METOLONG — There are rumblings of discontent in Metolong, a village about 30 kilometres north-east of Maseru. Metolong is the site of the giant Metolong Dam, one of Lesotho’s biggest water projects in recent years. Construction of the dam is scheduled to begin in October and is expected to finish in 2012. The project seeks […]
MASERU — The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) wants stronger participation from heads of state and governments to give guidance to the regional body, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has said. Addressing a press conference in Maseru on Monday, Mosisili said Sacu was mulling setting up a summit for heads of state and government to add […]
MASERU — A recent survey conducted by the Bureau of Statistics has revealed that the majority of Basotho cannot pay their bills for critical services such as electricity, paraffin and water. The Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey: Second Quarter Report released last week says 81 percent of the 4 628 households that were surveyed had failed […]
MASERU –— Matlama coach Ntebele Taole (pictured) has put his head on the block saying he will “leave coaching” if his charges lose their title-decider against defending champions Lioli on Saturday. The potentially explosive match is set for the Bambatha Tšita Sports Arena. Matlama will be crowned the Vodacom Premier League champions should they get […]
MASERU — Sports Minister ‘Mathabiso Lepono has thrown her weight behind the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) in the week the soccer body allegedly bunked a parliamentary hearing. Lepono was expected to appear before the parliamentary committee responsible for sport together with Lefa and Lesotho Sports and Recreation Commission (LSRC) representatives. The parliamentary committee wanted Lefa […]
MASERU — Makoanyane XI coach Leslie Notsi has called for intensive preparations ahead of his side’s next Caf Under-20 Youth Championship qualifier against South Africa. Lesotho will meet their neighbours in July after holding Mozambique to a one-all draw in Maputo at the weekend to secure a 7-2 aggregate win. Notsi said despite Makoanyane XI […]
MASERU — The team to join the Premier League from the first division’s Northern Stream will only be known next Thursday after promotion rivals Maduma and Mpharane Celtics replay their last matches of the season. The promotion dispute in the stream took a new twist on Tuesday when the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa)’s independent arbitration […]
MAZENOD — Unruly behaviour has once again reared its ugly head in domestic football with the latest incident forcing match officials to call off the Vodacom Premier League match between Swallows and Majantja on Saturday. The match was abandoned four minutes from time after spectators showered assistant referee Moepi Moepi with a liquid suspected to […]
MASERU — If there is anyone who looted the block farming fund they should not lose sleep as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has refused to investigate the matter. In January, former trade minister Mpho Malie called for an urgent investigation into the block farming scheme after alleging that some prominent people could have […]
MASERU — The executive and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have played a major role in undermining the administration of justice, an opposition MP has told a Law Society inquiry into the problems affecting Lesotho’s judiciary. Parliament too has become part of the problems, said MP Sello Maphalla, who is the deputy leader of the […]
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili yesterday said youths have a key role to play in the development of the country. Mosisili was speaking at the launch of the National Volunteer Corps programme at a local hotel in Maseru yesterday. The National Volunteer Corps is an initiative of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Recreation […]
MASERU — Opposition MPs drove Youth Minister ‘Mathabiso Lepono to the brink of tears with hostile responses after she announced the launch of the National Volunteer Youth Corps programme in parliament on Tuesday. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili launched the National Volunteer Youth Corps at a local hotel in Maseru yesterday. Lepono got hostile responses from […]
MASERU — A former accountant of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), Peggy Thakeli, will spend the next eight years behind bars after the Court of Appeal on Friday threw out her appeal against conviction and sentence by the High Court. Thakeli had appealed to the Court of Appeal after the High Court had last […]
MASERU — A Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) soldier will spend the next decade in prison after the Court of Appeal on Friday upheld his two murder convictions reached earlier by the High Court. Moeketsi Scout had appealed against a High Court judgment in February which found him guilty of the murders of Liqabang Mohlerepe and […]
MASERU — A 22-year-old man from Marabeng appeared in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with the sexual assault of an 85-year-old granny last month. The complainant, whose name cannot be published for ethical reasons, told the court that she was sleeping on March 7 when Thabang Ntsoke entered her house and got into […]
