MASERU — Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) technical director Seephephe Matete says local coaches should take the flak for the poor standard of the game in the country. Matete, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) coaching instructor, says qualified local coaches either lack commitment or are totally not interested in the domestic game. He told the […]
MASERU – The Lesotho Darts Association (LDA) will host its Top 8 finals on Sunday at Midway in Lithabaneng, about 10 km south of the city centre. The finals will see eight teams, including winners from Saturday’s matches involving Cool Sites, Mashai (both from Thaba-Tseka), BMI (Teyateyaneng) and HMM (Mohale’s Hoek). Lesotho Defence Force, Moshoeshoe […]
AFTER a two-week hiatus, I guess we should start this instalment with a multiple-choice quiz. How would you best describe Rantelali Shea, the Lesotho Workers Party PR legislator? A. Silly B. Vey silly Don’t scratch your head until it’s bald because the answer is . . . C. All of the above. Honestly, Scrutator […]
. . . trade minister sucked in MASERU — Trade and Co-operatives Minister Popane Lebesa has been sucked into the dispute threatening to tear apart Boliba Savings and Credit (BSC) as the battle for control of the credit union intensifies. BSC is owned by the Boliba Multipurpose Co-operative Society (BMCS). About 48 000 people […]
MASERU — The agriculture ministry will have a “crisis” stakeholders’ meeting on the state of the agricultural sector and food security in Lesotho from June 2 to 4, the Lesotho Times can tell. The ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, Liteboho Mofubetsoana, yesterday told this paper that a wide spectrum of stakeholders in agricultural affairs including farmers, […]
MASERU — The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has reversed its decision to fire nurses and their assistants who went on strike last Monday protesting against poor working conditions and meagre salaries. Last Thursday the principal secretary in the health ministry Kararabo Mokobocho-Mohlakoana informed the striking Queen Elizabeth II Hospital health workers through a […]
MASERU — Police confiscated fake R200 notes worth R93 000 from five men in Butha-Buthe last week. The three Basotho and two South African men are currently in police custody awaiting trial, said police spokesperson Masupha Masupha. They will be charged with possession of counterfeit notes. “The Butha-Buthe police got a tip-off from one member […]
MASERU — DHL Lesotho has introduced pre-noon import deliveries backed by on-time guarantees, the courier company has announced. This follows a move by DHL Express to further expand its import express services on a worldwide basis. According to DHL Lesotho, the service is aimed at customers who receive shipments from production facilities or suppliers in […]
MASERU — Veteran Radio Lesotho presenter, Motlatsi Ncholu, who was facing a charge of sexual harassment, is finally a free man after the crown lost interest in prosecuting his case. Ncholu was charged with unlawfully, wrongfully and intentionally committing a sexual act with a 15-year-old girl by fondling her at Quthing, about 152 kilometres south […]
MASERU — A 26-year-old man from Ha-Molungoa was this week slapped with an eight-year jail term by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court for raping a 29-year-old woman at gun point. Monyane Rasekoai had pleaded not guilty to the charge. Magistrate Senekal Qobolo sentenced him to eight years in prison without an option of a fine. Magistrate […]
MOHALE’S HOEK — Mpharane is usually a very quiet place. People here talk about cattle diseases, the rains and the harvest. Politics is discussed in hushed voices unless they are having a traditional brew and the liquor has freed everyone’s tongue. Yet on Sunday the tranquility and hushed political discussions came to a brief end. […]
MPHARANE — The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) government has run down the country because its leaders are more concerned with enriching themselves than alleviating poverty, according to All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane. Thabane made the remarks at a campaign rally in Mpharane on Sunday. The ABC is contesting the by-election in […]
MASERU — The Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) beer sales department last Tuesday walked away with the managing director’s award for the best sales team in Africa. At least seven countries participated at the SABMiller (Africa) marketing, sales and distribution conference held in Sandton, South Africa. Speaking at the awards ceremony, the national sales manager for […]
MASERU — The prices of rough diamonds firmed in the first three months of this year, according to the latest report produced by Gem Diamonds, the parent company that owns Letseng Diamonds. In a statement released on Monday, Gem Diamonds said the prices were a significant improvement from figures recorded last year. “The better than […]
MASERU — Lioli players probably wish they could play arch-rivals Matlama every week. After dismissing Matlama 2-0 — and in the process denying them the chance to wrap up the Vodacom Premier League title — last Saturday, Lioli players have been handsomely rewarded. They will share a whopping M154 000 thanks to local hotelier Tšeliso […]
