Namibia deploys troops to Lesotho
. . . as govt battles to prevent any delays for standby force Ngoni Muzofa THE government of Namibia has approved the deployment of 250 soldiers to Lesotho as part of a 1 200-strong Southern African...
View ArticleAmerica speaks on soldiers’ arrest
. . . as Harrington completes Lesotho mission Ngoni Muzofa THE United States has commended the Lesotho government for prosecuting members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) implicated in various...
View ArticleMurder accused soldiers granted bail
Tefo Tefo TWO army officers who are facing two charges of murder relating to killings that occurred near former army commander, Lieutenant Tlali Kamoli’s residence three years ago were granted bail...
View ArticleGovt engages SA on special permits
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Ministry of Home Affairs says it is in talks with its South African counterparts to re-open the Lesotho Special Permits (LSP) applications for Basotho working and studying in...
View ArticleUN, Limkokwing, Vodacom collaborate on SDGs
Mimi Machakaire and Lijeng Ranooe THE United Nations in Lesotho has collaborated with Vodacom Lesotho and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) to establish a Sustainable Development...
View ArticleTeachers cry foul over curriculum
Pascalinah Kabi TEACHERS have accused government of imposing the new education curriculum without consulting them- a development they say has left schools facing several challenges. Piloted in 70...
View ArticleLEC cancels Mozambique power imports
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) says it will cease electricity imports from Mozambique in December this year and look elsewhere as part of measures to ensure electricity is...
View ArticleDCEO probes M49m fertilizer tender
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is investigating a M49 million fertilizer tender that was cancelled earlier this month by the Ministry of Agriculture and...
View ArticleClean water supply for Berea villages
Limpho Sello THE residents of Ha-Foso and Marabeng in Berea district, will now have access to clean water, thanks to the Drought Relief Water Supply Project which brought together the Ministry of Water...
View ArticleOpposition plots no-confidence motion
. . . as date set for parly reopening ’Marafaele Mohloboli PARLIAMENT is set to reopen on 3 November 2017, amid a bid by the opposition to oust Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his four-party...
View ArticleCyril wades into govt, exiled leaders talks
Staff Reporters A MOOTED meeting between government, civil society and SADC Oversight Committee representatives with exiled opposition leaders in Pretoria, South Africa tomorrow has been cancelled...
View ArticleState to oppose bail for Kamoli
Tefo Tefo FORMER Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli, faces a lengthy wait for his murder and attempted murder trial in prison after the prosecution elected to oppose...
View ArticleSADC finalises standby force deployment
Pascalinah Kabi THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) is formulating the rules of engagement for its 1 200-strong standby force headed for Lesotho starting next Wednesday. Deputy Prime...
View ArticleMoleleki speaks on political future
Pascalinah Kabi DEPUTY Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki has spoken out on his political future amid fevered speculation his decision to stop contesting in future parliamentary elections was predicated...
View ArticleJudgment deferred in former PSs case
Tefo Tefo THE High Court has reserved judgment in a case where 10 former principal secretaries (PS) are challenging the termination of their contracts by the government. The former PSs filed an...
View ArticleLeribe man fights to reclaim land
Mohalenyane Phakela A LERIBE man, Ivone Mafisa, has launched a fresh bid to reclaim his commercial site in Maputsoe urban from Fathima (PTY) Ltd a company belonging to Afzal Abubaker, a Mosotho...
View ArticleMojapela speaks on new party
. . . rubbishes ‘disposable plate’ rumour ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE leader of the newly-formed Socialist Revolution Party (SRP), Teboho Mojapela, has scoffed at allegations he left the All Basotho...
View ArticleTop cop rubbishes DC leader’s claim
Staff Reporters POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli has dismissed as “utter nonsense” a claim by former premier, Pakalitha Mosisili, that the re-sitting of a police recruitment examination was prompted...
View ArticleMosisili speaks on Kamoli’s arrest
. . . as govt, police hit back ’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER prime minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, has waded into the prosecution of Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli for murder, saying the former army...
View ArticleCop in soup over leaked exam
Pascalinah Kabi A POLICE officer accused of leaking an examination paper for police recruits has been given until next week Monday to ‘show cause’ why he cannot be suspended from work pending a...
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