MASERU — The Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) confiscated 877 bags of dagga during a nationwide operation last week. During the operation 776 bags of dagga were found in Berea alone while the remaining bags were found in other districts. Police public relations officer, Inspector Phello Mphana, said the police also found illegal firearms and […]
MASERU – A 34-year-old Maseru man was on Monday sentenced to five years in prison or pay a fine of M5 000 for illegally possessing a firearm. Seabata Nthethe was arrested last Friday at the Cathedral Area in central Maseru after he was found in possession of a firearm with six rounds of ammunition. Nthethe failed […]
BEREA – Seven pupils from St Agnes High School were seriously injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in an accident last Saturday. The pupils were coming from a sporting tournament in Mapoteng. Police spokesman, Inspector Ntiea Monanthane, said the driver who they suspected was speeding and drunk lost control of the […]
THABA-TSEKA — Two women from Thaba-Tseka were on Monday sentenced to three months in jail or pay a fine of M300 after they were convicted of carrying out an illegal abortion. The Thaba-Tseka magistrates’ court heard some neighbours rushed to ‘Mapotlako Paulo’s home after they heard someone screaming on March 15. When they got to […]
THABA-TSEKA — Two men from Ha Moqekela in Thaba-Tseka, Rejeleng Khalatha, 31, and Molantoa Molantoa, 44, were on Tuesday sentenced to one-year in prison or pay a fine of M1 000 each after they were convicted of stock-theft. The court however suspended seven months or M700 for three years on condition that they do not commit […]
PART ONE : ABC Leader says rebel MPs ignorant ALL is not well in the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party. Over the past six months the party has lost three MPs.The MP for Maputsoe, Nkhetse Monyalotsa, crossed the floor to the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy last week.He accused the leadership of ABC of being “diabolical”.He […]
Scrutator is normally not keen on delving into religious matters — especially when it’s that sort that allegedly promises suicide bombers 12 virgins yonder! I must admit I was quite shocked this week when a top Malaysian cleric and politician fired a broadside at Muslims who enjoy the cancer stick. Nik Aziz, the spiritual leader […]
Lesotho…………(0) 0 Botswana………(0) 0 MASERU — If there is one thing Likuena coach Zavisa Milosavljevic will have learnt from this match, it’s that there is a lot of work still to be done. In a frustratingly tepid performance, Likuena encapsulated all the ills which have haunted the national team recently. At times dazzling, often woeful, […]
MASERU — The modest Leribe village of Ha-Nyenye has become the latest part of Lesotho to be represented in the country’s elite football league. When the 2009/2010 edition of the Premier League kicks off in September, Nyenye Rovers will run onto the field to battle the mighty LCS, Lioli or Matlama. Nyenye Rovers have been […]
ST MONICA’S — Not so long ago St Monica’s Sacred Heart High School field was something of a slaughterhouse. Back then, Mphatlalatsane’s ground wasn’t a place to enjoy Sunday afternoons for opposition teams. Visiting sides were routinely hammered. But that of course was in the A Division. The pitch, well kept and manicured, was tight, […]
Lioli…………(1) 3 LCS…………(0) 1 TEYATEYANENG — Mpitsa Marai’s moment of madness may have ended Masheshena’s hopes of retaining their Premier League crown. It was his inexplicable short back-pass that led to a second-half penalty for Lioli. The result: the second goal of an eventual 3-1 victory for Lioli over LCS on Saturday. Before then Masheshena […]
MASERU — Linare and Rovers have been fined for the unruly behaviour of their fans during their Premier League meeting last month. The Premier League Management Committee (PLMC) has fined Linare M1 000 for failing to provide security and drawing a demarcation line between their supporters and Rovers FC fans. Of that fine, M400 is […]
MASERU — The Lesotho Amateur Athletics Association (LAAA) has protested at the continued use of the country’s old flag at competitions in South Africa. Lesotho changed its national flag in 2006 when it dumped the one introduced by the military government in 1986 after overthrowing the Basotho National Party. The old flag was flown at […]
MASERU — The Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) wants to foster good governance within affiliate associations in a bid to bring the country success on the international arena. The LNOC a fortnight ago held a good governance workshop which was also aimed at ending infighting within affiliate associations. Only two of the LNOC’s 23 affiliate […]
MASERU — For generations Basotho children have been left spellbound by the fable of Senkatana — a mythical boy hero who is said to have slain with a spear a monster that had devoured an entire village. It’s a folktale that almost every grandparent has enjoyed narrating before bedtime. Now, hold your breath: a film […]
