Murder accused soldiers remanded in custody
Tefo Tefo EIGHT soldiers facing charges of murdering three men were on Tuesday remanded in custody to 18 October, 2017 by the Magistrate’s Court in Maseru. The soldiers are Sergeant Lekhooa Moepi (43),...
View ArticleDivers comb Mohale Dam for corpses
. . . as murder accused soldiers point to same spot ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and divers from the South African police will – if the weather permits – today...
View ArticleExiled soldiers return
Govt to decide on their fate LDF, LCS members handed over to their commanding officers Staff Writer OVER 23 Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) members and a Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) officer have...
View ArticleABC wins three more seats
. . . as local govt by-elections set for Saturday Pascalinah Kabi THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will on Saturday hold local government by-elections in the MMC 06, Tosing 09 and Tosing 12...
View ArticleTime to end senseless killings
COMMEMORATIONS of Lesotho’s 51st anniversary of independence are continuing in various parts of the country and we feel that the celebrations should also be an opportunity for introspection into our...
View ArticleMinistry cancels fertilizer tender
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has cancelled a tender for the supply of fertilizers for the summer agricultural season program due to budget cuts. Although...
View ArticleFormer PS charged with fraud
Tefo Tefo FORMER Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Social Development, Selloane Qhobela on Monday appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court charged with fraud as the government...
View ArticleMurder accused soldiers remanded
Tefo Tefo EIGHT soldiers accused of murdering three men in the aftermath of a shooting incident at the Maseru border post in May this year briefly appeared before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday and...
View ArticleProminent pastor fatally strangled
Pascalinah Kabi THE owner of Insured Salvation Orphanage in Maseru, Pastor Mavis Mochochoko (73) was strangled to death at her home in Mohalalitoe. Her body was discovered on the floor, in her bedroom...
View ArticleDrama as Kamoli is charged
Tefo Tefo THE hopes of scores of onlookers and journalists to catch a glimpse of former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli, during his appearance at the...
View ArticleGovt to hire more teachers
Pascalinah Kabi AT least 174 unemployed teachers will be hired by January 2018 as the Ministry of Education and Training moves to address staffing and other challenges in the education sector. The...
View Article‘Mutiny’ soldiers demand benefits
Pascalinah Kabi FOURTEEN members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) who turned into state witnesses in the mutiny trial of their colleagues, allegedly under duress, have been given indefinite...
View ArticleDates set for national reforms dialogue
Nthatuoa Koeshe and Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO will hold a National Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on 16 and 17 November 2017 as the country embarks on reforming the judiciary, constitutional, security,...
View ArticleNamibia deploys troops to Lesotho
. . . as govt battles to prevent any delays for standby force Ngoni Muzofa THE government of Namibia has approved the deployment of 250 soldiers to Lesotho as part of a 1 200-strong Southern African...
View ArticleAmerica speaks on soldiers’ arrest
. . . as Harrington completes Lesotho mission Ngoni Muzofa THE United States has commended the Lesotho government for prosecuting members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) implicated in various...
View ArticleUN, Limkokwing, Vodacom collaborate on SDGs
Mimi Machakaire and Lijeng Ranooe THE United Nations in Lesotho has collaborated with Vodacom Lesotho and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) to establish a Sustainable Development...
View ArticleTeachers cry foul over curriculum
Pascalinah Kabi TEACHERS have accused government of imposing the new education curriculum without consulting them- a development they say has left schools facing several challenges. Piloted in 70...
View ArticleLEC cancels Mozambique power imports
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) says it will cease electricity imports from Mozambique in December this year and look elsewhere as part of measures to ensure electricity is...
View ArticleDCEO probes M49m fertilizer tender
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is investigating a M49 million fertilizer tender that was cancelled earlier this month by the Ministry of Agriculture and...
View ArticleClean water supply for Berea villages
Limpho Sello THE residents of Ha-Foso and Marabeng in Berea district, will now have access to clean water, thanks to the Drought Relief Water Supply Project which brought together the Ministry of Water...
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