DCEO top investigator fights back
…challenges suspension, disciplinary inquiry Moorosi Tsiane EMBATTLED Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Principal Investigations Officer (PIO), Tsotang Likotsi, has petitioned...
View ArticleLDF Amendment Bill divides MPs
…As gvt insists Letsoela will retire in August Mohloai Mpesi THE government’s move to amend the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Act to extend the army commander’s retirement age to 62 has sparked...
View ArticleOmbudsman’s army security withdrawn
In wake of her damning report against LDF DPM Majara rubbishes allegations she orchestrated the move Mohloai Mpesi OUTSPOKEN and highly regarded Ombudsman, Advocate Tlotliso Polaki, faces...
View ArticleOur MPs are truly rare interesting creatures
There is something fundamentally wrong with these creatures we call our Members of Parliament (aka MPs). We have encountered their destructive shenanigans in all the successive parliaments we have...
View ArticleAlliance allays fears for its policies
…after social media misinformation Leemisa Thuseho INSURANCE Powerhouse, Alliance Insurance, has reassured its clients of its unwavering commitment to fulfilling its mandate of providing compensation...
View ArticleTragedy strikes as King’s security vehicle kills pedestrian
Mohloai Mpesi IN a tragic incident, a vehicle belonging to the security detail of His Majesty King Letsie III was involved in an accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian yesterday evening....
View ArticleKing commends NUL for academic excellence
—As varsity celebrates 80th Anniversary Moroke Sekoboto KING Letsie III, Chancellor of the National University of Lesotho (NUL), has commended the university for its academic excellence, dedication,...
View ArticleDMA struggling to recoup M900 000 in erroneous payments
—Putting 18 000 Basotho at risk of not getting paid ‘Mathatisi Sebusi A TOTAL of 18,000 Basotho who worked on community development projects under the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) are at risk...
View ArticleMahao questions Taele’s LEGCO appointment
Mohloai Mpesi Former Energy Minister Professor Nqosa Mahao has questioned the appointment of Professor Molibeli Taele as the new Director of the Lesotho Electricity Generation Company (LEGCO)...
View ArticleTrump suspends 50% tariffs
…temporarily saves over 12k textile jobs in Lesotho Mathatisi Sebusi / Mohloai Mpesi The government can heave a sigh of relief for now after the United States government suspended the steep tariffs...
View ArticlePM announces M400 million loan scheme for local entrepreneurs
As gvt moves to bolster private sector Amid new US tariffs that have upended economy While World Bank urges private sector led growth Seithati Motṧoeneng Prime Minister Sam Matekane has...
View ArticleDCEO battles to counter illicit money flows
…As Lesotho debt distress rises Mohloai Mpesi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is struggling to curb the rampant illicit financial flows (IFFs) due to weak and compromised...
View Article‘Maesaiah’s son recounts narrow escape from death
Moorosi Tsiane MEMORIES of the early hours of 27 January 2014 remain vivid for Victor Ferreira, the son of former First Lady ’Maesaiah Thabane, nee Liabiloe Ramoholi. Then just 11 years old,...
View ArticleMISA director Ntsukunyane charged with fraud
Hopolang Mokhopi THE Director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA – Lesotho Chapter), Lekhetho Ntsukunyane (47), has been charged with defrauding the institution of M34 650. MISA is a...
View ArticlePS for local govt accused of abuse of power
…while DCEO claims Town Clerk not yet off the hook Mohloai Mpesi Following the withdrawal of fraud charges against him, former Maseru City Council (MCC) Town Clerk, Molete Selete, has now accused...
View ArticleQMMH sued M8m for negligence
Moorosi Tsiane QUEEN ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) has been slapped with an M8.29 million lawsuit by a Berea man who alleges that negligence by the hospital’s staff in August 2022 resulted in...
View ArticleMPs oppose new police retirement age proposal
Mohloai Mpesi MEMBERS of Parliament have expressed strong opposition to a proposed legal amendment that seeks to raise the retirement age for police officers from 55 to 60 years. Some say the...
View ArticleSoldier challenges law outlawing famo gangs
Moorosi Tsiane THE Internal Security (Declaration of Unlawful Organisation), Notice No. 40 of 2024, which criminalises famo groups, is being challenged in court by a soldier married to a member of the...
View ArticleInmates steal LCS groceries
…to resell outside Hopolang Mokhopi THE Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) hunger woes are being further exacerbated by inmates who steal groceries from the institution. It has emerged that...
View ArticleGvt to meet US trade officials next week
—-Over tariffs threatening textile sector Mohloai Mpesi THE government will meet with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Jamieson Greer, and his team next week to address the...
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