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Opposition takes parly speaker to court
ABC Secretary General Samonyane Ntsekele Billy Ntaote THE High Court will today hear a case in which the tripartite opposition bloc is seeking to block its Members of Parliament’s (MPs) possible...
View ArticleGovt urged to enact pro-poor policies
Pascalinah Kabi GOVERNMENT has been called upon to formulate pro-poor policies as encapsulated in the Lesotho National Human Development Report. Titled “Leveraging the power of youth to promote human...
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Queen appeals for HIV/AIDS action
Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso Limpho Sello QUEEN Masenate Mohato Seeiso has appealed for “introspection” and concerted action, saying it cannot be business as usual in the fight against...
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PM calls for inclusion in reforms
Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili Billy Ntaote PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has called on Basotho and other stakeholders to “actively and robustly” participate in the Lesotho Reforms Programme,...
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Moleleki says no to early polls
DC former Deputy Leader, Monyane Moleleki Billy Ntaote FORMER Democratic Congress (DC) deputy leader Monyane Moleleki has implored the Council of State not to acquiesce to Prime Minister Pakalitha...
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Moleleki raps Mosisili
Billy Ntaote FORMER Democratic Congress (DC) deputy leader, Monyane Moleleki says Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili demonstrated a “reckless disregard for party members’ lives” by going ahead with...
View ArticleScott speaks out in murder trial
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane KOALABATA double ritual murder suspect, Lehlohonolo Scott, yesterday told the High Court how he was allegedly insulted and assaulted by two men he suspected were police officers...
View ArticleMPS challenge parly closure in court
Tefo Tefo TEN Members of Parliament on Tuesday lodged an urgent application before the High Court seeking an order to compel the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ntlhoi Motsamai, to reconvene the...
View ArticleDC leagues defect to Moleleki
Billy Ntaote THE Democratic Congress (DC) has effectively split after the party’s women’s and youth leagues defected to former deputy leader Monyane Moleleki, who also jumped ship this week and...
View ArticleMan charged with human trafficking
Pascalinah Kabi A 42-YEAR-OLD man who is facing human trafficking charges was remanded in custody after failing to pay a M500 fine and M30 000 surety on Monday. Letsie Shoaepane stands accused of...
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Unions enlist foreign help on AGOA
National Clothing Textile and Allied Workers Union (NACTWU) Secretary General Sam Mokhele Lekhetho Ntsukunyane LOCAL trade unionists say they have engaged international labour organisations including...
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MPs parly challenge case postponed
Tefo Tefo THE case in which 10 members of parliament are challenging the indefinite and abrupt closure of the National Assembly was on Tuesday postponed to 23 January 2017. The MPs lodged an urgent...
View ArticleLDF donates Xmas goodies to needy kids
Pascalinah Kabi THE Ministry of Social Development says some parents and guardians are complicit in forcing thousands of vulnerable children into commercial sex work. The ministry’s Principal...
View ArticleMoleleki-Thabane alliance ‘intact’
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE leader of newly-established Alliance of Democrats (AD) party, Monyane Moleleki says apart from the name change, his agreement with former premier Thomas Thabane’s All Basotho...
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US suspends MCC again
USA current Ambassador Mathew Harrington THE Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has again deferred a vote on the reselection of Lesotho for a second compact “until governance concerns have been...
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Infighting rocks LCD
LCD Secretary-General Selibe Mochoboroane and deputy leader Tšeliso Mokhosi ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has been hit by serious infighting between camps led by...
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LCD takes aim at America
LCD Spokesperson Teboho Sekata ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has accused the United States government of interference in Lesotho’s domestic affairs and attempting to...
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Opposition boycotts reforms programme
Joang Molapo, BNP Deputy Leader Billy Ntaote THE tripartite opposition bloc has vowed to boycott Lesotho Reforms Programme (LRP) meetings arguing the “minority government” no longer had the...
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EPA not AGOA’s replacement: Doyle
European Union Ambassador Michael Doyle Staff Writer EUROPEAN Union (EU) Ambassador to Lesotho, Dr Michael Doyle, says the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the 28-nation bloc and Southern...
View ArticleEU warns Lesotho on aid
Billy Ntaote THE European Union (EU) has warned Lesotho risked forfeiting more development partner support due to the “slow progress” in the implementation of public finance and governance reforms....
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