Churches body calls for peace
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) has called on the nation, including government, the opposition and the general public to observe the rule of law to ensure peace and...
View ArticleSechele had chequered career
Tefo Tefo BRIGADIER Bulane Andrew Sechele’s death in Tuesday’s gun battle which also claimed the lives of Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander the LDF Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Khoantle Motṧomotṧo...
View ArticleSADC condemns Motšomotšo assassination
. . . as ‘beefed up’ Oversight Committee jets in Pascalinah Kabi THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has condemned the “barbaric and heinous” assassination of Lieutenant-General...
View ArticleHashatsi: A polarising figure
Tefo Tefo COLONEL Tefo Hashatsi, who died from wounds sustained in a hail of bullets on Tuesday, was a polarising figure who was loved and loathed in equal measure by his supporters and opponents...
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How Motšomotšo was killed
The late Lieutenant Colonel Tefo Hashatsi and Brigadier Bulane Sechele Ngoni Muzofa THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)’s investigation of three army officers implicated in the killing of a woman...
View ArticleSADC sends standby force
. . . amid lingering coup fears Staff Reporters THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has deployed a standby force from South Africa, Angola and Mozambique into Lesotho, as the regional...
View ArticleQueen joins anti-litter campaign
Lijeng Ranooe QUEEN ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso has called for a clean environment to maintain the country as an attractive tourist destination. Her Majesty made the remarks while addressing the...
View ArticleStudy highlights drought and GBV link
Pascalinah Kabi THE El Nino-induced drought which devastated Lesotho during the 2015/16 agricultural resulted in crop failure and acute food security as well as loss of livestock among other...
View ArticleRainfall season delay forecast
Nthatuoa Koeshe FARMERS will have to adjust their plans for this year’s cropping season to take into consideration the expected delay in the onset of rains, government has said. Tieho Mamasiane, the...
View ArticleLitjobo cleared on defamation charges
ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) youth league president, Thuso Litjobo, was yesterday freed of criminal defamation after the prosecution withdrew charges that had been preferred against him at the Maseru...
View ArticleI was forced to lie: Mokhosi
Moorosi Tsiane THE opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) deputy leader, Tšeliso Mokhosi, has accused the police of forcing him to lie about the killing of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale...
View ArticleLimkokwing suspends classes
Limpho Sello LIMKOKWING University of Creative Technology (LUCT) has suspended classes indefinitely after the students’ strike to protest delays in disbursing National Manpower Development...
View ArticleJournos body calls for LCD presser probe
Moorosi Tsiane THE Journalists Union of Lesotho (JUL) has urged the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to investigate last week’s harassment of reporters during the party’s press conference and to...
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EU gives social protection M26m boost
EU Ambassador to Lesotho, Dr Michael Doyle and Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro Mimi Machakaire THE government and the European Union (EU) have signed a EUR 1.6 million (M26 million) additional...
View ArticleAxe hovers over DPP
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE government is mulling ousting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Leaba Thetsane (King’s Counsel) amid indications it is not happy with his decision not to oppose bail for...
View ArticleLearners receive book donations
Tokelo Rasephei GRADE one pupils from Iketsetseng and Mejametalana Primary Schools recently received colouring books from Little Feet Foundation. The books were donated at two separate functions at the...
View ArticleDuo jailed over illegal diamonds
Nthatuoa Koeshe Maseru Urban TWO men who were found in illegal possession of diamonds will spend six years in jail after failing to pay the alternative fine. Ntemekoane Chapa (27) who resides at Ha...
View ArticleShooting suspects were beaten to death
Maseru Rural Two of the four men who broke into the home of a 23 year old entrepreneur before shooting him, were beaten to death by the some members of the Thaba Bosiu Hajobe community. The would-be...
View ArticleHIV/AIDS lab launched in Leribe
Mimi Machakaire OFFICIALS from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Ministry of Health this week launched the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at Motebang...
View ArticlePopulation passes two million mark
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO’S population breached the two million mark for the first time in the country’s history, the preliminary results of the 2016 Population and Housing Census (PHC) show. The results of...
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