Police investigate ex-soldier for wife’s murder
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Mounted Police (LMPS) is investigating a 63-year-old former army sergeant for the murder of his wife. Lepanya Sekopa of Khubetsoana is accused of brutally murdering his...
View ArticleLEPOSA probed over “missing” firearms
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE police have begun investigating the Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) over its alleged failure to account for 159 firearms that it purchased for its members through a...
View ArticleM41 million recovered from fraud suspects: Molibeli
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, says they have recovered about M41 million out of the M49, 5 million looted from the Ministry of Finance in recent months. To date, nine people...
View ArticleLMDA broke, owes suppliers M40 million
Pascalinah Kabi THE Lesotho Millennium Development Agency (LMDA) is broke and owes its suppliers millions of maloti. The LMDA was established by the government to oversee the implementation of...
View ArticleDefiant Molibeli insists he is the right man to lead LMPS
Pascalinah Kabi EMBATTLED Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, insists he is the right man to continue leading the police service. This is despite the widespread calls for his ouster by the Lesotho...
View ArticleMolibeli faces axe
Pascalinah Kabi | Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro and his deputy, Mathibeli Mokhothu, are said to have agreed to fire Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli. Authoritative government...
View ArticleNAC, Limkokwing launch tech-based HIV intervention for youths
Limpho Sello the National AIDS Commission (NAC) and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology yesterday jointly launched the Southern African Development Community (SADC) technology-based HIV...
View ArticleHungwe contract extended
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has finally renewed Zimbabwean judge, Charles Hungwe’s contract. JSC secretary, ‘Mathato Sekoai yesterday confirmed the development, saying the...
View ArticleMokete drops fresh ‘Maesaiah bombshell
suggests she is responsible for the “suspicious” deaths of state witnesses in her murder trial, insists she ought to be in remand prison and should never have been granted bail Staff Reporters...
View ArticleWorkers sue China Geo for pay rise
Bereng Mpaki FIFTY China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC) workers contracted for the construction of the Marakabei to Monontša road project have petitioned the Directorate of Dispute Prevention and...
View ArticleLoti Brick lays off workers
Bereng Mpaki BRICK manufacturer, Loti Brick, has temporarily laid off the majority of its 150 workers on account of crippling cashflow challenges, a company source has said. The source this week...
View ArticleLCD pulls out of reforms
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has ‘’with immediate effect’’ pulled out of the ongoing multi-sector reforms process. Announcing the move at a press conference...
View ArticleSakoane orders state to pay pro deo lawyers
Mohalenyane Phakela CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has ordered the prosecution to facilitate the payment of lawyers who have been engaged by the state to represent some of the suspects in the ongoing...
View ArticleMolibeli ordered to return seized LEPOSA property
. . . but police boss defies court order, again Nthatuoa Koeshe EMBATTLED Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, has been left with another egg on his face. This after the Maseru Magistrates’ Court...
View ArticleManhunt for fugitive Metsing
Mohalenyane Phakela THE police are searching high and low for fugitive former deputy prime minister and current Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing. Police Spokesperson,...
View ArticleMochoboroane wants swift treason and murder trial
. . . says speedy trial will enable him to switch focus to more pressing matters of national development Mohalenyane Phakela MOVEMENT for Economic Change (MEC) leader and Development Planning...
View ArticleSecurity guard pays the price for insulting DPP Motinyane
Mohalenyane Phakela A PRIVATE security officer has paid a heavy price for hurling misogynistic insults at the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane. The officer, Teboho Seakhi, was...
View ArticleMoleleki decries “alarming political situation”
. . . slams Majoro for the “unfortunate harassment” of Metsing, Mochoboroane, . . . says he is horrified and dismayed by the unnecessary arrests of top ABC officials. ’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER...
View ArticleMajoro has declared war on ABC’s NEC: Masoetsa
Pascalinah Kabi / Mohalenyane Phakela THE ugly, bruising struggle for the control of both the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) and government has scaled greater heights with embattled Prime Minister...
View ArticleMajoro fight back intensifies ABC war
. . . as PM fires Kabi while Phori and Masoetsa are arrested for sedition, . . . PM’s allies launch court bid to stop all moves to oust him Mohalenyane Phakela/ Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister and All...
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