Mounting pressure for ‘Maseribane to relinquish BNP leadership
‘Marafaele Mohloboli SOME disgruntled Basotho National Party (BNP) members have threatened legal action to force party leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane, to step down and pave way for the election of a new...
View ArticleManyokole escalates Majoro fight to appeal court
Pascalinah Kabi SUSPENDED director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, has petitioned the Court of Appeal to overturn the High Court...
View ArticleDisgruntled nurses threaten to join their Tšepong counterparts in new strike
. . . unless the govt addresses their grievances in seven days Limpho Sello THE Lesotho Nurses Association (LNA) has threatened that unless the government addresses their grievances within seven days,...
View ArticleMaseru court grinds to a standstill
Mohalenyane Phakela OPERATIONS at the Maseru Magistrates Court have ground to a virtual standstill due to a power cut by the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC). So serious is the crisis that, according...
View ArticleReforms by September: NRA
Pascalinah Kabi THE much-delayed multi-sector reforms will be completed by September 2021, NRA deputy chairperson Liteboho Kompi has said. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) had given...
View ArticleMaseru Toyota donates ambulance to Min of Health
Nthatuoa Koeshe MASERU Toyota yesterday donated an ambulance worth M497 000 to the Ministry of Health to bolster the government’s fight against Covid-19. The ambulance was handed over to Prime Minister...
View ArticleBusiness sector to raise M100 million for Covid-19 vaccine
Bereng Mpaki OVER 100 local businesspeople have committed to raising M100 million to procure Covid-19 vaccines. The initiative is meant to complement the vaccines that the government is expecting from...
View ArticleGovt, WHO defend use of AstraZeneca vaccine in Lesotho
Herbert Moyo HEALTH Minister Semano Sekatle and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have defended the planned use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Lesotho, saying it would be highly effective against more...
View ArticleABC, DC in new fight
DC allegedly angered by the sidelining of its supporters in the recruitment of police trainees Pascalinah Kabi THE country’s main coalition partners, the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and the...
View ArticlePower debt cripples Trade ministry operations
Bereng Mpaki BUSINESS has come to a halt at the Ministry of Trade and Industry after the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) cut the ministry’s power off over unpaid bills. Although it could not be...
View ArticleSenior FNB officials in fistfight
Bereng Mpaki TWO senior officials at one of the country’s top commercial banks, First National Bank (FNB) Lesotho, are said to have exchanged blows at the bank’s headquarters in Maseru last week. FNB...
View ArticleCourts’ collapse symptomatic of governance failure: analysts
Herbert Moyo | Mohalenyane Phakela ONE of the major trending stories of the past two weeks is that of the virtual collapse of the Maseru Magistrates Court after the Lesotho Electricity Company abruptly...
View ArticleTšepong court case fails to take off
Mohalenyane Phakela THE legal battle between Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) and its 311 striking nurses failed to take off yesterday due to the “unpreparedness” of the hospital’s legal team...
View ArticleCovid-19 infections continue falling
Staff Writer AFTER the festive season scare which resulted in a spike in Covid-19 cases in January and February 2020, the situation seems to be normalising with Lesotho recording a highest of 289 cases...
View ArticleMass Covid-19 vaccination programme begins
Their Majesties, PM Majoro and other govt officials among the first to be vaccinated, premier expresses hope that vaccinations will enable Lesotho to return to normal life. Limpho Sello KING Letsie...
View ArticleAnalysts slam “reprehensible” ABC decision to endorse Thabane leadership
Herbert Moyo | ‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has set tongues wagging with its recent decision to endorse veteran party leader, Thomas Thabane, to lead its 2022 national...
View ArticleTaxi operators threaten strike
‘Marafaele Mohloboli PUBLIC transport operators have given the government until tomorrow to address their grievances, failing which they will strike. The taxi operators are particularly aggrieved by...
View ArticleGovt stops controversial farm equipment sales
as DCEO probes claims that equipment is being corruptly sold to ministers, govt officials at knockdown prices. ‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE government has been forced to halt its controversial sales of...
View ArticleLesotho will continue using AstraZeneca vaccine: Sekatle
Staff Reporter LESOTHO will continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine to fight Covid-19 because there is no evidence that it has dangerous side effects as alleged by some European countries, Health...
View ArticleBNP moves to recall Molapo from parliament
‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE Basotho National Party (BNP) has “expelled” its former deputy leader, Joang Molapo, and begun processes to recall him from parliament. BNP spokesperson ‘Masetota Leshota said...
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