Matlanyane “sits” on audit report
. . .After Auditor General gave her the report in May . . . Report should have been tabled before Parliament in 7 days . . .Minister now accused of “shielding” govt from exposure Mohloai Mpesi...
View ArticleTension mounts at LHWC
…Secretary accused of abuse of office …as she mounts forensic and ICT audits Mohloai Mpesi TENSION is sweeping through the chambers of the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) Secretariat, with...
View ArticleMajor breakthrough for HIV patients
…as the US, govt roll out new treatment drug Mathatisi Sebusi LESOTHO is among the countries selected to roll out a groundbreaking HIV prevention initiative. Supported by the United States, the...
View ArticleParly backs RSL Commissioner
…vows to protect her from Matlanyane’s “unlawful” interference Mathatisi Sebusi/Mohloai Mpesi PARLIAMENT has pledged to protect the embattled Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) Commissioner General,...
View ArticleCivil servants’ retirement funds at risk
. . . as govt departments fail to remit PAYE to taxman Mathatisi Sebusi THE retirement funds of government employees are in jeopardy due to the persistent failure by government departments to remit...
View ArticleAGOA sigh of relief
. . . as US pledges a year’s extension Hopolang Mokhopi LESOTHO will secure at least a year’s extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) following intense negotiations with the...
View ArticleLHWC to undergo forensic audit
LESOTHO Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) Secretariat is set to undergo an intensive forensic investigation to determine whether the Commission Secretariat has been following sound financial...
View ArticleGovt assets scandals unearthed
ministers, PSs “sabotage” recovery work … Leemisa Thuseho THE Government Assets Search Recovery Task Team (GASERTT) has uncovered a string of controversies surrounding government property transfers...
View ArticleEducation Ministry raises alarm over adolescents’ sexual health crisis
‘Makananelo Manamolela THE Ministry of Education and Training has raised serious concern over the increasing incidents of sexual abuse, teenage pregnancies, child marriages, and gender-based...
View ArticleWhistleblower Bill given the greenlight
Mohloai Mpesi THE National Assembly has approved a proposal by the Democratic Congress (DC) MP for Mekaling constituency, Thabiso Lekitla, to proceed with the drafting of the Whistleblowers Bill,...
View ArticleEconet Lecholi 2025 roars to life
…sets the festive tone with music, braai, and adventures Moroke Sekoboto THE nation’s telecommunications powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), is once again turning up the heat as the headline...
View ArticleCommunities want M50 billion Polihali project halted
. . . Over a litany of “unmet” promises . . . Insist project has destroyed their livelihoods —Escalate their grievances to the IRM Mohloai Mpesi THE host communities of the mammoth Polihali Dam project...
View ArticleLesotho, SA to sign cross border agreement
…as local and Manyatseng transport operators scuffle over hawkers …Moteane says the blockade by SA operators is illegal Rethabile Pitso/Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO and South African transport operators are...
View ArticleGovt begs for AGOA renewal
… sends delegation to the US Mohloai Mpesi THE government has dispatched a delegation of ministers to the United States (US) to nudge the Trump administration to renew the African Growth and...
View ArticleKoalabata family demands M6 million from police
…rogue cops accused of causing permanent head injury Moorosi Tsiane A BEREA family is demanding M6 million compensation from the Commissioner of Police, Borotho Matsoso, after some rogue officers...
View ArticleGovt fails to pay rent at Maseru Mall
. . . dragged to court over M2 million arrears Moorosi Tsiane THE Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police has been hauled before the High Court for allegedly failing to...
View ArticleNurse accused of lodging bogus funeral benefit claim
Hopolang Mokhopi A Mabote Filter Clinic nurse, Leuta Mahao (28), has been charged with attempting to defraud Alliance Insurance Company through a bogus funeral claim. Mahao appeared before the Maseru...
View ArticleGovt abandons vehicles worth over M4m
Mohloai Mpesi THE government has reportedly abandoned some of its vehicles at the Lakeside mechanical yard, where they now lie derelict. Two trucks, each valued at over M2 million, have been left...
View ArticleKing Letsie III laments NUL’s persistent budget deficit
…says it hinders its commitment to academic excellence …Vice Chancellor echoes concern over dwindling finances Moroke Sekoboto HIS Majesty King Letsie III, who is the Chancellor of the National...
View ArticleCourt shatters acting principals’ hopes
…dismisses their bid for substantive appointment Moorosi Tsiane SENIOR teachers in secondary and high schools across the country, who have been serving as acting principals for more than a decade,...
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