Tšepong accused of negligence in Nteso’s death
Mohalenyane Phakela THE slain Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) internal auditor, Thibello Nteso, could still be alive had Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (Tšepong) urgently given him medical...
View ArticleAll set for SADC troops’ withdrawal
Staff Writers ALL is set for the withdrawal of Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops from the country next week with an exit parade slated for Setsoto Stadium in Maseru on the 20th of...
View ArticleMasupha Sole in fresh controversy
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO’s technical advisor in the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), Masupha Sole, yesterday torched storm when he told the senate that Lesotho and South Africa made a “grave...
View Article‘Police tried to conceal evidence in Nteso murder’
Mohalenyane Phakela A KEY witness in the murder case of slain Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) internal auditor, Thibello Nteso, this week accused four police officers of attempting to destroy the...
View ArticleCop arrested for M18 million fraud
’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE Constable (PC) Mokone Bereng of Khubetsoana in Berea and two other suspects yesterday appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on charges of defrauding the government...
View ArticleSenators demand Mokitimi’s ouster
’Marafaele Mohloboli SENATE President ’Mamonaheng Mokitimi is in the eye of the storm after five senators launched a petition for her to be relieved of her duties and be investigated on charges of...
View ArticleArmy equipment goes missing
…two soldiers in custody as police and army investigate the theft of communications equipment Pascalinah Kabi TWO army officers are assisting the police and the army with investigations into the...
View ArticleMosisili formally quits
…informs supporters of his decision in writing ’Marafaele Mohloboli Pakalitha Mosisili has formally quit as leader of the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) ending a long tumultuous political career....
View ArticleSA’s Shaun Abrahams to prosecute Mahao case
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE government has asked Shaun Abrahams, the controversial former boss of South Africa’s prosecutions authority, to prosecute the case of eight soldiers accused of murdering the...
View ArticleBusinessman’s mother collapses in court
Mohalenyane Phakela THERE was drama at the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on Monday when the mother of fraud-accused businessman, Makhetha Thaele, collapsed upon seeing her son in chains. Ms Thaele had to...
View ArticleThabane confident of stability after SADC departure
Pascalinah Kabi THE curtain finally came down on the year-long tour of duty of the Southern African Development Authority (SADC) standby force with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane expressing confidence...
View ArticleGet tough on criminals, PM urges police
’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has called on the police to be tough on criminals, saying “anyone who chooses to steal should suffer immensely at the hands of the police”. Dr...
View ArticleLawyers fume over foreign judges
Mohalenyane Phakela DEFENCE lawyers in the case in which the deputy leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), Tšeliso Mokhosi, and former police commissioner Molahlehi Letsoepa stand accused...
View ArticleGovt finalises recruitment of foreign judges
Mohalenyane Phakela THE government has finalised the recruitment of foreign judges to preside over the much-anticipated criminal trials of past and serving members of the security agencies which are...
View ArticleRow over ANC honours for Leabua Jonathan
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE ruling African National Congress’ (ANC) decision to honour the late founding Prime Minister of Lesotho, Leabua Jonathan, has sharply divided opinion locally and in South Africa...
View ArticleJudiciary in crisis: Mosito
…only one criminal case on the roll of the Court of Appeal Pascalinah Kabi THE recently reinstated president of the Court of Appeal, Kananelo Mosito, says the criminal justice system is in a crisis and...
View ArticleWool and mohair smugglers will be dealt with: Thabane
… premier warns as historic local auctions begin Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO held its first-ever local auction of wool and mohair with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane warning that any attempts to smuggle the...
View ArticleMPs demand 100 percent salary hike
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO’S parliamentarians, already among the best paid people in the Kingdom, are demanding a whopping 100 percent salary increment, the Lesotho Times has established. Their demand...
View ArticleMosisili warns SADC on Metsing’s security
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has blasted the government for failing to meet former deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing’s security demands, adding that if anything...
View ArticleHome Affairs workers unpaid amid M11 million fraud claims
Pascalinah Kabi THE Office of Auditor General which was roped in to audit the accounts of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Lesotho Special Permit (LSP) has so far failed to complete its task due to the...
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