Setipa dissolves LNDC board
Minister of Trade Joshua Setipa Billy Ntaote TRADE and Industry Minister Joshua Setipa has dissolved the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) board for allegedly inflating sitting...
View ArticleWater project under threat from sludge
. . . as eroded soil chokes ‘Muela dam Pascalinah Kabi BUTHA-BUTHE – Lesotho’s continued ability to fulfil an agreement to supply water to South Africa and generate electricity for domestic use is in...
View ArticleLCD takes war to Selibe’s backyard
Pascalinah Kabi MAFETENG – Eighty kilometres south of Maseru lies Mafeteng, a district which is among Lesotho’s most susceptible to vagaries of drought and poverty. This arid district with...
View ArticleDrama in court during Thabane case
Tefo Tefo THERE was drama at the Maseru Magistrate’s Court Number One where a scuffle broke out between members of the public and a police officer over the dress code in court. The members of public,...
View ArticleThabane faces sedition charge
ABC Leader & Former Prime Minister Dr Thomas Thabane & his wife ‘MaIsaiah Thabane from Magistrate court on Tuesday addressing ABC supporters Tefo Tefo FORMER premier Thomas Thabane is facing...
View ArticleGovt parties working on elections pact
Secretary General of Lesotho progressive Congress, Mr Bokang Ramatšella ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE seven parties in the governing coalition are formulating a pact to join forces in the 3 June 2017 snap...
View ArticleDeadly infighting rocks AD
Billy Ntaote THE Alliance of Democrats (AD) has been rocked by vicious infighting which led to the fatal shooting of a party member during a primary election in the Koro-Koro constituency in Maseru...
View ArticleThabane rules out election pact
ABC Leader & Former Prime Minister Dr Thomas Thabane & his wife ‘MaIsaiah Thabane from Magistrate court on Tuesday addressing ABC supporters Lekhetho Ntsukunyane MOKHOTLONG – All Basotho...
View ArticleGovt hails WB funding
Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry Fusi Notoane Bereng Mpaki THE PRINCIPAL Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry Fusi Notoane has welcomed the World Bank’s provision...
View ArticleMosisili appeals for congress unity
’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has implored the congress parties to join hands to ensure a resounding victory to form a stable government that can last the distance after the...
View ArticleFormer consul takes govt to court
FORMER Counselor of Kuwait Mission Mr Sekake Mohale ’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER consular at the Embassy of Kuwait, Sekake Mohale, has lodged an urgent High Court application seeking to stop Foreign...
View ArticleNewcomers topple ABC stalwarts
ABC Stadium Area Candidate Mokherane Tsatsanyane . . . as party finalises nomination of candidates Billy Ntaote THE All Basotho Convention (ABC) is working towards finalising its candidates nomination...
View ArticleABC warned against complacency
ABC Leader Thom Thabane with Lithabane Candidate ‘Matebalo Doti Billy Ntaote BUTHA-BUTHE – THE All Basotho Convention (ABC) has been warned to be vigilant in protecting its support base from new...
View ArticleVarsity students charged
Studnets evading from the LMPS officers who were shooting at them Tefo Tefo FOUR Institute of Extra-Mural Studies (IEMS) students yesterday appeared before the Magistrate’s Court in Maseru to answer...
View ArticleMosisili fires ministers
Social Development Minister Molahlehi Letlotlo ’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has fired Social Development Minister Molahlehi Letlotlo and his counterpart Small Business...
View ArticleMCC reprieve for Lesotho
Billy Ntaote LESOTHO has been handed another chance to put its house in order after the United States of America resolved to defer voting on the country’s eligibility for the multi-million dollar...
View ArticleGovt pays M710m to Bidvest: Moleleki
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane BUTHA-BUTHE – The government paid M600 million in the last financial year to Bidvest Bank Limited and recently followed this up with another M73 million in penalties after...
View ArticleBidvest deal bombshell
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane BUTHA-BUTHE – Alliance of Democrats (AD) leader Monyane Moleleki says the government paid M600 million in the last financial year to Bidvest Bank Limited and recently followed...
View ArticleBNP wants hydropower boost
Bereng Mpaki BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane says the escalating power tariffs in the country provide a compelling reason for the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water...
View ArticleSA acts to rock music fiesta
Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL music lovers are set for a free musical concert at The Trading Post in Roma on Saturday, courtesy of Swiss-based Velosolutions in collaboration with South Africa’s The...
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