LWHP II TBM Arrives: Naming tradition to kick off
THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is thrilled that the first of two double-shielded Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) designed to excavate the 38-kilometre Polihali Transfer Tunnel from the...
View ArticlePost Bank boss Leqhaoe in court over M14 million fraud
…As DCEO intensifies war on graft Moorosi Tsiane THEY were entrusted with facilitating a scheme to empower Basotho entrepreneurs including taxi operators, women and the disabled, with economic...
View ArticleLesotho makes strides in HIV response – NAC
Mathatisi Sebusi LESOTHO has saved 17 109 lives of people living with HIV in 2023 and prevented 1483 new infections in children through Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and the Prevention of...
View ArticleMining industry in trouble
…as massive job losses loom …govt, mining companies consider options to keep the businesses afloat Mathatisi Sebusi THE future of Lesotho’s mining industry looks bleak amid a sharp decline in global...
View ArticleNUL questions Akani’s shady appointment
to manage the university’s multi-million dollar pension fund demands reversal of seemingly corrupt appointment Mohloai Mpesi THE National University of Lesotho (NUL)’s management has rejected the...
View ArticleFarmers equipped with poultry rearing skills
Letsatsi Selikoe FARMERS in Berea are expected to help bridge the gap in the country’s poultry products demand after undergoing extensive training last week. Lesotho currently imports a significant...
View ArticleSubstance abuse – a ticking time bomb
Seithati Motšoeneng DIRECTOR of the Lesotho Schools Early Detection and Treatment of Addiction Programme, Teboho Bulane, has urged parliament to declare drug abuse a national crisis and establish a...
View ArticleLHDA welcomes first tunnel boring machine
Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has celebrated the arrival of the first of two double-shielded Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM). The machine, designed to excavate the...
View ArticlePM visits China’s agro science centre
Letsatsi Selikoe PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has visited the China Academy of Agricultural Mechanisation Science (CAAMMS) to foster enhanced relations between Lesotho and the Asian company as Lesotho...
View Article‘Phapano engineered BAP rebellion’- Mahao
Mohloai Mpesi MINISTRY of Energy Principal Secretary, Tankiso Phaphano, “engineered rebellion” in the Basotho Action Party (BAP), by seducing some members with false economic promises. This is...
View ArticleJob losses begin at diamond mines
…as first 199 workers are laid off Mathatisi Sebusi LETSENG Diamonds mine’s plant operator, Minopex Lesotho (Pty) Ltd, will lay off all employees at the Mokhotlong based mine at the end of November...
View ArticleDC MP’s murder trial stalls due to unpaid legal fees
Moorosi Tsiane THE murder trial of Democratic Congress (DC) Member of Parliament, Thabiso Lekitla, has been deferred to today due to his inability to pay for legal representation. The trial, which...
View ArticleLephema accused of lying over passport crisis
His ministry is still failing to issue passports to Basotho Despite the minister’s claims to the contrary Mathatisi Sebusi MINISTER of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police,...
View ArticleDCEO probes RFP tycoon for fraud
but Monokoane dismisses probe as a witch-hunt claims it is aimed at silencing him from criticising RFP leadership Mohloai Mpesi REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) legislator and business tycoon,...
View ArticlePension Fund trustees declared not “fit and proper”
…their decisions on behalf of M12 billion fund are thus null and void Mohloai Mpesi ONLY two of the 11 trustees of the multi-billion Public Officers Defined Contribution Pension Fund (PODCPF) are...
View ArticleRSL launches digital PAYE system
Letsatsi Selikoe IN a significant move towards digitalization of its revenue collection systems, the Revenue Service Lesotho (RSL) launched the Automatic Compliance Project (ACP) yesterday aimed at...
View ArticleEx-miners claim they are being short-changed in compensation process
Mathatisi Sebusi FORMER mine workers who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) while working in South African mines allege that the Tshiamiso Trust, which is mandated to compensate them, is...
View Article‘Terrorism financing a new challenge’- DCEO
Mohloai Mpesi LESOTHO could be facing a new threat of terrorism financing due to endemic corruption and money laundering in the country. It would, therefore, require collective efforts from law...
View ArticleShelile speaks on M1 billion CGM fraud,
…As gvt re-opens textile giant Staff Reporter MINISTER of Trade, Industry, and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, has lauded the reopening of textile giant CGM Group and its subsidiary, Presitex...
View ArticleArmy ops a ‘violation of human rights’
Moroke Sekoboto THE involvement of the military in civilian law enforcement raises significant human rights concerns, particularly regarding the use of force and the treatment of suspects. The...
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