Moleleki throws weight behind Matekane
…says open to coalition with business mogul ’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER deputy prime minister and current opposition Alliance of Democrats (AD) leader, Monyane Moleleki, has welcomed the formation of...
View ArticleMahao murder trial postponed again
Moorosi Tsiane THE trial of former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and eight other soldiers accused of murdering army commander Maaparankoe Mahao has been postponed to 11 April 2022. The trial had...
View ArticleNthane murder trial finally begins
Moorosi Tsiane BUSINESS TYCOON Tšeliso Nthane’s much-delayed trial finally kicked off yesterday in the High Court with the latter pleading not guilty to charges of murdering his truck driver, Kopang...
View ArticleFamo gangs fingered as Mafeteng tops HIV/AIDS infections
Limpho Sello FAMO gangs in Mafeteng have been fingered as one of the major contributors to the district’s HIV’AIDS prevalence rates which are now the highest in the country. According to the latest...
View ArticleUS$300 million Compact II signing next month
. . . govt says lucrative grant will “advance economic growth and poverty reduction”. Staff Reporters THE official signing ceremony for the US$300 million (about M4,8 billion) grant to Lesotho from the...
View ArticleLesotho’s cancer horror!!!
346 women died from cervical cancer in Lesotho in 2020 alone, while govt continues to dither on the construction of cancer treatment facility. Limpho Sello LESOTHO’S lack of facilities to treat cancer...
View ArticleMining firm sues LNIG for M65 million
Moorosi Tsiane/Mohalenyane Phakela DIAMOND mining company, Storm Mountain Diamonds (PTY) LTD, has sued the Lesotho National General Insurance Company (LNIG) for allegedly refusing to compensate it for...
View ArticleNo special treatment for incoming prominent political figures: RFP
Tšoloane Mohlomi THERE will not be any special treatment for any of the prominent political figures who join the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party. Everyone is new in the party and anyone who...
View ArticleMatekane slams corrupt, nepotistic leaders
vows to fight rampant killings, tackle poverty says he is opposed to coalition governments Moorosi Tsiane BUSINESS mogul Sam Matekane has reiterated he had never imagined himself in politics but was...
View ArticleWhy I ditched the AD for the RFP: Phamotse
’Marafaele Mohloboli/ Bongiwe Zihlangu FORMER Alliance of Democrats (AD) secretary-general Mahali Phamotse says she dumped the party for the newly formed Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) because of...
View ArticleDefections hit established parties
as prominent politicians flock to Matekane’s party AD hardest hit after defection of four top officials Even PM Majoro said to be on his way to RPF ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE floodgates seem to have...
View ArticleMotinyane steps up fight with “biased” Sakoane
. . . slams judge’s insistence on proceeding with treason trial without ‘chief actor’ Metsing Mohalenyane Phakela DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, has upped the ante in her...
View ArticleMoramotse takes the stand in son’s murder trial
but insists he is not aware of son’s involvement in the crime Moorosi Tsiane LOCAL Government and Chieftainship Affairs Minister, Lehlohonolo Moramotse, has bizarrely claimed that he is not even aware...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal opens for first 2022 session
Bereng Mpaki THE first session of the Court of Appeal got underway this week and is expected to end on 21 April 2022. Led by its president, Justice Kananelo Mosito, the court will hear 28 cases with...
View ArticleSakoane chides police and prosecution failures in achieving justice
. . . the chief justice’s comments come after shoddy work in the Nthane murder trial. Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has blamed “inefficient and unprofessional” police officers and...
View ArticleI made Matekane a millionaire: Moleleki
fire spitting AD leader says his party is not for sale even to millionaires like Matekane, tears into “cowards” like Phamotse who dumped him for Matekane. ’Marafaele Mohloboli ALLIANCE of Democrats...
View ArticleMokhothu slams Matekane
Bongiwe Zihlangu . . . says tycoon not telling truth about why he entered politics DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has slammed business tycoon Sam Matekane saying the latter was...
View ArticleMokhothu blasts “incompetent” police
accuses them of being “bought” by Matekane’s uniform donations, says a DC govt will reform LMPS to instil discipline and professionalism Bongiwe Zihlangu DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu has...
View ArticleShock as abused pupil hangs self
’Marafaele Mohloboli IN an incident that has left his parents and Sekamaneng residents in Berea in shock, a teenage learner hung himself after being subjected to a humiliating ordeal by his teachers....
View ArticlePolice swoop on ex-LCA boss’ home
…after High Court authorises pre-dawn raid to recover LCA property Bongiwe Zihlangu POLICE and sheriffs of the High Court yesterday staged a pre-dawn raid on the Lithabaneng, Maseru, home of former...
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