Kamoli fears death sentence in Mahao murder case
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and nine others’ trial for the June 2015 murder of army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, has been postponed for the umpteenth time. This time the...
View ArticleFrazer Solar deal was corruptly and fraudulently signed: DCEO
Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)’s preliminary investigations into the abortive 2018 M1, 7 billion solar energy deal between Frazer Solar and the Lesotho...
View ArticleMajoro begs SA Court, throws Tšolo under the bus
accuses of Tšolo of illegally signing botched M1, 7 billion deal, says awarding Frazer Solar damages will be “catastrophic” to Lesotho’s economy. Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has...
View ArticleLesotho officially in Covid third wave: NACOSEC
demands strict lockdown. Limpho Sello LESOTHO is now officially in the third wave of Covid-19, with the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) reporting that the highly contagious Delta variant has...
View ArticleTRC calls for withdrawal of the National Peace and Unity Bill
Herbert Moyo A LEADING human rights organisation, the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), has accused the National Reforms Authority (NRA) of falling into the same trap as the government and the head...
View ArticleOver our dead bodies, victims’ families say
livid victims vow to oppose National Peace and Unity Bill Mahao’s widow and other victims berate govt for ignoring their concerns when drafting Bill. Bereng Mpaki SLAIN army commander, Maaparankoe...
View ArticleDesist from attacking army initiatives: Letsoela
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Mojalefa Letsoela, recently appealed to individuals to desist from attacking the army and its initiatives in their quest to score political points...
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 ArticleDesist from attacking army initiatives: Letsoela
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Mojalefa Letsoela, recently appealed to individuals to desist from attacking the army and its initiatives in their quest to score political points...
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 ArticleM62 million loan for LRA modernisation project
Kaleen Chikowore THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has been granted a USD4.25 million (M62 million) loan by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group. The LRA Commissioner-General,...
View ArticleGovt- Tšepong fight gets uglier
as hospital turns away patients over unpaid dues by the state, even those with terminal conditions like diabetes and hypertension not spared. Limpho Sello THE stand-off between the government and the...
View ArticleSoldiers fight on
accuse army boss Letsoela, govt of ignoring their repeated demands for compensation, but fail to have High Court halt Letsoela’s decision to probe them. Mohalenyane Phakela TWELVE soldiers who...
View ArticleWhy I support the death penalty, Peace and Unity Commission: Mokhothu
MORE than two years have passed since Democratic Congress (DC) leader Mathibeli Mokhothu succeeded party founder and former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili at the helm of the DC. A year and two...
View ArticleStaffing shortages hit health centres
Limpho Sello EFFORTS to curb the spread of Covid-19 through contact tracing and isolating infected persons have been dealt a blow after the Health Ministry refused to renew the contracts of the...
View ArticleHigh Court adopts virtual sittings
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court will begin virtual hearings when it opens for its second session of the year on Monday. The move is meant to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections which have surged...
View ArticleDefence minister explains delays in deploying soldiers to Mozambique
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO is yet to honour its pledge to send troops to war-torn Mozambique amid indications that the government does not have money and adequate resources for the undertaking....
View ArticleMagistrates, Law Society “shocked” by JSC snub in judges’ recruitment
Mohalenyane Phakela MAGISTRATES and the Law Society of Lesotho have questioned the criteria used by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to shortlist six candidates from an initial 36 who had applied...
View ArticleFrazer fires another salvo at Majoro
. . . says premier created “fanciful conspiracy theories” to mislead DCEO, Basotho over botched M1, 7 billion solar deal Pascalinah Kabi FRAZER Solar has accused Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro of lying...
View ArticleMedia must adapt or sink – expert
Kaleen Chikowore ECONET Telecom Lesotho this week hosted a one-day media workshop in Maseru to sensitise journalists on the need to adapt to technological advancements in the wake of the Covid-19...
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