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Soldiers accused of wrecking homes

  Mohloai Mpesi SOLDIERS deployed to Mokota-koti in Hleoheng, Leribe, to curb rampant livestock theft and other crimes, are accused of wrecking marriages instead of protecting communities. These...

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LEC owes LEGCO M70 million

  Mohloai Mpesi THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) owes the Lesotho Electricity Generation Company (LEGCO) over M70 million, Parliament has heard. LEC Managing Director, Nathaniel Maphathe, revealed...

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King champions clean energy drive 

  …says Lesotho aims to turn natural resources into engines of economic development  Leemisa Thuseho  HIS Majesty King Letsie III has called for the urgent transformation of Lesotho’s natural...

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Govt elevates unemployment   crisis to a State of Disaster  

Mohloai Mpesi  DEPUTY Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara has declared a State of Disaster to tackle Lesotho’s soaring youth unemployment rate.  Ms Majara made the declaration through a government gazette...

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Lephema accused of fleecing mine workers 

  . . . Union fumes over diverted salaries, pay cuts  . . . 400 sent on forced leave  Moorosi Tsiane  MOTHAE Mine, owned by Local Government, Police and Home Affairs Minister, Lebona Lephema, is facing...

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Army boss Letsoela retires   

…Mohobo tipped to take over  Mohloai Mpesi/Hopolang Mokhopi  THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, will retire from the military on 30 August 2025, the...

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Ramoeletsi hails Lesotho Laws Index 

Moorosi Tsiane  THE Minister of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, has hailed the launch of the Index of the Laws of Lesotho (1800–2024) as a transformative milestone that will enhance governance and...

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Lipholo charged with sedition, remanded 

Hopolang Mokhopi  TŠEPO Lipholo, the 51-year-old leader of the Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM), has been taken into custody and charged with sedition.  He appeared before the Maseru Magistrate Court on...

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Law Society drags Matekane to court 

…says suspension of Motinyane is “unconstitutional”  Moorosi Tsiane  THE Law Society of Lesotho (LSL) has escalated its fight to have the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang...

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King pays tribute to former minister Maisa 

  Moroke Sekoboto  HIS Majesty King Letsie III has paid tribute to the late former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Police, Pitso Maisa, for his unwavering faith in God and...

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