of July 2023, four days before your actual event. However, it could not be published. Whenever space runs out in this newspaper, my column is the first to be sacrificed. Only the […]
Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane THE government has “fraudulently” paid M8.4 million to a controversial South African businessman, Thulani Majola, who was in November 2021 awarded a M33.6 million contract to supervise the upgrade of Moshoeshoe I International Airport. The Lesotho Times established this week that the M8.4 million payment had been made to Mr Majola’s […]
Seithati Motšoeneng / Tokelo Khausela BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has launched a broadside at Prime Minister Sam Matekane and two of his ministers, accusing them of allowing the country’s four top mines to flout Lesotho’s laws because they allegedly benefit from these companies. Mr Mofomobe made the attack during a press conference […]
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Mafeteng Magistrate Court has sentenced a local resident to four years in jail for stealing Econet Telecom Lesotho’s manhole cover. Tsókolo Maoene from Taung Ha Kekeleng was charged with contravening Section 59 of the Penal Code Act of 2010 read with Section 109 of the same Act by stealing a manhole cover […]
… demands increase of judiciary budget or it will sue gvt. ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Law Society of Lesotho (LSL) has demanded an increase of the judiciary’s funding from the government, saying the courts deserved at least six-percent of the national budget to operate effectively. The judiciary has been perennially underfunded by the government and has […]
Moroke Sekoboto Rising unemployment coupled with surging inflationary pressure require citizens who are well-equipped with personal financial management skills and understand the benefits and risks associated with money. This is according to the Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL), Dr Maluke Letete, who added the financial industry had witnessed a variety of products […]
Bongiwe Zihlangu PARLIAMENT has yet again been recalled from its mandatory winter recess to sit for a special meeting on Monday next week and transact “reforms-related business” ahead of a crunch summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The recall is contained in a circular issued by National Assembly clerk, Adv Fine Maema, and […]
Leemisa Thuseho HEALTH and safety apparels manufacturer, Iconics Clothing, emerged the overall winner of the 2023 Lesotho Annual Exporters Awards whose presentation ceremony was held in Maseru on Tuesday this week. The awards are held under the auspices of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) in partnership with the Lesotho Post Bank (LPB), and through […]
Moorosi Tsiane BASOTHO-OWNED supermarket, Enrich Store, has been taken to court by its landlord, Moosa Group of Companies, over outstanding rent amounting to over half-a-million maloti. The supermarket, situated at Ha Mafafa in Maseru, allegedly failed to pay M588 585.71 in rent for the past three months. The store is a subsidiary of Enrich Holdings […]
Mohalenyane Phakela THE bitter fight between the Minister of Public Works and Transport, Matjato Moteane, and the Director of Civil Aviation, Motsoaole Lesupi, over flight permits has taken a dramatic twist after the latter was suspended this week pending an investigation into his conduct. The Lesotho Times has seen a letter written by the ministry’s […]
Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has issued a stern warning to prosecutor Advocate Motene Rafoneke, telling the lawyer he would not allow him to turn his court into a circus by withdrawing from cases midstream. Justice Sakoane made this remark after Adv Rafoneke informed the court yesterday that he was taking over from Adv […]
Mohalenyane Phakela The construction of Maseru District Hospital and Eye Clinic is expected to be complete by the end of this year with operations set to begin in the first quarter of 2024, Chinese ambassador to Lesotho, Lei Kezhong, has said. Mr Kezhong visited the hospital in Maseru central business district on Monday afternoon, where […]
Tokelo Khausela TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho, is hosting a two-day expo showcasing its latest digital technologies, products, and services the company says are drivers of the country’s digital economy. This first-of-its-kind digital fair in Lesotho begins today and ends tomorrow at Maseru Mall. Through the expo, Econet will showcase its latest products and high-end […]