Thetsane speaks on DPP exit
Pascalinah Kabi OUTGOING Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Leaba Thetsane says he did not propose going on leave pending retirement “out of the blue” but from a realisation that the government...
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Mosisili hits back at critics
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili says he has no need to misrepresent to the world that he is premier as he enjoyed a lengthy stay in that position which no one can match at the...
View ArticleDC takes parly fight to court
Tefo Tefo THE Democratic Congress (DC) and two other opposition parties have made good on their vow to challenge in court National Assembly Speaker Sephiri Motanyane’s decision to thwart their bid to...
View ArticleKamoli’s subpoena bid flops
Tefo Tefo A DESPERATE bid to get bail for former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, led his lawyer Advocate Letuka Molati to flout court procedures by subpoenaing...
View ArticleSenate president calls for autonomous parly
Pascalinah Kabi SENATE president ‘Mamonaheng Mokitimi says Lesotho needs an autonomous parliament that will be able to effectively discharge its oversight functions over the executive. Delivering her...
View ArticleInternational men’s day commemorated
Limpho Sello SHE-HIVE Association in partnership with AIDS Health Foundation (AHF) celebrated International Men’s Day (IMD) in Maseru this week with calls for men and women to combine their efforts...
View ArticlePM commends Botho University
Lijeng Ranooe BOTHO University this week celebrated its 20th anniversary at a ceremony, which was graced by Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and other actors in the education sectors of Lesotho and...
View ArticleAll set for World AIDS Day
Limpho Sello THE National AIDS Commission (NAC) has lined up a series of HIV/AIDS education and prevention activities ahead of the World AIDS Day commemorations on 1 December this year as part of...
View ArticleMajoro calls for Social responsibility
’Marafaele Mohloboli MASERU Central legislator and Finance Minister, Moeketsi Majoro has encouraged factory owners to plough back into the community through corporate social responsibility programmes...
View ArticleKamoli hopes of freedom dashed
Tefo Tefo FORMER Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli’s hopes of freedom have been dashed after the High Court denied him bail this week. Judge Teboho Moiloa ruled that...
View ArticlePrincipal Chiefs welcome SADC deployment
Mohalenyane Phakela PRINCIPAL Chiefs have welcomed the deployment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to Lesotho saying the intervention will help to restore peace and...
View ArticleActing DPP’s house burgled
’Marafaele Mohloboli ARMED burglars have broken into Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane’s home in Maseru and stolen her laptop computer. The housebreaking occurred on...
View ArticleGovt unhappy with Ramaphosa
Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane’s government is unhappy with Cyril Ramaphosa continuing his role as the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s facilitator to Lesotho. It wants...
View ArticleSADC standby force deployment delayed
Pascalinah Kabi THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) standby force is now expected to arrive in Lesotho on Saturday amid indications that the postponement was due to the fact that Lesotho...
View ArticleSADC warns of rogue soldiers
Pascalinah Kabi A confidential report by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has warned that missing arms of war could be used by rogue soldiers to launch reprisal attacks as efforts to...
View ArticleIndia donates to drought victims
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Halebonoe Setṧabi, has hailed the government of India for donating 500 tonnes of rice, saying this will go a long...
View ArticleLesotho makes strides in HIV fight
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has registered huge progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS amid revelations that 90.6 percent of people living with HIV from the ages of 15 to 59 years have adhered to...
View ArticleEducation ministry in books tender storm
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it is investigating allegations of corruption in a textbooks tender reportedly worth millions of maloti. The...
View ArticleAG issues damning report on govt spending
AUDITOR General Lucy Liphafa has accused the government of squandering millions of maloti and failing to maintain proper books. She has issued an “adverse opinion” on the financial statements of the...
View ArticleHealth Ministry interdicted in catering tender
Pascalinah Kabi THE High Court has provisionally interdicted the Ministry of Health from engaging new caterers for government hospitals amid allegations by two companies that have been offering...
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