Police slapped with M270 000 lawsuit
Nat Molomo A 2013 case of alleged police brutality has come back to haunt the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) after the High Court on Tuesday opened a hearing in which a Mafeteng man is claiming...
View ArticleDoti demands justice after horrific “assassination attempt”
Ntsebeng Motsoeli BARELY a week on from her horrific knife attack in her Lithabaneng home, All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy spokesperson, ‘Matebatso Doti, is praying for a quick recovery and itching...
View ArticleLawyer’s illness delays ABC case
Mohalenyane Phakela EMBATTLED All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader Professor Nqosa Mahao and four others’ High Court application challenging their “expulsion” from the ABC once again failed to...
View ArticleRape charges against former minister withdrawn
Mohalenyane Phakela A former minister accused of raping a 17 year old orphan is now free after negotiating an out of court deal to build a house for the victim and pay her M1000 in monthly maintenance...
View ArticleMayor, councillors hit back at Minister Litšoane
Ntsebeng Motsoeli MASERU mayor Mpho Moloi and fellow Maseru City Council (MCC) councillors have strongly denied corruption allegations levelled against them by Local Government and Chieftainship...
View ArticleMinister, MCC clash over graft claims
Pascalinah Kabi/Ntsebeng Motsoeli LOCAL Government and Chieftainship minister Litšoane Litšoane has accused councillors and officials of the Maseru City Council (MCC) of effectively stealing M3, 5...
View ArticleMinister drags MCC Mayor to a hearing
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship, Litšoane Litšoane has summoned Maseru Mayor, Mpho Moloi to a disciplinary hearing to answer to insubordination charges. The hearing...
View ArticleMore foreign judges sworn in
Mohalenyane Phakela TWO more foreign judges have arrived in Lesotho to preside over the politically sensitive criminal cases involving politicians, serving and former members of the security agencies...
View ArticleBroke’ Kamoli’s lawyers threaten to dump him
Mohalenyane Phakela EMBATTLED Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli and fellow detained soldiers are pleading poverty and face a huge battle to retain the services of highly qualified, prominent lawyers to...
View ArticleMahlala quits LCD in yet another high profile resignation
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing’s Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has been rocked by yet another high profile departure after prominent businessman, Bothata...
View ArticleThabane condemns attack on “respectable” Doti
’Marafaele Mohloboli All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has condemned the recent brutal attack on his estranged party’s deputy spokesperson ’Matebatso Doti. Dr...
View ArticleThabane barred from suspending Mosito
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Court of Appeal has issued an interim interdict barring Prime Minister Thomas Thabane from suspending Court of Appeal president Kananelo Mosito pending the finalisation of the...
View ArticleMind games in ABC power struggle
’Marafaele Mohloboli MIND games are normally associated with football teams in elite professional leagues attempting to psychologically unsettle each other and gain an advantage over their rivals ahead...
View Article12 000 textile jobs on the line
as investors threaten to quit Lesotho over safety concerns spate of carjackings, armed robberies cited Mohalenyane Phakela AT least 12 000 jobs are on the line in the country’s textile industry with...
View ArticleAppeal Court savages Mahase again
says Acting Chief Justice is incompetent, orders her off ABC case Mohalenyane Phakela THE Court of Appeal has barred Acting Chief Justice, ‘Maseforo Mahase, from presiding over All Basotho Convention...
View ArticleThabane can be ousted: Attorney General
Phoofolo’s legal opinion clears way for no confidence motion against PM Mohalenyane Phakela THE Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and their opposition allies have received a...
View ArticleMphuthi returns to Likuena
Moorosi Tsiane LDF goalminder Likano Mphuthi has been recalled into the senior national soccer team which is preparing for the World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia next month. Mphuthi has been out of...
View ArticleNoosi impresses in Switzerland
Moorosi Tsiane HIGH-Altitude Summer Marathon reigning champion Teboho Noosi clocked 2:37:09 to finish ninth at the Sierre-Zinal Mountain trial run in Switzerland on Sunday. The Sierre-Zinal is one of...
View ArticleRefs in five-day training
Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) is holding a five-day FIFA elite referees’ course in Maseru in preparation for the new Econet Premier League season which starts next month. The...
View ArticleKomphela praises Bantu
Moorosi Tsiane OUTSPOKEN Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela has heaped praises on Bantu for its efforts to improve local football. The former Kaizer Chiefs and Bloemfontein Celtic coach said this...
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