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Factories’ strike halts production
Bereng Mpaki PRODUCTION came to a standstill in the garment factories this week after workers embarked onto an indefinite nationwide strike over their demands for salary increases. The workers want the...
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Machesetsaaaaaaaaaa at it again…
There you have it. Machesetsa Mofomobe is at it again. He thinks North Korea can bankroll his moribund Basotho National Party (BNP)? He also things North Korea can replace America as Lesotho’s...
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Bantu extend lead
Moorosi Tsiane DEFENDING premier league champions Bantu cemented their position at the summit of the table after edging Liphakoe 2-1 at LCS Ground on Sunday. The Sunday win saw Bantu stretching their...
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Koetle, Matsoso return to national fold
Moorosi Tsiane BANTU midfielder Tšoanelo Koetle and United States (US) based winger Napo Matsoso have been recalled to the senior national soccer team. The duo is part of the 24-man squad announced by...
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IDM introduces human resources consultancy
Bereng Mpaki THE Institute of Development Management (IDM) has launched a human resources consultancy which will assist employers with modern recruitment services. The IDM human resources recruitment...
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Repo rate kept at 3, 5 percent as inflation rises 0, 2 percent
Bereng Mpaki THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has maintained the repo rate at 3, 50 percent, giving consumers a reprieve in interest costs for loans. The repo rate is the rate at which the CBL lends...
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Vodacom voted most popular brand in Lesotho
Bereng Mpaki VODACOM Lesotho has been voted the most popular brand in the 2021 Brand Africa 100 survey. The Brand Africa 100 survey ranks the best performing brands on the continent. The survey results...
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Charity organisations construct toilets for Maseru schools
Bereng Mpaki SCHOOL children at Seboka Primary School in Lithabaneng often resort to using the nearby bush to relieve themselves due to the dilapidated ablution facilities at their school. But thanks...
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MP tables no confidence motion against Majoro
proposes Tefo Mapesela to replace him Mohalenyane Phakela OPPOSITION Alliance of Democrats (AD) legislator Mooki Sello has tabled a no confidence motion against Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro. In his...
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High unemployment a ticking time bomb: Mahao
’Marafaele Mohloboli The high levels of poverty and youth unemployment in the country are a ticking time bomb which will explode soon if nothing is done to correct these ills, Basotho Action Party...
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Govt appoints interim LNDC boss
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Lesotho PostBank chief compliance officer, Molise Ramaili, has been appointed the interim chief executive officer of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC). Advocate...
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Political rallies are Covid-19 super spreaders: Sekatle
Limpho Sello POLITICAL rallies are super spreaders of Covid-19 and threaten to derail the country’s efforts to contain the pandemic, Health Minister Semano Sekatle has warned. In an interview with the...
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WAMPP supports capacity building, infrastructural development at grassroots...
Staff Writer Lesotho relies mainly on rain-fed agriculture and in recent years, the agricultural economy has suffered from extreme weather conditions such as prolonged drought and flooding. There is...
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Embrace renewable energy for universal access — MOSCET
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO can fast-track its energy security aspirations by embracing renewable energy through mini-grid power production, local renewable energy company Mos-Sun Clean Energy Technologies...
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US embassy no longer processing visa applications
Bereng Mpaki THE United States (US) embassy in Maseru will no longer be processing visa applications and offering services such as passport renewals its citizens. The services will now be offered by...
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Politics has ruined the LCS: Nkakala
A FORTNIGHT ago on 20 May 2021, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro appointed former Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) Mating Nkakala as the substantive boss of the...
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Manyokole corruption trial postponed
Mohalenyane Phakela SUSPENDED Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General Mahlomola Manyokole’s money laundering and corruption trial has been postponed to 28 June 2021 to...
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Judge’s prolonged absence delays treason trial
Mohalenyane Phakela THE much-anticipated treason and murder trial of politicians Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane as well as former army commander Tlali Kamoli and others has been postponed...
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LAA sues LHDA
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has been slapped with a M240 million lawsuit for failing to pay ground rent from as far back as 1991. The Land Administration...
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LEC goes after defaulting prepaid customers
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO Electricity Company (LEC) is preparing to kick-off a campaign to recover M90 million in unpaid connection fees from its prepaid customers. LEC managing director Mohato Seleke...
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