Leemisa Thuseho THE Federation of Athletics Lesotho (FAL) is hosting a five-day International Electronic Timing Level 1 course for local officials and operators. The course, which is being held at Scripture Union, in Maseru, started on Monday and is ending on 19 November 2022. The practicals are being held at Setsoto Stadium. Fifteen participants […]
Hopolang Mokhopi | Mosoatsi Mosoatsi STANDARD Lesotho Bank has rebranded the annual Lesotho Tourism Festival (LETOFE), which will now be called the Standard Lesotho Bank LETOFE Lifestyle Experience. SLB marketing manager – public relations and sponsorships, Manyathela Kheleli, told the media this week that they had repackaged both the name of the festival as […]
Tokelo Khausela LESOTHO is set to benefit from China’s zero-tariff treatment to 98 percent of taxable items from 10 least-developed countries. The move is meant to promote an open global economy. Starting from 1 December 2022, China will waive all tariffs on 98 percent of the related imports from Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, […]
Hopolang Mokhopi VODACOM Lesotho Foundation (VLF) has donated special mobile phone tablets worth M212 000 to a centre for children living with various forms of intellectual disabilities in Butha Buthe. The equipment will assist children at Thuso E tla Tsoa Kae Centre to communicate effectively and access information digitally. The devices are fitted with […]
Moroke Sekoboto | Seithati Mphatsoane THIRTY sugar beans farmers from across the country will tomorrow sign a contract for the 2022/23 farming season with leading grain suppliers, Tasty Food Packers. The project was initiated by the Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition ministry in 2020. It was launched last year with the support of Food […]
DC wants to stop the electoral body from stripping it of three PR seats… RFP backs its rival, says its “only interest is ensuring free and fair elections”… Mohalenyane Phakela/Moorosi Tsiane IN an unexpected turn of events, the governing Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party has joined forces with the Democratic Congress (DC) to oppose the […]
says “poor calibre of MPs have rendered parly ineffective”, blames them for failing to hold executive to account over missing M6, 1 billion, promises to ensure that 11th parliament passes outstanding reforms bills, plays its oversight role… Bongiwe Zihlangu NEWLY minted Speaker of the National Assembly, Tlohang Sekhamane, has blamed politics of patronage for the […]
demands financial statements, documents on recruitments and operations, move signals probes at stemming the rot in non-performing parastatals ‘Marafaele Mohloboli/ Bongiwe Zihlangu THE government has started investigating parastatals as part of its promise to curb the rot in state entities that have been bleeding the fiscus without commensurate results in terms of efficient service delivery […]
don’t accept govt requests to do business if they haven’t given you orders, blames state’s failure to pay suppliers on rogue ministries who often “misprocure” services… Staff Reporters NO orders, no business. That is Government Secretary, Lerotholi Pheko’s message to long-suffering media houses and other government suppliers who are owed millions of maloti by the […]
as 11 party constituencies demand his ouster, LCD leader has also fallen out with party SG Sekata over a Senate seat ’Marafaele Mohloboli/Bongiwe Zihlangu FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing’s 10-year reign as Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader could soon be over if 11 disgruntled party constituency committees get their way at the party’s annual conference […]
as lawyer petitions police to arrest him, charge him for “defeating the ends of justice,” but Abrahams dismisses “absurd” allegations against him… Mohalenyane Phakela PROMINENT human rights lawyer, Fusi Sehapi, has petitioned the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) to arrest lead prosecutor, Shaun Abrahams, and charge him for allegedly defeating the ends of justice. Advocate Sehapi is […]
Moorosi Tsiane HIGH Court Judge ‘Maseforo Mahase has again been forced to postpone the case of killer photographer, Habofanoe Ntsie, to 29 November 2022. Ntsie had been due to be sentenced on Monday for the 2004 murders of Messrs Habaka Mahao and Souru Masupha. However, this was not to be after pro deo lawyer, Raboletsi Makara, […]
Tokelo Khausela SOUTH Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation has welcomed the awarding of two multi-billion rand contracts for Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), saying 5000 new jobs will be created when work starts on the construction of the Polihali Dam. This in addition to 4000 jobs that were created […]
Moorosi Tsiane A FIRED police officer has petitioned the High Court to jail Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, for six months for contempt of court. This after he ignored Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase’s 13 October 2022 interim order to reinstate the officer who he fired last month. Commissioner Molibeli expelled Butha-Buthe based Police Constable (PC) Serame […]
Mosoatsi Mosoatsi PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has urged senior Lerotholi Polytechnic (LP) students to refrain from dragging first-year students to dangerous initiation rituals that have in the past resulted in deaths. Speaking during a weekend graduation ceremony, Mr Matekane told the students that they risked deferring their dreams if they took part in the […]
