Why Majoro finally decided to wield the axe on Molibeli
Bongiwe Zihlangu | ‘Marafaele Mohloboli AFTER two years of resisting widespread calls for Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli’s dismissal, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro finally decided to pull the...
View ArticleIndia-bound scholars educated on human trafficking
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) recently held a training workshop to sensitise 42 India-bound youths on human trafficking. The youths will begin studies in the Asian nation in...
View ArticleA family’s tears for dead son
nation joins family and NUL fraternity in mourning student’s killing, NUL students relieve torture ordeal at the hands of police. ’Marafaele Mohloboli WHEN 22-year-old Kopano Makutoane left his Lower...
View ArticleDPP savages Molibeli
accuses police boss of gross ineptitude says Nthane, Moramotse acquittals due to police incompetence. Mohalenyane Phakela THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, has come out...
View ArticleTransporters hike fares
Bereng Mpaki PUBLIC transport operators have effected fare hikes despite the government’s recent announcement of a M180 million fuel subsidy for the next six months. The new fares have seen 4+1 taxi...
View ArticleRoad construction faces more labour disruptions
Bereng Mpaki WORKERS on the M900 million Marakabei to Monontša road construction project in Butha Buthe will tomorrow down tools over salary hike demands. The workers had in March 2022 agreed to...
View ArticleAnother massive 245 carat diamond find at Letšeng
Staff Reporters THE good times continue rolling at Letšeng Diamond Mine in Mokhotlong. This after the high value mine recently unearthed a 245 carat Type II white diamond. The latest recovery comes...
View ArticleLesotho legalises small scale diamond mining
Bereng Mpaki THE government has passed a new law legalising diamond artisanal and small scale mining (ASM). This after Mining minister, Serialong Qoo, last weekend announced the enactment of the...
View ArticleWe need Africa’s support against Russia: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba
UKRAINIAN Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, recently briefed journalists from various countries on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how it has impacted on food security on the African...
View ArticleMetsing petitions court to cancel warrant for his arrest
Moorosi Tsiane FUGITIVE treason and murder-accused politician, Mothetjoa Metsing, has petitioned the High Court to cancel the warrant for his arrest. The warrant was issued by Chief Justice Sakoane...
View ArticleMatekane’s ‘elite squad’: who is who?
‘Marafaele Mohloboli REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, has divided opinion in his party by handpicking 10 of his closest allies to represent the party in the upcoming polls...
View ArticleMatekane vows to wrest Qhoali from Mokhothu
Bereng Mpaki REVOLUTION for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, has set the stage for an intriguing electoral contest by declaring his intention to wrest the Qhoali constituency from the Democratic...
View ArticleUnder-fire Molibeli hits back at Lebajoa
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli says he was never against the promotion of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Beleme Lebajoa, as has been alleged by the latter. He has denied...
View ArticleAirport tender above board, PS claims
. . . blames unnamed cabinet ministers for spreading “falsehoods” about tender award to SA company Bereng Mpaki THE Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Transport, Maile Masoebe, insists that...
View ArticleCourt orders Molibeli to reinstate fired recruits
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE High Court has ordered embattled Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli to reinstate 12 recruits who were dismissed from the Police Training College (PTC) in May 2022....
View ArticleMahao promises a lean cabinet
. . . says only 18 ministers will serve in a BAP govt ’Marafaele Mohloboli BASOTHO Action Party (BAP) leader, Nqosa Mahao, says he will reduce the size of the cabinet to just 18 ministers, if voted...
View ArticleMokhothu pleads with Famo gangsters to halt killings
Limpho Sello DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader Mathibeli Mokhothu has pleaded with Famo gangsters to desist from their murderous activities in Mafeteng and other parts of the country. Addressing a rally...
View ArticleMatekane directives spark fresh squabbles in RFP
uproar over selection of 10 Matekane allies to represent RFP without holding primaries, criteria for aspiring candidates in other 69 constituencies includes interviews by Matekane, dissatisfied...
View ArticleLikuena bow out of COSAFA
Leemisa Thuseho DESPITE spirited performances in their first two 2022 Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup knockout games, Likuena bowed out of the tournament on Sunday after...
View ArticleSADC Parliamentary Forum adopts Model law on PFM
Moses Magadza in Malawi THE 51st Plenary Assembly session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum has today (14 July, 2022) adopted the much-anticipated Model Law on Public Financial Management (PFM), raising...
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