Electricity to cost more
-as power tariffs are hiked by nearly 10 percent Mathatisi Sebusi ELECTRICITY tariffs have been hiked by nearly 10 percent, adding more woes to already suffering consumers. The latest hike is...
View ArticleLesotho Endorses Emergency, Preparedness, Response Flagship Initiative...
The Government of Lesotho has endorsed and launched the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response Flagship Initiative Roadmap. This was done with the support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
View ArticleAmnesty International URGES Lesotho to investigate torture of detainees at MCCI
THE Amnesty International says it is shocked by the recent findings by the Lesotho Ombudsman, Tlotliso Polaki, on the inhumane treatment of inmates at the Maseru Central Correctional Institution...
View ArticleMukuru and SLB engage Basotho migrant workers
Hopolang Mokhopi FINANCIAL services platform, Mukuru, has implored Basotho in the diaspora to use its safe mobile money transfer platform, when sending money back home, to avoid getting robbed of...
View ArticleChinese doctors a positive blessing: Mochoboroane
…as new Chinese medical team arrives …while three more China-funded projects are in the pipeline Mohloai Mpesi THE medical specialists which China has been sending to Lesotho from 1997 have greatly...
View ArticleBillions worth MCC Compact II finally unlocked
Mathatisi Sebusi/Hopolang Mokhopi THE government finally met the deadline to unlock the implementation of the multi-billion maloti Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact II. The project will...
View ArticleMochoboroane unpacks his vision for the health sector
…emphasizes strategic shift to focus on disease prevention BEFORE Selibe Mochoboroane took over the Ministry of Health after the October 2002 general elections, Lesotho’s health sector was...
View ArticleUproar over Inheritance Act
…as National Assembly scraps clause 69 of the Act thereby disadvantaging “illegitimate” children Mathatisi Sebusi THE National Assembly’s decision to remove Clause 69 from the new Administration of...
View ArticleHalt electricity tariff hike: civic groups
Moroke Sekoboto CIVIC groups have urged the government to halt the near 10 percent increase in electricity tariffs announced recently, saying hard pressed Basotho could hardly afford it. Lesotho was...
View ArticleM8.4 million golden handshake for Sopeng
…as former NRA boss, Adv Motanyane, replaces him at LHWC Moorosi Tsiane THE government has agreed to pay the former Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) chief delegate, Themba Sopeng, a whopping...
View ArticleRSL collects M8.87 billion revenue
…misses annual target for 2023/24 fiscal year by 9% …but collects more than the previous year Leemisa Thuseho THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has collected 8.87 billion in taxes despite missing...
View ArticleSefalana gives back to customers
Moroke Sekoboto LOCAL retail outlet, Winner Star Supermarket, won a brand-new Mahindra Bolero valued at M300 000 during a Sefalana Cash & Carry contest yesterday. Winner Star was one of the 10...
View ArticleMosito urges technology use in Lesotho’s courts
Moorosi Tsiane THE Court of Appeal is sitting physically for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its last physical sitting was in October 2019 and it only resumed this setup...
View ArticleUS Govt applauds Lesotho’s strides on Compact II
The governments of Lesotho and the United States (US) will today launch the Entry Into Force (EIF) arrangement of the MCC Compact II to unlock the USD$322 million (M6.7 billion) Lesotho health and...
View ArticleCall for food subsidy
…but economists warn bankrupt gvt can hardly afford it Mohloai Mpesi A chorus has erupted calling upon the government to implement a food subsidy program on grains and other basic foods for Basotho...
View ArticleProminent lawyer fights fraud charges
Moorosi Tsiane PROMINENT Lawyer, Rethabile Setlojoane, has fired his last shot towards unshackling himself from the fraud and money laundering charges he has been slapped with for receiving a M100 000...
View ArticleFamo leader Mosotho – a “saviour” to his people
Mohalenyane Phakela TO many, the pseudonym Mosotho rings terror. But for others, among the communities of Liphakoeng in Leribe, the name evokes smiles. It represents a true “Messiah”. Mosotho leads...
View ArticleAD bigwigs jump ship to join RFP
promise that more supporters set to dump AD for the RFP while founding leader Moleleki will now “vote with the gvt” Mohloai Mpesi ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) bigwigs aligned to the party’s founding...
View ArticleFormer police boss Mhlakaza refuses to testify in Mahao murder
…faces jail for contempt of court …as Molibeli takes the witness box Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Police Commissioner, Kizito Mhlakaza, has allegedly refused to testify against former army commander, Tlali...
View ArticleFresh turmoil hits ABC, days before elective indaba
…as former GS Mphaka is disqualified for deputy leader’s position …and Mr Mphaka challenges that decision in court Moroke Sekoboto THE former ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) is entangled in...
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