Teachers abandon industrial action
…as gvt commits to paying their outstanding dues Mathatisi Sebusi THE government has committed to address teachers’ grievances dating back to 2019 thereby averting a strike that could have crippled the...
View ArticleRFP must unity to foster progress -Lesenya
Moroke Sekoboto NEWLY appointed Revolution for Prosperity interim chief executive officer, Ts’eliso Lesenya, has emphasised the importance of conflict management and peaceful resolution of disputes...
View ArticleLNDC, Cuban Linx in M10 million lease dispute
Moorosi Tsiane A POPULAR downtown night club, Cuban Linx, has dragged its lessor, Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC), to court demanding a whooping M10 million compensation for premature...
View ArticleLesotho calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Mohloai Mpesi Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s government has condemned what it describes as Israel’s “disproportionate bombardment” of the Gaza strip in Palestine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
View ArticleLesotho hosts SACU oil committee meeting
Tokelo Khausela THE Minister of Energy, Professor Nqosa Mahao, says the government is in the process of developing a fund which will cushion petroleum consumers when prices shoot up drastically....
View ArticleLack of oncologists costing govt hugely
Tokelo Khausela / Seithati Motṧoeneng AT LEAST M250 000 is being spent by the government on every cancer patient getting treatment either in South Africa or India. According to the Clinical Radiation...
View ArticlePolice officers not above the law: judge
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE officers are not above the law and they should conduct their duties within the confines of the constitution, a High Court judge has said. Justice Realeboha Mathaba said this...
View ArticleIndians, Pakistanis fight for Lesotho citizenship
Moorosi Tsiane SIXTEEN Indians and Pakistanis are fighting to be naturalised as Basotho by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police. They have taken the Department of...
View ArticleChina boosts Lesotho’s health sector
… as construction of Maseru Medical Hospital nears completion Mathatisi Sebusi LESOTHO and the People’s Republic of China have entered into a ground breaking agreement in which Maseru District Hospital...
View ArticleParly to discuss Kamoli’s freedom bid
-as ex-army boss files another bail application Mohloai Mpesi THE recently appointed Minister of Justice and Law, Richard Ramoeletsi, is today expected to explain to parliament why the long...
View ArticleMahosi’s killers arrested
—her driver emerges as key suspect Hopolang Mokhopi FORMER Disaster Management Authority (DMA) chief executive officer (CEO), ‘Makhotso Caroline Mahosi’s driver has emerged as the key suspect in her...
View ArticleLETŠENG RESPONSE TO DWA REPORT – NOVEMBER 2023
Summary response (to be read in conjunction with the detailed response) Letšeng Diamonds wishes to respond to the content of the report titled MALORANENG STREAM POLLUTION INVESTIGATION, dated February...
View ArticleEvidence of high-profile case “missing”
Moorosi Tsiane CRUCIAL evidence in the trial of former army commander, Tlali Kamoli’s two bodyguards who are accused of murder, has gone missing. The Crown revealed this week that the missing exhibits...
View ArticleLesotho makes strides in HIV global targets
Mathatisi Sebusi AS the World commemorates World Aids Day tomorrow (Friday December 1), Lesotho will join the celebration with pride after making huge progress towards achieving the United Nations...
View ArticleFunding challenges hinder effective HIV response
Mathatisi Sebusi FUNDING challenges, policy and regulatory hurdles and capacity constraints have been listed among restrictions preventing communities from being effectively engaged in HIV response...
View ArticleLWA launches sewing centre to help youth
Hopolang Mokhopi THE Lesotho Workcamps Association (LWA) has launched a Sewing Training Centre aimed at combating youth unemployment. The initiative launched this week will offer free tailoring lessons...
View ArticleGvt wants to hijack poultry business – Mokhothu
Seithati Mots’oeneng/Mohloai Mpesi MAIN opposition Democratic Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, has expressed unhappiness over the prolonged ban on the importation of poultry products from...
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Plastic recycling gives hope to disabled children
—proving the old adage that “disability is not inability” Mathatisi Sebusi Disability is certainly not inability. The pupils of Thuso-e-tla-tsoa-kae School bear testament to this age old adage. The...
View ArticleLHDA calls for action towards protection of threatened wetlands
Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is advocating the protection of wetlands within the Polihali Dam and other Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) catchments. And in...
View Article“Lesotho will be saved if I become prime minister” – Phamotse
Mohloai Mpesi FORMER ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) legislator for the Matlakeng constituency, Mahali Phamotse, was on Tuesday this week unveiled as leader of a new political party, United...
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