Majoro speaks out on “dangerous” economic situation
more than 300 000 youths desperate for jobs, premier says, blames “chronic political instability” for low foreign direct investment in the country Herbert Moyo PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro says the...
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brutally torture five civilians victims demand M24 compensation from army Pascalinah Kabi ARMY brutality has reared its ugly head once again. This after four soldiers allegedly tortured a police...
View ArticleAfrican Leaders Must Urge G20 to Stop Covid-19 Vaccines Apartheid to Save Our...
By Penny Lutung Amor The novel coronavirus has shown glaring flaws in the world’s collective ability to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, with none more evident than wealthy countries’...
View ArticleLack of men’s support impeding use of contraceptives
Limpho Sello ALTHOUGH more of Lesotho’s women are actively using contraceptives, there is still a huge gap caused by the lack of family support for young women and girls, the United Nations Population...
View ArticleSetlojoane arrested over money laundering allegations
Mohalenyane Phakela PROMINENT lawyer, Rethabile Setlojoane, is in hot soup with the police for receiving a M100 000 payment from a client who stands accused of fraud and money laundering. What makes...
View ArticleNUL burns
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) management has been forced to indefinitely shut down the institution following an orgy of student violence at the main campus in Roma. Riotous...
View ArticleRapapa predicts another ABC, DC coalition
Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) chairperson, Samuel Rapapa, has predicted that his party and the Democratic Congress (DC) will retain power in next year’s general elections. Addressing a...
View ArticleMoletsane ponders AD exit
. . . former minister is said to be fed up with “old and feeble-minded” Moleleki ’Marafaele Mohloboli ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) legislator, Mokhele Moletsane, has had enough of the opposition party....
View ArticleGovt forges ahead with Draconian spying regulations
Minister Rapapa defends security agencies’ involvement in drafting snooping laws, as legal experts slam the “militarisation of the law-making process”. Herbert Moyo THE Lesotho government has...
View ArticleEconet launches EcoSure Group
Staff Reporter ECONET Telecom Lesotho (ETL’s) insurance arm, EcoSure, has introduced a new product, EcoSure Group. The new product is an upgrade of the mobile communications giant’s EcoSure Re...
View ArticleNew twist to Mohapi resignation saga
claims he never resigned from ABC treasurer’s post, accuses Hlaele, Masoetsa of plotting his ouster from the party. Pascalinah Kabi SENIOR All Basotho Convention (ABC) member, Tlali Mohapi, has...
View ArticleThabane suspends NEC member as ABC rifts escalate
. . . suspended official seen as “Majoro loyalist” Nthatuoa Koeshe ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has flexed his muscles by suspending the party’s...
View ArticleDrama at DCP Mokete’s sexual assault trial
Mohalenyane Phakela DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP) Paseka Mokete’s much-delayed sexual assault trial got off to a dramatic start this week. This after his lawyer, Monaheng Rasekoai, exchanged...
View ArticleMothae moves to permanent site
Bereng Mpaki MOTHAE diamond mine has moved the majority of its camp and administration offices to a newly built permanent location within its leased site in Mokhotlong. The new camp consists of a...
View ArticleLetšeng staff donate to handicapped man
Bereng Mpaki LETŠENG Diamonds staffers yesterday donated a prosthetic leg to Mafeteng man, Mohau Mphatene. The M38 900 worth limb was handed over to Mr Mphatene by Letšeng Diamonds chief executive...
View ArticleLeFA is right
Moorosi Tsiane SOCIAL was abuzz last weekend after the football community learnt that the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) did not register the girls’ under-17 side for the upcoming Africa Union...
View ArticleLeqele crowned netball champs
Leemisa Thuseho LEQELE Netball Club were on Sunday crowned the National League champions after beating rivals, LCS, 25-22 at Ha-Ratjomose in Maseru. The sides, which had last met in the league in 2018,...
View ArticleMaseru Warriors, Roma Kings clash
Leemisa Thuseho MASERU Warriors coach, Morapeli Motaung, will not underestimate Roma Kings when the two sides clash in their Econet Rugby League encounter at Mabote playground on Saturday. The...
View ArticleLVA could lose AUCS players to exams
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Volleyball Association (LVA) vice president, Masoli Khoanyane, is worried that some of the key players in the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games team could be...
View ArticleArtistes cry foul over Expo invite
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Music Rights Association (LMRA) is unhappy with the Tourism, Environment and Culture Ministry’s decision to unilaterally pick the local artistes who are participating...
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