MASERU — A lawyer representing MKM boss, Simon Thebe-ea-Khale, says the embattled businessman is likely to meet Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili soon to discuss payment to depositors who invested with the financial and insurance company. Advocate Thabang Khauoe told the High Court that Thebe-ea-khale was likely to meet Mosisili and Finance Minister Timothy Thahane to […]
MASERU — The High Court has dismissed an application by the Anglican Church to stop the Lesotho Evangelical Church from building a chapel at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) campus in Roma. The Anglican Church filed an urgent application at the High Court last year seeking to block the Evangelical Church from building their […]
MASERU — A coalition of civil society groups says it will lobby parliamentarians to pass a bill of rights for the disabled. The civic groups met in Mafeteng last week to launch the disability rights advocacy campaign intended to seek ways to lobby parliamentarians to support the proposed bill. The programme officer for the Lesotho […]
I THOUGHT we had seen enough of these gun-toting bandits who believe in usurping political power through assassinations and violent coups. But events of the past weeks have proved beyond any reasonable doubt that the days of primitive politics are far from over. When I thought as a nation we had successfully exorcised the ghost […]
MASERU — The Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) says it has set up a credit guarantee scheme to help Basotho-owned private enterprises with finance. In a statement to the media, the LNDC said the new scheme seeks to assist the small, micro and medium enterprises (SMME) sector. LNDC chief executive officer Peete Molapo said the […]
MASERU — First National Bank (FNB) has introduced the cross-border prepaid airtime top-up service in Lesotho. A media release from FNB said the service allows registered South African FNB bankers to purchase prepaid airtime for recipients in other countries. The service is said to be free of bank charges. “The system allows real-time cross border […]
I AM responding to the views expressed by your columnist, Fetang Selialia, in the Lesotho Times weekly column “As I see it” which appeared in your issue of April 9-15 2009. In the column Selialia laments the lack of political vibrancy in Lesotho and ascribes this to the hegemony of one political party which he […]
POLITICIANS are indeed strange creatures. When you report favourably about them they go the extra mile to pat you on the back and sing your praises. But when you write something negative about them they snap and turn against you. I find this behaviour quite unacceptable. Next Tuesday Lesotho will join the rest of the […]
Doctors Corner EVERY one of us has moments during the day when their emotional state alters. Sadness and joy are part of everyday life. An individual’s emotional state varies depending on many interactive factors which could be environmental, social, financial etc. In other words the state of your emotion is a result of an interaction […]
Steaming It Off OH well, history has been made again! South Africa is going to have a new president soon! I could go on at the same tangent as I did with the US president, Barack Obama, and start discussing the president-in-waiting’s “pull power” but that would be a very short discussion. Jacob Zuma has […]
MASERU — The days of drinking and bingeing into the wee hours of the morning are over. The Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) has launched a crackdown against bars and outlets that operate beyond approved hours. The crackdown saw These Phooko, the proprietor of Good Times Café — a popular restaurant in central Maseru — […]
MASERU — At least five countries are expected to take part in the Second Open Queen ‘Masenate Dancesport Championship. The tournament is scheduled to take place on June 6 at Lehakoe Sports and Recreation Centre in Maseru, according to Lesotho Dancesport Association (Ledasa) spokesperson Mathibeli Mokhele. This year will see the introduction of the hip-hop […]
MASERU — Maseru Vocal Waves, one of Lesotho’s biggest choirs, leaves the country tomorrow for the Gauteng Choral Music Show on Saturday. Maseru Vocal Waves will share the stage with SABC Choristers and Soweto Melodic Voices at the show, set for Zola Methodist Church in Soweto. Vocal Waves held a show last Sunday at Sefika […]
MASERU — Lesotho’s national football team is struggling to get opponents for the next FIFA friendly international date. However the national side, nicknamed Likuena, has already started camp even though they do not know whether they will play a match or not. Lesotho Football Association (LEFA) technical director Seephephe Matete said they were hoping to […]
MASERU — The Lesotho Football Association (LEFA) has undertaken to have the country represented in Africa’s club competitions next year. This year LEFA failed to register Premier League winners Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) in the African Champions League. LCS were not registered in the continent’s premier tournament for national champions because Lesotho does not have […]
MASERU — LDF assistant coach Motheo Mohapi has launched a scathing attack against the Premier League’s fixtures last weekend. The army side had to play two games last weekend, travelling to Roma to face Rovers on Saturday before hosting fourth-placed Matlama on Sunday. “We played the fixture against Matlama when the others (Lioli and LCS) […]
MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (pictured) yesterday survived an attempt on his life by a group of heavily armed men believed to have been on a mission to overthrow his government. The Lesotho Mounted Police Service last night confirmed that four of the suspected mercenaries had been killed in an operation launched by the […]
MASERU — About 230 Basotho migrant mine workers at Bambanani Gold Mine in Welkom, South Africa, have been dismissed following a work-related dispute. An official at the Workers Union of South Africa (WUSA) told the Lesotho Times this week that the workers were sent packing for allegedly failing to turn up for work. The official […]
MASERU — Former Maseru city council mayor, ‘Malijane Morahanye, is planning to sue the city council for unlawful dismissal, the Lesotho Times has learnt. Morahanye was ousted as mayor last February for bringing the reputation of the council into disrepute. The council accused Morahanye of discussing the council’s financial issues in the media after she […]
MASERU — A former soldier with the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), Motloang Molapo, allegedly shot and killed his wife at Good Times Cafe last Saturday in what police suspect was a love triangle. Molapo shot and killed ‘Masechocha Thamae, 28, in the stomach at point blank after accusing her of having an extra-marital affair with […]
MASERU — A serious conflict is brewing between judges and lawyers over a commission of inquiry set up by the Law Society of Lesotho to investigate the crisis in the county’s judiciary sector. The Law Society set up the commission last year to investigate “any possible corrupt, unprofessional, unethical and unjudicial practices that may have […]
JOHANNESBURG — President Kgalema Motlanthe condemned the assassination attempt on Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Wednesday. Mosisili survived an attempt on his life after gunmen opened fire at his home in the capital Maseru. “SADC (Southern African Development Community) condemns without equivocation the attempted assassination of the democratically elected Prime Minister of Lesotho Pakalitha […]
MASERU — There is a fierce battle for the control of the women’s league of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party ahead of its elective conference next month. The struggle for power is between the former president of the league Mookho Mathibeli and the current treasurer ‘Mapheello Tsuluba. Mathibeli was suspended from her position last […]
Mosisili attack barbaric
WE wish to strongly condemn last week’s barbaric assassination attempt on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili. It was a despicable and senseless attempt to destabilise the country which has enjoyed relative peace over the past few years. The assassination bid had all the hallmarks of a coup attempt. In fact, Mothetjoa Metsing, the communications minister, has […]