Nedbank calls for an end to “lawlessness and criminality” in SA
Herbert Moyo NEDBANK Group has called for “decisive action” to restore law and order in South Africa. The call comes amid ongoing violence in several areas of South Africa where looters have ransacked...
View ArticleKamoli fears death sentence in Mahao murder case
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and nine others’ trial for the June 2015 murder of army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, has been postponed for the umpteenth time. This time the...
View ArticleFrazer Solar deal was corruptly and fraudulently signed: DCEO
Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)’s preliminary investigations into the abortive 2018 M1, 7 billion solar energy deal between Frazer Solar and the Lesotho...
View ArticleMajoro begs SA Court, throws Tšolo under the bus
accuses of Tšolo of illegally signing botched M1, 7 billion deal, says awarding Frazer Solar damages will be “catastrophic” to Lesotho’s economy. Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has...
View ArticleLesotho officially in Covid third wave: NACOSEC
demands strict lockdown. Limpho Sello LESOTHO is now officially in the third wave of Covid-19, with the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) reporting that the highly contagious Delta variant has...
View ArticleTRC calls for withdrawal of the National Peace and Unity Bill
Herbert Moyo A LEADING human rights organisation, the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), has accused the National Reforms Authority (NRA) of falling into the same trap as the government and the head...
View ArticleOver our dead bodies, victims’ families say
livid victims vow to oppose National Peace and Unity Bill Mahao’s widow and other victims berate govt for ignoring their concerns when drafting Bill. Bereng Mpaki SLAIN army commander, Maaparankoe...
View ArticleDesist from attacking army initiatives: Letsoela
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Mojalefa Letsoela, recently appealed to individuals to desist from attacking the army and its initiatives in their quest to score political points...
View Article“Disability took me out of the classroom, buried my dreams”
Limpho Sello GOVERNMENT officials and other stakeholders have been engaging in a self-congratulatory exercise in the aftermath of the enactment of the long-delayed Persons with Disability Equity Act....
View ArticleDesist from attacking army initiatives: Letsoela
Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) commander, Mojalefa Letsoela, recently appealed to individuals to desist from attacking the army and its initiatives in their quest to score political points...
View Article“Disability took me out of the classroom, buried my dreams”
Limpho Sello GOVERNMENT officials and other stakeholders have been engaging in a self-congratulatory exercise in the aftermath of the enactment of the long-delayed Persons with Disability Equity Act....
View ArticleM62 million loan for LRA modernisation project
Kaleen Chikowore THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has been granted a USD4.25 million (M62 million) loan by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group. The LRA Commissioner-General,...
View ArticleGovt- Tšepong fight gets uglier
as hospital turns away patients over unpaid dues by the state, even those with terminal conditions like diabetes and hypertension not spared. Limpho Sello THE stand-off between the government and the...
View ArticleSoldiers fight on
accuse army boss Letsoela, govt of ignoring their repeated demands for compensation, but fail to have High Court halt Letsoela’s decision to probe them. Mohalenyane Phakela TWELVE soldiers who...
View ArticleOnly judicial reforms can stop opaque judges’ appointments: analysts
Herbert Moyo | Mohalenyane Phakela IF there was a time that Lesotho needed the long-awaited judicial reforms, it is now, analysts say. The reforms, the analysts say, would go a long way in addressing...
View ArticlePFD refutes deregistration claims
Staff Reporter LAW and Justice Minister, Lekhetho Rakuoane’s Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) has refuted claims by Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) sources that it is one of 10 parties facing...
View ArticleFourth Covid wave in South Africa — what health experts are saying
AS South Africa passes the peak of the third wave of Covid-19 in the country, health experts warn of a fourth wave on the horizon. President Cyril Ramaphosa eased lockdown restrictions this week,...
View ArticleWhy I support the death penalty, Peace and Unity Commission: Mokhothu
MORE than two years have passed since Democratic Congress (DC) leader Mathibeli Mokhothu succeeded party founder and former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili at the helm of the DC. A year and two...
View ArticleStaffing shortages hit health centres
Limpho Sello EFFORTS to curb the spread of Covid-19 through contact tracing and isolating infected persons have been dealt a blow after the Health Ministry refused to renew the contracts of the...
View ArticleHigh Court adopts virtual sittings
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court will begin virtual hearings when it opens for its second session of the year on Monday. The move is meant to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections which have surged...
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