Police inspector wants missing weapons accounted for
THONTṦO Moepi, a police officer stationed at the Makhaleng Police Station in Mohale’s Hoek, believes she is being victimised over her efforts to account for guns that have gone missing at the station....
View ArticleLesotho advocate challenges Legal Practice Act in South Africa
The admission and enrollment of foreign legal practitioners in South Africa recently came under the judicial spotlight when an advocate who is a Lesotho national challenged certain provisions of the...
View Article‘Mahao a political novice destroying BAP’- Shelile
Mohloai Mpesi THE ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) spokesperson, Mokhethi Shelile, has launched a scathing attack on Basotho Action Party (BAP) leader, Professor Nqosa Mahao, accusing him of...
View ArticleMojapela vows not to give up on Conflict of Interest Bill
—Accuses Matekane’s gvt of perpetuating corruption and “capturing” the courts ADVOCATE Teboho Mojapela, the outspoken Socialist Revolutionaries (SR) leader, says he is challenging the government’s...
View ArticleMysterious turn in M280 million Platcorp case
—As Mosito appears to cast himself between a rock and a very hard place Opinion: By Investigations Desk It is almost impossible to fathom. It sounds and looks like fiction. But it still happened....
View ArticleBikerboy, Manyokole walk free
—Court acquits them on corruption, fraud charges Mohloai Mpesi THE Maseru Magistrates Court has acquitted former Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police Principal Secretary...
View Article‘Invest in the army to ensure national progress’ – LDF
Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) Youth Development Programme (YDP) Coordinator, Major Bokang Melato, has urged the government to invest in the military to ensure the nation’s advancement....
View ArticleAttorney General Motsieloa speaks out
-rejects accusations that he misled gvt in DPP’s impeachment bid Bongiwe Zihlangu/Mohloai Mpesi ATTORNEY GENERAL Rapelang Motsieloa has rejected suggestions that he should not have allowed Deputy Prime...
View ArticleEx-miners might lose benefits
… as Mafeteng Hospital loses records Mathatisi Sebusi / Hopolang Mokhopi BENEFICIARIES of ex-miners who died from tuberculosis (TB) and silicosis after working in South African mines might lose their...
View ArticleConcern over sodomy at initiation schools
—As man (75) is arrested for raping young boys Seithati Motšoeneng TRADITIONAL leaders in Lesotho have expressed deep concern over recent incidents of sodomy occurring at initiation schools. They...
View ArticleClimate change threatens livestock farming
Mathatisi Sebusi NON-profit oriented organisation, Improving Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable and Food Insecure Populations in Lesotho (IACOV), is conducting nationwide outreach initiatives to educate...
View ArticleFacebook post lands Mofomobe in trouble
Moorosi Tsiane OUTSPOKEN Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, has been sued for M3 million for defamation over a Facebook post in which he alleged that Ministry of Energy...
View ArticleSerial killer charged
Hopolang Mokhopi AN alleged serial killer, Mongoli Ranyali, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for the brutal murders of three people in Maseru. The 34-year-old, originally from...
View ArticleI am not desperate for DC – Mahlala
PROMINENT businessman and philanthropist, Bothata Mahlala, has declared that he is not afraid to leave the Democratic Congress (DC), asserting that those “pretending” to be close to the party leader,...
View Article“Torture” of suspects: a growing concern
…as Borotho, Letsoela are sued for M400k Moorosi Tsiane A KHUBETSOANA street vendor is demanding M415 000 in damages from Police Commissioner, Advocate Borotho Matsoso and Lesotho Defence Force (LDF)...
View ArticleNew twist in M280 million Platcorp case
…as Platcorp wants Justice Mosito off case …accuses him of bias and usurping CJ Sakoane’s powers Staff Reporters PLATCORP Holdings Limited has asked Court of Appeal President, Justice Kananelo...
View ArticleMaqelepo remains suspended despite court order – BAP
Moorosi Tsiane MOTLATSI Maqelepo remains suspended as Basotho Action Party (BAP) deputy leader despite a court order lifting his seven-year suspension from the party. This according to a statement...
View ArticleLSP accused of “milking” govt of millions
…by “deliberately” delaying state projects …As airport upgrade budget skyrockets from M50 million to M184 million Mohloai Mpesi THE parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused...
View ArticleMahlala berates Lesotho politicians
Mohloai Mpesi BUSINESSMAN and Democratic Congress (DC) activist, Bothata Mahlala, has harshly criticized Lesotho’s politicians, accusing them of frequently lying and making false promises to the...
View ArticleNew film communicates climate change information
Mathatisi Sebusi THE new film, Echoes of Change, has been released in an effort to communicate climate change information innovatively and ensure it reaches diverse audiences. This project is a...
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