I was set up, Tšolo claims
as he denies signing botched M1, 7 billion solar power deal, ex-minister in angry, dramatic exchanges with PAC members. Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Temeki Tšolo,...
View ArticleGovt introduces disability grant
Koena Tšiame QUALIFYING persons with disabilities will soon begin receiving a monthly disability grant from government. Social Development Minister, Matebatso Doti, said this follows the enactment of...
View ArticleGovt takes over QMMH
… as Tšepong Consortium vacates hospital ahead of 31 July 2021 deadline Limpho Sello THE Tšepong Consortium is pulling out of the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) with effect from today. The...
View ArticleKamoli attempted murder trial delayed again
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander Tlali Kamoli’s co-accused soldiers have petitioned the Court of Appeal to move their attempted murder trial from the High Court to the magistrates’ court. The...
View ArticleAG stops PAC’s Frazer Solar deal probe
says parly committee’s hearings will compromise Lesotho’s court case against German company Pascalinah Kabi ATTORNEY General Rapelang Motsieloa has ordered the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to stop...
View ArticleFrazer Solar reiterates claims that Majoro lied about solar deal
alleges premier confessed to Gauteng High Court that he knew about the botched tender, claims that ex-minister Tšolo signed deal on behalf of govt, other senior govt officials were also aware of and...
View ArticleBNP SG Lethobane suspended on embezzlement charges
’Marafaele Mohloboli BASOTHO National Party (BNP) secretary general, Tšepo Lethobane, has been suspended on allegations of embezzling party funds. BNP spokesperson ‘Masetota Leshota confirmed Mr...
View ArticleBAP demands urgent meeting with IEC
as by-elections thrown into doubt ‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE Professor Nqosa Mahao-led Basotho Action Party (BAP) is demanding an urgent meeting with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to...
View ArticleABC, DC in fresh fight over by-elections
main governing parties accuse each other of seeking to cancel polls over fears of losing to each other, IEC says still awaiting govt decision on fate of by-elections. Pascalinah Kabi THE country’s...
View ArticleUS Ambassador Gonzales speaks out
says not enough has been done to ensure MCC, AGOA eligibility, calls for probe into trafficking allegations against Thabane govt officials Herbert Moyo LESOTHO has not done enough to address...
View ArticleTšepong vacates QMMH
Govt takes over as Consortium vacates hospital ahead of 31 July 2021 deadline, hospital faces uncertain future after Consortium’s departure in acrimonious circumstances. Limpho Sello THE Tšepong...
View ArticleGovt implementing programmes to promote disabled persons’ rights: Minister Doti
Limpho Sello FOUR months after the enactment of the landmark Persons with Disability Equity Act of 2021, the real work has begun in earnest to ensure persons with disabilities fully enjoy their rights,...
View Article“Disability took me out of the classroom, buried my dreams”
Limpho Sello GOVERNMENT officials and other stakeholders have been engaging in a self-congratulatory exercise in the aftermath of the enactment of the long-delayed Persons with Disability Equity Act....
View ArticleSA riots affect Lesotho businesses
Bereng Mpaki PUMA fuel stations countrywide are reporting fuel shortages as the impact of the ongoing violence and riots in South Africa begins to affect local businesses. In a statement this week,...
View ArticleTšepong downsizes services and begins QMMH handover process
Limpho Sello THE TŠEPONG Consortium has started scaling down operations at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) and begun processes to hand over the hospital to the government. In a statement...
View ArticleFood security improves but “crisis” expected in October: Report
Herbert Moyo FOOD security has improved for most households in Lesotho due to the above-average 2020/21 harvests, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has said. However, situation will...
View ArticleTaxi owners demand 10 percent fare hike
threaten to take “other measures” if govt does not approve fare increase Nthatuoa Koeshe PUBLIC transport operators are demanding a 10 percent fare increment with effect from 1 September 2021. Maseru...
View ArticleFormer Mayor sues for reinstatement
‘Marafaele Mohloboli TWO months after her ouster, former Maseru Mayor, ‘Mampho Thabane-Libate, has filed an urgent High Court application for reinstatement. Ms Thabane-Libate was booted out by fellow...
View Article10 political parties face deregistration
‘Marafaele Mohloboli TEN out of the country’s 41 registered political parties face deregistration by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). This for several alleged transgressions including the...
View ArticleNedbank calls for an end to “lawlessness and criminality” in SA
Herbert Moyo NEDBANK Group has called for “decisive action” to restore law and order in South Africa. The call comes amid ongoing violence in several areas of South Africa where looters have ransacked...
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