Govt, QMMH accused of denying minor life-saving operation
Limpho Sello A HA-LEQELE, Maseru family has accused the government and Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) authorities of denying their six-year-old daughter an opportunity to go for crucial...
View ArticleGNU an unnecessary, selfish and elitist political enterprise: Analysts
Staff Reporter OVER the past two weeks, the country waited with bated breath to see what the major political parties would come up with. This after a faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention...
View ArticleLETSHEGO LAUNCHES LETSGO DIGITAL ACADEMY TO BUILD FUTURE-FIT COMMUNITIES
Gaborone, Botswana, December 14, 2021—: Letshego is making considerable strides in its digital transformation strategy, having digitised its access channels with the launch and improvement of channels...
View ArticleABC is finished: Mahao
…former ABC deputy leader slams Majoro, Mokhothu for “failure of leadership” ’Marafaele Mohloboli BASOTHO Action Party (BAP) leader, Nqosa Mahao, has accused Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro and his...
View ArticleGovt imposes mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for all workers
Limpho Sello THE government will make it compulsory for all private and public sector employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 amid spiraling infections. Health Minister Semano Sekatle said the...
View ArticleLRA officers in hot soup over missing M1, 4 million
’Marafaele Mohloboli TWO Lesotho Revenue Authority officers are in hot soup for allegedly misappropriating about M1, 4 million which was collected as toll fees from motorists at the Maseru border...
View ArticleAnother gruesome killing
. . . as soldier kills wife, daughter before shooting himself ’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE are investigating a case in which a Maseru-based army sergeant allegedly shot dead his wife and 11-year-old...
View ArticleBlood bank well stocked, ready for the festive period
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services (LBTS) says it is well stocked with enough blood units to sustain the country throughout the festive season. This is the first time in five years...
View Article2700 more factory workers retrenched
. . . as jobs carnage continues after Nien Hsing closes C&Y factory, Bereng Mpaki LEADING textiles conglomerate, Nien Hsing Textiles Group, has closed down its C&Y Garments subsidiary in...
View ArticleMajoro, Mochoboroane fight latest:
…emails ‘back up’ minister’s claims about Majoro’s involvement in the govt fleet tender ’Marafaele Mohloboli NEW evidence, in the form of emails have surfaced, suggesting that there could be truth to...
View ArticleABC abandons GNU plans
… but appears set to intensify fight to topple Majoro … calls for special party conference to decide premier’s fate Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane and his allies...
View ArticleThabane to step down as ABC leader
FORMER Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, will step down as leader of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC). Announcing the decision on 31 December 2021 in Maseru, the 82-year-old Mr Thabane said he...
View ArticleMajoro recovers from Covid-19, ends isolation
Staff Reporter PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has recovered from Covid-19. The premier had tested positive to the virus on Christmas eve and he immediately went into isolation. In a statement earlier...
View ArticleCBL appoints acting governor
Staff Reporter THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has appointed Lehlomela Mohapi in acting governor after the expiry of the former incumbent, Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane’s term of office. Dr Matlanya’s...
View ArticleMoramotse accused of violating pollution by-laws
’Marafaele Mohloboli LOCAL Government and Chieftainship minister, Lehlohonolo Moramotse, has been accused of land pollution amid revelations that his unlicensed waste disposal truck was impounded by...
View ArticleNo going back on mandatory vaccination of employees: Majoro
Bereng Mpaki PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has reiterated the government’s stance that all employers in the public and private sector should ensure that their employees are vaccinated before they can...
View ArticleMofomobe slams Moseneke, Metsing and Mochoboroane
. . . accuses SADC facilitator of seeking to protect Metsing and Mochoboroane from prosecution, . . . says reforms should proceed with or without the two politicians’ parties. ’Marafaele Mohloboli...
View ArticleAD supporters unhappy with Moleleki’s decision to seek re-election
’Marafaele Mohloboli ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) leader, Monyane Moleleki’s decision to seek re-election in the Machache constituency has not gone down well with some party members. Some branches of the...
View ArticleWhy Thabane is stepping down as ABC leader
Staff Reporters ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Thomas Thabane (pictured), who had over the past three years, resisted calls for him to quit, finally agreed to go at the end of this month due to...
View ArticleBattle Royale for ABC leadership!!!
…as Majoro, Kabi, Rapapa, Ntsekele vie to replace Thabane, …Rapapa fires warning shots at rivals; derisively labels them ‘Maesaiah’s boys, …vows to win and “retrieve the ABC from the former first...
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