Thabane to step down as ABC leader
FORMER Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, will step down as leader of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC). Announcing the decision on 31 December 2021 in Maseru, the 82-year-old Mr Thabane said he...
View ArticleMajoro recovers from Covid-19, ends isolation
Staff Reporter PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has recovered from Covid-19. The premier had tested positive to the virus on Christmas eve and he immediately went into isolation. In a statement earlier...
View ArticleCBL appoints acting governor
Staff Reporter THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has appointed Lehlomela Mohapi in acting governor after the expiry of the former incumbent, Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane’s term of office. Dr Matlanya’s...
View ArticleABC is finished: Mahao
…former ABC deputy leader slams Majoro, Mokhothu for “failure of leadership” ’Marafaele Mohloboli BASOTHO Action Party (BAP) leader, Nqosa Mahao, has accused Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro and his...
View Article11 refs get prestigious FIFA 2022 badges
Leemisa Thuseho FIFA has approved a request by the Lesotho Football Association for 11 of its referees to receive the prestigious FIFA badges for 2022. The approval means that the 11 will soon start...
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Bereng Mpaki THE Mining ministry will soon revoke its mining contracts with the proprietors of Lemphane and Kolo diamond mines. Revoking the contracts will open up space for new investors to enable the...
View ArticleMoment of truth for the ABC
FORMER Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s imminent exit from his beloved All Basotho Convention (ABC) presents his party colleagues with an excellent opportunity to plot a new path in terms of...
View ArticleMoramotse accused of violating pollution by-laws
’Marafaele Mohloboli LOCAL Government and Chieftainship minister, Lehlohonolo Moramotse, has been accused of land pollution amid revelations that his unlicensed waste disposal truck was impounded by...
View ArticleNo going back on mandatory vaccination of employees: Majoro
Bereng Mpaki PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has reiterated the government’s stance that all employers in the public and private sector should ensure that their employees are vaccinated before they can...
View ArticleNew CBL governor must have entrepreneurial mindset: Matete
THE Central Bank of Lesotho has advertised for a new governor following the expiry of the incumbent, Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane’s contract on 31 December 2021. In the meantime, Mr Lehlomela Mohapi has...
View ArticleMofomobe slams Moseneke, Metsing and Mochoboroane
. . . accuses SADC facilitator of seeking to protect Metsing and Mochoboroane from prosecution, . . . says reforms should proceed with or without the two politicians’ parties. ’Marafaele Mohloboli...
View ArticleAD supporters unhappy with Moleleki’s decision to seek re-election
’Marafaele Mohloboli ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) leader, Monyane Moleleki’s decision to seek re-election in the Machache constituency has not gone down well with some party members. Some branches of the...
View ArticleWhy Thabane is stepping down as ABC leader
Staff Reporters ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Thomas Thabane (pictured), who had over the past three years, resisted calls for him to quit, finally agreed to go at the end of this month due to...
View ArticleBattle Royale for ABC leadership!!!
…as Majoro, Kabi, Rapapa, Ntsekele vie to replace Thabane, …Rapapa fires warning shots at rivals; derisively labels them ‘Maesaiah’s boys, …vows to win and “retrieve the ABC from the former first...
View ArticleProsecutor’s no show riles Sakoane
Staff Reporters Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane is unhappy with Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams’s no show at the treason trial of Development Planning Minister Selibe Mochoboroane, former army commander,...
View ArticleCBL appoints Mohapi governor
Bereng Mpaki THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has appointed Lehlomela Mohapi its acting governor to replace Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane, whose contract expired on 31 December 2021. Dr Matlanyane’s...
View ArticleTampane must stop making reckless statements
Silence Charumbira COMPLIMENTS of the New Year dear reader. I hope you had a restful and safe festive season. We are starting this New Year on a disappointing note after hearing Gender, Youth, Sport...
View ArticleBasketball play-offs resumes
Leemisa Thuseho THE delayed Lesotho Basketball Association (LBA) National Basketball League (NBA) play-offs finals will resume this weekend, the association has said. The finals were halted last...
View ArticleShot in the arm for LNA
Leemisa Thuseho METROPOLITAN Lesotho has donated off-the-field attire to the Lesotho Netball Association (LNA). Handed over in Maseru this week to the association, the equipment is for the senior...
View ArticleMotšeremeli appointed Lesotho AUSC games team CDM
Leemisa Thuseho LITŠITSO Motšeremeli has been appointed head of mission for Lesotho’s African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games. Motšeremeli’s appointment was announced during the Lesotho...
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