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Botswana judge dismisses recusal application
Mohalenyane Phakela JUSTICE Onkemetse Tshosa has dismissed an application for his recusal from presiding over Captain Litekanyo Nyakane and four other soldiers’ trial for the 2012 murder of three...
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New mayor for Maseru
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE All Basotho Convention (ABC’s) Ha-Abia constituency councillor, ’Mampho Thabane-Libate, was this week elected the new mayor of Maseru. Ms Thabane-Libate won the poll with 10...
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Majoro calls for UN security council reform
Mohalenyane Phakela Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has called for the enlargement of the United Nations (UN) security council to accommodate more countries to enhance democracy and transparency...
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NRA appoints CEO
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE National Reforms Authority (NRA) this week appointed Advocate Mafiroane Motanyane as its chief executive officer amid allegations of rigging and clandestine disqualification of...
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Khasipe appointed DMA CEO
Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has appointed Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General Thabo Khasipe as the Disaster Management Authority (DMA)’s new chief executive...
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Kamoli trial fails to take off
Mohalenyane Phakela THE attempted murder trial of former army commander Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Tlali Kamoli and four other soldiers failed to take off on Monday due to the absence of their...
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Warrant of arrest for ex-minister’s murder-accused son
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court has issued a warrant of arrest for former Police and Public Safety Minister Lehlohonolo Moramotse’s murder-accused son, Thabo Moramotse. This after he failed to...
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Covidgate: DCEO freezes payments to suppliers
Manyokole says health authorities “have a case to answer”, graft probe is underway Pascalinah Kabi THE Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate...
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Phoofolo, Majoro on collision course
as attorney general challenges his “unlawful” dismissal by the premier Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro and fired Attorney General Advocate Haae Phoofolo are now on a collision course...
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ABC’s NEC, MPs turn the heat on Majoro
…“address our grievances within a week or face ouster,” they tell the premier Pascalinah Kabi ANGRY and frustrated members of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s national executive committee...
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Govt moves to start Queen II, Ramarothole solar project works
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Chinese contractors and engineers who are supposed to construct the Maseru Eye Clinic and the Ha-Ramarothole Solar Power Station will only be able to start working five months...
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Covid-19 exposes inequalities in Lesotho-King
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the disparities in the distribution of Lesotho’s resources, His Majesty King Letsie III has said. King Letsie III made the remarks during a virtual...
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Row over judges’ appointments underscores need for reforms: analysts
Staff Reporters THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC)’s court battle with Law and Justice Minister Professor Nqosa Mahao over the appointment of judges has given the public a rare glimpse into the...
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Mahao fights back
seeks the nullification of Mahase and Phoofolo’s recommendations for judges Pascalinah Kabi | Mohalenyane Phakela LAW and Justice Minister, Professor Nqosa Mahao, is determinedly fighting back a...
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Kamoli’s attempted murder trial stalls again
Mohalenyane Phakela THE attempted murder trial of former army commander Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Tlali Kamoli and four other soldiers failed to take off for the umpteenth time on Tuesday....
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Fresh bid to stop high profile trials
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Tlali Kamoli and other high-profile suspects in various murder and attempted murder cases have launched a fresh Constitutional...
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Lesotho reopens borders
Nthatuoa Koeshe LESOTHO’S borders were reopened on Thursday last week, six months after they were closed to most travellers as part of measures aimed fighting the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic....
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Security of high-profile inmates compromised
as LCS boss disbands SWAT team guarding Kamoli and others Pascalinah Kabi | Mohalenyane Phakela ACTING Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) Commissioner, Chabana Majara, has come under fire from some...
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Ultimatum for Majoro
fire Mahase within a week and work with NEC or else…. recognise that you are an ABC deployee and cooperate with the party or else… Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has been given until...
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JSC splits right down the middle
as PSC chairperson Sehloho disowns Mahase, Phoofolo and sides with Mahao in fight over recruitment of judges Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi THE four-member Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has...
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