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LRA misses revenue target amid COVID-19 economic impact
Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has missed its revenue collection target by M591, 85 million in the 2019/20 financial year which ended on 31 March 2020. The LRA collected M6, 962...
View ArticleLesotho Times 23 – 29 2020
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View ArticleABC legislators punish Moshoeshoe for siding with Thabane
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s Mabote legislator Fako Moshoeshoe has paid the price for apparently siding with party leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. The fractious...
View ArticleSenators to debate bill to clip PM’s powers
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE much-anticipated constitutional amendment bill which seeks to clip a prime minister’s powers to advise the King to dissolve parliament whenever he loses a no confidence vote to...
View ArticleMalema’s EFF demands resignation of “criminal” Thabane
Ntsebeng Motsoeli SOUTH Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has called for the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, describing him as a “criminal” and...
View ArticleSA once again intervenes to save Lesotho
Special envoy Radebe says PM not guaranteed immunity for murder prosecution Pascalinah Kabi Despite his belligerence, pressure has inexorably mounted on Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to quit and he...
View ArticlePolitical parties attack Thabane over army deployment
say move shows he’s no longer fit for office and must go now Pascalinah Kabi THE ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC), the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) and two other parties have attacked...
View ArticleThabane extends lockdown
Limpho Sello PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has extended the national lockdown by 14 days until 5 May 2020 to enable the government to begin mass testing of the population for the coronavirus...
View ArticleSpeed up relief fund-govt told
Bereng Mpaki THOUSANDS of workers could starve if the government delays the implementation of the COVID-19 Private Sector Relief Fund to rescue businesses that are affected by the ongoing national...
View ArticleCourt blocks fresh attempt to oust Molibeli
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli says the real reason for the weekend deployment of heavily armed soldiers around Maseru was to effect his arrest and removal to pave way for his...
View ArticleArmy chief defied orders to arrest me: Molibeli
top cop says he could have been killed had the planned arrest proceeded Pascalinah Kabi POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli says he is a free man only because Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander,...
View ArticleI am not quitting soon: Thabane
“I will leave office on my own terms and a time of my own choosing”, declares premier despite mounting pressure for him to quit now Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has warned his...
View ArticleThabane sets retirement date
Staff Reporter EMBATTLED Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says he will step down on 29 May 2020. He however, said he will only go on that date if the governing coalition and his own All Basotho Convention...
View ArticleThabane regime collapses
Staff Reporter THE Thomas Thabane-led government collapsed on Monday. This after all three of the four parties in the governing coalition including Mr Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC) informed...
View ArticleLesotho’s murdered first lady agreed to divorce on day she died — sources
MASERU (Reuters) — Hours before she was shot dead on the outskirts of the capital, Lesotho’s former first lady, Lipolelo Thabane, made a surprising decision. According to both a close friend and a...
View ArticleLesotho ill-prepared for Covid-19 outbreak: NECC
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane on Tuesday ignored the recommendations of the National Command Centre (NECC) to extend the lockdown by another 14 days to enable Lesotho to equip its...
View ArticleMoleleki forced out of parly, ordered to self-quarantine
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Assembly, Monyane Moleleki, was on Tuesday forced to leave parliament by fellow legislators who protested that he had travelled to...
View ArticleMajoro delays vote on 2020/21 budget
Bereng Mpaki The parliamentary vote on the 2020/21 budget has been delayed again. This after Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro yesterday withdrew his proposed amendments to the proposed M21, 9 billion...
View ArticleThabane lifts lockdown
widespread relief as “non-essential” businesses re-open Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane on Tuesday lifted the national lockdown which has been in place since 30 March 2020 as part of...
View Article“Fake” Molibeli affidavit weakens PM’s case against top cop
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has no basis to suspend Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli for alleged perjury in a case concerning the transfer of a junior police officer from...
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