I never imagined myself a soldier: Letsoela
Keiso Mohloboli BORN on 3 August, 1967 in Bela–Bela in the Berea district, army commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, never imagined himself being a soldier- let alone being in charge of the...
View ArticleLawyers seek to prevent Chief Justice’s ouster
Tefo Tefo THREE prominent lawyers, King’s Counsel Zwelakhe Mda, Karabo Mohau and Attorney Qhalehang Letsika, on Tuesday lodged an urgent application before the Constitutional Court to block the...
View ArticleEditor’s shooting: soldiers remanded yet again
Tefo Tefo MAGISTRATE ‘Mamorojele Qoo yesterday ordered five army officers facing an attempted murder charge stemming from the 2016 near-fatal shooting of the Lesotho Times editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, to...
View ArticleRural Electrification intensifies
Tokelo Rasephei TEN villages consisting of 598 households from the Matsieng No. 45 Constituency will soon be connected to electricity as soon as the Lesehe Construction and Highlands Electrical...
View ArticleLRA to reduce M500 million deficit – Khasipe
Tsitsi Matope THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) is expecting to miss its revenue targets for the second year running by about M500 million. But LRA Commissioner-General, Thabo Khasipe, says the...
View ArticleMining activities may impede Polihali Dam construction
Pascalinah Kabi THE long-awaited construction of the Polihali Dam which is scheduled to begin next year faces new hurdles after the Ministry of Mining controversially awarded licences to three mining...
View ArticleNew Army Chief Speaks
…deplores the LDF’s past role in causing instability …vows to submit army to civilian authority Keiso Mohloboli NEWLY-APPOINTED army commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Exavery Letsoela, has...
View ArticleLEC students face disciplinary action
Moorosi Tsiane DISCIPLINARY action will be taken against scores of students at the Lesotho College of Education (LCE) who went on a strike this week demanding payment of their allowances. The students’...
View ArticleLets work hard for second compact
A DELEGATION from the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) was in the country this week to hold discussions about the second compact grant for Lesotho. While this is a cause for joy,...
View ArticleAs the court pleases
Thulo Hoeane ON 9 December 2017 I formed part of a delegation of concerned Basotho men and women who presented a petition to the minister of justice. The petition was received by the Minister of Law...
View ArticleNkhahle lands top LEC job
Keiso Mohloboli THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) board of directors this week appointed Thabo Nkhahle as the new Managing Director of the power utility. Mr Nkhahle replaces Mr Tankiso Motṧoikha...
View ArticleGovt faces lawsuit over M900 million deal
Moorosi Tsiane A COMPANY which the government recently awarded a lucrative M900 million road construction deal was once placed on the World Bank’s 2011 corruption and fraud blacklist. This has raised...
View ArticleJournalists demand a seat on reforms commission
Pascalinah Kabi THE Journalists Union of Lesotho (JUL) has called for a revision of the National Reforms Commission Bill 2018 to explicitly provide for media reforms and the appointment of an...
View ArticleHospital hit by staff shortages
Nthatuoa Koeshe MOTEBANG Hospital’s District Medical Officer, Malitaba Litaba, has appealed to government to help ease the shortage of doctors in the Leribe district, saying the current four doctors...
View ArticleEditor’s shooters’ freedom bid flops
Tefo Tefo Five army officers who shot and nearly killed Lesotho Times Editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, in a volley of bullets in July 2016 have failed in their bid for freedom after Maseru Resident...
View ArticleAU satisfied with SADC Force in Lesotho
Pascalinah Kabi AN African Union Technical Assessment Mission has hailed the efforts of the two-month old Southern African Development Community (SADC) Standby Force in the restoration of peace and...
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LDF conducts cleansing ceremony
Pascalinah Kabi A SOMBRE atmosphere gripped Ratjomose Barracks when government officials, army officers, clergymen, the media and other stakeholders converged for a cleansing ceremony in the wake of...
View ArticleLRA boss cleared
Tefo Tefo LESOTHO Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner-General, Thabo Khasipe, was this week handed a massive boost in his quest to clear his name of tax evasion charges after the Constitutional Court...
View ArticleFemale soldiers reinstated
Keiso Mohloboli THE Constitutional Court yesterday ordered the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) to reinstate three female soldiers who were fired after they fell pregnant before spending five years in...
View ArticleMCC warns govt on reforms
Herbert Moyo LESOTHO’S quest for a second multi-million dollar second compact grant from the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has received a major boost after the arrival in the...
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