No going back on reforms: Thabane
Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane says the National Leaders Forum will go ahead today as planned with presidents Hage Geingob (Namibia) and Edgar Lungu (Zambia) expected to attend on behalf...
View ArticleABC leaders meet in Quthing
…conference seeks solutions to the infighting that has rocked the ruling party in recent months Pascalinah Kabi THE ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) will tomorrow hold a “sabbatical conference”...
View ArticleSADC troops to leave
…as regional leaders reject PM Thabane’s pleas for an extension …Ramaphosa also taken to task for being too lenient with the opposition Staff Reporter SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC)...
View ArticleSADC troops to go
…Regional leaders turn down govt request for an extension of standby force’s tenure Staff Reporter REGIONAL leaders reportedly turned down Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s request for an extension of...
View ArticleToll fees increased by 33 percent
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE Road Fund has announced a 33, 3 percent increase in toll fees with effect from 1 September this year. The last increment was made seven years ago in 2011. Road Fund chief executive...
View ArticleFokothi students arrested
Nthatuoa Koeshe TWELVE Lerotholi Polytechnic students were recently arrested at the Mohokare River in Maseru on suspicions that they were conducting the infamous initiation rites which have resulted in...
View ArticleMetolong Authority compensates displaced villagers
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Metolong Authority says it has spent millions of maloti to compensate 2539 out of the 2786 families that were affected by the construction of the Metolong Dam on the outskirts...
View Article‘Work permit system needs to be updated’
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Labour Commissioner, ‘Mamohale Matsoso says that there is need for an overhaul of the work permit system to do away with possible malpractices in the department. Ms Matsoso said...
View ArticleGovt loses M120 million from royalties
Bereng Mpaki THE government allegedly lost M119, 5 million revenue which could have been collected in royalties from Letšeng Diamonds from 2009 to 2012, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recently...
View ArticleThabane abused his powers: Mosisili
Pascalinah Kabi DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader and former prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili fired a broadside at Prime Minister Thomas Thabane accusing him of abusing his authority to ensure that the...
View ArticleMapesela, Kaya speak on ABC chaos
Pascalinah Kabi THE fall-out from last week’s tension-filled All Basotho Convention (ABC) party conference in Quthing continued this week with outspoken senior legislator and former Health minister...
View ArticleAU to decide on SAPMIL tenure
Pascalinah Kabi AFRICAN Union (AU) leaders will only decide whether or not to extend the tenure of the SADC Preventative Mission in Lesotho (SAMPIL) and the SADC Oversight Committee after receiving a...
View ArticleABCYL backs Thabane, takes war to party rebels
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE All Basotho Convention Youth League (ABCYL) has thrown its weight behind party leader Thomas Thabane, saying it will do everything in its power to ensure he is re-elected at...
View ArticleSA gets tough on Lesotho
…imposes travel embargo on Lesotho politicians who derail the reforms Pascalinah Kabi SOUTH Africa has resolved to impose a travel embargo and to stop providing refuge to exiled Lesotho Congress for...
View ArticleImprove civil-military relations, armies urged
Pascalinah Kabi DEFENCE and security agencies across the world must effectively manage partnership between politicians, civil service and military to enhance stability. This was said by Laura Cleary, a...
View ArticleParliament passes Radiation Protection Bill
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE government is set to save millions of maloti spent in treating cancer patients in neighbouring South Africa and India after parliament this week passed the Radiation Protection...
View ArticleFokothi students suspended
Ntsebeng Motsoeli LEROTHOLI Polytechnic College has indefinitely suspended the 12 students who were arrested last week at the Mohokare River on suspicion that they were part of the deadly initiation...
View ArticleGovt backlists construction firms
Pascalinah Kabi THE Ministry of Education has blacklisted two construction companies that are suspected to have been formed by directors of some firms which defrauded the government millions of maloti...
View ArticleNo safety guarantees for Mojakhomo: Police
’Marafaele Mohloboli EXILED fraud suspect ’Makarabo Mojakhomo will only return to the Lesotho to stand trial after receiving guarantees of her safety from the Commissioner of Police, Holomo Molibeli....
View ArticleNo IMF bailout yet
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE government has still not secured the financial bailout it had hoped to receive from the International Money Fund (IMF) by the end of last month. This was revealed by the Finance...
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