MASERU — A 64-year-old man from Ha-‘Masana last week told the Maseru Magistrate’s Court that the 160 marijuana plants that police had found in his garden last March were meant to be fodder for his cattle. He also told the court that he used the marijuana plants for medicinal purposes. Makabane Makabane said this as […]
THABA-BOSIU — It all started as an experiment in 1997. Pule (not his real name) was just 12. An experimental sip of the ‘holy waters’ soon turned into a habit. And by the time Pule reached his mid-teens, the boy was a wreck. The drinking only intensified when he rolled for tertiary studies in South […]
PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili yesterday launched the National Volunteer Youth Corps, a new organisation set up to instil a spirit of volunteerism within our youth. The concept of volunteerism is a noble endeavour. Volunteerism seeks to encourage people particularly the youth to spend their time and talents to promote charitable causes without thinking about monetary […]
MASERU — There is discord within Lesotho’s trade unions. The leadership of the trade union movement is singing from different hymn books. The Lesotho Congress for Democratic Unions (Lecodu) is leading the dissension. Lecodu president, Mosaletsane Kulehile, on Monday told a press conference that his union had withdrawn from the Workers’ Day celebrations. Kulehile said […]
MASERU — The Chinese ambassador to Lesotho, Professor Gao Deyi, on Tuesday told local entrepreneurs to take advantage of the business opportunities brought by the World Expo 2010 which starts on Saturday. The Expo is being held in Shanghai, China, and will run until October 31. Speaking at a banquet organised for business leaders and […]
MASERU — Fifa development officer Ashford Mamelodi says Lesotho has moved very little in implementing the recommendations in the Mohale Declaration, a roadmap designed to help turn local football professional. According to the roadmap, signed two years ago, Lesotho is supposed to have professional football by 2014. By then the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa) should […]
MASERU — Matlama might have to wait before they can finally pop the champagne as the new kings of Lesotho football if Lioli beat Linare this weekend. Tse Putsoa need two points to wrap up the Vodacom Premier League title, but could be confirmed champions without kicking a ball should Lioli lose or draw on […]
MASERU — A group of block farmers claims that Finance Minister Timothy Thahane has threatened to sue them if they don’t repay the government-guaranteed loans they have received over the past three years. Thahane’s threat, the farmers said, came after they dragged the government to the Ombudsman asking him to compel the Ministry of Agriculture […]
MASERU — A National Security Services (NSS) secret agent and his wife were on Tuesday each sentenced to four years in prison for robbery. The court heard how agent Thebets’oana Lelala, 30, and his wife Lieketseng Mohloki, 24, who works at the National University of Lesotho, tricked Marethabile Moepi before robbing her of M4 300. […]
MASERU — The Road Safety Department says it will today launch a new driver training and examination system in an effort to reduce fatalities on the country’s roads. The principal instructor in the department, Neo Khoaele, said the department will introduce a new syllabus to train the country’s drivers. Lesotho did not have its own […]
MASERU — Khauhelo Ralitapole, the leader of the Basutoland African Congress (BAC), says she is stepping down “to make way for new blood”, the Lesotho Times can reveal. Ralitapole said she will not be contesting for a leadership position at the party’s elective conference on Saturday. Ralitapole told the Lesotho Times yesterday that relinquishing the […]
MASERU — Parliament this week agreed to postpone the local government elections by twelve months after it passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2010. The Bill was tabled on April 16. The government argued that the postponement will give parliament time to amend the Local Government Elections Act 2004 to avoid disputes. In his submission […]
MASERU — The race for the May 22 by-election has kicked off in the Mpharane constituency in Mohale’s Hoek. Seven candidates — three independents and four from Lesotho’s major political parties — are vying for the seat. The seat fell vacant after the death of ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party legislator, Constantinus Ramakatsa, […]
MASERU — High Court judge ’Maseforo Mahase on Monday withdrew from a civil case in which Police Commissioner ’Malejaka Letooane is facing trial for allegedly awarding a tender to a disqualified supplier. Letooane, together with Home Affairs principal secretary, Lefa Mokotjo, are facing trial for allegedly corruptly awarding a tender to supply police uniforms […]
Build consensus on youth corps
PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili yesterday launched the National Volunteer Youth Corps, a new organisation set up to instil a spirit of volunteerism within our youth. The concept of volunteerism is a noble endeavour. Volunteerism seeks to encourage people particularly the youth to spend their time and talents to promote charitable causes without regard for monetary […]