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Prosecutor’s no show riles Sakoane
Staff Reporters Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane is unhappy with Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams’s no show at the treason trial of Development Planning Minister Selibe Mochoboroane, former army commander,...
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IEC forges ahead with delimitation of constituencies
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is forging ahead with the delimitation of constituencies ahead of this year’s elections. This after the Democratic Congress (DC)...
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Parliament re-opening brought forward
…august house in race against time to finalise reforms bill, budget and other issues: Maema ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE re-opening of parliament has been brought forward to tomorrow to enable legislators...
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Teachers’ strike looms
Moorosi Tsiane RESTIVE teachers have threatened to go on strike to force the government to implement a career and salary structure agreed by the two sides in 2019. Over the past three years, teachers...
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Sakoane fumes as treason trial fails to kick-off
lead prosecutor Abrahams in no-show due to prior commitments, as Mochoboroane applies for discharge. Mohalenyane Phakela THE treason and murder trial of politicians, Selibe Mochoboroane, Mothetjoa...
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Three men horse race for ABC leadership
. . . as Ntsekele reportedly withdraws and throws weight behind Kabi ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE race to succeed founding All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Thomas Thabane, is heating up with just over...
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750 workers lose their jobs
. . . as jobs carnage continue in the textiles sector Bereng Mpaki HIPPO Knitting, a Taiwanese-owned company in Ha Hoohlo, Maseru, has begun retrenching 750 workers as it prepares to downsize...
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QMMH nurse arrested on corruption charges
Limpho Sello A Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) nurse has been arrested for illegally attempting to apply for a passport on behalf of a foreign national. In a statement this week, the Ministry...
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LCA-Sello saga: more skeletons tumble out of closet
. . . as minister is accused of soliciting a M3 million bribe to approve tender Mohalenyane Phakela THE skeletons are continuing to tumble out of the closet with regards to cabinet minister...
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Police brutality rears its ugly head again
as prominent human rights lawyer is abducted and brutally tortured, while another lawyer goes into hiding as police threaten to kill him. Mohalenyane Phakela | ‘Marafaele Mohloboli IT may be a new...
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Sakoane summons DPP Motinyane to answer perjury allegations
Mohalenyane Phakela CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has on Monday summoned the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, to appear before him to answer charges of perjury. Justice...
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Police brutality: Lesotho’s elephant in the room
Staff Reporters LESOTHO’S human rights record and in particular the issue of police brutality has been under local and international spotlight in recent years. Back in 2018, the African Commission...
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Majoro, Molibeli inaction in the face of police brutality worrying: Vox Pop
POLICE brutality has and continues to be a thorny issue in Lesotho. No less an authority than the African Union (AU) has spoken out against the scourge and pleaded with the government to capacitate...
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Teenager kills cop
’Marafaele Mohloboli VILLAGERS in Ha-Masupha, Metolong, are in shock after a 16-year-old boy shot and killed a police officer on Saturday. This after the now deceased 40-year-old Sergeant Mahase...
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BAP to hold first elective conference
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Nqosa Mahao-led Basotho Action Party (BAP) will hold its elective conference on 25 and 26 February 2022. This will be the party’s first elective conference since it’s formation...
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LDF troops could return home from Mozambique
. . . as govt pleads poverty, says it has no money to continue funding Mozambique tour of duty Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) troops could be forced to prematurely return home from their...
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Suspect nabbed in NUL lecturer’s gruesome murder
’Marafaele Mohloboli A 22-YEAR-OLD Ha-Leqele, Maseru, man has been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of National University of Lesotho (NUL) lecturer, Teboli Makafane (35). Mr Makafane’s...
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There should be zero tolerance to police brutality, GBV: Amadei
IN September 2021, the European Union (EU) appointed Paola Amadei as its new ambassador to Lesotho. She replaced Christian Manahl, who left the country after spending four years in Maseru. Ambassador...
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Police brutality: Lesotho’s elephant in the room
LESOTHO’S human rights record and in particular the issue of police brutality has been under local and international spotlight in recent years. Back in 2018, the African Commission on Human and...
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Majoro, Molibeli inaction in the face of police brutality worrying: Vox Pop
POLICE brutality has and continues to be a thorny issue in Lesotho. No less an authority than the African Union (AU) has spoken out against the scourge and pleaded with the government to capacitate...
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