DC speaks on coalition with ABC
two parties will work harmoniously in govt: Letsosa pledges to cut down on PM’s costly foreign trips Pascalinah Kabi/Ntsebeng Motsoeli DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) deputy leader, Motlalentoa Letsosa,...
View ArticleDisgruntled youths slam Radebe for meddling in Lesotho
’Marafaele Mohloboli DISGRUNTLED youths from various political parties have attacked South African special envoy, Jeff Radebe, for allegedly pressurising Prime Minister Thabane to resign. The youths...
View ArticleCOVID-19 reaches Lesotho
as government threatens to reinstate lockdown Limpho Sello LESOTHO has recorded its first positive case of coronavirus (Covid-19). Health Minister Nkaku Kabi said yesterday the affected individual was...
View ArticleHeadache for ABC-DC as Thabane refuses to resign
insists on leading new govt until 31 July despite Majoro’s nomination Ntsebeng Motsoeli/Pascalinah Kabi EMBATTLED Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has not yet formally quit despite the collapse of his...
View ArticleThabane leaves behind bad legacy – analysts
Staff Reporter PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has left a highly contested legacy characterized by more negatives than positives, analysts say. Mr Thabane formally quit this week after he had initially...
View ArticleAdopt new policies to revive economy; Majoro urged
Staff Reporter LESOTHO’S business community, civic groups and the diplomatic sector say they expect newly sworn Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to pursue new policies to revive the comatose economy and...
View ArticlePhoofolo sues LCD official, Tšenolo FM for M450 000
Pascalinah Kabi ATTORNEY General Advocate Haae Phoofolo has launched a M450 000 defamation suit against Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) deputy secretary general Lesolle Phalatsi for calling him a...
View ArticleForeign missions congratulate Majoro
Pascalinah Kabi THE diplomatic community in Maseru yesterday congratulated Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro on his new appointment. Dr Majoro succeeds embattled former prime minister Thomas Thabane. Mr...
View ArticleTop cop arrested, charged in SA
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Mounted Police (LMPS) Deputy Commissioner Mahlape Florence Morai was last Thursday arrested and charged for contravening South Africa’s lockdown regulations. Deputy...
View ArticleABC faces new power dynamic after Thabane ouster
Ntsebeng Motsoeli A NEW power dynamic has emerged in the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) after Thomas Thabane quit as prime minister but opted to remain party leader. That dynamic remains a...
View ArticleMoeketsi Majoro at a glance
MOEKETSI Majoro, who has assumed the reins of power in Lesotho, is considered less of a career politician and more of a technocrat. He was born in the dusty streets of Tsikoane Constituency, Leribe, on...
View ArticleThabane resigns, pledges support for Majoro
…thanks wife and family for support Pascalinah Kabi/Ntsebeng Motsoeli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader and former prime minister, Thomas Thabane, has pledged his support for incoming Prime Minister...
View ArticleDPP slammed for “siding” with ‘Maesaiah in bail issue
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, has been accused of unreasonably siding with murder-accused former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane in a...
View ArticleMajoro takes over
…amid high expectations that he will revive comatose economy Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Finance minister Moeketsi Majoro yesterday took over as the new premier of Lesotho amid high expectations that he...
View ArticleThe nation joins in celebrating Her Majesty’s Birthday
Staff Reporter THE nation will be joining Her Majesty Queen ’Masenate Mohato Bereng Seeiso in celebrating her 44th birthday on Tuesday. Queen ’Masenate Mohato Bereng Seeiso was born on 2 June 1976 as...
View ArticleWorld Bank unveils M135 million Covid-19 credit for Lesotho
Bereng Mpaki THE World Bank yesterday granted Lesotho a M135 million credit that will be used in the country’s fight against the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Although there was no indication...
View ArticleCovid-19 cases a wake-up call for Lesotho: analysts
Staff Reporter THE honeymoon is finally over for Lesotho after the country recorded its first and second cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) on 12 and 20 May 2020 respectively, analysts say. The analysts...
View ArticleLCD criticises Mapesela, Sello and Mosenene appointments
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has criticised the re-appointment of “failed ministers” such as Keketso Sello and Tefo Mapesela to the new...
View ArticlePolice grill Moleleki over Khetheng murder
Ntsebeng Motsoeli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki was yesterday grilled by the police over the 2016 murder of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale Khetheng. The development comes barely a...
View ArticleRapapa brothers renew their political feud
Pascalinah Kabi BROTHERS Samuel Rapapa of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Professor Ntoi Rapapa of the Alliance of Democrats (AD) are at each other’s throats again after the police stopped a horse...
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