Thabane asks ConCourt to throw out murder charges
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has launched a desperate bid to escape murder charges by petitioning the Constitutional Court for an order that a sitting prime minister cannot be...
View ArticleABC chooses Rapapa as next Prime Minister
amid fierce resistance from some ABC MPs, as party SG Hlaele, dubs decision “final”. ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE All Basotho Convention (ABC) has nominated its chairperson Samuel Rapapa to succeed Prime...
View ArticleTaxi operators in violent clashes with police
Limpho Sello/Bataung Moeketsi A TUESDAY morning strike by taxi drivers turned violent as the public transport operators fought running battles with police officers who accused them of blocking traffic...
View ArticleRCL leader Rantšo “toppled”
’Marafaele Mohloboli REFORMED Congress of Lesotho (RCL) leader Ms Keketso Rantšo was “ousted” from her post at a “special conference” held by the party in Berea over the weekend. She was replaced as...
View ArticleMofomobe, Mochoboroane in nasty fight over treason claims
Ntsebeng Motsoeli A NASTY war of words has broken out between Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader Machesetsa Mofomobe and opposition Movement for Economic Change (MEC) leader Selibe Mochoboroane...
View Article‘I grew up with the late Lipolelo Thabane and she was always very fiery’
Pali Lehohla LIPOLELO Thabane, the murdered wife of Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane, was born and bred in the same village as me. Though younger by a few years, we grew up together in Hermon in the...
View ArticleTextile workers reject wage offer
Bereng Mpaki TEXTILE workers have rejected the government’s offer to increase minimum wages by 5, 5 percent. They insist they want a 20 percent increment and they have vowed to stage a massive...
View ArticleEditor’s shooting trial fails to take off again
Nat Molomo THE trial of soldiers accused of the July 2016 attempted murder of Lesotho Times editor Lloyd Mutungamiri failed to take off at the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. This after defence...
View ArticleLesotho’s food crisis to continue even harvests: report
Staff Reporter LESOTHO is unlikely to achieve good harvests this year due to the late start of the farming season last October and the reduced acreage of crops planted. As a result, most people will...
View ArticleNo confidence vote in Moleleki-led NEC leaves AD in flames
’Marafaele Mohloboli DEPUTY Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki’s Alliance of Democrats (AD) is once again in the throes of serious infighting after 26 constituency committees passed no confidence votes in...
View ArticleMetsing fears death sentence
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Congress for Democracy leader Mothetjoa Metsing has expressed fears that he and others could be sentenced to death for treason. The former deputy prime minister expressed...
View ArticlePolice, judicial officers clash over ‘Maesaiah bail
as police charge officers involved in bail decision Mohalenyane Phakela / Pascalinah Kabi The police say they will lay criminal charges against senior judicial officers involved in a controversial...
View ArticleNkhabutlane’s Germany trip in the balance
Leemisa Thuseho LONG distance runner Motlokoa Nkhabutlane’s trip to Germany for his maiden participation in the Haj Hannover Half Marathon is hanging in the balance due to coronavirus outbreak. This...
View ArticleIt’s not too late to survive relegation-Swallows coach
Leemisa Thuseho SWALLOWS coach Mahlomola Moea says his side’s poor fortunes can still change in the remaining eight games of the season. The Mazenod outfit anchors the Econet Premier League table with...
View ArticleAll roads lead to Bocheletsane
Moorosi Tsiane ALL roads lead to Bocheletsane, in Mantšonyane this Saturday for the Matekane Group of Companies (MGC) Sport Extravaganza. Now in its second edition, the multi-sporting event will kick...
View ArticleLeFA withdraws teams from AUSC games
Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) has withdrawn its teams from the upcoming African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 games to be hosted by Lesotho in December this year. LeFA...
View ArticleAPICA ignites Ramabanta
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE African Picnic and Camping (APICA) festival at Ramabanta Trading Post from 6 to 8 March 2020 lived up to its billing with scintillating performances by the various artistes on show....
View ArticleAlcohol levy will be catastrophic for Lesotho: MMB
HUNDREDS of jobs are on the line at the Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) if the government implements the 15 percent alcohol levy recommended by Finance minister Moeketsi Majoro in his 2020/21 budget...
View ArticleThabane, Mahao issue unity plea
Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane and his deputy, Professor Nqosa Mahao, preached the message of unity and reconciliation when they attended an ABC rally together for...
View ArticleLHWP contractor evicts striking workers
Pascalinah Kabi STRIKING workers at one of the infrastructure projects being constructed ahead of the construction of the multi-billion Polihali Dam in Mokhotlong have been kicked out of their labour...
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