Matela admitted to killing his wife – police
Moorosi Tsiane MURDER accused, Qamo Matela, admitted to police two years ago that he had killed his wife in a feat of rage, the High Court heard on Thursday. According to a statement by Matela to the...
View ArticleMolibeli finally meets police
’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE Commissioner (Compol) Holomo Molibeli has fulfilled his promise to meet his perennial foes, the Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA), in an effort to bury the hatchet...
View ArticleCycling tour raises M340 000 for charity
Leemisa Thuseho CHARITY movement, Tour de Frontline (TdF), yesterday raised a total of M340 000 via its cycling tour in Maseru. The event saw over 30 riders completing a 40km cycling tour. It started...
View ArticleMolibeli, Lebajoa tiff spills into public domain
Bongiwe Zihlangu/‘Marafaele Mohloboli THE long-drawn fight between Police Commissioner (Compol), Holomo Molibeli and one of his deputies, Beleme Lebajoa has now spilled into the public domain after...
View ArticleCivil service downsizing should have a human face – Mokhothu
Bongiwe Zihlangu DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has urged the Sam Matekane-led coalition government to reconsider its purge of civil servants saying the drive lacked a human...
View ArticleHigh Court too lenient with bail for murderers: analysts
. . . as police, DPP are accused of shoddy work in murder cases . . . new law required to set parameters for bail in serious cases …..but other lawyers maintain bail is not punitive and must not be...
View ArticleNedbank poised to continue supporting private sector growth: Matete
It is that time of the year when commercial banks publish their financial results showcasing their performances for the preceding financial year. A number of them have already done so with Nedbank...
View ArticleRelief for embattled PSs
. . . as High Court dismisses gvt’s recusal bid Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court judge ‘Maliepollo Makhetha has dismissed an application by the government for her recusal in a case in which 16...
View ArticleLaw society sued over failure to hold elections
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Law Society of Lesotho president, Tekane Maqakachane, and his five-member council are under fire for refusing to step down despite their tenure in office having expired on 1...
View ArticleIEC ready to deliver credible local gvt elections – Maqutu
FIVE months after the October 2022 elections that birthed Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s three-party coalition government, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is now hard at work preparing for...
View ArticleFarmers sue Molibeli over seized M2.9 million wool
Mohalenyane Phakela A GROUP of Thaba Tseka wool and mohair farmers have asked the High Court to order Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, to release their wool valued at M2.9 million which was...
View ArticleKabi confident of forming next gvt
Moroke Sekoboto ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, says he is confident that his party will bounce back into government come 2027. Addressing party members clad in their yellow, green,...
View ArticleEditor’s attempted murder case to proceed in July
Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of four soldiers accused of the attempted murder of former Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri, will proceed from 10 July 2023. According to the...
View ArticleFamily sues hospital for death of mum
Moorosi Tsiane THREE siblings have sued Maluti Adventist Hospital in Mapoteng for M1,098,500 for negligence after the death of their mother at the institution in 2019. In their papers filed in the...
View ArticleTop NSS officials charged with M6 million fraud
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has taken two former National Security Services (NSS) officials to court for prejudicing the government of more than M6...
View ArticleMolibeli in trouble
… as court summons him to show cause why he cannot be jailed for contempt of court Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court Judge, Tṥeliso Mokoko, has summoned Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, to appear...
View ArticleSR holds first elective conference
Moroke Sekoboto THE Socialist Revolutionaries (SR) party will tomorrow open its two-day inaugural conference to elect a new national executive committee (NEC) at the Methodist High School in Maseru....
View ArticleJudge tells DPP to put house in order
Moorosi Tsiane JUDGE Moroke Mokhesi has told Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, to put her house in order failing which he will free on bail 10 soldiers charged with the May...
View ArticleNGOs fight over EU money
Moorosi Tsiane Two local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are fighting for control of European Union (EU) money meant to promote the interests of victims of gender based violence (GBV)....
View Article16 Principal Secretaries intensify fight for their jobs
Mohalenyane Phakela THE government has been given until today to withdraw what has been described as an “irresponsible decision” to send 16 principal secretaries on forced leave pending the...
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