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Don’t come for Easter, Majoro tells SA-based Basotho
Nthatuoa Koeshe BASOTHO based in neighbouring South Africa must stay away during the upcoming Easter holidays to avoid a fresh spike in Covid-19 cases similar to the December 2020 festive season. This...
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Government reopens schools
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE government this week reopened schools albeit on a rotational basis for learners after several months of no classes. Private schools opened starting yesterday. The Minister of...
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Mass Covid-19 vaccination programme set to begin
as first batch of 36 000 AstraZeneca vaccines arrive in the country Limpho Sello THE first batch of Covid-19 vaccines have arrived in the country as Lesotho prepares to roll out its mass vaccination...
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Molibeli bans donations to LMPS
‘Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, has banned his subordinates from accepting gifts and donations from individuals and organisations without his express approval. The ban comes...
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Mounting pressure for ‘Maseribane to relinquish BNP leadership
‘Marafaele Mohloboli SOME disgruntled Basotho National Party (BNP) members have threatened legal action to force party leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane, to step down and pave way for the election of a new...
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Manyokole escalates Majoro fight to appeal court
Pascalinah Kabi SUSPENDED director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, has petitioned the Court of Appeal to overturn the High Court...
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Disgruntled nurses threaten to join their Tšepong counterparts in new strike
. . . unless the govt addresses their grievances in seven days Limpho Sello THE Lesotho Nurses Association (LNA) has threatened that unless the government addresses their grievances within seven days,...
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Maseru court grinds to a standstill
Mohalenyane Phakela OPERATIONS at the Maseru Magistrates Court have ground to a virtual standstill due to a power cut by the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC). So serious is the crisis that, according...
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Reforms by September: NRA
Pascalinah Kabi THE much-delayed multi-sector reforms will be completed by September 2021, NRA deputy chairperson Liteboho Kompi has said. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) had given...
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Maseru Toyota donates ambulance to Min of Health
Nthatuoa Koeshe MASERU Toyota yesterday donated an ambulance worth M497 000 to the Ministry of Health to bolster the government’s fight against Covid-19. The ambulance was handed over to Prime Minister...
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Business sector to raise M100 million for Covid-19 vaccine
Bereng Mpaki OVER 100 local businesspeople have committed to raising M100 million to procure Covid-19 vaccines. The initiative is meant to complement the vaccines that the government is expecting from...
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Govt, WHO defend use of AstraZeneca vaccine in Lesotho
Herbert Moyo HEALTH Minister Semano Sekatle and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have defended the planned use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Lesotho, saying it would be highly effective against more...
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ABC, DC in new fight
DC allegedly angered by the sidelining of its supporters in the recruitment of police trainees Pascalinah Kabi THE country’s main coalition partners, the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and the...
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Alcohol levy could be disastrous for Lesotho – Wagamang
Staff Reporter THE implementation of the proposed 15 percent alcohol levy in the hopes of collecting M289m to supplement its budget deficit, Lesotho is doing itself a disservice as other African...
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Power debt cripples Trade ministry operations
Bereng Mpaki BUSINESS has come to a halt at the Ministry of Trade and Industry after the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) cut the ministry’s power off over unpaid bills. Although it could not be...
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Senior FNB officials in fistfight
Bereng Mpaki TWO senior officials at one of the country’s top commercial banks, First National Bank (FNB) Lesotho, are said to have exchanged blows at the bank’s headquarters in Maseru last week. FNB...
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Courts’ collapse symptomatic of governance failure: analysts
Herbert Moyo | Mohalenyane Phakela ONE of the major trending stories of the past two weeks is that of the virtual collapse of the Maseru Magistrates Court after the Lesotho Electricity Company abruptly...
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Tšepong court case fails to take off
Mohalenyane Phakela THE legal battle between Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) and its 311 striking nurses failed to take off yesterday due to the “unpreparedness” of the hospital’s legal team...
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Covid-19 infections continue falling
Staff Writer AFTER the festive season scare which resulted in a spike in Covid-19 cases in January and February 2020, the situation seems to be normalising with Lesotho recording a highest of 289 cases...
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Mass Covid-19 vaccination programme begins
Their Majesties, PM Majoro and other govt officials among the first to be vaccinated, premier expresses hope that vaccinations will enable Lesotho to return to normal life. Limpho Sello KING Letsie...
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