Virus threatens Lesotho’s political system
Makhabane Maluke SAD history ought not to repeat itself in Lesotho. Most of the currently active – constructively or destructively – nationals were not around when a “five year holiday from politics”...
View ArticleProgress is an option
LESOTHO has been named among the world’s most improved economies for doing business in the World Bank’s influential Ease of Doing Business rankings for 2017, cracking the top 100 for the first time....
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FNB clears air on cross-border pricing
FNB Lesotho DCEO Mokhachane Mopeli Bereng Mpaki FIRST National Bank (FNB) Lesotho says the service charge on its cross border cash deposit service is meant to provide convenience to Basotho who would...
View ArticleLesotho faces AGOA boot
Billy Ntaote THE United States government says the “writing is on the wall” for Lesotho’s eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) facility and a second compact grant under the...
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Police acted professionally: Makoro
Major General Sam Makoro and Former Maseru District Administrator and now an active ABC member IN a dramatic development last Friday police blocked supporters and well-wishers of Democratic Congress...
View ArticleDrought affects power generation
Pascalinah Kabi THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has said electricity power generation at the ‘Muela Hydropower Station has been severely affected by the low water levels in the...
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Budding winemaker turns apples into wine
Mr Khabo working on his fermenting wine Bereng Mpaki SEFATSA Khabo is an ambitious young man who has taught himself the art of producing wine using apples. Although he is currently in the process of...
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Public finances under spotlight
OAG spokesperson Matsepo Mohau Bereng Mpaki MEMBERS of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Office of Auditor General (OAG) have received training on the presentation of simplified public...
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Colour festival illuminates Maseru
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Colour Festival could soon become a highly sought-after event on the country’s entertainment calendar if the pomp and fanfare of the inaugural event of the past...
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Beer, food festival lives up to billing
Mohalenyane Phakela THE inaugural Beer, Meat and Bands Festival which was held at Baduza Park in Maseru this week, lived up to its billing, attracting scores of revelers as well as corporate entities...
View ArticleLikhopo meltdown disconcerting
Mikia Kalati THE situation has gone from bad to worse for former premier league champions Likhopo who suffered their sixth defeat in eight games going down 0-2 to Sundawana over the weekend. Not that...
View ArticleLikhopo part ways with Hlojeng
Mikia Kalati STRUGGLING premier league side Likhopo have parted ways with head coach Hlojeng following a string of poor results that saw the former champions win just once in eight games this season....
View ArticleBattle of the titans
. . . as Lioli and Matlama lock horns again Mikia Kalati FOOTBALL fans could not have asked for a bigger treat than a league match featuring the country’s biggest guns Lioli and Matlama who will this...
View ArticleLeribe woman accused of murder
A 36-year-old Leribe woman who was initially charged with attempted murder for shooting her husband on 31 October this year will now face murder charge after he died in hospital. Senior Inspector...
View ArticleMosisili takes fight to Moleleki
. . . slams DC deputy leader’s call for unity among political parties Billy Ntaote PRIME Minister Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has reiterated his stance that congress and nationalist parties are...
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Basotho speak out on Kamoli exit
WITH the government announcing its decision to part ways with the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli, Lesotho Times reporter Limpho Sello went to the streets to get...
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Police sued for M1 million
Tefo Tefo THE High Court on Tuesday watched a video tape which appeared to show the dramatic attack on a Koala-Bata resident’s house, who was wrongly accused by villagers of murdering a person in the...
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‘Cabinet reshuffle a masterstroke’
Some of the Ministers during the swearing in of new Ministers on Wednesday at Royal Palace Lekhetho Ntsukunyane TUESDAY’S cabinet reshuffle is a “smart” political move by Prime Minister Pakalitha...
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Mahaos ‘cautiously welcome’ Kamoli exit
Lehloenya Mahao Billy Ntaote THE family of slain army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao has cautiously welcomed the impending exit of Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli,...
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Govt speaks out on Kamoli exit
PM’s Spokesperson Motumi Ralejoe . . . as Americans commend ‘positive step’ Billy Ntaote THE removal of Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli from the helm of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) is in line with...
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