Thabane, Moleleki pact stalls
Staff Reporters A MOOTED coalition pact between Thomas Thabane and Monyake Moleleki stalled over a disagreement about who between them becomes prime minister if the two political veterans had joined...
View ArticleMan burns to death
Pascalinah Kabi A 40-YEAR old man was burnt to death on Sunday night when his shack caught fire in Ha Mafa, Thaba-Tseka. The man’s ashes were found on Monday morning and police are investigating the...
View ArticleDeadline extension for SA permits
Limpho Sello BASOTHO living in South Africa illegally have been given up to 31 March 2017 to finalise their applications for the four-year Lesotho Special Permit (LSP). The deadline is for the...
View ArticlePope invites Lesotho street vendors
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO’S street vendors association Khathang-Tema- Baitšokoli has been invited by Pope Francis to attend the 3rd Popular Movement Conference to be held in the Vatican City from...
View ArticleAVANI spotlights plight of homeless
Mohalenyane Phakela STREET children should not be perceived as criminals or potential criminals but rather as victims of family disharmony and social and economic factors. This was the call made...
View ArticleCourt hears Tšooana case today
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE High Court is today expected to hear a case in which former police commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana, is seeking an order directing government to pay his terminal benefits. Mr...
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BNP court petition set for December
Lesojane Leuta Tefo Tefo THE High Court will on 2 December 2016, hear a case in which the Basotho National Party (BNP) wants the court to allow the dismissal of its two former members, Mrs ‘Makhotso...
View ArticlePolice foil KFC robbery mission
’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE this week foiled a mission to rob two Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlets in Maseru by a seven-man gang that included South Africans. Maseru Urban District Police...
View ArticleLesotho urged to mainstream climate change
Pascalinah Kabi THE European Union (EU) says Lesotho stands to achieve more than half of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if environment and climate change are mainstreamed into the National...
View ArticleAmnesty bill lacks inclusivity – Analysts
Billy Ntaote A BILL to grant members of the security sector a blanket amnesty for offences committed between January 2007 and December 2015 is unlikely to bring the peace and stability envisioned by...
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Grisly details revealed in Scotts’ case
Double ritual murder suspect Lehlohonolo Scott was extradited from South Africa midmorning yesterday amid tight security Lekhetho Ntsukunyane KOALABATA Chieftainess ’Makhomo Mokoanyane yesterday...
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Temporary relief for Mosito
Tefo THE Law Society of Lesotho yesterday obtained an interim High Court order preventing King Letsie III from accepting a report on the impeachment tribunal against suspended Court of Appeal...
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‘Amnesty bill promotes impunity’
Tsoeu Petlane Director Transformation Resource Centre Billy Ntaote THE Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) says the draft Amnesty Bill of 2016 is meant to “promote favouritism and impunity” at the...
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LCS fires staff union boss
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) has fired its Staff Association Secretary-General Lebonejoang Ramohalali who had been suspended since January this year for...
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Letshego comes to aid of children’s village
Letshego’s Chief Executive Officer, Malehlohonolo Van Tonder hands over the donations to Pulane Children’s Home Manager Hlompho Letseka CHRISTMAS came early this week for Pulane Children’s Village in...
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Call to fight corruption scourge
LRA acting commissioner Realeboha Mathaba Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Revenue Authority (LRA) Acting Commissioner Realeboha Mathaba has called on the public to join the fight against corruption which has...
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Climate change training bears fruit
LHDA Polihali Manager Gerard Mokone. Pascalinah Kabi THE Ministry of Education and Training says the countrywide primary school teachers and principals’ training on climate change adaption and...
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Police union seeks answers over army raid
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE newly-elected Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) has set out to establish the circumstances surrounding a Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) raid on three key Maseru police...
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Plot to oust DC NEC, youths thickens
TAKEN AS RED: Lesotho Congress for Democracy supporters take to the streets of Maseru in celebratory mood as early polling returns indicated their party was closing in on Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s...
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Moleleki solidarity march rocks DC
Billy Ntaote A PROCESSION being organised by the Democratic Congress Youth League (DCYL) to welcome home the party’s deputy leader and Police Minister Monyane Moleleki has rocked the main governing...
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