Govt hits back at Americans
Staff Writer PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s government has sharply rebuked the United States over its insistence that Lesotho should implement major reforms to ensure African Growth and...
View ArticleNeedy kids get festive goodies
Limpho Sello ORPHANS and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the Ha-Leqele area of Maseru were treated to an early Christmas after Prayer of Praise Church partnered with Saby Events Planning Company to...
View ArticleBuilder’s City brings kids Xmas cheer
Mohalenyane Phakela DIVERSIFIED hardware chain, Builder’s City, this week brought smiles to the faces of vulnerable children at Beautiful Gate Children’s Home after donating groceries and other basic...
View Article‘Autism needs societal understanding’
Mohalenyane Phakela UNDERSTANDING the conditions of children with learning and cognitive disabilities such as autism is key to ensuring they don’t become outcasts in society. This was said by...
View ArticleChina pledges M400m for new hospital
Limpho Sello HEALTH delivery in the country is set to improve after the Chinese government pledged 200 million yuan (about M400 million) for the construction of Maseru district hospital. This was...
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DCEO goes after Nikuv
Retšelisitsoe Khetsi . . . as Israeli firm is convicted of bribing former PS Tefo Tefo THE recent conviction of Nikuv International Projects for bribing a former Lesotho government official in Israel...
View ArticleBlood bank ‘almost empty’
Limpho Sello LESOTHO Blood Transfusion Services (LBTS) has called on Basotho to donate blood to save lives during the festive season when demand will be higher due to the likelihood of increased...
View ArticleAlliance calls for ‘massive’ AGOA march
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane CIVIC groups falling under the Alliance of Non-State Actors (ANSA) have called for another “massive” protest march meant to pressurise the government to meet the United States’...
View ArticlePolice ‘ready’ for festive season
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho Mounted Police Services (LMPS) says it has lined up several initiatives aimed at curbing incidents of crime and accidents which usually escalate during the festive season....
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LCD faces split
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE Lesotho Congress for Democracy’s (LCD) elders committee has stepped into the fray pitting Secretary-General Selibe Mochoboroane and deputy leader Tšeliso Mokhosi as a last...
View ArticleNikuv speaks out
Tefo Tefo NIKUV International Projects says an “incident” for which the Israeli company has been convicted of bribery in its home country, occurred “at the initiative of a foreign representative”....
View ArticleTeachers’ unions mull strike
Limpho Sello TEACHERS’ unions are considering industrial action in a bid to force government to address their concerns, which include poor working conditions and low salaries. The unions, consisting...
View ArticleThree murder cases in Mohale’s Hoek
THREE murder cases were reported in Mohale’s Hoek district during Christmas weekend. The Police Officer Commanding Mohale’s Hoek police, Superintendent Api Letsie, said in an interview this week that...
View ArticlePolice warn on dangers of firecrackers
Mokhotlong police have banned the use of firecrackers ahead of the New Year celebrations, in a bid to ensure public safety and clamp down on possible criminal activity. Police Officer Commanding...
View ArticleBNP official’s case set for next week
Tefo Tefo BASOTHO National Party (BNP) spokesperson Machesetsa Mofomobe will appear again before the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday next week to face charges of inciting public violence. Mr Mofomobe...
View ArticleA look back at 2016
MUCH like the year before, 2016 was very eventful in the history of the Mountain Kingdom. The year started off with the government declaring it would not implement all of the Southern African...
View ArticleLong queues as LSP deadline looms
Limpho Sello BASOTHO nationals illegally living in South Africa have been making frantic efforts to meet the fast-approaching 31 December 2016 deadline to apply for Lesotho Special Permits (LSP) to...
View ArticleI won’t leave ABC: Rapapa
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) legislator for Mosalemane constituency, Sam Rapapa, has shot down speculation he is leaving the party to follow the party’s former deputy leader,...
View ArticleLCD feud deepens
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane A FRANTIC bid by the Lesotho Congress for Democracy’s (LCD) elders committee to end a fierce feud pitting party Secretary-General Selibe Mochoboroane and deputy leader Tšeliso...
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‘LSP deadline should be extended’
Lerato Nkhetše WITH less than two days to go before the closing date for Lesotho Special Permits (LSP) applications, the Migrant Workers Association of Lesotho (MWA – Lesotho) has called for the...
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