Mosisili defiant over SADC report
’Marafaele Mohloboli IN a week of high drama, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) descended with a heavy hammer on Lesotho, issuing an unprecedented ultimatum for the government to...
View ArticleAmericans in Lesotho over funding
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane A three-member American delegation from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is in the country to meet with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili over a decision taken by its...
View ArticleOscars boss promises more diversity
LOS Angeles – Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs is ‘‘heartbroken and frustrated’’ by the lack of diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations and has vowed to make ‘‘big changes’’. The 66-year-old...
View ArticleFestival to showcase ‘sidelined’ artists
MohalenyanePhakela MACHABENG College,ThabaBosiu Cultural Village and Morija Museum are set to host the inaugural Manifest Mini Arts Festival in the KOL from 28 – 31 January 2016. According to the...
View ArticleLocal fashionista up for SA award
MohalenyanePhakela LESOTHO-BORN fashion designer, Thabo Makhetha, has notched another milestone with the nomination of her Basotho Blanket Classic Starburst Coat for the Most Beautiful Object in...
View Article‘We keep fueling unnecessary fights’
The government has finally received the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Commission of Inquiry report into Lesotho’s instability. The report was compiled by a team of regional legal and...
View ArticleSecond round starts with a bang
Mikia Kalati The second round of the 2015/16 Vodacom Premier League season started with a bang at the weekend with new signings grabbing all the attention for the right reasons through outstanding...
View ArticleMosehlenyane delighted with dream start
Bantu’s M20 000 acquisition scores brace on debut Mikia Kalati Attacking midfielder Lebajoa Mosehlenyane is over the moon following a dream start at Bantu on Sunday. Mosehlenyane scored twice as A...
View ArticleMatlama face Linare test
Mikia Kalati Matlama and Linare go head-to-head at Pitso Ground on Saturday in Lesotho’s oldest football rivalry that never fails to produce fireworks. The two are also the only teams which have...
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Beauty queens line up pageant for charity
Thotoane Motlomelo Mohalenyane Phakela SIXTEEN beauty queens and models have collaborated in organising a pageant meant to raise funds for alleviating the plight of vulnerable children. The Miss...
View ArticleLepereng ‘love nest’ warning
Pascalinah Kabi Police have warned the public against using Lepereng as a love-nest. The warning comes amid an increase in cases of attacks on couples using the area as a haven for their sexual...
View ArticleMob kills suspect
Police are investigating a case in which a 36-year-old Thaba-Tseka man was allegedly killed by a mob after being fingered in his stepdaughter’s death. Police spokesperson Clifford Molefe said...
View ArticleFormer PS in the dock
Tefo Tefo FORMER Ministry of Mining Principal Secretary (PS) Clement Lerotholi appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with fraud. Mr Lerotholi is accused of making...
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India pledges more support for Lesotho
Mr Sekhamane shares the cake with Mrs Bakaya Mohalenyane Phakela THE Honorary Consul of India to Lesotho, Man Mohan Bakaya, says the subcontinent nation is committed to fostering capacity building in...
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Coalition parties to protest against SA
LCD Spokesperson Teboho Sekata By ’Marafaele Mohloboli A PROTEST march organised by some parties in the coalition government over alleged interference by South Africa in Lesotho has been postponed...
View ArticleBerea initiation schools suspended
Keiso Mohloboli BEREA area chiefs have suspended initiation schools in the district amid allegations of commercialism and abuse of initiates by the instructors. Ha ‘Mamathe Area Chief Leluma Masupha...
View ArticleKnives out for high commissioner
Foreign affairs delegation leaves for SA to resolve a dispute between embassy staff and High Commissioner ‘Malejaka Letooane ’Marafaele Mohloboli A three-member delegation from the Ministry of...
View ArticleM6million exit package for water project boss
Billy Ntaote The government has offered Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) Chief Delegate, Charles Putsoane, M6 million to leave the organisation before his contract expires in March 2017. Mr...
View ArticleHashatsi in marriage storm
Keiso Mohloboli Defence and National Security Minister Tšeliso Mokhosi says Lieutenant-Colonel Tefo Hashatsi’s impending marriage to a member of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) could never be a...
View ArticleLesotho launches stock exchange
Rethabile Pitso THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has launched the country’s first stock exchange which will facilitate the centralised trading of financial securities in the country. The bourse,...
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