Recruitment rot exposed at Home Affairs
as MP Moshe Makotoko allegedly oversaw temporary staff recruitment After Minister Lephema removed human resources director out of office Mohloai Mpesi Damning revelations have emerged over the...
View ArticleMan charged for raping disabled child
Hopolang Mokhopi THE Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) has raised concerns about the rampant abuse faced by people with disabilities, particularly the rape of...
View ArticleWoman stabs ex-lover to death
Hopolang Mokhopi MURDER accused Lintle Letima, who allegedly fatally stabbed his “ex-boyfriend”, Motseki Kholotsa, has claimed she never intended to kill the love of her life for whom she is...
View ArticleExposed: Dalvi the real crook
—as one of his schemes which cost CGM US$11 million is outlined Staff Reporter ONE of the charges against Madhav Vasant Dalvi – the fugitive former director of textile giant CGM Group – is...
View ArticlePAC accuses Lephema of “abusing” state resources for political gain.
Mohloai Mpesi MINISTER of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, Lebona Lephema, has been accused of abusing state resources to advance his political interests. This after the...
View ArticleMokhothu blasts RFP legislator over M240 million school feeding tenders
Mohloai Mpesi MAIN opposition leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has slammed a Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) legislator who has complained about the Ministry of Education and Training’s decision to award...
View ArticleMPs in xenophobia row
—accused of making racial slurs against Indian, Chinese and Pakistanis Staff Reporter MEMBERS of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have been accused of xenophobia after they stormed...
View ArticleRamela in M10.1 million fertilizer tender storm
Mohloai Mpesi PROMINENT business tycoon and pastor, Thakadu David Ramela, widely known as Bishop Ramela, has been controversially awarded a lucrative fertilizer tender despite his price being double...
View ArticleTšephe wins double at NUL Chess Championship
Leemisa Thuseho LESOTHO’S first ranked chess player, Lebajoa Tšephe, dominated the 2024 National University of Lesotho (NUL) Open Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship over the weekend. Tšephe was the...
View ArticleKhatala eyes another win
Leemisa Thuseho FRESH from winning the 2024 African Bank Soweto Marathon, Olympian, Neheng Khatala, is back on the road this weekend. She is poised to compete in the Hollywoodbets Joburg 10km race in...
View ArticleProminent MP slams corruption
…says Lesotho crippled by unethical leadership practices Mohloai Mpesi Mokhethoaneng constituency legislator and Chair of Chairs of Parliamentary Committees, Mokhothu Makhalanyane, has decried the...
View ArticleNUL students appeal to parly over bursaries
Mathatisi Sebusi / Hopolang Mokhopi POSTGRADUATE students at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) have petitioned the parliamentary Social Cluster Committee for intervention regarding the...
View ArticleGvt accused of driving Basotho into illegal mining
Mathatisi Sebusi THE government has been accused of driving Basotho men into illegal mining by failing to provide them with opportunities to live with dignity. The criticism comes from rights group,...
View ArticleMatekane’s two years in office a mixed bag: analysts
Moroke Sekoboto THE assessment of Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s first two years in office is a mixed bag and a case of stark contrasts. While analysts and and human rights defenders who spoke to the...
View ArticleDelight Supermarket celebrates first anniversary
Seithati Motsoeneng DELIGHT Supermarket, a proudly Basotho-owned business in Khubetsoana, is celebrating its first anniversary of exceptional service to the local community and surrounding areas....
View ArticleLesotho makes strides in fish farming
Hopolang Mokhopi LESOTHO is making significant strides in promoting aquaculture in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 14 about Life Below Water, which aims to...
View ArticleRamotena’s bid to halt LCS promotions hits a snag
Moorosi Tsiane OUTSPOKEN Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) Chief Officer (CO), Bokang Ramotena, is challenging her boss, Commissioner Mating Nkakala’s decision to promote 12 LCS officers. CO...
View ArticleGovt renews public service work plan
Seithati Motšoeneng THE Ministry of Public Service is developing a new five-year strategic work plan to realign its operations and address longstanding challenges in public service delivery. The new...
View ArticleDalvi the crook: pumping millions out of CGM
Staff Reporter CGM Group fraud mastermind, Madhav Vasant Dalvi’s deceit and fraud ran deep. He is alleged to have funnelled another M24,840,357.59 from Presitex into a South African shell company,...
View ArticleM1m for Bacha Entrepreneurship Project
Moroke Sekoboto FIVE youth-led businesses have received approximately M200,000 each through the Bacha Entrepreneurship Project (BEP) to enhance their operations and foster growth. BEP is a...
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