LEPOSA rejects ban
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) has rejected the recent ban of its activities saying neither the Commissioner of Police, Holomo Molibeli nor the Minister of Police,...
View ArticleAbattoir cries foul over ‘smuggled meat’
Pascalinah Kabi THE managing director of Meraka Abattoir, Mosito Khethisa, has accused three mining giants – Liqhobong Mining Development Company, Mothae and Kao Mines of colluding with some South...
View ArticleKao Mine, community rift continues
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE long-drawn battle between Storm Mountain Diamonds (SMD) which operates Kao Mine and its host communities recently intensified when the public accused the company of working...
View ArticleDate set for Metsing’s return
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), Mothetjoa Metsing, is expected to return home on 25 November 2018 to participate in...
View ArticleEU backs reforms deal
Staff Writer THE European Union (EU) has thrown its weight behind the recent agreement between the government and the opposition to suspend criminal proceedings against former Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleCourt blow for Metsing
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court yesterday issued a temporary interdict barring the government from halting criminal proceedings against Lesotho Congress for Democracy leader Mothetjoa Metsing until...
View ArticleSADC troops leave
…regional body refuses to extend mandate any further Staff Writers Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops, seconded to Lesotho to help stabilize the country, will finally leave in less...
View ArticleTšepong accused of negligence in Nteso’s death
Mohalenyane Phakela THE slain Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) internal auditor, Thibello Nteso, could still be alive had Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (Tšepong) urgently given him medical...
View ArticleAll set for SADC troops’ withdrawal
Staff Writers ALL is set for the withdrawal of Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops from the country next week with an exit parade slated for Setsoto Stadium in Maseru on the 20th of...
View ArticleMasupha Sole in fresh controversy
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO’s technical advisor in the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), Masupha Sole, yesterday torched storm when he told the senate that Lesotho and South Africa made a “grave...
View Article‘Police tried to conceal evidence in Nteso murder’
Mohalenyane Phakela A KEY witness in the murder case of slain Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) internal auditor, Thibello Nteso, this week accused four police officers of attempting to destroy the...
View ArticleCop arrested for M18 million fraud
’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE Constable (PC) Mokone Bereng of Khubetsoana in Berea and two other suspects yesterday appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on charges of defrauding the government...
View ArticleSenators demand Mokitimi’s ouster
’Marafaele Mohloboli SENATE President ’Mamonaheng Mokitimi is in the eye of the storm after five senators launched a petition for her to be relieved of her duties and be investigated on charges of...
View ArticleArmy equipment goes missing
…two soldiers in custody as police and army investigate the theft of communications equipment Pascalinah Kabi TWO army officers are assisting the police and the army with investigations into the...
View ArticleMosisili formally quits
…informs supporters of his decision in writing ’Marafaele Mohloboli Pakalitha Mosisili has formally quit as leader of the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) ending a long tumultuous political career....
View ArticleSAPMIL must fulfil its objectives
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s decision not to extend the tour of duty of its Standby Force is understandable. However, it should also be a cause of worry to all and sundry eager...
View ArticleHow Lesotho could abandon its army and put the money to better use
Geoffrey Thomas Harris Lesotho allocated USD$52.6 million (Maloti 698 million) to its military in 2017 – or 3.9 percent of government expenditure. This is a figure that has doubled in real terms since...
View ArticleSA’s Shaun Abrahams to prosecute Mahao case
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE government has asked Shaun Abrahams, the controversial former boss of South Africa’s prosecutions authority, to prosecute the case of eight soldiers accused of murdering the...
View ArticleBusinessman’s mother collapses in court
Mohalenyane Phakela THERE was drama at the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on Monday when the mother of fraud-accused businessman, Makhetha Thaele, collapsed upon seeing her son in chains. Ms Thaele had to...
View ArticleThabane confident of stability after SADC departure
Pascalinah Kabi THE curtain finally came down on the year-long tour of duty of the Southern African Development Authority (SADC) standby force with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane expressing confidence...
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