Former LEPOSA spokesperson fights for police job
Moorosi Tsiane Former Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) spokesperson, Motlatsi Mofokeng, has decided to challenge his dismissal from the police, two years after leaving the organisation. The...
View ArticleMatekane admits trouble in RFP
…but premier downplays the danger, insisting the government is intact and his detractors failed when they were in power. ’Marafaele Mohloboli Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) leader, Sam Matekane, has...
View ArticleFormer LAA boss sues DCEO
…demands M485,000 for torture and unlawful arrest Moorosi Tsiane Former Land Administration Authority (LAA) chief executive officer, Mahashe Chaka, is demanding M485 000 from the Directorate on...
View ArticleAD reaffirms support for govt
Hopolang Mokhopi THE Alliance of Democrats (AD) has reaffirmed its allegiance to the coalition government the party formed with the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) and Movement for Economic Change...
View ArticleCovid-19 expenditure under scrutiny
…as Public Accounts Committee grills PS and other Covid-19 staff. Tokelo Khausela PARLIAMENT’S Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week grilled the principal secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office,...
View ArticleEconet donates oral hygiene essentials to students and herd-boys in Thaba-Tseka
Staff reporter Econet Telecom Lesotho has donated toothbrushes and toothpaste worth M10 000 to students and herd-boys in Thaba-Tseka district. The donation was in commemoration of Oral Health Awareness...
View ArticleMaqutu vows to deprive non-compliant parties of IEC funds
…asserts he is ready to call to order even the bigger political parties …vows to sue and continue to deregister parties for non-compliance Bongiwe Zihlangu and Moroke Sekoboto INDEPENDENT Electoral...
View ArticleGovt steps up bid to terminate airport contract
Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane OFFICIALS from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Tuesday met a delegation from South African company, Lesedi Technical Engineering (LTE) Consulting, to...
View ArticleTop lawyer in land “scam”
… Phafane accused of improperly getting LCS land for private use ’Marafaele Mohloboli A company owned by prominent lawyer, Advocate Salemane Phafane (King’s Counsel), allegedly obtained a 30-year lease...
View ArticleLesotho’s soldiers “suffering” in Mozambique
….deprived of adequate food rations ….. as gvt is accused of “neglecting” army Tokelo Khausela THE government has been accused of neglecting the army, with possible dire consequences for the...
View ArticlePlot to oust PM loses momentum
…as opposition parties lose appetite for a no-confidence motion Staff Reporters OPPOSITION parties, which had appeared so determined to remove the coalition government led by Prime Minister Sam...
View ArticleM2M celebrates crucial milestone
Hopolang Mokhopi A local non-profit organisation, Mothers2Mothers (M2M), has successfully implemented its project aimed at the virtual elimination of the mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The...
View ArticleMahao speaks on BAP divisions
The Basotho Action Party (BAP) has been rocked by infighting, which now threatens the very survival of this organisation formed by former All Basotho Convention (ABC) members in April 2021. At the...
View ArticleMaputsoe one of the filthiest towns in Lesotho
…as officials look to the courts to address the age-old problem haunting most urban areas of the Kingdom. ‘Malepotisa Masilo MAPUTSOE might be Lesotho’s second largest economic hub after Maseru, but...
View ArticleAssociations cry foul on sin tax reduction
Tokelo Khausela THE Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) wants to know what made the government review the Alcohol and Tobacco Levy Act of 2023. The organization is arguing the review,...
View ArticleWorld Vision embarks on disaster mitigation project
Moroke Sekoboto World Vision International Lesotho has embarked on a mission to prepare communities for climate-related disasters. The targeted communities are mostly in hard-to-reach areas of Maseru,...
View ArticleMahao’s alleged killers frustrated
Moorosi Tsiane FIVE soldiers facing charges in relation to the 25 June 2015 murder of former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, have expressed frustration over the absence of the...
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank injects M285 000 into contentious expo
Moroke Sekoboto NATURAL Resources minister, Mohlomi Moleko, has confirmed the participation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the upcoming water and energy conference. The event, dubbed Metsi...
View ArticleRFP is a scam – Ramatšella
…lashes out at IEC for aiding RFP ‘fraud’ ’Marafaele Mohloboli FIREBRAND Democratic Congress (DC) politician, Bokang Ramatšella, says Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) is...
View ArticleMinister says govt to address jobs bloodbath in textile industry
…as another company sends 600 workers on unpaid leave Tokelo Khausela The Minister of Trade, Industry, Business, Development and Tourism, Mokhethi Shelile, says government is devising a plan to avert...
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