Speed up relief fund-govt told
Bereng Mpaki THOUSANDS of workers could starve if the government delays the implementation of the COVID-19 Private Sector Relief Fund to rescue businesses that are affected by the ongoing national...
View ArticleCourt blocks fresh attempt to oust Molibeli
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli says the real reason for the weekend deployment of heavily armed soldiers around Maseru was to effect his arrest and removal to pave way for his...
View ArticleI am not quitting soon: Thabane
“I will leave office on my own terms and a time of my own choosing”, declares premier despite mounting pressure for him to quit now Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has warned his...
View ArticleThabane sets retirement date
Staff Reporter EMBATTLED Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says he will step down on 29 May 2020. He however, said he will only go on that date if the governing coalition and his own All Basotho Convention...
View ArticleThabane regime collapses
Staff Reporter THE Thomas Thabane-led government collapsed on Monday. This after all three of the four parties in the governing coalition including Mr Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC) informed...
View ArticleLesotho’s murdered first lady agreed to divorce on day she died — sources
MASERU (Reuters) — Hours before she was shot dead on the outskirts of the capital, Lesotho’s former first lady, Lipolelo Thabane, made a surprising decision. According to both a close friend and a...
View ArticleLesotho ill-prepared for Covid-19 outbreak: NECC
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane on Tuesday ignored the recommendations of the National Command Centre (NECC) to extend the lockdown by another 14 days to enable Lesotho to equip its...
View ArticleMoleleki forced out of parly, ordered to self-quarantine
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Assembly, Monyane Moleleki, was on Tuesday forced to leave parliament by fellow legislators who protested that he had travelled to...
View ArticleMajoro delays vote on 2020/21 budget
Bereng Mpaki The parliamentary vote on the 2020/21 budget has been delayed again. This after Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro yesterday withdrew his proposed amendments to the proposed M21, 9 billion...
View ArticleThabane lifts lockdown
widespread relief as “non-essential” businesses re-open Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane on Tuesday lifted the national lockdown which has been in place since 30 March 2020 as part of...
View Article“Fake” Molibeli affidavit weakens PM’s case against top cop
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has no basis to suspend Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli for alleged perjury in a case concerning the transfer of a junior police officer from...
View ArticleIllegal border crossings worry Thabane
Limpho Sello LESOTHO is at risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections from South Africa by Lesotho nationals illegally crossing back into the country, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has said. Lesotho is...
View ArticleSADC should not shield Thabane from prosecution: analysts
Staff Writer DESPITE loud calls for his resignation by his own All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, coalition partners, the opposition and civic organisations, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is stalling...
View ArticleMaseribane attacks “lying” coalition partners
Pascalinah Kabi BASOTHO National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele Maseribane, has come out guns blazing accusing unnamed fellow coalition partners of lying to regional leaders about the security situation...
View ArticleFirst Lady to blame for Thabane’s ouster: analysts
Staff Reporter OUTGOING Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has only got himself to blame for his ouster as he allowed his wife, ‘Maesaiah Thabane, a free hand to meddle in government and party affairs,...
View ArticleSouth Africa worried by liquor smuggling from Lesotho
Limpho Sello LESOTHO could be forced to reinstate the ban on the sale of alcohol after complaints from the South African government about the smuggling of the product from Lesotho. Lesotho lifted the...
View ArticleLesotho deports SA citizens
Limpho Sello Lesotho has deported 71 South African nationals employed by one of the contractors at the Polihali Dam site, Mokhotlong, because they do not have valid work permits. The workers are...
View ArticleDon’t be swayed by popular opinion, Mosito implores judges
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Court of Appeal’s first session for 2020 began on Tuesday with the apex court president, Justice Kananelo Mosito, imploring judges not to be swayed by public opinion. He said...
View ArticleMachesetsa attacks ‘Maesaiah and her “corrupt cabal”
Pascalinah Kabi BASOTHO National Party (BNP) deputy leader Machesetsa Mofomobe has launched a scathing attack on the First Lady, ‘Maesaiah Thabane, accusing her of running a cabal which received...
View ArticleABC infighting to blame for collapse of govt: Moleleki
Pascalinah Kabi | Ntsebeng Motsoeli ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki says the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has only got itself to blame for the...
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