Over-indebtedness rising in Lesotho
. . . as Money Month campaign launched Bereng Mpaki AN increasing number of Basotho are failing to manage their debt responsibly with some credit providers also missing the mark regarding their...
View ArticleSA soapie features local songs
Mohalenyane Phakela RAPPER, Juvy, believes that having his song featured as a soundtrack to the South African soap opera, Rhythm City, will afford him and other local acts international recognition....
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Students learn Chinese culture
Mamohlakola Letuka SEVENTY students this week got the rare opportunity to experience Chinese culture when they were given lessons in dance and playing musical instruments at Machabeng International...
View ArticleKatse Dam hosts extreme sports
Mohalenyane Phakela LOVERS of extreme sports are set for an adrenalin-packed weekend of running, cycling, aerobics marathon, water sports when the Katse Dam High Altitude Boot Camp kicks off tomorrow...
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Chinese troupe dazzles in flawless display
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Ningxia Art Troupe from China have spoken of their joy after performing alongside local traditional acts as part of Lesotho’s 51st independence anniversary celebrations. The...
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‘LDF is not beyond redemption’
A RANDOM street survey held recently by the Lesotho Times seeking to hear people’s perceptions about the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) mostly revealed feelings of mistrust and fear for the security...
View ArticleEveryone on the reforms train now, please!
Nthakeng Pheello Selinyane THIS is the third consecutive intervention I make to plead with everyone to get on board the train of the imminent six-sector reforms, following among others the misgivings...
View ArticleSecurity reforms needed for peace and unity
Peete Molapo BASOTHO are sick and tired of suffocating in a miasma of political instability, comatose state institutions, perennial underdevelopment and poverty. Within the Southern African Customs...
View ArticleTime to end senseless killings
COMMEMORATIONS of Lesotho’s 51st anniversary of independence are continuing in various parts of the country and we feel that the celebrations should also be an opportunity for introspection into our...
View ArticleGovt fumes over third SADC security mission
. . . accuses bloc’s defence chiefs of overruling Double Troika decision Ngoni Muzofa PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane’s government is demanding answers from the Southern African Development Community...
View ArticleKamoli detained
Ex-army boss in custody for crimes committed during his tenure ’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli, yesterday handed himself over to...
View ArticleGovt sidelines foreign law firms
Pascalinah Kabi GOVERNMENT has effectively withdrawn the foreign law firms’ mandate given to handle its legal affairs, the Minister of Law, Lebohang Hlaele, has revealed. Mr Hlaele revealed this at a...
View ArticleFinancial inclusion key for growth
Lijeng Ranooe A FINANCIALLY included and educated society is best placed to make full and correct use of financial products and services leading to economic growth. This was said by Central Bank of...
View ArticleCivil society lobbies for fair global trade
Bereng Mpaki LOCAL civil society organisations (CSOs) have joined 300 others from over 150 countries in calling for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to change its global trade policies which favour...
View ArticleAlliance unveils new product in style
Mamohlakola Letuka ALLIANCE Insurance this week unveiled its latest product, the U-Mang Funeral Scheme which seeks to cater for the different needs of clients. Alliance Business Development Manager,...
View ArticleBEDCO launches ambitious 200 jobs project
Bereng Mpaki THE Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO) has unveiled four enterprise development programmes meant to stem the high unemployment rate. The programmes were unveiled in Maseru...
View Article‘Lesotho needs to be a nutrition champion’
MALNUTRITION is the underlying cause of 35 percent of deaths in children younger than five years of age on the African continent, and Lesotho is no exception. Severe malnutrition kills, while less...
View ArticleSADC must show some bite
JUST when it appeared that SADC was finally shedding its unflattering tag of being toothless in the face of regional crises by acting to help restore stability to Lesotho, reports suggest that the...
View ArticleHow women can transform African agriculture
Dede Amanor-Wilks OVER half of Africa’s farmers are women. They could be our next generation of entrepreneurs, driving the agricultural revolution our continent needs to feed its growing population and...
View ArticleAmerica speaks on soldiers’ arrest
. . . as Harrington completes Lesotho mission Ngoni Muzofa THE United States has commended the Lesotho government for prosecuting members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) implicated in various...
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