Security company owner found guilty of unlawful possession of guns
Hopolang Mokhopi A 22-year-old man from Qoaling, Lehlohonolo Tsekoa, has been found guilty of operating his security company, Right Security, using unlicensed firearms. Tsekoa appeared before...
View ArticleCBL lowers repo rate to 7 percent
Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again provided relief to consumers by reducing the repo rate by 25 basis points—from 7.25 percent to 7...
View ArticleBEDCO, RSL, SLB launch M1.4m youth project
Moroke Sekoboto THE Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO), Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) and Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) have jointly launched the 2025 Bacha Entrepreneurship Project...
View ArticleEconet gives back to EcoCash agents
…as SEFS sets aside over half a million to energize them Moroke Sekoboto THE Sasai Econet Financial Services (SEFS), a subsidiary of Econet Telecom Lesotho, has launched the EcoCash Agents Campaign — a...
View ArticleGvt holds consultations with the country’s diplomats to redefine foreign policy
Leemisa Thuseho THE government has met the country’s diplomats accredited abroad to conscientize them on how it wants Lesotho’s foreign policy to better align with emerging global dynamics. A...
View ArticleAnother negligence case lands QMMH in M4m lawsuit
Moorosi Tsiane QUEEN Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) is facing a M4 million lawsuit from a Qacha’s Nek man over alleged negligence that led to his mother’s death. According to court papers filed...
View ArticleKabi warns Matekane over youth joblessness
—Claims the ABC was better at tackling the problem Moroke Sekoboto ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, has expressed grave concern over the escalating youth unemployment crisis in...
View ArticlePM acknowledges youth unemployment crisis
—Says gvt is developing a policy to address the problem Moroke Sebokoto Prime Minister Sam Matekane has acknowledged the youth unemployment crisis in Lesotho, describing it as a pressing issue that...
View ArticleTop health official challenges suspension
Moorosi Tsiane SUSPENDED Director of Pharmaceuticals in the Ministry of Health, Mamoeti Mphoso, has petitioned the High Court seeking to be reinstated to her post with full rights and benefits. She...
View ArticleLEC acting MD grilled over hefty acting allowances
…as company is accused of using outdated 2015 policy instead of the one updated in 2021 Mohloai Mpesi THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC)’s Acting Managing Director, Nathaniel Maphathe, has come...
View ArticleMajor win for DPP Motinyane
As court throws out Tšukulu’s discharge bid Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Hlotse Police Station commander, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Thabo Tšukulu, has suffered a major setback after the High Court ruled...
View ArticleLEC boss petitions court to block PAC probe
…seeks to have proceedings scrapped Moorosi Tsiane IN a desperate bid to stop the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from questioning Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) board members, LEC Board...
View ArticleRoyal Palace to cost more than M500 million
—As the gross incompetence of the BDS department leads to incessant delays and budget overruns Mohloai Mpesi / Mohalenyane Phakela THE protracted construction of the new Royal Palace could balloon to...
View ArticleCourt upholds confession of alleged triple murderer
Moorosi Tsiane LEHLOHONOLO Masoleng, accused of brutally murdering three women between February and April 2024, has suffered a major setback after the High Court ruled last week Friday that his...
View ArticleJudge rebukes Lephuthing for “misusing” court process
—In ongoing Joki murder trial Moorosi Tsiane IN A dramatic development in the ongoing high-profile murder trial of renowned radio personality, Ralikonelo Joki, High Court Judge Tšeliso Mokoko has...
View ArticleRights group blasts LDF’s ‘exclusionary’ recruitment process
But LDF refuses to entertain Section 2 concerns Says everyone is entitled to freedom of expression Moroke Sekoboto ADVOCATES for the Supremacy of the Constitution, a human rights advocacy group also...
View ArticlePAC to resume investigations into corruption at LEC
—Following legal controversy Moorosi Tsiane IN ITS spirited resolve to combat alleged corruption at the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is set to resume its...
View Article‘Corruption has worsened under Matekane’ – Mokhothu
Mohloai Mpesi OPPOSITION LEADER Mathibeli Mokhothu has strongly criticized Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s administration for its inability to tackle the country’s soaring unemployment rate and...
View Article“Ministers not corrupt” – Matekane
…challenges anyone with evidence to present it so he can fire them Mohloai Mpesi PRIME Minister, Sam Matekane, has dared anyone with tangible evidence of corruption against his ministers to come...
View ArticleThe Truth Behind the Noise: Setting the Record Straight on the LEC Board
By Thabo Khasipe: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) The public has been swept up by a misleading narrative that the new LEC Board, appointed in late 2024 by...
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