External auditor for LEC
Keiso Mohloboli THE Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has appointed an international forensic audit consultancy to further examine the affairs of the company after an internal audit report pointed to...
View ArticleTreason arrests expected soon
Keiso Mohloboli THE government says that investigations into the attempted coup of 2014 against the first government of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane are almost complete and arrests will soon be made....
View ArticleGovt warns of army revolt
… accuses opposition leaders and former security chiefs of plotting mayhem. Keiso Mohloboli THE government has accused top security officers, who fled the country, of plotting with exiled opposition...
View ArticleLawyers’ Court of Appeal case postponed
Tefo Tefo A CASE in which three top lawyers are challenging the appointment of the High Court judge, Justice ‘Maseshophe Hlajoane, as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal was yesterday,...
View ArticlePhori blasts BKB over ‘disrespectful’ comments
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Minister of Small Business, Cooperatives and Marketing, Chalane Phori, has accused South African wool and mohair auctioneers, BKB of disrespecting him and making ill-advised...
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Motšomotšo and Mahao murder probes complete
Keiso Mohloboli THE police have completed investigations into some of the high profile criminal cases, including the assassinations of former army commanders, Lieutenant Generals Khoantle Motšomotšo...
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Army looks beyond SADC
Pascalinah Kabi THE Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and National Security, Tanki Mothae, says his ministry has begun preparing for life after the Southern African Development Community...
View Article‘Govt committed to infrastructure development’
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE government remains committed to construction of roads across the country to improve the lives of the citizens, the Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, has said. Dr Thabane was speaking...
View ArticleGovt shocked by NUL decision
Pascalinah Kabi EDUCATION and Training minister, Ntoi Rapapa has branded as “unjustifiable and shocking,” the decision by the National University of Lesotho (NUL) Senate to suspend academic activities...
View ArticleChief Justices appeal to govt
Pascalinah Kabi THE Southern African Chief Justices’ Forum (SACJF) has called on the government to uphold the independence of the judiciary. The SACJF also appealed to the government to give Chief...
View ArticleChief Justice sues Thabane
’Marafaele Mohloboli EMBATTLED Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara yesterday filed an urgent application before the High Court for an order to interdict Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane from recommending her...
View ArticleJustice Majara responds to ‘show cause’ letter
CHIEF Justice Nthomeng Majara has issued a damning response to Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s demand that she ‘show cause’ why she should not be impeached over alleged misconduct. Dr Thabane wrote to...
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Maliehe Attacks First Lady
…ABC party chair accuses Ms Thabane of undue interference in party and govt affairs ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE chairperson of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC), Motlohi Maliehe, has launched a...
View ArticleCourt martial blow for mutiny suspects
Pascalinah Kabi THREE soldiers who are accused of mutiny in relation to the events that led to the assassination of army commander, Lieutenant General Khoantle Motšomotšo, will stand trial before the...
View ArticleChinese butcher faces deportation
Mohalenyane Phakela A CHINESE meat wholesaler, Chen Jin Song, who was arrested last week for allegedly selling rotten meat at his Maseru butchery will soon be deported, according to Trade and Industry...
View ArticlePAC sued over proceedings
Pascalinah Kabi THE High Court will tomorrow hear an urgent application in a case in which the Master of the High Court, ‘Makatleho Matia and two others are seeking an order to interdict the Public...
View ArticleBasotho call for dual citizenship, union with SA
Herbert Moyo THE majority of Basotho want Lesotho to establish a union with South Africa, a leading research institute has found. At least 52 percent of Basotho favour unification with South Africa...
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Magistrates mull strike
Sechaba Mokhethi A DARK cloud hangs over the administration of justice with Lesotho’s magistrates mulling a strike over the government’s failure to address their long-standing welfare grievances...
View ArticleI am still ABC chair: Maliehe
Keiso Mohloboli THE Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Motlohi Maliehe, says he is still in the office and remains the chairperson of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) despite last week’s...
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‘Army will quash indiscipline’
Pascalinah Kabi THE government says the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) command will deal decisively with indiscipline within the ranks of the LDF. This was said by the principal secretary in the Ministry...
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