Minister of Natural Resources’ Site Visit Reaffirms Government’s Commitment...
MOKHOTLONG – The Minister of Natural Resources, Hon Mohlomi Moleko, undertook a comprehensive oversight visit to key sites of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) last week, reinforcing the...
View ArticleGovt bids to enhance service delivery
Moroke Sekoboto The government has taken steps to enhance accountability and transparency in service delivery by introducing client service charters for civil servants. Speaking at the launch of the...
View ArticleLTDC drives tourism sensitization campaign
—Engages Butha-Buthe communities, schools Hopolang Mokhopi THE Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) recently organized a pivotal event in Butha-Buthe to sensitize primary schools and local...
View ArticleTeacher who “stabbed” student to represent himself in court
Hopolang Mokhopi A PHUTHIATSANA High School teacher accused of stabbing his student in December last year has chosen to represent himself in his trial before the Maseru Magistrates Court. The...
View ArticlePolice urge Dr Mofubelu’s sexual harassment victims to come forward
Moorosi Tsiane ALLEGATIONS of sexual harassment against medical practitioner, Hlalele Mofubelu, have prompted more women to come forward, sharing their harrowing experiences with the doctor. Dr...
View ArticleLesotho Housing sued for M15m
Hopolang Mokhopi THE Lesotho Housing and Land Development Corporation (LHLDC) is facing a M15 million lawsuit for allegedly terminating its contract with Rendeals Four Consulting Pty Ltd...
View ArticleH.E. Emmanuel Hategeka, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to South Africa speaks on...
Rwanda celebrating International Women’s Day under the theme – “Empowered Women, Stronger Nation” On this International Women’s Day, HE Emmanuel Hategeka, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to South Africa,...
View ArticleAnother failed coup “mastermind” jailed
Hopolang Mokhopi TABLES have turned on retired soldier, Colonel Thato Phaila, who has gone from being a Crown witness in high-profile cases against his former boss, Tlali Kamoli, to now facing charges...
View ArticleMahlala forms new party
Mohloai Mpesi / Mohalenyane Phakela BUSINESSMAN Bothata Mahlala has confirmed he is in the process of forming a new political party after initially denying that he would do so. Mr Mahlala, who had in...
View ArticleDCEO no-show in Peka MP theft case
…as docket “mysteriously” disappears from court Moorosi Tsiane THE theft case against Peka constituency legislator, Mohopoli Monokoane, failed to resume yesterday after the court was informed that his...
View ArticleMoshoeshoe Walk, Lesotho’s own version of the Long March: a walk of...
From 6 to 8 March 2025, hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds joined Basotho on the Moshoeshoe Walk from Leribe to Thaba Bosiu. The walk commemorates the legacy of the great King Moshoeshoe I....
View ArticleLesotho must embrace cleantech – Moleko
Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO must embrace clean technologies to ensure its energy security, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability, Energy Minister, Mohlomi Moleko, has said. Mr Moleko said...
View ArticleParly committee calls for dialogue with MMB
—As brewery opposes latest alcohol levy hike Mathatisi Sebusi THE Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and the Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) must dialogue over the proposed 2.5% increase in the...
View ArticleRSL probes 10 employees for misconduct
Mohloai Mpesi THE Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has suspended 10 employees pending investigations into allegations of dishonesty and misconduct. The employees, all Customs Inspectors, are accused of...
View ArticleMore woes for M186 million airport project
…as parly committee recommends project be re–tendered Mohloai Mpesi THE corruption plagued M184 million Moshoeshoe I International Airport refurbishment project has hit yet another snag after a...
View ArticleOmbudsman orders LDF, LMPS to probe torture incidents
Mohloai Mpesi OMBUDSMAN, Advocate Tlotliso Polaki, has ordered internal investigations into rogue members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) and Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) accused of...
View ArticleAssistant High Court registrar shot by lover
…as women protest escalating femicides Moorosi Tsiane A High Court Assistant Registrar, Tebello Mokhoema, has narrowly survived death after being shot by her boyfriend this past Saturday at her home in...
View ArticleSOEs fail to declare dividends to govt
Mathatisi Sebusi AN alarming 60 percent of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and companies in which the State owns shareholding have failed to pay dividends to the government as expected. In fact, some...
View ArticleBid to oust LHDA chief
Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) has asked Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) board chairperson, Lehlomela Stephen Phakisi, to resign from his cushy post for...
View ArticleLesotho launches successful environmental projects
Seithati Motsoeneng IN a significant step towards addressing climate change, Lesotho has launched two ambitious initiatives: the Resilient Landscape Restoration (ROLL) and the Integrated Initiatives...
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