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Morai speaks on women, child abuse 

—says one in three women have experienced GBV  …urges communities to be more involved in fighting the scourge  Letsatsi Selikoe  GENDER based violence (GBV) is a grim reality in Lesotho and a societal...

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LNC bemoans malpractices by nurses 

…accuse some of operating illegal clinics  Moroke Sekoboto  THE Lesotho Nursing Council (LNC) has warned nurses who are operating illegal clinics that they are putting lives of innocent people at risk....

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Female factory workers’ in outcry over unpaid maternity leave 

Mathatisi Sebusi  TRADE unions are disgruntled that government continues to discriminate against women working in the textile and private security sectors when it comes to maternity leave payment....

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Ramaphosa tells ANC it needs 14 million votes to win elections outright

The ANC has marshalled all its ministers — presumably using government resources —  to start “aggressively communicating its success stories” through advertising in the next critical campaigning weeks...

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Maseru Mall destruction “an act of God” 

Mohloai Mpesi  THE destruction visited upon Maseru Mall when a freak hailstorm wreaked havoc there a fortnight ago, was “an act of God” and “a disaster outside human control”.  This is according to...

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Lesotho has lost a hero in Kobile 

… mourners eulogize renowned journalist as a loving man  Moroke Sekoboto  LOCAL radio station Tṧenolo FM’s late founder, Mohau Kobile, was as a passionate, patient, and persistent man who achieved all...

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Boarding schools for toddlers significantly helping parents in Lesotho 

the boarding schools enrol babies under five years of age  helping replace the practice of entrusting toddlers with nannies  enhancing early childhood development  Letsatsi Selikoe  There is a new...

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Scott fights for freedom 

Moorosi Tsiane  INCARCERATED double ritual murderer, Lehlohonolo Scott, will next week know whether he can appeal his 2020 conviction.  This after he pleaded with Justice Keketso Moahloli on Monday to...

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Judge cancels Mothae’s arrest warrant 

as the Crown concedes that it lied to get the arrest warrant issued  Mothae had not been informed of court dates as originally claimed  Judge threatens to jail Mochoboroane instead for absence in...

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‘New ABC NEC will deliver the goods’ Mokoatle 

Mohloai Mpesi  NEWLY elected All Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary general, Thebe Mokoatle, is confident that the party’s newly elected executive committee (NEC) is fit for purpose and will catapult...

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Publisher faces threats over pension fund stories 

The publisher of the Lesotho Tribune newspaper, Phafane Nkotsi, says he is now living in fear of his life and the safety of his family members after receiving threats of harm over his newspaper’s...

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DCEO now probes Tholo Energy in M40 million scandal 

–as police brand Malerato Khutlisi a “shebeen queen”  –while Khutlisi again implicates Holomo Molibeli in the theft scandal  Staff Reporter  THE alleged M40 million Tholo Energy theft scandal has taken...

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Govt establishes inquiry to probe LCS torture 

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE government has set aside over M2 million to establish a commission of inquiry to probe the December 2023 escape of prisoners and alleged torture of inmates at Maseru Central...

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Judge Nathane dies 

  Moorosi Tsiane  THE judiciary is in mourning after it lost High Court Judge, Justice Hopolang Nathane, this week.  The High Court and Court of Appeal Registrar, ‘Mathato Sekoai, has confirmed the...

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Town Clerk charged in M14 million scandal 

Moorosi Tsiane  MASERU Town Clerk, Molete Selete, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for “illegally paying” M14 million to a Chinese joint venture which had been engaged by Maseru City...

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Famo leader warns of more bloodbath 

if gvt fails to rein in members of armed forces fuelling Famo violence…  after brutal killing of six civilians, including five family members…   deceased include a pregnant woman   Staff Reporters  As...

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Mokhothu attacks RFP again 

Letsatsi Selikoe   LEADER of the main opposition Democractic Congress (DC), Mathibeli Mokhothu, has launched another broadside at the ruling Revolution For Prosperity (RFP).  This time Mr Mokhothu...

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‘Queen Masenate hails HPV vaccination success 

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE Ministry of Health has recorded massive success in its roll out of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in its spirited efforts to curb cervical cancer.  Health Minister Selibe...

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Ministry’s defiance angers portfolio committee 

as it fails to summon mining company  allegedly destroying communities  Mathatisi Sebusi  THE Ministry of Natural Resources has defied an order by the Natural Resources Cluster Portfolio Committee, to...

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Dry season for Bantu  

…they are officially out of the title race…    …Matlama, Lioli stay neck-and-neck…  …Naughty Boys are relegated…  Leemisa Thuseho  Vodacom Premier League champions BANTU FC will end this season without...

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