Police officers turn away rape victim
’Marafaele Mohloboli A MASERU woman has suffered the double jeopardy of being raped and turned away by police officers who refused to attend to her at Maseru Central Police Station. The 36-year-old...
View ArticleMatobakele should apologise over police comments: Majoro
Bereng Mpaki PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro says he is unhappy with deputy army commander, Matela Matobakele, for saying “Lesotho has no police force to speak about”. Dr Majoro said Major Gen...
View ArticleLCA boss waits on Court of Appeal
Mohalenyane Phakela SUSPENDED Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) CEO, ‘Mamarame Matela, will know on 12 November 2021 if her Court of Appeal application to compel the Labour Appeal Court to hear...
View ArticleABC war spills into the courts
Mohalenyane Phakela SIX members of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have taken their battle for the control of the party’s Qeme constituency committee to the High Court. The six are Samuel...
View ArticleThabane, Majoro fight escalates
. . . as SG Hlaele threatens action against Majoro faction. Pascalinah Kabi THE bruising fight between the Thomas Thabane and Moeketsi Majoro-led factions for the control of the main ruling All...
View ArticleMolibeli slapped with M1, 5 million lawsuits
Mohalenyane Phakela TWO “torture” victims have filed separate lawsuits for a combined M1, 5 million against Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli. The “victims” are Lejone Mepha of Leribe and Zibi...
View ArticleMajoro speaks out on “dangerous” economic situation
more than 300 000 youths desperate for jobs, premier says, blames “chronic political instability” for low foreign direct investment in the country Herbert Moyo PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro says the...
View ArticleSoldiers kill police officer
brutally torture five civilians victims demand M24 compensation from army Pascalinah Kabi ARMY brutality has reared its ugly head once again. This after four soldiers allegedly tortured a police...
View ArticleAfrican Leaders Must Urge G20 to Stop Covid-19 Vaccines Apartheid to Save Our...
By Penny Lutung Amor The novel coronavirus has shown glaring flaws in the world’s collective ability to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, with none more evident than wealthy countries’...
View ArticleNUL burns
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) management has been forced to indefinitely shut down the institution following an orgy of student violence at the main campus in Roma. Riotous...
View ArticleRapapa predicts another ABC, DC coalition
Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) chairperson, Samuel Rapapa, has predicted that his party and the Democratic Congress (DC) will retain power in next year’s general elections. Addressing a...
View ArticleMoletsane ponders AD exit
. . . former minister is said to be fed up with “old and feeble-minded” Moleleki ’Marafaele Mohloboli ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) legislator, Mokhele Moletsane, has had enough of the opposition party....
View ArticleGovt forges ahead with Draconian spying regulations
Minister Rapapa defends security agencies’ involvement in drafting snooping laws, as legal experts slam the “militarisation of the law-making process”. Herbert Moyo THE Lesotho government has...
View ArticleEconet launches EcoSure Group
Staff Reporter ECONET Telecom Lesotho (ETL’s) insurance arm, EcoSure, has introduced a new product, EcoSure Group. The new product is an upgrade of the mobile communications giant’s EcoSure Re...
View ArticleNew twist to Mohapi resignation saga
claims he never resigned from ABC treasurer’s post, accuses Hlaele, Masoetsa of plotting his ouster from the party. Pascalinah Kabi SENIOR All Basotho Convention (ABC) member, Tlali Mohapi, has...
View ArticleThabane suspends NEC member as ABC rifts escalate
. . . suspended official seen as “Majoro loyalist” Nthatuoa Koeshe ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has flexed his muscles by suspending the party’s...
View ArticleDrama at DCP Mokete’s sexual assault trial
Mohalenyane Phakela DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP) Paseka Mokete’s much-delayed sexual assault trial got off to a dramatic start this week. This after his lawyer, Monaheng Rasekoai, exchanged...
View ArticleMothae moves to permanent site
Bereng Mpaki MOTHAE diamond mine has moved the majority of its camp and administration offices to a newly built permanent location within its leased site in Mokhotlong. The new camp consists of a...
View ArticleLetšeng staff donate to handicapped man
Bereng Mpaki LETŠENG Diamonds staffers yesterday donated a prosthetic leg to Mafeteng man, Mohau Mphatene. The M38 900 worth limb was handed over to Mr Mphatene by Letšeng Diamonds chief executive...
View ArticleSouthern parts of Lesotho in a food crisis: report
Herbert Moyo AT least four out of the country’s 10 districts, including Maseru, are currently experiencing a “food crisis” due to the depletion of grain from the 2020/21 harvest. The crisis is expected...
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