Magistrates sue govt over “poor salaries and benefits”
say they have lost hope in govt ever resolving their decades-old plight Nat Molomo | Mohalenyane Phakela THE gloves are officially off after the country’s restive magistrates sued the government for...
View ArticleJudge Monapathi speaks
slams executive interference in judiciary demands abolishment of the PM’s powers to appoint judges says impeachments bids against Ramodibedi, Mosito and Majara all political Mohalenyane Phakela SENIOR...
View ArticleMetsing speaks on fallout with Thabane
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has attributed his fallout with the coalition partner and current Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to disagreements over the withholding...
View ArticleABC supporters bay for PS Tšooana’s blood
Pascalinah Kabi SOME members of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) are livid with Local Government and Chieftainship ministry principal secretary, Khothatso Tšooana, and want Prime Minister Thomas...
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Mandela’s Cressida resurfaces in Lesotho?
’Marafaele Mohloboli A MOSOTHO man has claimed that he is the owner of the Toyota Cressida which the late former South African President, Nelson Mandela, and his then wife Winnie were driven in shortly...
View ArticleAuditor General bemoans poor state of public accounts
Bereng Mpaki AUDITOR General (AG) Lucy Liphafa has bemoaned the poor state of the government’s financial statements due to, among others, officials’ non-compliance with the country’s financial laws. Ms...
View ArticleOpposition MPs reject salary increments
Bereng Mpaki OPPOSITION legislators have refused to adopt a parliamentary report recommending salary increments for members of parliament and officials in charge of the parastatals. The proposals for...
View ArticleGovt has itself to blame for wool and mohair debacle: Mokhothu
Ntsebeng Motsoeli DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, says the Thomas Thabane regime only has itself to blame for the wool and mohair debacle which saw thousands of angry farmers take...
View ArticleBusinessmen want fleet tender corruption charges dropped
Pascalinah Kabi/Nat Molomo TWO local businessmen, Teboho Tlokotsi and Tumo Ramonaheng, have filed a Constitutional Court application to stop their trial for corruption in connection with the government...
View ArticleDCEO investigates former bank chief for alleged corruption
Staff Reporter THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is investigating former Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) Chief Executive Officer, Mpho Vumbukani, for allegedly breaching the bank’s...
View ArticleLDF paid M10 000 to gag shooting victim’s family
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) paid M10 000 to the family of Lisebo Tang, who was gunned by soldiers guarding the Ha-Leqele residence of then army commander, Tlali Kamoli, on 9 May...
View ArticleTempers flare in parly after Chief Theko attacks Thabane
accuses Thabane of ignoring reforms while entertaining himself on foreign trips Pascalinah Kabi TEMPERS flared in parliament this week when outspoken Thaba-Bosiu Principal Chief, Khoabane Theko,...
View ArticleMokhothu, Metsing in talks over deal to oust Thabane
’Marafaele Mohloboli TWO of the country’s biggest opposition parties, the Mathibeli Mokhothu-led Democratic Congress (DC) and former Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing’s Lesotho Congress for...
View ArticleLDF in weapons storm
facilitates private gun purchases for its soldiers move flies in the face of SADC’s instability warnings ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) is facilitating the acquisition of...
View ArticleWorkers demand IEC Director’s ouster
Pascalinah Kabi BARELY a fortnight after her reinstatement, Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Director of Elections, Letholetseng Ntsike, has a fresh headache after more than 100 IEC employees...
View ArticleWitchdoctors can’t save Thabane; vows Mokhothu
as DC leader takes a dig at First Lady Mohalenyane Phakela DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, says snap elections are imminent and “witchdoctors will not be able to save the Thomas...
View ArticleRoyal Palace building almost complete: Hlalele
Staff Reporter THE new royal palace building in Maseru is almost complete and could be officially handed over to their majesties next July, the principal secretary in the Ministry of Public Works,...
View ArticleSetback for bid to oust Thabane
Pascalinah Kabi PARLIAMENT has slowed a joint bid by the opposition and disgruntled All Basotho Convention (ABC) legislators to expedite the overthrow of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane by fast-tracking...
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PS fears for his life after break-in at offices
says burglary stems from “baseless claims” that he keeps M10 million cash from tenders ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Public Works, Mothabathe Hlalele, says he fears...
View ArticleNo IMF bailout this year
Staff Reporter THE government is nowhere near securing a financial rescue package from the International Money Fund (IMF), almost 18 months after it first began negotiations with the Bretton Woods...
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