Gunmen rob LCD MP
Mohalenyane Phakela THREE unknown gunmen broke into the home of Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Member of Parliament, ‘Manketsang Molotsi in Koro Koro and assaulted her sister before they went...
View ArticleOBITUARY: The ‘Ultimate Strategist’ is no more
Tsitsi Matope THE passing away of Alliance of Democrats (AD) deputy leader and Minister of Gender, Sports and Recreation, Kabelo Mafura, came as a shock to many of the people who had worked and...
View ArticleMahaos take on Mosisili, Metsing
. . . family also wants compensation from Kamoli, Mokhosi Pascalinah Kabi THE family of slain former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Maaparankoe Mahao wants former premier...
View ArticleKhasu heads for ABC?
Pascalinah Kabi TRUE Reconciliation Unity (TRU) leader, Tlali Khasu, could be heading to the All Basotho Convention (ABC) if rife speculation to that effect is anything to go by. Trusted sources told...
View ArticleReforms to top govt’s 2018 agenda
. . . as opposition vows to boycott ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE envisaged multi-sectoral reforms will top the government’s priority list for 2018 and will be implemented “whether the opposition likes it...
View ArticleGovt refutes DC Mosisili vehicle claims
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE government has dismissed allegations by the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) party that there was a deliberate ploy to undermine and frustrate former Prime Minister,...
View ArticleM6 million boost for rural electrification
Tokelo Rasephei MORE than five hundred families in Malimong in the Berea district are set to benefit from a M6 million rural electrification project, the Minister of Home Affairs, Tsukutlane Au, has...
View ArticleLove triangle ends in tragedy
’Marafaele Mohloboli A Leribe man appeared in the Leribe Magistrate Court on Tuesday to face charges of murdering a man he allegedly caught in a compromising position with his wife on the night of 27...
View ArticleThousands benefit from FAO initiative
Herbert Moyo THOUSANDS of local households have benefitted from a US$ 6 million (approximately M72 million) Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) initiative aimed at mitigating the impact of the...
View ArticleViolent crimes rock Lesotho during festive season
Lijeng Ranooe VIOLENT crimes rocked various parts of Lesotho at the peak of the festive season with health centres across the country attending to 47 gunshot traumas and 1755 assault cases. Speaking...
View ArticleMurder suspect’s freedom bid flops
Tefo Tefo A MOHALE’S Hoek resident who facing charges of murdering a soldier and a street vendor in May last year will remain in custody after the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday refused to grant his...
View ArticleLehakoe catering company workers lose jobs
…as CBL terminates contract ’Marafaele Mohloboli A TOTAL of 35 workers at STEM Catering Company, which was operating at Lehakoe Recreational and Cultural Centre, started the new year on...
View ArticleMetsing free to return: Thabane
Mikia Kalati PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has implored former deputy Prime Minister and Lesotho Congress for Democracy leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, to return to the country from his self-imposed...
View ArticleNew twist to Mahao murder case
Tefo Tefo THE trial of eight army officers accused of murdering former army commander, Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao, has taken a new twist amid revelations that more soldiers will be arraigned...
View Article‘LEC official murdered over M170 million probe’
Tsitsi Matope and ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE family of the late Thibello Nteso, the Head of Internal Audit at the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), who was gunned down in Maseru last year, says he was...
View ArticleChinese boost for health sector
Bereng Mpaki THE Chinese government will soon build a state-of-the-art hospital known as the Maseru District Hospital and Eye Clinic Project that will act as a referral centre for patients and remove...
View ArticleTemporary relief for Ambassador to US
Tefo Tefo SUSPENDED Ambassador to the United States of America, Advocate Kelebone Maope, has been granted an interdict allowing him to continue his benefits and have access to his office until his...
View ArticleConsumer Protection Body blasts WASCO
Limpho Sello The Consumers Protection Association (CPA) has lambasted the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) for negligence that led to some bloodworms to recently wriggle their way into the Mpilo...
View ArticleFewer festive accidents, fatalities
Bereng Mpaki There was significant reduction in the number of road accidents and fatalities during the recent festive period compared to the same period last year, statistics from the Road Safety...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial programme launched
Lijeng Ranooe MAFETENG THE College of Co-operative Entrepreneurship and Business Studies (CCEBS) has launched a collaborative programme with the Acculturation Health Development (AHD) to equip students...
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