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Doti relieves harrowing assassination attempt

Ntsebeng Motsoeli LITHABANENG legislator and former Social Development minister, ‘Matebatso Doti says she is lucky to be alive after her would-be assassins spared her life during an attack at her home...

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Motanyane gives up on Thabane, Mahao

’Marafaele Mohloboli THE latest attempt to heal the rift between All Basotho Convention (ABC)   leader Thomas Thabane and his deputy Professor Nqosa collapsed this week in Maseru amid revelations that...

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Minister drags MCC Mayor to a hearing

Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship, Litšoane Litšoane has summoned Maseru Mayor, Mpho Moloi to a disciplinary hearing to answer to insubordination charges. The hearing...

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More foreign judges sworn in

Mohalenyane Phakela TWO more foreign judges have arrived in Lesotho to preside over the politically sensitive criminal cases involving politicians, serving and former members of the security agencies...

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Broke’ Kamoli’s lawyers threaten to dump him

Mohalenyane Phakela EMBATTLED Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli and fellow detained soldiers are pleading poverty and face a huge battle to retain the services of highly qualified, prominent lawyers to...

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Mahlala quits LCD in yet another high profile resignation

’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing’s Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has been rocked by yet another high profile departure after prominent businessman, Bothata...

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Thabane condemns attack on “respectable” Doti

’Marafaele Mohloboli All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has condemned the recent brutal attack on his estranged party’s deputy spokesperson ’Matebatso Doti. Dr...

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Thabane barred from suspending Mosito

Mohalenyane Phakela THE Court of Appeal has issued an interim interdict barring Prime Minister Thomas Thabane from suspending Court of Appeal president Kananelo Mosito pending the finalisation of the...

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Mind games in ABC power struggle

’Marafaele Mohloboli MIND games are normally associated with football teams in elite professional leagues attempting to psychologically unsettle each other and gain an advantage over their rivals ahead...

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12 000 textile jobs on the line

as investors threaten to quit Lesotho over safety concerns spate of carjackings, armed robberies cited Mohalenyane Phakela AT least 12 000 jobs are on the line in the country’s textile industry with...

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Appeal Court savages Mahase again

says Acting Chief Justice is incompetent, orders her off ABC case Mohalenyane Phakela THE Court of Appeal has barred Acting Chief Justice, ‘Maseforo Mahase, from presiding over All Basotho Convention...

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Thabane can be ousted: Attorney General

Phoofolo’s legal opinion clears way for no confidence motion against PM Mohalenyane Phakela THE Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and their opposition allies have received a...

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Hlaele funded LCD: Metsing

’Marafaele Mohloboli A WAR of words has erupted between All Basotho Convention (ABC) Secretary General Lebohang Hlaele and Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing, over the...

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High Court interdicts Litšoane

Nat Molomo LOCAL Government and Chieftainship minister, Litšoane Litšoane and his principal secretary, Khothatso Tšooana, were on Tuesday interdicted from convening a disciplinary hearing or taking any...

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Doti slams “appalling, compromised” judiciary

Ntsebeng Motsoeli AN appalling slap in our faces for all our efforts to find protection and justice for that young girl. This is former Social Development minister, ‘Matebatso Doti’s damning verdict on...

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NSS makes shock findings on high school learners’ pregnancies

Pascalinah Kabi AT least 250 learners at ‘Maseribane High School in Quthing fell pregnant in 2018, a shocking National Security Service (NSS) report to the Ministry of Education and Training reveals....

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Metsing issues fresh Kamoli demands

’Marafaele Mohloboli WHICHEVER All Basotho Convention (ABC) faction wants the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)’s support for or against the looming no confidence vote against the Thomas Thabane-led...

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Metsing, Mokhothu fight escalates

’Marafaele Mohloboli TENSIONS that had been simmering between Democratic Congress leader Mathibeli Mokhothu and his Lesotho Congress for Democracy counterpart, Mothetjoa Metsing exploded into the open...

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Govt ends LWC’s wool and mohair monopoly

as BKB and four others get licenses Bereng Mpaki THE government has awarded new licences for the brokering and auctioning of wool and mohair to five companies, including South African brokers, BKB....

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Court blow for Mahao faction

Mohalenyane Phakela ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader Professor Nqosa Mahao and his faction yesterday suffered a setback after the High Court dismissed their interlocutory application...

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