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Opposition takes parly speaker to court
ABC Secretary General Samonyane Ntsekele Billy Ntaote THE High Court will today hear a case in which the tripartite opposition bloc is seeking to block its Members of Parliament’s (MPs) possible...
View ArticleUK steps up cooperation with Lesotho
Limpho Sello THE British government says it is committed to increasing cooperation with Lesotho in various social and economic spheres to strengthen bilateral relations. The pledge was made by...
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Drama at Scotts’ trial
Advocate Thulo Hoeane Tefo Tefo THERE were heated exchanges in the High Court on Tuesday in the double murder trial of Lehlohonolo Scott and his mother ‘Malehlohonolo, involving lawyers and Justice...
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Blue Cross future in limbo
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane BLUE Cross of Lesotho (BCL) faces an uncertain future as it stands to lose out on M4.5 million budget support from the Ministry of Health amid reports of strained relations over...
View ArticleKing Letsie calls for climate change action
Pascalinah Kabi MARRAKECH, MOROCCO – His Majesty King Letsie III has appealed to world leaders to urgently address climate change issues, saying the poor and vulnerable groups suffered most as a...
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Police quiz Ramatšella
LPC Member Bokang Ramatšella ’Marafaele Mohloboli OUTSPOKEN politician Bokang Ramatšella was this week called in by police for questioning over remarks he made last Friday on Thaha-Khube FM (TK FM)...
View ArticleGrisly details in murder trial
Tefo Tefo A POLICE officer who investigated a double murder case in Qacha’s Nek yesterday narrated to the High Court how he discovered two dead bodies whose throats had been slit three years ago....
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Opposition plans no confidence vote
Oppositions Members of Paliament sing & dance at the Parliament Billy Ntaote THE opposition’s numerical strength in the National Assembly will be put to the test this week as it seeks to pass a...
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Moleleki ready to play long game
DC Deputy Leader Monyane Moleleki with ABC General Secretary Samonyane Ntsedkele on Tuesday at the Parliament Billy Ntaote DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) deputy leader Monyane Moleleki says the party’s...
View ArticleMoleleki fires Bidvest deal salvo
Billy Ntaote DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) deputy leader Monyane Moleleki has vowed to hold the national budget “at ransom” in the National Assembly until government annuls its vehicle fleet services...
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PM hits back at DC NEC
DC Leader Pakalitha Mosisili . . . orders party indaba to take ‘harsh, disciplinary measures’ Billy Ntaote DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, has called for an...
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MPs parly challenge case postponed
Tefo Tefo THE case in which 10 members of parliament are challenging the indefinite and abrupt closure of the National Assembly was on Tuesday postponed to 23 January 2017. The MPs lodged an urgent...
View ArticleLDF donates Xmas goodies to needy kids
Pascalinah Kabi THE Ministry of Social Development says some parents and guardians are complicit in forcing thousands of vulnerable children into commercial sex work. The ministry’s Principal...
View ArticleMoleleki-Thabane alliance ‘intact’
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE leader of newly-established Alliance of Democrats (AD) party, Monyane Moleleki says apart from the name change, his agreement with former premier Thomas Thabane’s All Basotho...
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US suspends MCC again
USA current Ambassador Mathew Harrington THE Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has again deferred a vote on the reselection of Lesotho for a second compact “until governance concerns have been...
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Infighting rocks LCD
LCD Secretary-General Selibe Mochoboroane and deputy leader Tšeliso Mokhosi ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has been hit by serious infighting between camps led by...
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LCD takes aim at America
LCD Spokesperson Teboho Sekata ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has accused the United States government of interference in Lesotho’s domestic affairs and attempting to...
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Opposition boycotts reforms programme
Joang Molapo, BNP Deputy Leader Billy Ntaote THE tripartite opposition bloc has vowed to boycott Lesotho Reforms Programme (LRP) meetings arguing the “minority government” no longer had the...
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EPA not AGOA’s replacement: Doyle
European Union Ambassador Michael Doyle Staff Writer EUROPEAN Union (EU) Ambassador to Lesotho, Dr Michael Doyle, says the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the 28-nation bloc and Southern...
View ArticleEU warns Lesotho on aid
Billy Ntaote THE European Union (EU) has warned Lesotho risked forfeiting more development partner support due to the “slow progress” in the implementation of public finance and governance reforms....
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