Soldiers face suspension
Mohalenyane Phakela LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Mojalefa Letsoela, has ordered eleven soldiers to “show cause” why they should not be suspended from the army....
View ArticleGovt is broke: Sophonea
…govt leaders could be asked to take salary cuts if situation doesn’t improve Pascalinah Kabi THE Covid-19 induced slowdown in global and local economic activity has left the government broke and...
View ArticleGang members convert to Christianity
as army commander Letsoela courts churches to address rampant crime Kaleen Chikowore SEVENTY-FOUR juvenile gang members who are currently undergoing “rehabilitation” at Makoanyane Barracks say they...
View ArticleBring it on!!!
we have nothing to hide from TRC-style commission, Mokhosi says ‘Marafaele Mohloboli OPPOSITION Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) deputy leader and former Defence and National Security Minister,...
View Article‘Let them go hang’…
. . . livid Mokhothu’s rage at ABC and others opposing the National Peace and Unity Bill ‘Marafaele Mohloboli RAGING Deputy Prime Minister and Democratic Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has...
View ArticleGovt shuts down schools due to Covid-19
Limpho Sello THE government has closed schools due to the rising Covid-19 infections at the places of learning and in the country in general. Announcing the decision on national television over the...
View ArticleMore controversy stalks LCA
as successive communication ministers are accused of shielding convicted director Molise Herbert Moyo/ Bereng Mpaki CONTROVERSY continues to stalk the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) amid...
View ArticleFresh controversy plagues Frazer Solar project
…as Thabane’s former aide claims his signature was forged in botched M1, 7 billion deal Pascalinah Kabi THE mystery surrounding the previous Thomas Thabane government’s botched M1, 7 billion solar...
View ArticleI was set up, Tšolo claims
as he denies signing botched M1, 7 billion solar power deal, ex-minister in angry, dramatic exchanges with PAC members. Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Temeki Tšolo,...
View ArticleGovt introduces disability grant
Koena Tšiame QUALIFYING persons with disabilities will soon begin receiving a monthly disability grant from government. Social Development Minister, Matebatso Doti, said this follows the enactment of...
View ArticleGovt takes over QMMH
… as Tšepong Consortium vacates hospital ahead of 31 July 2021 deadline Limpho Sello THE Tšepong Consortium is pulling out of the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) with effect from today. The...
View ArticleKamoli attempted murder trial delayed again
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander Tlali Kamoli’s co-accused soldiers have petitioned the Court of Appeal to move their attempted murder trial from the High Court to the magistrates’ court. The...
View ArticleAG stops PAC’s Frazer Solar deal probe
says parly committee’s hearings will compromise Lesotho’s court case against German company Pascalinah Kabi ATTORNEY General Rapelang Motsieloa has ordered the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to stop...
View ArticleFrazer Solar reiterates claims that Majoro lied about solar deal
alleges premier confessed to Gauteng High Court that he knew about the botched tender, claims that ex-minister Tšolo signed deal on behalf of govt, other senior govt officials were also aware of and...
View ArticleBNP SG Lethobane suspended on embezzlement charges
’Marafaele Mohloboli BASOTHO National Party (BNP) secretary general, Tšepo Lethobane, has been suspended on allegations of embezzling party funds. BNP spokesperson ‘Masetota Leshota confirmed Mr...
View ArticleBAP demands urgent meeting with IEC
as by-elections thrown into doubt ‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE Professor Nqosa Mahao-led Basotho Action Party (BAP) is demanding an urgent meeting with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to...
View ArticleABC, DC in fresh fight over by-elections
main governing parties accuse each other of seeking to cancel polls over fears of losing to each other, IEC says still awaiting govt decision on fate of by-elections. Pascalinah Kabi THE country’s...
View ArticleUS Ambassador Gonzales speaks out
says not enough has been done to ensure MCC, AGOA eligibility, calls for probe into trafficking allegations against Thabane govt officials Herbert Moyo LESOTHO has not done enough to address...
View ArticleTšepong vacates QMMH
Govt takes over as Consortium vacates hospital ahead of 31 July 2021 deadline, hospital faces uncertain future after Consortium’s departure in acrimonious circumstances. Limpho Sello THE Tšepong...
View ArticleGovt implementing programmes to promote disabled persons’ rights: Minister Doti
Limpho Sello FOUR months after the enactment of the landmark Persons with Disability Equity Act of 2021, the real work has begun in earnest to ensure persons with disabilities fully enjoy their rights,...
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