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Wool and mohair farmers wait on govt

Ntsebeng Motsoeli WOOL and mohair farmers say they are ready to resume exports of their produce and they are only waiting on the government to grant them the permits to do so. This follows two recent...

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Polihali Dam — the tears for a soon-to-be lost world

Nthatuoa Koeshe | Pascalinah Kabi MOKHOTLONG — BOOKS will certainly be written about socio-economic development in the kingdom but it is highly unlikely that the name Tiiso Motabola will ever be etched...

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Chakela issues chilling threat to rivals

…”don’t push or I will snap” ’Marafaele Mohloboli BARELY a week after threatening to reveal damaging secrets about the First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane, prominent famo musician and All Basotho Convention...

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Mosito speaks on closure of Court of Appeal

Mohalenyane Phakela | Nat Molomo THE Court of Appeal President, Justice Kananelo Mosito, has spoken out against the recent controversial cancellation of the April 2019 session of the apex court, saying...

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Metsing warns of bloodshed if ABC crisis persists

Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE leader of the opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), Mothetjoa Metsing, has warned of bloodshed in the country if the All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane...

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Mahao rallies a declaration of war: Thabane

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Prime Minister and leader of the All Basotho Convention (ABC), Thomas Thabane, has lashed out at Professor Nqosa Mahao for defying his call to halt his competing countrywide...

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Mahao savages Mahase

says to challenge Acting Chief Justice’s “fake order” Limpho Sello A DEFIANT Professor Nqosa Mahao says he and his colleagues are not taking Acting Chief Justice ’Maseforo Mahase’s recent...

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ABC faction goes for the kill

. . . as old NEC petitions court to stop Mahao rallies Mohalenyane Phakela THE old national executive committee (NEC) of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) has stepped up its quest to deliver the death...

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IEC commissioners sue over salaries

Moorosi Tsiane/Pascalinah Kabi THE High Court will today hear a case in which the embattled commissioners of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) are seeking an order to compel the government to...

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IEC collapses

as service providers ditch electoral body over non-payment while political parties demand ouster of commissioners Pascalinah Kabi  OPERATIONS at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have...

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Metsing threatens no confidence vote

’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, has threatened to move a vote of no confidence motion against the Thomas Thabane government over its alleged failure...

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Ramatšella takes Thabane to the ICC

’Marafaele Mohloboli OUTSPOKEN opposition politician Bokang Ramatšella says he is in constant touch with the International Criminal Court (ICC) which he claims is already investigating human rights...

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Nteso family offers prosecution financial help to speed up trial 

Mohalenyane Phakela THE family of the slain Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) internal auditor, Thibello Nteso, is ready to provide financial assistance to the state to ensure that his murder case is...

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Violence rocks ABC rally

 MP Fako Moshoeshoe saved by police from attacks by rowdy supporters  Limpho Sello THE All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s weekend rally at Mabote in Maseru was almost turned into a boxing match when some...

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Only reforms can rescue judges from politicians: analysts 

Mohalenyane Phakela / Nat Molomo THE name of the Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase has been on the lips of most Basotho in the past few months as the country and the international community...

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Thabane to warring ABC factions: withdraw court cases

Limpho Sello ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has appealed to the warring party factions to withdraw the court cases they have filed against each other and...

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D- Day for ABC factions

Mahao confident of positive Appeal Court ruling Bereng Mpaki PROFESSOR Nqosa Mahao is confident that his faction will emerge victorious in its protracted war with the old national executive committee...

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Have your day in court, ABC’s NEC told

Mohalenyane Phakela THE interim national executive committee (NEC) of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) has failed in its bid to get the Court of Appeal to throw out two cases that were recently brought...

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First Lady clashes with Minister Phamotse

says she will not allow Phamotse to “disrespect” her husband Moorosi Tsiane/ Bereng Mpaki FIRST Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane publicly clashed with the Minister of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation,...

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Mapesela blasts security chiefs

brands them rebels who could collapse the government says Letsoela cut from the same cloth as Kamoli  Pascalinah Kabi DEFENCE and National Security Minister Tefo Mapesela has launched a blistering...

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