Auditor general office seeks autonomy
Auditor General Lucy Liphafa Bereng Mpaki The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has tabled the draft of a new legislation in parliament in an attempt to go independent. The Audit Bill of 2015,...
View ArticleVodacom invites entries for business hub
Vodacom Foundation and Communications Manager Mpho Brown Rethabile Pitso THE Vodacom Foundation has opened up applications for the second group of its business incubation hub Vodacom Innovation Park...
View ArticleMahao family speaks out
Makes several demands on government Expresses concern over inconsistencies in Phumaphi report ’Marafaele Mohloboli The family of slain former army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, has made several...
View ArticleWhy Molapo was at Metsing’s birthday party
Billy Ntaote Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader Joang Molapo says he did not go to Mahobong on Sunday to attend Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing’s birthday party but discuss “serious...
View ArticleMosito suspended
Tefo Tefo Court of Appeal President Justice Kananelo Mosito has been suspended, paving the way for his impeachment proceedings by the government to commence. The senior judge’s suspension by King...
View ArticleIMF urges govt to control wage bill
Bereng Mpaki THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Lesotho’s economy is “speeding towards a fiscal cliff”, adding that the Mountain Kingdom still has time to make fundamental...
View Article‘MMB’s Kickstart touching lives positively’
Bereng Mpaki MALUTI Mountain Brewery (MMB) Managing Director Tom Mpedi says the company’s youth entrepreneurship development programme Kickstart has made a significant impact in the lives of Basotho....
View ArticleStudents bear brunt of pasture feud
Pascalinah Kabi NAZARETH –Two Nazareth schools have been left without water and their students and teachers fearing for their lives due to a pasture dispute which has been raging in the area for more...
View ArticleSoapie broadcast awaits Digital Migration
Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL fans of the locally-produced soapie, Our Times, will have to wait a bit longer for its screening on national television after Communications Minister Khotso Letsatsi said it...
View ArticleLocal is lekker for film producer
Mohalenyane Phakela FOR veteran film producer, Taunyane Silas Monyatsi, home is where the heart is despite the many job opportunities available in South Africa. Born and bred in Koalabata and...
View ArticleMusic my first love: Pearlucci
Pearlucci Mohalenyane Phakela UP-AND-COMING rapper, Pearlucci, says music is her first love despite also having model, actress and radio presenter on her ever growing resume. Pearlucci told the...
View ArticleKO to rock 4Fordy bash
Mohalenyane Phakela SOUTH African rapper and CashTime Life exponent, KO, has been billed to headline 4Fordy’s 440ml Experience bash on 26 February 2016. According to 4Fordy’s Seeiso Letsie, the bash,...
View ArticleMos Def puts his stamp on Basotho blanket clothing range
US hip-hop artist and actor Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, has become the creative director for Unknown Union, a company that makes clothes out of Lesotho’s famous heritage blankets. Unknown Union...
View ArticleCBL to launch new M200 note
Bereng Mpaki THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has introduced a new M200 bank note which will go into circulation in April this year. CBL Governor, Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane, said the new bill was...
View ArticleAVANI Lesotho wins excellence award
Rethabile Pitso AVANI Lesotho hotel group has received an award for sales excellence in 2015 from its parent company Minor Hotel Group (MHG). This was revealed by MHG Director-Africa, Sir Richard...
View ArticleMajor upgrade for Moshoeshoe I airport
Rethabile Pitso MOSHOESHOE I International Airport is set for a major upgrade following the inking of a M232.56 million financing agreement between the government and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic...
View ArticleSACU revenues shrink further
. . . as govt explores alternative sources of income Bereng Mpaki SOUTH African Customs Union (SACU) revenues to the fiscus are set to decline from 23 percent to 17 percent of gross domestic product...
View ArticleKena rises from HIV gloom
Pascalinah Kabi MAFETENG – Sitting helplessly next to her bedridden mother five years ago, 14-year-old Palesa Shale (name changed to protect her identity) would cry and pray for her only surviving...
View ArticleLPC goes for crucial elections
The Lesotho People’s Congress (LPC) holds a special conference this weekend to elect a new National Executive Committee (NEC). The conference comes at a time the party has been rocked by infighting,...
View ArticleLeo’s debut album in the works
Mohalenyane Phakela LEOMILE “Leo” Motsetsela, says she is finally working on her debut album after a slew of singles. The Johannesburg-based singer has made waves since launching her solo career last...
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