Mafeteng man jailed for stealing Econet equipment
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Mafeteng Magistrate Court has sentenced a local resident to four years in jail for stealing Econet Telecom Lesotho’s manhole cover. Tsókolo Maoene from Taung Ha Kekeleng was...
View ArticleMofomobe escalates fight against mining firms
Seithati Motšoeneng / Tokelo Khausela BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has launched a broadside at Prime Minister Sam Matekane and two of his ministers, accusing them of...
View ArticleSA tycoon Majola “defrauds” gvt of M8.4 million
Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane THE government has “fraudulently” paid M8.4 million to a controversial South African businessman, Thulani Majola, who was in November 2021 awarded a M33.6 million...
View ArticleHuman trafficking under the spotlight
Moroke Sekoboto PEOPLE exposed to unstable living conditions are primary targets of the multi-billion-dollar human trafficking industry, says She-Hive vice-president Tebelo Phomane. Such communities,...
View ArticleKhaya breathes new life into creative industry
Seithati Motšoeneng INJECTING resources into Lesotho’s creative industry can create opportunities leading to independence for the country’s youth, while also generating much-needed revenue as it...
View ArticleAgriculture ministry under fire over ‘shabby’ report
Tokelo Khausela PARLIAMENT’S Economic Cluster Portfolio Committee has accused the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition of negligence by presenting a “shabby” report and failing to...
View ArticleNo imminent solution to DPP, Abrahams fallout
Moorosi Tsiane THE high-profile trial of four police officers accused of the March 2016 murder of their colleague, Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng, was on Tuesday postponed to today due to...
View ArticleFired NSS officer sues govt for M5m
…Mofomobe’s ‘girlfriend’ says her dismissal was unfair as she was not afforded a disciplinary hearing. Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela FIRED National Security Services (NSS) employee, Ithabeleng...
View ArticleCourt’s dysfunctional recording system stalls high-profile cases
Moorosi Tsiane THE continued unavailability of the High Court’s recording system which has been dysfunctional from June this year when it was allegedly attacked by a virus, has further stalled...
View ArticleTwenty-three firearms disappear from police custody
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE police are investigating how 23 pistols which were exhibits being kept at the Robbery and Car Theft Squad (RCTS) premises, have gone missing. The firearms were being kept in a...
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Mercenary chief who staged mutiny in Russia is listed as a passenger on a...
CNN — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, was listed among passengers on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow, according to Russian state media. The official Russian...
View ArticleRFP infighting escalates
…as party MPs go for each others’ throats ’Marafaele Mohloboli INFIGHTING in the ruling Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) has reached fever pitch, with Abia constituency legislator, Thuso Makhalanyane,...
View ArticleActivists go to court to stop reforms process
…demand that it be restarted afresh …as it appears to be descending into a farce Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane THE much-delayed process to pass constitutional, legal and security reforms, to...
View ArticleMinet extends helping hand to Senkatana Oncology Clinic
Hopolang Mokhopi Minet Lesotho has donated electrical appliances and blankets worth M14 200 to Senkatana Oncology Clinic, in celebration of African Women’s Month. The handover ceremony of the...
View ArticlePuma Energy rewards Maputsoe customers
Tokelo Khausela FUEL company, Puma Energy Lesotho, on Tuesday rewarded two of its loyal customers with M9 393 cash prizes each. The duo of Nicholas Sekonyela and Polanka Phallang had participated in...
View ArticleMatekane to take 23-member entourage to maiden UN General Assembly
Moroke Sekoboto PRIME Minister Sam Matekane will attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly set for 18 to 26 September 2023, his maiden since attaining office in October last year....
View ArticleCerebral palsy association seeks assistance
Tokelo Khausela PEOPLE living with cerebral palsy appear to be a forgotten community, with most parents struggling on their own to provide for their children and loved ones living with the medical...
View ArticleWomen urged to speak out against abuse
…as survivors narrate heart-wrenching accounts of abuse in their homes. ’Marafaele Mohloboli POVERTY is the primary catalyst of gender-based violence, leading to women’s imprisonment in abusive...
View ArticleNare basks in BRICS glory
… as South African BRICS Women Business Alliance appoints Invest Lesotho owner head of Lesotho chapter. Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL entrepreneur, Lineo Nare, who was recently appointed chairperson of the...
View ArticleKhetheng trial postponed again
Moorosi Tsiane THE trial of four police officers accused of the March 2016 murder of their colleague, Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng, once again failed to proceed in the High Court on...
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