Reforms: PM calls for media’s inclusion
Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has called on the media sector to work together in advocating for media reforms that would help regulate its operations, saying there was no place for...
View ArticleSoldiers further remanded in editor shooting
Tefo Tefo INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the near-fatal shooting of the Lesotho Times Editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, in July last year, the Magistrate’s Court heard yesterday. The progress report in...
View ArticleMore villages benefit from electrification
Tokelo Rasephei THE government has stepped up its rural electrification drive, with the Ha Mphukhe and Ha Ntsi villages in Machache constituency (Maseru district), Ha Koali in Mount Moorosi (Quthing...
View ArticleGovt commits M10 million for SADC Force
Pascalinah Kabi THE Government of Lesotho has committed M10 million to support the welfare of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Contingency Forces deployed in the country. The...
View ArticleGovt adopts reforms roadmap
Pascalinah Kabi CABINET has adopted a roadmap for the implementation of multi-sectoral reforms which identifies immediate and long-term areas of focus. Prime Minister’s Office Cabinet Administrator,...
View ArticleAmnesty lauds trial of editor’s shooters
Mohalenyane Phakela INTERNATIONAL human rights body, Amnesty International has welcomed the trial of five Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) members in connection with the near fatal shooting of Lesotho Times...
View ArticleMosito’s limbo continues
. . . as judgment deferred in court of appeal presidency case Tefo Tefo JUSTICE Kananelo Mosito will only know if he will reassume the presidency of the Court of Appeal next...
View ArticleJudiciary under attack: Opposition
’Marafaele Mohloboli OPPOSITION parties have dismissed last Saturday’s protest march demanding Justice Kananelo Mosito’s swearing-in as Court of Appeal president saying it is a political ploy to meddle...
View ArticleGovt wants chief justice out
Justice Majara accused of corruption, political bias High Court acting registrar also under fire over Justice Mosito ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE government has told Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara to...
View ArticleGovt rules out truth commission
Mohalenyane Phakela THE government has ruled out establishing a truth and reconciliation commission (TRC), saying they would leave the courts of law to prosecute people implicated in various acts of...
View ArticleJudge’s family sues police for ‘torture’
Pascalinah Kabi THE family of senior High Court judge, Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase, say they have filed a civil lawsuit against the police for the torture of their 22-year old son Teboho allegedly...
View ArticleMixed reactions to fate of reforms
Mohalenyane Phakela WITH the government delaying the implementation of multi-sectoral reforms and opposition parties vowing to boycott, it appears the process may be stillborn. Political analysts who...
View ArticlePolice community strategy gathers steam
Tsitsi Matope THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service has started working on strengthening its community policing strategy. The blueprint seeks to improve the law-enforcement agency’s crime-prevention...
View ArticleCall for support of female inmates
Tsitsi Matope MORE can be done to improve the rehabilitation of female inmates and ensure they lead crime-free lives upon their release, Superintendent Marethabile Tale of the Lesotho Correctional...
View ArticleCourt martial members recuse selves
. . . as mutiny accused soldiers languish in custody Tefo Tefo TWO members of a court martial trying three Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) members for mutiny in connection with the assassination of army...
View ArticleTaxi operators appeal to Thabane
. . . accuse Transport minister of ignoring their grievances Pascalinah Kabi TAXI operators have asked Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to intervene in their feud with Public Works and Transport Minister...
View ArticleAcquittal at last for ‘mutiny’ soldiers
Tefo Tefo TWENTY-TWO army officers who have been facing mutiny charges since 2015 are finally truly free men after they were acquitted by a court martial trying them. The acquittal comes after the...
View ArticleMosisili slams SADC mediation
Vows to engage locals in talks with govt Calls for govt-opposition security body to monitor arrests Pascalinah Kabi FORMER prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili has accused SADC of “hijacking” a...
View ArticleLesotho wins back MCC funding
. . . as billions to flow into Mountain Kingdom for development projects Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO has been reselected for a second compact grant by the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation...
View ArticleSpotlight on urban planning
. . . as Lesotho presents African agenda at global forum Pascalinah Kabi INCREASING urban populations need to be harnessed for economic development through structured settlements to prevent...
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