Defence minister explains delays in deploying soldiers to Mozambique
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO is yet to honour its pledge to send troops to war-torn Mozambique amid indications that the government does not have money and adequate resources for the undertaking....
View ArticleFrazer fires another salvo at Majoro
. . . says premier created “fanciful conspiracy theories” to mislead DCEO, Basotho over botched M1, 7 billion solar deal Pascalinah Kabi FRAZER Solar has accused Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro of lying...
View ArticleJudicial crisis as Judge Tshosa resigns
high-profile trials thrown into doubt as only one foreign judge remains on High Court bench Mohalenyane Phakela BOTSWANA Judge Onkemetse Tshosa, who was recruited to preside over high-profile criminal...
View ArticleMokhothu speaks on ABC, DC coalition
says govt could have long collapsed had it not been for the DC, but defends coalition of the “two giants” saying it gives hope to the nation. Pascalinah Kabi DEPUTY Prime Minister and Democratic...
View ArticleLesotho slams AU decision to grant Israel observer status
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO has joined South Africa and Botswana in condemning the African Union (AU) Commission’s decision to grant Israel observer status at the African bloc. Israel obtained AU...
View ArticleNetcare hits back, accuses govt of breach of contract
Limpho Sello SOUTH African healthcare provider, Netcare Group, has accused the Lesotho government of breaching the terms of the two parties’ agreement when it resolved to take over the running of the...
View ArticleMoseneke happy with reforms progress
‘Marafaele Mohloboli | Bereng Mpaki THE head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) facilitation team to Lesotho, Dikgang Moseneke, says his team is happy with Lesotho’s progress towards...
View ArticleWindfall for MPs
…as government pays out backdated fuel allowances ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE country’s lawmakers have begun receiving monthly tax-free fuel allowances of M5000 each. The new fuel windfall came into...
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Newly appointed QMMH MD calls for unity Limpho Sello NEWLY appointed Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) managing director, Norbert Moji, called for team work and unity of purpose among all...
View ArticleGovt, Netcare fight rages on
…healthcare provider accuses of looting hospital equipment ahead of its departure Limpho Sello THE government’s fight with the Tšepong Consortium is far from over. Even after the Consortium handed back...
View ArticleEconet delivers on the digital transformation promise
Staff Reporter AS promised a week ago, during the launch of its Econet Business division themed ‘the digital experience you need’, Econet Telecom Lesotho has begun unveiling digital solutions for homes...
View ArticleFired LCA chair relaunches reinstatement bid
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) chairperson, Motanyane Makara, has filed a fresh application for reinstatement. Mr Makara was fired for alleged incompetence and...
View ArticleMajoro, Masoetsa in fresh fight
… as premier & party spokesperson fight over contract of Mafeteng council boss. Pascalinah Kabi A FRESH fight has broken out in the ruling but strife-torn All Basotho Convention (ABC). The new...
View ArticleJobs carnage
as leading textile factory retrenches 2500 workers, more job losses loom as sector reels from Covid impact and ballooning production costs. Bereng Mpaki IN a move that spells doom and gloom to the...
View ArticleBeauty queen defends Mokhothu against human trafficking claims
Pascalinah Kabi DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) beauty queen, Bongiswa Hesman, has defended DC leader Mathibeli Mokhothu and other senior party officials who have been accused of human trafficking. The...
View ArticleLesotho receives more Covid-19 vaccines
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has received a consignment of 108 000 Johnson&Johnson vaccines for the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. This the first batch of vaccines to be procured under the...
View ArticleMajoro must go: Mapesela
outspoken Mokhotlong MP brands him the “worst-ever prime minister,” blames him for ruinous policies amid a Covid-induced economic crisis. Pascalinah Kabi OUTSPOKEN former cabinet minister Tefo...
View ArticleFour nabbed for cop’s murder
’Marafaele Mohloboli Four men have been arrested in connection with last week’s abduction and murder of a police officer in Ha Motlalepula, Mokhotlong. Police spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Mpiti...
View ArticleMetsing, Mochoboroane application postponed
Mohalenyane Phakela POLITICIANS, Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane’s application to stop the state from joining them to the treason and murder trial alongside former army commander Tlali...
View ArticleI was forced to lie: murder witness
Mohalenyane Phakela A TEARFUL Police Constable (PC) Tumelo Ntoane accused his former boss, Senior Superintendent Thabo Tšukulu, of threatening to kill him to get to lie about the circumstances...
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