Court martial members recuse selves
. . . as mutiny accused soldiers languish in custody Tefo Tefo TWO members of a court martial trying three Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) members for mutiny in connection with the assassination of army...
View ArticleTaxi operators appeal to Thabane
. . . accuse Transport minister of ignoring their grievances Pascalinah Kabi TAXI operators have asked Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to intervene in their feud with Public Works and Transport Minister...
View ArticleAcquittal at last for ‘mutiny’ soldiers
Tefo Tefo TWENTY-TWO army officers who have been facing mutiny charges since 2015 are finally truly free men after they were acquitted by a court martial trying them. The acquittal comes after the...
View ArticleMosisili slams SADC mediation
Vows to engage locals in talks with govt Calls for govt-opposition security body to monitor arrests Pascalinah Kabi FORMER prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili has accused SADC of “hijacking” a...
View ArticleLesotho wins back MCC funding
. . . as billions to flow into Mountain Kingdom for development projects Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO has been reselected for a second compact grant by the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation...
View ArticleConcerns over dearth of biosafety regulations
Bereng Mpaki Lesotho risks developing weeds that are extremely resistant to herbicides and insecticide resistant pests through unmonitored usage of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This concern...
View ArticleSpotlight on urban planning
. . . as Lesotho presents African agenda at global forum Pascalinah Kabi INCREASING urban populations need to be harnessed for economic development through structured settlements to prevent...
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The year 2017 in review
Pascalinah Kabi JANUARY Khasu unveils new party FORMER All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader, Tlali Khasu, announces the formation of his Truth Reconciliation Unity (TRU) party barely a month...
View ArticleEconet celebrates Christmas with needy kids
Tokelo Rasephei TWENTY eight children at Tholoana-ea-Lerato Orphanage in Maseru enjoyed a Christmas lunch with Econet staff at last week’s fun-filled event graced by the Minister of Social Development,...
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Stars breathe life into hospitality sector
Tsitsi Matope OPERATING an accommodation facility is no easy task particularly in a country surrounded by South Africa whose hospitality sector has become one of the most competitive in the world....
View ArticleGunmen rob LCD MP
Mohalenyane Phakela THREE unknown gunmen broke into the home of Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Member of Parliament, ‘Manketsang Molotsi in Koro Koro and assaulted her sister before they went...
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OBITUARY: The ‘Ultimate Strategist’ is no more
Tsitsi Matope THE passing away of Alliance of Democrats (AD) deputy leader and Minister of Gender, Sports and Recreation, Kabelo Mafura, came as a shock to many of the people who had worked and...
View ArticleMahaos take on Mosisili, Metsing
. . . family also wants compensation from Kamoli, Mokhosi Pascalinah Kabi THE family of slain former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Maaparankoe Mahao wants former premier...
View ArticleKhasu heads for ABC?
Pascalinah Kabi TRUE Reconciliation Unity (TRU) leader, Tlali Khasu, could be heading to the All Basotho Convention (ABC) if rife speculation to that effect is anything to go by. Trusted sources told...
View ArticleReforms to top govt’s 2018 agenda
. . . as opposition vows to boycott ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE envisaged multi-sectoral reforms will top the government’s priority list for 2018 and will be implemented “whether the opposition likes it...
View ArticleGovt refutes DC Mosisili vehicle claims
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE government has dismissed allegations by the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) party that there was a deliberate ploy to undermine and frustrate former Prime Minister,...
View ArticleM6 million boost for rural electrification
Tokelo Rasephei MORE than five hundred families in Malimong in the Berea district are set to benefit from a M6 million rural electrification project, the Minister of Home Affairs, Tsukutlane Au, has...
View ArticleLove triangle ends in tragedy
’Marafaele Mohloboli A Leribe man appeared in the Leribe Magistrate Court on Tuesday to face charges of murdering a man he allegedly caught in a compromising position with his wife on the night of 27...
View ArticleThousands benefit from FAO initiative
Herbert Moyo THOUSANDS of local households have benefitted from a US$ 6 million (approximately M72 million) Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) initiative aimed at mitigating the impact of the...
View ArticleViolent crimes rock Lesotho during festive season
Lijeng Ranooe VIOLENT crimes rocked various parts of Lesotho at the peak of the festive season with health centres across the country attending to 47 gunshot traumas and 1755 assault cases. Speaking...
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