Poultry import ban continues
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO’S ban on the importation of poultry products from parts of South Africa which have recorded cases of the deadly avian influenza is continuing, the government has said. The...
View ArticleLetšeng recovers 370 carat diamond
Nthatuoa Koeshe LETŠENG Diamonds has continued with its impressive performance of recovering top quality diamonds, with the latest find being a high quality 370-carat Type II white diamond, from its...
View ArticleCoca-Cola acquires soft drinks stake in MMB
Bereng Mpaki COCA-COLA Beverages Africa (CCBA) has acquired a stake in the soft drinks section of the Maluti Mountain Breweries (MMB) through a new entity called Coca-Cola Beverages Lesotho (CCBL)....
View ArticleLet the games begin
Moorosi Tsiane THE Vodacom Premier League will finally resume this week ending the four months’ break on the back of Covid-19 lockdowns. The Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) in January this year...
View ArticleRamoqopo to become ANOCA second VP
Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC’s) long serving president ‘Matlohang Moiloa Ramoqopo is set to become the next Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA)...
View ArticleBoxers leave for Zambia
Leemisa Thuseho TOP boxers Moroke Mokhotho and Arena Pakela left the country yesterday for Zambia where they will be in a training for six weeks. The duo is preparing for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics,...
View ArticleLinare, LCS clash
Moorosi Tsiane LINARE will be out to change its fortunes when the side returns to soccer action on Saturday in a Vodacom Premier League clash against LCS at LCS Ground. Tse Tala have endured a slow...
View ArticleLioli edges Lifofane
Moorosi Tsiane LIOLI’S first half goals from Switbirth Kum and Tumelo Makha were enough to sink Lifofane 1-2 in a Vodacom Premier League tie at in Butha-Buthe yesterday. The tie was a catch-up game...
View ArticleMahao charms BAP supporters in maiden rally
Pascalinah Kabi BASOTHO Action Party (BAP) leader Nqosa Mahao says the massive attendance at this party’s weekend rally is proof that the formation of the party has quenched the nation’s thirst for...
View ArticleM1, 7 billion solar energy deal haunts Majoro
Pascalinah Kabi A BOTCHED 2018 M1, 7 billion solar energy deal has come back to haunt Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s coalition which now risks having Lesotho’s international assets abroad seized to...
View ArticleMixed feelings as Majoro marks first year in office
Herbert Moyo TODAY is exactly a year to the day that Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro took power. Dr Majoro succeeded Thomas Thabane who was forced to step down by his own All Basotho Convention (ABC)...
View ArticleMolibeli faces money laundering probe
Pascalinah Kabi POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli could soon be investigated for alleged money laundering by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO). This after the Lesotho...
View ArticleApex court slams police for turning Lesotho into “lawless state”
. . . awards huge M250 000 pay-out to victim of police brutality Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli’s repeated failure to rein in rogue police officers accused of brutality...
View ArticleMaseru Mayor booted out
’Marafaele Mohloboli THERE were chaotic scenes at the special sitting of the Maseru City Council as Mayor ‘Mampho Thabane-Libate was toppled in a no confidence vote by fellow councillors. She was...
View ArticleMahao abandons plans to topple Majoro
says he will focus on winning next year’s elections, slams SADC’s transitional justice idea, says it’s the most stupid thing ever. FORMER All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader Nqosa Mahao...
View ArticleMetsing, Mochoboroane finally join Kamoli in the dock
Mohalenyane Phakela IN just under a week on 24 May, former Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing and Development Planning Minister, Selibe Mochoboroane, will join former army commander, Tlali...
View ArticleEnd of the road for Kamoli and accomplices
as Appeal Court dismisses bid to stop all high-profile trials Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander Tlali Kamoli and all other serving and former members of the security agencies have now...
View ArticleEmbrace partnerships to revive textile industry – report
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO must embrace new partnerships and approaches to reconstruct the textile industry and help it recover from Covid-19. This is according to a new study conducted by the Private Sector...
View ArticlePoor product development, lack of funding hinder tourism — Majoro
Bereng Mpaki POOR product development and inadequate financial investment are hampering the growth of Lesotho’s tourism sector, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has said. He said this while addressing...
View ArticleMothae’s quarterly performance down 36 percent
Bereng Mpaki MOTHAE diamond mine’s performance for the first quarter of 2021 is 36 percent lower than last year’s due to the lockdown imposed by the government in January and February this year. Lucapa...
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