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King’s gala dinner raises M400 000 for SOS Children’s Village
Mosoatsi Mosoatsi A LOCAL events management company, Southern Express, has raised more than M400 000 for charity through a gala dinner auction to celebrate His Majesty King Letsie III’s 25th...
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Gvt targets embassies
Bongiwe Zihlangu THE government has begun probing Lesotho’s foreign missions as part of its promise to foster good governance and rein in state spending on unnecessary institutions. In line with this...
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Mokhothu praises Basotho for political tolerance
’Marafaele Mohloboli/Bongiwe Zihlangu OPPOSITION Democratic Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has praised Basotho for exercising high levels of maturity political tolerance during the 7...
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DC to hold elective conference
Bongiwe Zihlangu THE main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) will hold an elective conference to choose a new national executive committee (NEC) at the end of January 2023. The tenure of the current...
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Letsoela faces M8 million lawsuit
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) Commander, Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Mojalefa Letsoela, has been slapped with yet another lawsuit, this time for a massive M8 million in damages by a Maseru...
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Job creation will end rampant crime: Lephema
NEWLY appointed Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police minister, Lebona Lephema, held a party during the weekend to celebrate winning the Teyateyaneng constituency at the 7 October...
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Why I didn’t attend Matekane’s inauguration: Mokhothu
FOLLOWING his stunning 7 October 2022 election victory, Prime Minister Sam Matekane was sworn in on 28 October 2022 in front of several regional leaders and international development partners at a...
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Gvt plans Maseru City upgrade
Nthabiseng Libate THE government is working on a comprehensive programme to deal with slums in Maseru. The programme is part of its plans to upgrade the city, Local Government, Chieftainship, Home...
View ArticleNUL students complete mentorship programme
Mosoatsi Mosoatsi TWENTY current and former National University of Lesotho (NUL) male students have completed a one-year mentorship programme aimed at encouraging them to respect women and shun...
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Matekane pledges more resources for security sector
Bongiwe Zihlangu PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has pledged to provide the security agencies with adequate resources to enable them to fulfil their mandate and achieve lasting peace and stability in the...
View ArticleDutch families adopt children from Beautiful Gate
Moroke Sekoboto TWO Dutch families are over the moon after adopting children from the Beautiful Gate Lesotho children’s home. Each of the families adopted a girl. The adoptions were facilitated by...
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Mokhothu breathes fire over cabinet’s parly no-show
Bongiwe Zihlangu/ ‘Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu has criticised Prime Minister Sam Matekane and his cabinet for failing to attend parliament due to a prolonged...
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Daggers drawn as BNP leader, SG face off
’Marafaele Mohloboli | Bongiwe Zihlangu THE battle lines have been drawn between Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, and party secretary general, Moeketsi Hanyane. This as the...
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Khetheng trial postponed again
Moorosi Tsiane THE trial of four police officers accused of the March 2016 murder of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng has been postponed again to 30 January 2023. The trial was supposed to...
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Gvt must urgently address GBV scourge: Report
Herbert Moyo MOST Basotho have railed against gender-based violence (GBV), saying the scourge is the “most important women’s-rights issue that the government and society must address”. This and other...
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Matekane to meet Ramaphosa in Pretoria
Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Sam Matekane, has cut all planned engagements back home to meet his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa this Friday. Through a government notice, the office of the...
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CSOs seek ways to protect children on the internet
Tokelo Khausela/Seithati Mphatsoane CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) from across Africa recently attended a forum in Maseru aimed at coming up with strategies to promote and safeguard the rights of...
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NUL students complete mentorship programme
Mosoatsi Mosoatsi TWENTY current and former National University of Lesotho (NUL) male students have completed a one-year mentorship programme aimed at encouraging them to respect women and shun gender...
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Vodacom hits back at Mofomobe
…company angered by foul-mouthed politician’s claims that it plotted murder of LCA board members… …threatens to sue the BNP leader for defamation… Staff Reporters TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Vodacom...
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Magistrate Letsika sued for misconduct
Mohalenyane Phakela MAGISTRATE Itumeleng Letsika has been accused by a lawyer, Makhabane Masupha, of threatening to send him to jail along with his two murder accused clients and two other lawyers....
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