Govt-IMF talks continue for financial bailout
Mohalenyane Phakela FINANCE Minister Moeketsi Majoro says talks are ongoing with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other development partners for financial rescue package to help stabilise the...
View ArticleGovt drags feet over Lesotho Flour Mills
Mohalenyane Phakela THE government is yet to decide whether or not it will renew Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group’s contract to operate Lesotho Flour Mills, five months after the American company...
View ArticleWhy Thabane stopped Justice Mokgoro appointment
Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane allegedly went back on his earlier decision to recommend the appointment of South African-born judge, Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, as the acting Court of Appeal...
View ArticleLifeline for Justice Mosito
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER president of the Court of Appeal Kananelo Mosito’s long-awaited appeal against Constitutional Court judgement against his reinstatement to the position ruling will finally be...
View ArticleLEC defies Ombudsman over ‘negligence’ claim
Keiso Mohloboli TWENTY-FOUR years on, the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) still refuses to compensate the family of ’Mateboho Ratšoane of Mohale’s Hoek who was electrocuted after coming into contact...
View ArticleLiqhobong Mine impresses in first year
Herbert Moyo LIQHOBONG Diamond Mine has recovered 835 832 carats of diamonds in its first full year of production, the company’s majority shareholder Firestone Diamonds has said. The figure represents...
View ArticleDoti decries murder, abuse of the elderly
Limpho Sello THE minister of Social Development, ‘Matebatso Doti, has condemned the violent killings and abuse of older persons around the country. Ms Doti expressed her disgruntlement at the recently...
View ArticlePolice grill Senior High Court official over email leak
Pascalinah Kabi Former Court of Appeal Assistant Registrar, Matieho Mothobi, was this week grilled by the police after criminal charges were laid against her for allegedly leaking confidential court...
View ArticleGovt officials attacked for failing to reconcile accounts
Ntsebeng Motsoeli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) legislator, Nyapane Kaya, has accused government ministries and departments of intentionally neglecting to reconcile their accounts to hide embezzlement...
View ArticleNthane Brothers awarded M235 LHDA tender
…but queries raised over the company’s shoddy work Pascalinah Kabi Water Minister Samonyane Ntsekele said the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) would not hesitate to cancel a major road...
View ArticlePAC operating beyond its mandate – Storm Mountain Diamonds
Ntsebeng Motsoeli DIAMOND miner, Storm Mountain Diamonds (SMD) has lashed out at the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for allegedly overstepping its mandate of gathering information on...
View ArticleFormer Agric PS up for corruption
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Principal Secretary, Makalo Theko, this week appeared before the Maseru Magistrate Court to face corruption charges in relation to the...
View ArticleNational reforms process stall again
…as national dialogue is postponed indefinitely ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE country’s troubled reforms process is in limbo again after the national dialogue event scheduled for the 9th to the 12th of this...
View ArticleMakgothi blasts Moseneke
accuses facilitator of meddling in governance issues ’Marafaele Mohloboli FOREIGN Affairs Minister Lesego Makgothi has come out guns blazing against the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s...
View ArticleShot in the arm for NUL
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE US Embassy has injected M750 000 to sponsor the implementation of a bachelor’s degree programme in journalism at the University of Lesotho (NUL). The journalism degree will be...
View Article‘Strong advocacy required to overcome women issues’
Nthatuoa Koeshe LESOTHO women and girls are faced with a myriad of challenges which require strong leadership and advocacy. This was said by the chairperson of the Regional Women’s Caucus, Matsepo...
View ArticleThetsane police declare war on drug abuse
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE police in Ha Thetsane have declared war on drug peddling syndicates which they say have significantly contributed to the increase in criminal activities in the community. The...
View ArticleIndia pledges M67 million for vocational school
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Indian government has set aside about M67 million for the construction of a vocational school in Lesotho which is expected to commence next year. The Indian High Commissioner to...
View ArticleKabi pleads for more Chinese doctors
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Minister of Health, Nkaku Kabi, has pleaded with the Chinese government to double the number of doctors they send to Lesotho each year. Mr Kabi made the plea during the...
View ArticleAnother massive gem recovered at Letšeng
Herbert Moyo LETŠENG Diamonds continued with its impressive run of recovering high quality diamonds, with the latest find being a 357-carat light brown diamond from its mine in Mokhotlong. Gem...
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