MASERU — Controversial famo artist Lephatsóa Lebajoa has accused national broadcaster Radio Lesotho of stifling his career by imposing a ban on his music. Lebajoa, popularly known as Selomo, this week said his career had suffered because of the political nature of his lyrics. Selomo, 35, is a card-carrying member of the All Basotho Convention […]
MASERU – A Maseru man, Mohau Matlaeea, was this week slapped with a five-year jail term or a fine of M5 000 for assaulting his wife. Half the sentence was suspended for two years on condition that Matlaeea did not commit a similar offence. The court was told that Matlaeea violently assaulted his wife with a […]
MOKHOTLONG – The body of a three-year-old boy was found dumped in Mokhotlong River last week. The police in Mokhotlong say they are investigating a case of murder following the discovery. The police said the body was discovered by some herd boys who were looking for their cattle. The herd boys reported the matter to […]
MASERU – A 24-year-old Maseru man was this week sentenced to 10 years in jail after he was convicted of rape. Serope Mabusetsa Lekaka was charged with contravening the Sexual Offences Act of 2003. Lekaka was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl without her consent at Phuthiatsana on the outskirts of Maseru last […]
QUTHING – A 63-year-old woman, ‘Matholang Khiba, appeared in court last week to answer charges of violating the Sexual Offences Act of 2003. Khiba, from Ts’oeneng in Masetise in Quthing, is accused of sexually assaulting her 89-year-old mother last Friday. According to the charge sheet, Khiba inserted her finger into her mother’s private parts following […]
MASERU –“One plus one equals three.” It sounds weird mathematically but that is precisely how Communications, Science and Technology Minister Mothetjoa Metsing described the partnership between Vodacom Lesotho and Vodafone which was launched last Thursday. “The partnership will bring tremendous synergic value to the two companies,” said Metsing during the official launch. The marketing partnership […]
MASERU – Law Society of Lesotho president, Advocate Zwelakhe Mda, says the absence of a code of conduct for judges is impacting negatively on the administration of justice in the country. Advocate Mda made the remarks while addressing the Court of Appeal during the official opening of its first session in Maseru on Monday. “We […]
MASERU – The Minister of Communications, Science and Technology Mothetjoa Metsing has hailed the return of the four fugitives who were wanted in Lesotho for alleged treason charges. The fugitives Khotso Lebakeng, Thabo Thantsi, Mokherane Tsatsanyane and Thabo Motlomelo who fled to South Africa two years ago returned to Lesotho early this month. They are […]
MASERU-About 228 farmers are stranded after a locally abattoir failed to pay them for the chickens they have supplied for the past three years. Thuathe Chicken Abattoir based Ha Hoohlo owes a staggering M350 755 to the farmers who are mostly based in Maseru but because the business had changed hands over the past three […]
MASERU-An All Basotho Convention (ABC) MP defected to the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) this week. Nkhets’e Monyalotsa who represents Maputsoe Constituency in the National Assembly crossed the floor during Tuesday’s parliamentary session this week. Monyalotsa said he had crossed the floor because he was tired of the maladministration in the ABC under Tom […]
MASERU – Three fugitives wanted on treason charges that arose from the 2007 political disturbances returned home and handed themselves over to the police this week. The three were part of the six men who fled to South Africa after being implicated in the political disturbances. Some of the men were alleged to be All […]
MASERU – The family of a Maseru man who was shot and killed by armed police last month have accused the police of covering up the murder. Sekete Moshoeshoe, who was wanted by the police in connection with several cases of armed robbery, was killed in Berea about 10km north-east of Maseru on 19 February. […]
MASERU – A case in which the former National Independent Party (NIP) leader Anthony Manyeli is suing the party’s current executive committee will be heard on March 30. Manyeli is arguing that the conference that voted him out as the leader of the party was convened unconstitutionally. He claims that the executive committee that was […]
MASERU – The leader of the main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, Tom Thabane, last Sunday expressed dismay at remarks by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili suggesting that Basotho were not interested in farming. Responding to a question from ABC legislator, Sello Machakela, in parliament last Friday, Mosisili said the government had in the past […]
Defection gives ABC chance for introspection
TUESDAY’S dramatic events in parliament have deeper implications for democracy in Lesotho. As reported in our lead story All Basotho Convention (ABC) legislator, Nkhets’e Monyalotsa, crossed the floor to join the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. Monyalotsa, who was the legislator for Maputsoe constituency, dumped the ABC saying it had lost political direction. […]