Famo turf wars rock Malealea
Limpho Sello THE Malealea community in the Matelile area of Mafeteng district say they are living in fear of the deadly clashes among rival Famo gangs that have spawned reprisals and revenge killings....
View ArticleMinister appoints LNDC board
. . . as former members vow to fight on Pascalinah Kabi TRADE and Industry Minister, Tefo Mapesela, has appointed new board members to the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) despite a...
View ArticleAiling Scott’s mom draws curious onlookers
Tefo Tefo SCORES of people on Tuesday watched in amazement as visibly ill double ritual murder suspect, ‘Malehlohonolo Scott, was carried from the parking lot to the High Court in Maseru by young man....
View ArticleSoldiers ‘stalk’ cops probing murders
Tefo Tefo THE officer commanding Maseru police urban region, Senior Superintendent Api Letsie, says he received reports that some members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) relentlessly followed his...
View ArticleDPP resists forced leave
Pascalinah Kabi LAW and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Lebohang Hlaele, and his principal secretary, ‘Mole Khumalo, held a crisis meeting late yesterday after the Director of Public Prosecutions,...
View ArticleEight soldiers charged with murder
Tefo Tefo EIGHT soldiers this week appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court jointly charged with the murder of three men who disappeared following a shooting incident at the border post in May...
View ArticleNew development plan in the works
Limpho Sello THE Ministry of Development Planning is currently developing a new National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) for a new five-year period covering 2017 to 2022. This will guide the...
View ArticleABC upbeat over elections prospects
Staff Reporter ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) Chairperson, Motlohi Maliehe, is upbeat about his party’s prospects of victory in Saturday’s local government elections and parliamentary by-elections in...
View ArticleMixed reactions to King’s proposed role
Pascalinah Kabi KING Letsie III’s assertion that he is willing to play a larger political role has been met with a mixture of scepticism and approval. Political analysts who spoke to the Lesotho Times...
View Article‘Old local govt law blessing in disguise’
Pascalinah Kabi THE holding of Saturday’s local government elections under the framework of the Local Government Act of 1997 is a blessing in disguise, as it will enable more consultations and a fuller...
View ArticleSoldiers arrested, grilled over Ramahloko killing
’Marafaele Mohloboli FOUR Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) officers are in police custody and being interrogated in connection with the 30 August 2014 killing of police Sub-Inspector Mokheseng Ramahloko...
View ArticleLesotho given MCC compact breather
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO has until December this year to implement set governance benchmarks for eligibility in the multi-million dollar compact grant from the United States Millennium Challenge...
View ArticleNo repeat of 1998 disturbances: PM
Pascalinah Kabi Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has assured Basotho that there will be no repeat of the 1998 disturbances which led to the death of hundreds of people following the arrival of Southern...
View ArticleAll set for local govt polls
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it’s all systems go for Saturday’s local government elections and three parliamentary by-elections. There are 11 urban councils, 65...
View ArticleGovt blasts Amnesty International
Pascalinah Kabi THE government has accused Amnesty International of maliciously misguiding itself when it accused Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of failing to tackle human rights violations in his first...
View ArticleUS invites youths for Mandela fellowship
Herbert Moyo THE United States Embassy has issued a call for applications for the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)- a programme which embodies the...
View ArticleKhetheng murder accused sweats on bail
Tefo Tefo A SENIOR police officer who is facing a charge of murdering Police Constable (PC), Mokalekale Khetheng, will have to wait for another two weeks to know if he qualifies to be released on...
View ArticleLesotho renews agreement with China
Lijeng Ranooe CHINA and Lesotho have extended for another three years, their technical cooperation agreement which will enable the Asian country to maintain the Lesotho’s parliament building and the...
View Article‘Female officers up to task of leading army’
Tsitsi Matope SOME of the female members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) possess the requisite command and managerial capabilities to assume the highest rank of lieutenant-general, Ministry of...
View ArticleSchool trip ends in tragedy
’Marafaele Mohloboli TWO pupils from Masoeling Primary School (LECSA) died when a large rock fell from a cliff and struck the window of a bus they were travelling in while returning from an educational...
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