Taekwondo, gymnastics dropped from AUSC Region 5 Games programme
…as Karate, Table Tennis are incorporated in new programme Leemisa Thuseho TAEKWONDO and gymnastics have been scrapped from the African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games programme....
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Econet donates two-roomed house to poor family
Hopolang Mokhopi Telecommunications powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho, has donated a fully furnished two-roomed house to a destitute family in Ntlholohetsane, Mokhotlong. The family consists of an...
View ArticleLesotho gears up for national prayer day
…as Minister Maqelepo bemoans rampant crime which has turned country into a “blood field”. Letsatsi Selikoe A NATIONAL prayer session has been penciled in for 28 June 2024 as part of the country’s...
View ArticleBacha Entrepreneurship Project launched
Letsatsi Selikoe IN a joint effort to support young entrepreneurs and address youth unemployment, Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB), Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO), and Revenue Services...
View ArticleEU celebrates unity and diversity
…ahead of European Parliament elections Letsatsi Selikoe ON May 9 2024, the European Union (EU) mission in Lesotho celebrated Europe Day, a significant event honouring the European region’s unity,...
View Article120 children raped in three months – CGPU
…as police express concern over spate of child abuse cases Moroke Sekoboto THE police service arm, the Child and Gender Protection Unit (CGPU), says at least 120 child molestation cases were reported...
View ArticleLetsoela sued for M2 million
Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) Commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, faces more than M2 million worth of lawsuits from two men who claim to have been tortured by the army...
View ArticleMinister cries in court
…as he narrates how police tortured him until he soiled himself Moorosi Tsiane MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Tšeliso Mokhosi, broke into tears while testifying in court this week in the murder...
View ArticlePM begins process to impeach DPP
Staff Reporters PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has kickstarted the process to establish a tribunal to impeach Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate (Adv) Hlalefang Motinyane, from office. In a...
View ArticleMatekane speaks on Famo violence
after his gvt bans the Famo groups brands them as terrorists as the groups vow to fight ban Mohloai Mpesi THE infamous Famo gangs – accused of being the kingpins behind ubiquitous violent murders...
View ArticleSex workers continue to face abuse and discrimination
Mathatisi Sebusi Seven years ago, 23 years old Mpho* from Ha Thamae in Maseru ran away from home after having a fallout with her mother. She joined the streets where she met friends who introduced her...
View ArticleFemale sex workers continue facing discrimination
…while their clients are treated as holy cows ‘Mathatisi Sebusi FRIDAY’s commemoration of the Zero Discrimination Day by the United Nations, was a grim reminder that Lesotho’s key populations,...
View ArticleLCS’s security arrangements mediocre
‘Mathatisi Sebusi HIGH profile inmates kept in the maximum security wing of the Maseru Central Correctional Institution (MCCI), can escape anytime due to mediocre security at the facility, Lesotho...
View ArticleMinister unveils M3 million Ha-Ts’epe network tower
Letsatsi Selikoe HA TS’EPE, a rural community in Leribe district, recently commemorated World Communications Day, with the unveiling of a M3 million communications tower connecting the area to the...
View ArticleOmbudsman paints grim picture of “poverty-stricken LMPS”
…recommends swift construction of new police stations …suspects chained to a pole due to lack of cells Mathatisi Sebusi THE government must draw up a plan to demolish and replace the dilapidated,...
View ArticleMedia barred from reporting on famo issues
…while Basotho are also banned from listening to famo music Mohloai Mpesi MEDIA practitioners will now be charged criminally should they continue to report about the recently outlawed famo gangs,...
View ArticleVulnerable litigants in limbo
…as Law Society gives human rights NGOs ultimatum to stop representing them in courts Moorosi Tsiane The Law Society of Lesotho (LSL) has banned non-profit organisations from representing poor...
View ArticleMojapela calls for inquiry to probe famo violence
Mathatisi Sebusi A COMMISSION of inquiry into famo disputes and killings could reveal the identities of national security agents allegedly conniving with the outlawed groups. This according to...
View ArticleFamo members get hefty jail terms
slapped with 10-year sentences each as gvt begins to enforce famo ban but famo violence still spreads with two more shot dead Hopolang Mokhopi THREE Leribe men have been slapped with 10-year jail...
View ArticleNedbank Lesotho launches lucrative campaigns
Letsatsi Selikoe BANKING powerhouse, Nedbank Lesotho, has unveiled two “exciting” campaigns directed at its personal banking clients, schools as well as promoting domestic tourism. It has pledged...
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