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Judiciary plunged into fresh crisis
as LEC switches off High Court over M1, 4 million debt, paltry M19 million budget allocation not enough to fund all courts’ operations Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane OPERATIONS at the High Court...
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Moleleki throws weight behind Matekane
…says open to coalition with business mogul ’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER deputy prime minister and current opposition Alliance of Democrats (AD) leader, Monyane Moleleki, has welcomed the formation of...
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CBL hikes interest rates to counter inflation
Bereng Mpaki THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has increased the CBL rate by 0, 25 percent from four percent to counter the spiking inflation rate. Inflation shot up to 7, 5 percent in February 2022 up...
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Contractor finally hands over M60 million tourist facility to LTDC
Tšoloane Mohlomi TRENDGROUP Construction has officially handed over the newly constructed Semonkong Visitor Comfort Facility to the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC). The facility worth...
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Nedbank posts impressive results
THE Nedbank Africa Region (NAR) posted an impressive performance in the year ending December 2021 driven by a good performance from its Ecobank Transactional Incorporated (ETI) investment and rebound...
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Mahao murder trial postponed again
Moorosi Tsiane THE trial of former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and eight other soldiers accused of murdering army commander Maaparankoe Mahao has been postponed to 11 April 2022. The trial had...
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Nthane murder trial finally begins
Moorosi Tsiane BUSINESS TYCOON Tšeliso Nthane’s much-delayed trial finally kicked off yesterday in the High Court with the latter pleading not guilty to charges of murdering his truck driver, Kopang...
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Famo gangs fingered as Mafeteng tops HIV/AIDS infections
Limpho Sello FAMO gangs in Mafeteng have been fingered as one of the major contributors to the district’s HIV’AIDS prevalence rates which are now the highest in the country. According to the latest...
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US$300 million Compact II signing next month
. . . govt says lucrative grant will “advance economic growth and poverty reduction”. Staff Reporters THE official signing ceremony for the US$300 million (about M4,8 billion) grant to Lesotho from the...
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Lesotho’s cancer horror!!!
346 women died from cervical cancer in Lesotho in 2020 alone, while govt continues to dither on the construction of cancer treatment facility. Limpho Sello LESOTHO’S lack of facilities to treat cancer...
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Mining firm sues LNIG for M65 million
Moorosi Tsiane/Mohalenyane Phakela DIAMOND mining company, Storm Mountain Diamonds (PTY) LTD, has sued the Lesotho National General Insurance Company (LNIG) for allegedly refusing to compensate it for...
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No special treatment for incoming prominent political figures: RFP
Tšoloane Mohlomi THERE will not be any special treatment for any of the prominent political figures who join the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party. Everyone is new in the party and anyone who...
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Matekane slams corrupt, nepotistic leaders
vows to fight rampant killings, tackle poverty says he is opposed to coalition governments Moorosi Tsiane BUSINESS mogul Sam Matekane has reiterated he had never imagined himself in politics but was...
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Why I ditched the AD for the RFP: Phamotse
’Marafaele Mohloboli/ Bongiwe Zihlangu FORMER Alliance of Democrats (AD) secretary-general Mahali Phamotse says she dumped the party for the newly formed Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) because of...
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Defections hit established parties
as prominent politicians flock to Matekane’s party AD hardest hit after defection of four top officials Even PM Majoro said to be on his way to RPF ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE floodgates seem to have...
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Marathoners prep for Two Oceans Marathon
Leemisa Thuseho LOCAL marathoners will be out in full force this weekend battling for honours in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town. The race will be held on Saturday and Sunday. The annual race is...
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LeFA invests in women’s football
Leemisa Thuseho THE National Women’s Football Committee will next week start distributing to women’s developmental teams across the country. This after the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) this...
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Lesotho gets first IBA Coaches’ Instructor
Leemisa Thuseho LOCAL boxing coach, Sibusiso Keketsi, has been awarded the International Boxing Association (IBA) Coaches Instructor status becoming Lesotho’s first coach to bag such an achievement....
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M2 billion needed for roads rehabilitation: Roads Directorate
Moroke Sekoboto THE government needs M2, 1 billion to upgrade at least 478 kilometres of paved roads countrywide, the Roads Directorate has said. Of this amount, M296 million is required for light...
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M8, 6 billion target for LRA
Bereng Mpaki THE government has set the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA)’s 2022/23 revenue collection target at M8, 6 billion, about M2 billion more than the previous 2021/22 target. The move is meant...
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