Gvt warns civil servants against striking
…GS Mokela says COLEPE not recognised under public service laws Mathatisi Sebusi GOVERNMENT Secretary, Teboho ‘Mokela, has strongly warned civil servants who subscribe to the Coalition of Lesotho...
View ArticleBusinesswoman charged for trying to rob police
Moorosi Tsiane LOCAL businesswoman, ‘Masibusiso Lebesa, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for allegedly trying to defraud the then Ministry of Police and Public Safety of M448 000....
View ArticleM12 billion Pension Fund crisis
Mohloai Mpesi THE Public Officers Defined Contribution Pension Fund PODCPF) has roped in security agencies to try and help it deal with its various crises. The PODCPF has been enmeshed in various...
View ArticleCBL launches national payment switch
…to promote financial inclusion and wean Lesotho off reliance on SA’s payments system Leemisa Thuseho IN its bid to promote financial inclusion and join the rapid evolution of the payments landscape,...
View ArticleMolibeli seeks the banning of the Lesotho Times
…claims the newspaper is operating “illegally” Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, and his “ally”, Thabiso Moroahae of Tholo Energy, want the Lesotho Times newspaper...
View ArticleMining indaba on the cards
Letsatsi Selikoe LESOTHO is gearing to hold its inaugural mining indaba, a historic event aimed at reshaping the future of the country’s extractive industry. The Lesotho Mining Indaba (Khotla) 2024...
View ArticleFormer PS Mothae furious over arrest warrant
—threatens to withdraw from high profile case unless it’s cancelled Staff Reporter FORMER Principal Secretary (PS) Colonel Tanki Mothae (Retired) is furious over a warrant of arrest issued against...
View ArticleGovt clinic sued for M500k
alleged to have given patient wrong medication resulting in his “malfunctioning” manhood Moorosi Tsiane A CASE of negligence by doctors at the state-owned Mabote Filter Clinic has resulted in a...
View ArticleScramble to meet deadline for M6.14 billion aid package
THE government has until end of this month to pass three laws central to unlocking the $322.5 million (about M6.14 billion) aid package from the United States under the Millennium Challenge Compact...
View ArticleLMPS defends Molibeli, Tholo Energy
Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, acted within his office’s powers when he secured a High Court order to attach the property and monies belonging to 15 people implicated in...
View ArticleOmbudsman wants 114 LCS officers prosecuted
…asks police to complete investigations in six months Mathatisi Sebusi OMBUDSMAN Tlotliso Polaki wants 114 Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) officers investigated and prosecuted for the brutal...
View ArticleLesotho police officers arrested in SA
Hopolang Mokhopi THREE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) officers, who were arrested in South Africa last week were on a trial for cattle which had been stolen from Mafeteng, the Lesotho Times has...
View ArticleElectricity to cost more
-as power tariffs are hiked by nearly 10 percent Mathatisi Sebusi ELECTRICITY tariffs have been hiked by nearly 10 percent, adding more woes to already suffering consumers. The latest hike is...
View ArticleLesotho Endorses Emergency, Preparedness, Response Flagship Initiative...
The Government of Lesotho has endorsed and launched the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response Flagship Initiative Roadmap. This was done with the support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
View ArticleAmnesty International URGES Lesotho to investigate torture of detainees at MCCI
THE Amnesty International says it is shocked by the recent findings by the Lesotho Ombudsman, Tlotliso Polaki, on the inhumane treatment of inmates at the Maseru Central Correctional Institution...
View ArticleMukuru and SLB engage Basotho migrant workers
Hopolang Mokhopi FINANCIAL services platform, Mukuru, has implored Basotho in the diaspora to use its safe mobile money transfer platform, when sending money back home, to avoid getting robbed of...
View ArticleCBL keeps repo rate unchanged
Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 7.75 percent, cushioning hard pressed consumers from immediate interest rate hikes. The repo rate is the rate at...
View ArticleChinese doctors a positive blessing: Mochoboroane
…as new Chinese medical team arrives …while three more China-funded projects are in the pipeline Mohloai Mpesi THE medical specialists which China has been sending to Lesotho from 1997 have greatly...
View ArticleBillions worth MCC Compact II finally unlocked
Mathatisi Sebusi/Hopolang Mokhopi THE government finally met the deadline to unlock the implementation of the multi-billion maloti Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact II. The project will...
View ArticleMochoboroane unpacks his vision for the health sector
…emphasizes strategic shift to focus on disease prevention BEFORE Selibe Mochoboroane took over the Ministry of Health after the October 2002 general elections, Lesotho’s health sector was...
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