Opposition slams PM on SADC stance
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane OPPOSITION parties have accused Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of being reckless by “resisting” decisions of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to deploy South...
View ArticleSADC reprimands Mosisili
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has reprimanded the government of Lesotho for claiming its sovereignty was being impinged by the regional bloc ahead of next...
View ArticleKhama threatens to withdraw support
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane BOTSWANA President Ian Khama has threatened to withdraw his country’s representatives from the SADC Oversight Committee on Lesotho in light of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s...
View ArticleMetsing pledges to implement reforms
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader and deputy Prime Minister, Mothetjoa Metsing has pleaded with voters to ensure they win a resounding majority in next week’s national...
View ArticleNUL funding: Mahao hits back at govt
Bereng Mpaki NATIONAL University of Lesotho (NUL) Vice-Chancellor Professor Nqosa Mahao says no university the world over can be wholly self-sufficient adding that funding for the tertiary...
View ArticleMoleleki pours scorn at DC-LCD alliance
Tefo Tefo ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) leader Monyane Moleleki says the electoral pact between the Democratic Congress (DC) and Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is a gimmick to attract the votes of...
View ArticleThabane eyes electoral ‘clean-sweep’
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Thomas Thabane has reiterated his plea for a massive voter turnout that would ensure his party registers a “clean-sweep” in all 80...
View ArticleDC at loggerheads with NUL hierarchy
. . . as ruling party resolves to shun events organised by university Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Democratic Congress (DC) is locked in a bitter wrangle with the National University of Lesotho (NUL)...
View ArticleOpposition accused of smear campaign
Staff Writer THE Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has accused the opposition parties of plotting a smear campaign its leader, Mothetjoa Metsing with the aim of sowing confusion over the party’s...
View ArticleMosisili clashes with minister
’Marafaele Mohloboli A WAR of words has erupted between Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and Labour and Employment Minister Thulo Mahlakeng, with the premier blaming his minister for delaying the...
View ArticleEmployers threaten retrenchments
Bereng Mpaki SOME employers are reportedly threatening to retrench workers if the government goes ahead to raise the minimum wage by nine percent for the 2017/18 financial year. Negotiations...
View ArticleMofomobe petitions IEC
Pascalinah Kabi BASOTHO National Party (BNP) spokesperson Machesetsa Mofomobe has called on the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to ensure that all 25 political parties contesting in the...
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Army speaks on ‘coup’ claims
LDF spokesperson, Brigadier Ntlele Ntoi . . . as speculation swirls of a terror campaign Tefo Tefo THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has dismissed allegations it is planning to stage a coup d’état in...
View ArticleMosisili slams ‘partisan’ NGOs
. . . accuses TRC and NUL of doing the opposition’s bidding ahead of elections Lekhetho Ntsukunyane PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has launched a withering attack on the Transformation Resource...
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Molapo loses Maputsoe #15 constituency
BNP deputy leader Joang Molapo BASOTHO National Party Deputy Leader Joang Molapo has lost the Maputsoe #15 constituency in Saturday’s National Assembly election. Chief Molapo garnered 1365 votes (which...
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Metsing wins Mahobong #9 constituency
Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing casts his vote on Saturday. DEPUTY Prime Minister and Lesotho Congress for Democracy leader Mothetjoa Metsing has won the Mahobong #9 constituency in Leribe...
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Mochoboroane romps to victory
MEC leader Selibe Mochoboroane MOVEMENT for Economic Change leader Selibe Mochoboroane has won the Thabana-Morena #52 constituency in Mafeteng district during Saturday’s National Assembly elections...
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Rantšo walloped in Taung#56 constituency
RCL leader Keketso Rantšo Reformed Congress of Lesotho leader, Keketso Rantšo has lost the Taung#56 constituency in Saturday’s National Assembly elections after polling 259 votes which translated to...
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Ramatšella gets 60 votes in Malimong #22
LPC Secretary-General Bokang Ramatšella OUTSPOKEN politician and Lesotho People’s Congress Secretary-General Bokang Ramatšella only managed to garner 60 votes in Malimong #22 constituency during...
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Thabane retains Abia #37 constituency seat
ABC leader Thomas Thabane ALL Basotho Convention leader and former premier Thomas Thabane has retained the Abia #37 constituency after polling 6666 votes which translated to 77.5% of the votes cast in...
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