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Lesotho makes positive strides towards controlling HIV
Ntsebeng Motsoeli LESOTHO has substantially progressed towards controlling the HIV epidemic, preliminary findings of the Lesotho Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (LePHIA 2020) survey show. The...
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Sakoane reads riot act to lawyers
Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi NEWLY-APPOINTED Chief Justice, Sakoane Sakoane, has warned former army commander, Tlali Kamoli and other detained soldiers’ lawyers against conduct likely to...
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Pakistani national Qamar speaks out
claims to be good friends with DPM Mokhothu ’Marafaele Mohloboli A PAKISTANI national at the centre of allegations of masterminding a human trafficking ring has denied the allegations. Rana Qamar...
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Hunger at prisons
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO’S prison inmates are currently reeling from an acute hunger crisis, Law and Justice principal secretary (PS), Lebeko Sello, has said. So dire is the situation, according to Mr...
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Govt deports foreign nationals
says move is part of efforts to combat human trafficking ’Marafaele Mohloboli GOVERNMENT this week deported three Pakistanis and a Bangladesh national in a move Home Affairs Minister Motlalentoa...
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Vodacom, LCA in fresh court battle
Mohalenyane Phakela VODACOM Lesotho and the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) are locked in a fresh legal battle over the latter’s directive ordering the mobile communications giant to seek the...
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LNDC boss fights back
…sues govt, demands job back Pascalinah Kabi | Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) chief executive officer, Mohato Seleke, has wasted no time in demanding his job...
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LNDC boss Seleke booted out
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO National Development Corporation (LNDC) chief executive officer, Mohato Seleke, has been booted out of his job after his contract which expired on Monday was not renewed. The LNDC...
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Special report: crisis as courts teeter on the verge of collapse
years of underfunding cripple courts, magistrates and other officials work under shocking conditions throughout the country. Pascalinah Kabi | Mohalenyane Phakela MAGISTRATES’ courts and other lower...
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Ex-miners at greater risk of covid-19: NGO
Pascalinah Kabi A NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisation has alleged that thousands of local ex-miners with occupational lung diseases are at greater risk of contracting Coronavirus (Covid-19) due to their...
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NUL shut down over student demo
Bereng Mpaki THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) was yesterday shut down to prevent the likely damage of infrastructure by students who were protesting against the authorities’ failure to address...
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Mahao hits back at ex-LCA boss
Mohalenyane Phakela THE government had to move fast to get rid of former Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) Commissioner Thabang Mothepu because the institution had lost its integrity under his...
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Fourth Christmas in jail for Kamoli
Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER-ACCUSED former army commander, Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Tlali Kamoli, will spend his fourth Christmas behind bars at the Maseru Central Correctional Institution (MCCI)....
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Mokhosi sets sights on winning Tsikoane constituency
’Marafaele Mohloboli DESPITE a ban on political rallies and huge gatherings as part of measures to fight the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, low level rallies are underway as politicians from...
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Metsing speaks out on treason allegations
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has accused the government of “double standards” by seeking to have him prosecuted for treason alongside Development Planning...
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Auditor General warns principal secretaries
Pascalinah Kabi ACTING Auditor General Monica Besetsa has called on all principal secretaries (PSs) to strictly adhere to the public procurement regulations, failing which they will penalised for any...
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New evidence delays judgement in Nteso murder case
Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of two police officers accused of murdering Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) auditor, Thibello Nteso, took an unexpected twist this week amid revelations by the...
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DCEO probes M2, 8 billion solar project
Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has begun investigations into the grossly inflated M2, 8 billion deal awarded by the government to a Chinese contractor for...
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Moshoeshoe I airport faces closure
as facilities crumble barely two years after “refurbishment” by Chinese company Pascalinah Kabi MOSHOESHOE I International Airport, the country’s only international airport, faces forced closure by...
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Masoetsa hits back at “desperate” Moleleki
says AD leader’s alliance with Thabane won’t get him back to power, says Moleleki should be charged with treason against Thabane’s first govt. ’Marafaele Mohloboli RULING ALL Basotho Convention (ABC)...
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