Welkom consulate locked out over rentals
Pascalinah Kabi STAFFERS and clients at the Consulate of Lesotho in Welkom, South Africa were on Tuesday allegedly locked out of the consulate office as a result of the government’s failure to pay...
View ArticleHealth Minister declares war on Tšepong
Limpho Sello HEALTH Minister Nkaku Kabi yesterday launched a blistering attack on the country’s only referral hospital, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital, accusing its management of working to tarnish...
View ArticleMothae begins commercial diamond mining
Staff Writer LUCAPA Diamond Company says it is commencing full scale diamond mining at its Mothae Mine in Mokhotlong and expects to make its first commercial diamond recoveries early next month. Mothae...
View ArticleMoleleki challenges SADC electoral commissions
Mohalenyane Phakela DEPUTY Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki has urged the electoral management bodies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to be impartial and conduct their duties in an...
View Article‘ABC infighting threatens reforms’
Staff writer INFIGHTING in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) party could scupper efforts to implement the multi-sector reforms that were recommended by the Southern...
View ArticleAU raises red flag over Lesotho’s human rights
Staff Writer THE African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has expressed concern over the “persistent allegations of police brutality” in Lesotho and called on the government to...
View ArticleRelease suspects, AU mission tells govt
Staff Writer THE African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has called on government to immediately release all suspects who have exceeded the legal remand time and bring prisons...
View ArticleMosito treated unfairly: Judge
…cherry picked for prosecution in violation of his rights Pascalinah Kabi JUSTICE Kananelo Mosito was treated unfairly and unjustly through the selective application of tax laws to target him and...
View ArticleMP, businessman donate to needy pupils
Staff Writer BEREA #27 constituency legislator Motlatsi Maqelepo recently collaborated with a Maseru businessman, Mphethe Morakabi, to donate shoes and sanitary towels to vulnerable primary school...
View ArticleBrewery donates roadblock trailer to LMPS
Mohalenyane Phakela MALUTI Mountain Brewery (MMB) this week presented a roadblock trailer together with breathalysers to the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) for use at road safety campaigns...
View ArticleLetšeng locks horns with villagers
Sechaba Mokhethi MOKHOTLONG — Enraged communities surrounding the Letšeng Diamond Mine have listed a several grievances which they want the mine to address. The MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism...
View ArticleLEPOSA rejects ban
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) has rejected the recent ban of its activities saying neither the Commissioner of Police, Holomo Molibeli nor the Minister of Police,...
View ArticleAbattoir cries foul over ‘smuggled meat’
Pascalinah Kabi THE managing director of Meraka Abattoir, Mosito Khethisa, has accused three mining giants – Liqhobong Mining Development Company, Mothae and Kao Mines of colluding with some South...
View ArticleKao Mine, community rift continues
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE long-drawn battle between Storm Mountain Diamonds (SMD) which operates Kao Mine and its host communities recently intensified when the public accused the company of working...
View ArticleDate set for Metsing’s return
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), Mothetjoa Metsing, is expected to return home on 25 November 2018 to participate in...
View ArticleEU backs reforms deal
Staff Writer THE European Union (EU) has thrown its weight behind the recent agreement between the government and the opposition to suspend criminal proceedings against former Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleCourt blow for Metsing
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court yesterday issued a temporary interdict barring the government from halting criminal proceedings against Lesotho Congress for Democracy leader Mothetjoa Metsing until...
View ArticleSADC troops leave
…regional body refuses to extend mandate any further Staff Writers Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops, seconded to Lesotho to help stabilize the country, will finally leave in less...
View ArticleLRA seizes M24 000 smuggled meat
Pascalinah Kabi THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) recently foiled an attempt to smuggle red meat worth M24 000 at the Calendonspoort Border gate in Butha-Buthe. LRA public relations manager Pheello...
View ArticleLHWP Phase II works to commence in January
Staff Reporter THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) says that all is in place for the commencement of the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP II) with the...
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