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Mahao murder trial postponed again
Moorosi Tsiane THE trial of former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and eight other soldiers accused of murdering army commander Maaparankoe Mahao has been postponed to 11 April 2022. The trial had...
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Nthane murder trial finally begins
Moorosi Tsiane BUSINESS TYCOON Tšeliso Nthane’s much-delayed trial finally kicked off yesterday in the High Court with the latter pleading not guilty to charges of murdering his truck driver, Kopang...
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Famo gangs fingered as Mafeteng tops HIV/AIDS infections
Limpho Sello FAMO gangs in Mafeteng have been fingered as one of the major contributors to the district’s HIV’AIDS prevalence rates which are now the highest in the country. According to the latest...
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US$300 million Compact II signing next month
. . . govt says lucrative grant will “advance economic growth and poverty reduction”. Staff Reporters THE official signing ceremony for the US$300 million (about M4,8 billion) grant to Lesotho from the...
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Lesotho’s cancer horror!!!
346 women died from cervical cancer in Lesotho in 2020 alone, while govt continues to dither on the construction of cancer treatment facility. Limpho Sello LESOTHO’S lack of facilities to treat cancer...
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Mining firm sues LNIG for M65 million
Moorosi Tsiane/Mohalenyane Phakela DIAMOND mining company, Storm Mountain Diamonds (PTY) LTD, has sued the Lesotho National General Insurance Company (LNIG) for allegedly refusing to compensate it for...
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Basotho should be worried about Matekane’s party: Thotanyana
LESOTHO Times (LT) deputy editor, Silence Charumbira, recently sat down with newly elected Basotho Action Party (BAP) secretary-general (SG), Lebohang Thotanyana to discuss his party’s prospects in...
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Hungwe throws out Kamoli’s recusal application
Moorosi Tsiane JUDGE Charles Hungwe has thrown out former army commander, Tlali Kamoli’s application for his recusal from presiding over the latter’s attempted murder trial. The trial is in connection...
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Motinyane steps up fight with “biased” Sakoane
. . . slams judge’s insistence on proceeding with treason trial without ‘chief actor’ Metsing Mohalenyane Phakela DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, has upped the ante in her...
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Moramotse takes the stand in son’s murder trial
but insists he is not aware of son’s involvement in the crime Moorosi Tsiane LOCAL Government and Chieftainship Affairs Minister, Lehlohonolo Moramotse, has bizarrely claimed that he is not even aware...
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Sakoane chides police and prosecution failures in achieving justice
. . . the chief justice’s comments come after shoddy work in the Nthane murder trial. Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has blamed “inefficient and unprofessional” police officers and...
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Mokhothu slams Matekane
Bongiwe Zihlangu . . . says tycoon not telling truth about why he entered politics DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has slammed business tycoon Sam Matekane saying the latter was...
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Mokhothu blasts “incompetent” police
accuses them of being “bought” by Matekane’s uniform donations, says a DC govt will reform LMPS to instil discipline and professionalism Bongiwe Zihlangu DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu has...
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Shock as abused pupil hangs self
’Marafaele Mohloboli IN an incident that has left his parents and Sekamaneng residents in Berea in shock, a teenage learner hung himself after being subjected to a humiliating ordeal by his teachers....
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US Embassy staff tours historic Thaba Bosiu
Staff Reporter UNITED States (US) Ambassador to Lesotho, Maria E Brewer, on Friday led embassy staff on a climb up the historic Thaba Bosiu mountain. The Embassy coordinated the outing with the...
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ESwatini NGOs draw lessons from lessons from Lesotho
Nthabiseng Libate/Tokelo Khausela CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) in ESwatini were recently in the country to draw lessons from Lesotho as they continue their fight for a constitutional monarchy....
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SA court postpones Frazer Solar, Lesotho govt case
Bereng Mpaki THE South African High Court has postponed all cases related to Fazer Solar’s fight with the government over the latter’s alleged breach of a M1, 7 billion deal for the supply of solar...
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Quthing runs out of HIV medication
Limpho Sello HIV-positive mothers in Quthing have, since February this year, been struggling to access pediatric cotrimoxazole suspension and are on the verge of exposing their minor babies to the...
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Shoddy Nthane trial and acquittal exposes flawed judiciary: analysts
Moorosi Tsiane PROMINENT businessman Tšeliso Nthane’s trial and acquittal on murder charges is a story that has got tongues wagging since it happened over two weeks ago. There have always been...
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Mahao confident of victory as BAP celebrates 1st anniversary
says more than 100 000 have joined, says a BAP govt will lift Lesotho form its dependence on other countries Marafaele Mohloboli MORE than 100 000 people have joined the Basotho Action Party (BAP)...
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