MASERU — The Battle of Lesotho pitting domestic football giants Lioli against Matlama last Saturday was preceded by an unlikely clash – between sponsors. Premier League bankroller Vodacom Lesotho was not amused to find banners belonging to Alliance Insurance, which sponsors both Lioli and Matlama, already erected at “strategic places” at Bambatha Tsita Sports Arena […]
MASERU — Although they suffered a disappointing defeat to rivals Lioli last Saturday, Matlama coach Ntebele Taole remains confident Tse Putsoa will finally wrap up the Vodacom Premier League title this weekend. Matlama visit former champions LCS on Saturday desperate for a win after their march to the Holy Grail of local football was shackled […]
MASERU — More than 50 local cyclists will fight for spots at the Commonwealth Games when they take part in Tour de Lesotho on Sunday. The Lesotho Cycling Association (LCA) is planning to send six cyclists to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, in October. Tour de Lesotho will be used as the qualifying […]
MASERU — Seasoned coach Katiso Mojakhomo is back in top-flight football just six months after he was sacked by former Premier League champions LCS. Mojakhomo has led Mabeoana — one of the country’s oldest clubs — to the Premier League with a run of eight wins and a draw in the Matsieng side’s last nine […]
MASERU — Nurses and nursing assistants at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Lesotho’s only referral hospital, on Tuesday downed tools in protest against their poor working conditions and wages. Services came to a standstill on Tuesday morning as nurses and their assistants gathered at the hospital’s main gate demanding that their grievances be addressed before they […]
MASERU — The management of Boliba Savings and Credit (BSC) says some members of the co-operative are plotting with the government to shut down the bank. BSC is owned by Boliba Multipurpose Co-operative Society (BMCS) which is owned by 50 Basotho who invested varying amounts when it started a decade ago in 2000. BSC’s acting […]
MASERU — In a rare show of unity opposition and ruling party MPs this week ganged up and pushed for the political editor of the Sunday Express and Lesotho Times to be thrown out of parliament. The MPs were not happy with the way Bongiwe Zihlangu reported the story about how they were going to […]
MASERU — Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla yesterday paid tribute to the late Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor Motlatsi Matekane saying he did a lot to uplift Lesotho’s economy. Lehohla was speaking at a memorial service for the late central bank chief held at Lehakoe Club in Maseru. Matekane died of cancer two […]
MAFETENG — A senior education officer for Mafeteng district, Thabang Lesenya, has appeared in court to answer charges of fraud. The charge sheet indicates that Lesenya falsely misrepresented to three individuals that he would offer them a school catering job if they paid him some money. Lesenya then demanded M9 500, M6 000 and M1 […]
MASERU — A Maseru man, Nyakasela Tetsa, is suing Police Commissioner ‘Malejaka Letooane for M49 591 after he was assaulted by two police officers two years ago. Tetsa on Tuesday told High Court Judge Nthomeng Majara that the police officers assaulted him for no valid reason. He said he was summoned to Mabote Police Station […]
MASERU — Six schools in Maseru took part in a tree planting and cleaning campaign at Lesotho High School last Friday. The campaign was organised by the Geography and Environment Movement (GEM) in conjunction with Lesotho Sun Hotel. The students planted trees and flowers at the school. The chairperson of the movement, ‘Malintle Kheleli, said […]
MASERU — A 48-year-old man from Ha-Jobo in Thaba-Bosiu was on Tuesday slapped with a 15-year jail term without an option of a fine for raping a four-year old girl. The Maseru Magistrate’s Court found that on April 26 the man unlawfully and intentionally had sexual intercourse with the minor. He was charged with violating […]
MASERU — A senior Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) official, Sam Mashinini, on Saturday lambasted factory owners in Lesotho for paying “pitiable” salaries to workers. Mashinini, who is Cosatu’s provincial secretary general for the Free State province, said it was a shame that factory workers in Lesotho were earning salaries that were not […]
MASERU — Two magistrates on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of defeating the ends of justice after they set free an alleged fraudster five years ago. ‘Mampai Lesupi and Itumeleng Letsika are accused of tampering with court records to show that fraud charges levelled against Stephen Dlamini had been withdrawn. Dlamini was, together with […]
A national disgrace
THERE was an uneasy calm at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital this week after nurses grudgingly trudged back to their work stations after a week of protests. The nurses went on strike last week to demand an immediate improvement in their salaries and working conditions. The strike paralysed operations at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Lesotho’s biggest […]