ACP Mapola fights early retirement
Moorosi Tsiane ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police (ACP) Motlatsi Mapola has petitioned the High Court to stop Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, from sending him on early retirement in March this...
View ArticleMorocco scores major points in bid to host 2025 AFCON
Morocco keeps scoring major points in its bid to host the 2025 AFCON finals after the country passed strict FIFA prerequisite criteria for the organisation of an expanded new-look FIFA World Cup. On...
View ArticleTwo SADC countries sign Tangier Appeal to expel SADR from AU
TWO SADC countries – Lesotho and Madagascar – have joined the Gambia as the latest nations to sign the “Solemn Appeal for the expulsion of the SADR from the African Union”, known as the “Tangier...
View ArticlePS Manyokole charged with fraud
Mohalenyane Phakela SUSPENDED Local Government and Chieftainship Principal Secretary, Lefu Manyokole, has been charged with fraud after he allegedly connived with other state officials to unlawfully...
View ArticleCCX burst into life
… as Lifofane surprise Lioli Leemisa Thuseho AFTER a string of losses, CCX has been spurred into winning games after recording their second win of the league by beating Naughty Boys 2-1 yesterday...
View ArticleDaughters accused of killing their mom get bail
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court has granted bail to two sisters, Nthei and ’Maphoka Rasekoai, who stand accused of murdering their mother in July 2022 to cash in on her million maloti life cover....
View ArticleMore fired civil servants sue gvt
Mohalenyane Phakela A NEW set of 51 fired Ministry of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism employees have petitioned the High Court to overturn their dismissals. Their petition follows a...
View ArticleCBL governor warns consumers to brace for tough times ahead
Tokelo Khausela CENTRAL Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor, Maluke Letete, has advised Basotho to try and live within their means as the economy faces severe economic headwinds due to the depressed...
View ArticleStrategic Partnerships and Bilateral Agreements between South Korea & Lesotho...
MASERU LESOTHU – February 2023 – During a recent tour to Lesotho, the South Korean delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Do-Hun Lee, which comprised of the Chief Executive...
View ArticleMehalalitoe back on duty
. . . new faces added into the team Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho national women senior soccer team has resumed training in preparation for the 2023 season. Mehalalitoe returned to work this week...
View ArticleLesotho-South Korea Investment Briefing Session to strengthen bonds of...
Maseru, Lesotho – Busan Mayor, Park Heong-joon and a Korean Delegation that is part of South Korea’s Presidential Special Envoy accompanied by Samsung Africa CEO, Bumsuk Hong – visited Lesotho in an...
View ArticleOpposition calls for moratorium on key appointments
… warns Matekane of reforms failure ’Marafaele Mohloboli/Bongiwe Zihlangu OPPOSITION parties in parliament have warned Prime Minister Sam Matekane to halt new statutory appointments until the ongoing...
View ArticleETL Golf Day raises M418 000
Leemisa Thuseho THE annual Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) Golf Day has raised M418 000 for charitable activities. The tournament was held at Maseru Golf Course recently. It was followed by a prize giving...
View ArticleGvt barred from tacking action against envoy
Moorosi Tsiane THE High Court has issued an interim order barring the government from instituting any disciplinary action against Lesotho’s diplomatic counsellor in Ethiopia, Thato Sibolla, for alleged...
View ArticleEconet launches new chatbot
Hopolang Mokhopi ECONET Telecom Lesotho (ETL) yesterday launched a new chatbot named Mpoi. This is an automated software powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The software enables customers to...
View ArticleDates set for IEC’s PR seats allocation case
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) application seeking to strip the Democratic Congress (DC) and Alliance of Democrats (AD) a combined four proportional representation seats...
View ArticleDrama at PSs’ court case
Mohalenyane Phakela TEMPERS flared in the High Court this week as lawyers fought over the recusal of a judge hearing the case of 16 principal secretaries (PSs) who have been dismissed by the...
View ArticleCommemorating more than 55 Years of the U.S. Peace Corps partnership with...
Maria E. Brewer WE are currently celebrating Peace Corps Week, which is commemorated annually in the first week of March. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. During...
View ArticleTainted SA banknotes flood Lesotho
…CBL says bleached bills have no value, ….Warns public to be on high alert, ….As Lesotho national is nabbed in SA over tainted bank notes. Bongiwe Zihlangu/Moroke Sekoboto TAINTED South African bank...
View ArticleScholarships show the way: Stronger together
The Canon Collins Trust announces major new scholarship funding to advance social justice causes, saying the power of networking addresses the urgent need to support African thought leadership. A...
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