Illegal border crossings worry Thabane
Limpho Sello LESOTHO is at risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections from South Africa by Lesotho nationals illegally crossing back into the country, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has said. Lesotho is...
View ArticleSADC should not shield Thabane from prosecution: analysts
Staff Writer DESPITE loud calls for his resignation by his own All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, coalition partners, the opposition and civic organisations, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is stalling...
View ArticleMaseribane attacks “lying” coalition partners
Pascalinah Kabi BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele Maseribane, has come out guns blazing accusing unnamed fellow coalition partners of lying to regional leaders about the security situation...
View ArticleSchool on collision course with parents over April fees
Staff Reporter AUTHORITIES at Maseru Private Academy (MPA) are on a collision course with parents after some learners were turned away from the school over school fees arrears. A parent who spoke to...
View ArticleEmbassies call for speedy installation of new govt
Staff Reporter FOREIGN missions in Maseru yesterday urged the country’s political parties to expedite the installation of a new government to enable it to get down to the task of addressing the...
View ArticleFirst Lady to blame for Thabane’s ouster: analysts
Staff Reporter OUTGOING Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has only got himself to blame for his ouster as he allowed his wife, ‘Maesaiah Thabane, a free hand to meddle in government and party affairs,...
View ArticleSouth Africa worried by liquor smuggling from Lesotho
Limpho Sello LESOTHO could be forced to reinstate the ban on the sale of alcohol after complaints from the South African government about the smuggling of the product from Lesotho. Lesotho lifted the...
View ArticleLesotho deports SA citizens
Limpho Sello Lesotho has deported 71 South African nationals employed by one of the contractors at the Polihali Dam site, Mokhotlong, because they do not have valid work permits. The workers are...
View ArticleDon’t be swayed by popular opinion, Mosito implores judges
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Court of Appeal’s first session for 2020 began on Tuesday with the apex court president, Justice Kananelo Mosito, imploring judges not to be swayed by public opinion. He said...
View ArticleMachesetsa attacks ‘Maesaiah and her “corrupt cabal”
Pascalinah Kabi BASOTHO National Party (BNP) deputy leader Machesetsa Mofomobe has launched a scathing attack on the First Lady, ‘Maesaiah Thabane, accusing her of running a cabal which received...
View ArticleABC infighting to blame for collapse of govt: Moleleki
Pascalinah Kabi | Ntsebeng Motsoeli ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki says the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has only got itself to blame for the...
View ArticleDC speaks on coalition with ABC
two parties will work harmoniously in govt: Letsosa pledges to cut down on PM’s costly foreign trips Pascalinah Kabi/Ntsebeng Motsoeli DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) deputy leader, Motlalentoa Letsosa,...
View ArticleDisgruntled youths slam Radebe for meddling in Lesotho
’Marafaele Mohloboli DISGRUNTLED youths from various political parties have attacked South African special envoy, Jeff Radebe, for allegedly pressurising Prime Minister Thabane to resign. The youths...
View ArticleCOVID-19 reaches Lesotho
as government threatens to reinstate lockdown Limpho Sello LESOTHO has recorded its first positive case of coronavirus (Covid-19). Health Minister Nkaku Kabi said yesterday the affected individual was...
View ArticleHeadache for ABC-DC as Thabane refuses to resign
insists on leading new govt until 31 July despite Majoro’s nomination Ntsebeng Motsoeli/Pascalinah Kabi EMBATTLED Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has not yet formally quit despite the collapse of his...
View ArticleMalealea community unites against Covid-19
Mahao Mahao and Gillian Attwood As the world’s wealthiest and poorest nations alike rallied their resources in open combat against the Coronavirus, Lesotho has been conspicuously silent in its retort....
View ArticleThabane leaves behind bad legacy – analysts
Staff Reporter PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has left a highly contested legacy characterized by more negatives than positives, analysts say. Mr Thabane formally quit this week after he had initially...
View ArticleAdopt new policies to revive economy; Majoro urged
Staff Reporter LESOTHO’S business community, civic groups and the diplomatic sector say they expect newly sworn Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to pursue new policies to revive the comatose economy and...
View ArticlePhoofolo sues LCD official, Tšenolo FM for M450 000
Pascalinah Kabi ATTORNEY General Advocate Haae Phoofolo has launched a M450 000 defamation suit against Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) deputy secretary general Lesolle Phalatsi for calling him a...
View ArticleForeign missions congratulate Majoro
Pascalinah Kabi THE diplomatic community in Maseru yesterday congratulated Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro on his new appointment. Dr Majoro succeeds embattled former prime minister Thomas Thabane. Mr...
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