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has begun investigating a local company for allegedly supplying the Agriculture and Food Security ministry with fake pesticides last month. The ministry is said to have paid M2 million for the ‘fake’ pesticides. The company, Agripotec, had initially been awarded an M8 million tender to […]
“I left DC because it couldn’t chart a new economic path for Lesotho,” new parly speaker says, says he is above partisan politics, will steer parly to serve developmental agenda… FORMER Government Secretary and founding member of the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), Tlohang Sekhamane, was last month elected Speaker of the National Assembly. He succeeded Sephiri Motanyane who […]
Once again, kudos to Ntate Sam for keeping his word and appointing a lean cabinet of 15 ministers and for merging all those other superfluous portfolios. Once again, this is what I call leadership. We are now being led by a real businessman who knows the value of money. Imagine if the usual suspects […]
Leemisa Thuseho WORLD number one motorbike racer, Manuel Lettenbichler, will this year contest in the annual Roof of Africa race in Maseru. He will also be joined by South African, Mathew Green, American Billy Bolt and French Mario Roman. The legendary off-road motorbike race, also dubbed the Mother of Hard Enduro, starts today and ends […]
Leemisa Thuseho MARATHONER, Tšepo Ramashamole, shone on Sunday when he came third in his debut appearance in the annual Soweto Marathon in Gauteng. He completed the 42, 2km race in 2:20:21 and pocketed a whopping M90 000 prize for his troubles. The race was dominated by Ethiopian athletes with Daba Ifa Debele (2:18:58) coming […]
Leemisa Thuseho LMPS’ first choice goalkeeper, Sekhoane Moerane, finally conceded a goal over the weekend, ending his spectacular run of clean sheets. Before his side’s 1-1 draw with LCS at the Police Training College (PTC) on Sunday, Moerane had gone for eight matches without conceding. Moerane, who has played every minute of LMPS’ nine […]
Staff Reporters GEM Diamonds Limited, the company which partly owns Letseng mine, achieved US$2000 (about M35,533) per carat in the third quarter of 2022 in its sales, the company has said. In its trade update for the third quarter of 2022, the company said it generated US$56, 6 million during the period under review […]
Nthabiseng Libate SIX KFC employees have won cash prizes in a cooking competition organised by the fast food restaurant chain. KFC operations manager, Makhaola Koebe, said the competition was aimed at motivating their cooks to maintain high standards and encouraging them to do better. “We hold this competition annually to recognise our best cooks […]
Moroke Sekoboto NEDBANK Lesotho has launched its latest mobile money innovation, Nedbank MobiMoney. The innovation is set to enhance financial inclusion among different classes including the unbanked who will not need to have bank accounts with Nedbank to use the facility, managing director, Nkau Matete, said recently. He told guests during the launch that he […]
Mohalenyane Phakela AN association of local construction and mining companies has petitioned the High Court to join the government’s Procurement Tribunal as one of the defendants in its application to overturn the M33 million tender for the upgrading of Moshoeshoe I International Airport. The controversial tender was awarded to South Africa’s LTE Consulting, a company […]
but German company dismisses “irrelevant ruling,” vows to pursue litigation in other countries to seize Lesotho’s assets there… Mohalenyane Phakela THE government has scored a major victory after the High Court nullified a M1, 7 billion tender awarded to Frazer Solar in 2018 for the supply of solar power to Lesotho. The court bench comprising […]
Seithati Mphatsoane THE European Union (EU) has donated equipment worth €180 000 (about M3, 1 million) to 22 local non-government organisations (NGOs) working with disadvantaged groups. The equipment was used by the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the 7 October 2022 elections. It includes office furniture, personal medical kits, computers, Wi-Fi […]
Mohalenyane Phakela LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Mojalefa Letsoela, has been slapped with a M1 million damages claim by the family of a Mafeteng man, Bibi Mohajane, who was allegedly killed by soldiers on 19 April 2022. Bibi’s parents, Khoathane and ‘Mabibi Mohajane, say the damages are for the suffering and loss of support they […]
…28 years after being caught by stray bullets from the police Moorosi Tsiane A WOMAN is seeking justice from the police, 28 years after being caught by stray bullets in a shooting incident in Qacha’s Nek. The bullets were presumably meant for taxi operators who were on strike on that fateful day in 1994. In […]
Amnesty a good idea but…
WE have never for a second ever thought that new Prime Minister Sam Matekane is under any illusions about the difficult task that lies ahead of him to pull this country out of the giant abyss of corruption, decay and consequent penury. But if ever he needed any reminders, the latest missive from Frazer […]