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SADC can’t dictate to us: judge
Mohalenyane Phakela JUDGE Molefi Makara says the Southern African Development Community (SADC) cannot dictate terms to Lesotho’s judiciary as it is an independent institution. SADC has through its...
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Standard Bank donates ICU equipment to Mapoteng hospital
Bataung Moeketsi THE Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) on Tuesday handed over M1, 2 million worth of intensive care unit (ICU) equipment to Maluti Adventist Hospital in Mapoteng. The donation is meant to...
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Ritual killer Scott gets life sentence
Nat Molomo CONVICTED double ritual murderer Lehlohonolo Scott has been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This after High Court Judge Teboho Moiloa on Tuesday found him...
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Court places Victoria Hotel under curatorship
Pascalinah Kabi HIGH Court judge Makara Molefi has granted the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)’s application for the government-owned Victoria Hotel to be placed under...
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Thabane’s children at war
Son Potlako wants “loving” ‘Maesaiah released to care for her husband, But daughter Nkoya insists ‘Maesaiah should rot in jail Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Prime Minister Thomas...
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Prison authorities foil plot to smuggle alcohol to ‘Maesaiah
…former first lady’s friend faces jail, fine for the offence ’Marafaele Mohloboli A CLOSE friend of the former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane faces an M5 000 fine and two years’ imprisonment after...
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Khasipe outlines COVID-19 strategy
Bereng Mpaki THE newly appointed chief executive officer of the National Emergency Command Centre (NECC), Thabo Khasipe, says he will prioritise the improvement of the country’s health infrastructure...
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Unresolved crimes turn Lesotho into a criminal haven
Staff Reporter THE 13 June 2020 near-fatal shooting of Movement for Economic Change (MEC) legislator, Thabo Ramatla, by unknown gunmen is one of many such unsolved shootings which have plagued the...
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More Basotho in favour of monarchical rule: survey findings
Nthatuoa Koeshe MOST Basotho would welcome monarchical rule over parliamentary democracy, the latest report from the Afrobarometer research institute reveals. Afrobarometer is a pan-African,...
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ConCourt slams Moseneke, SADC
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Constitutional Court has questioned the legality of the October 2018 agreement between the government and opposition to defer criminal prosecutions of politicians until after...
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ABC, disgruntled MPs seek to heal rift
Pascalinah Kabi THE All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s national executive committee (NEC) says it has made significant progress towards mending relations with disgruntled party legislators. ABC...
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500 Basotho quarantined over Covid-19
Limpho Sello AT least 500 locals have been quarantined at different facilities across the country over suspicions they have contracted the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Health ministry has said....
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Judge urges govt to clampdown social media
Mohalenyane Phakela HIGH Court Judge Thamsanqa Nomngcongo has called for government action to “sanitise” what he describes as the “gutter social media”. Justice Nomngcongo said this while delivering...
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Hero’s welcome for ‘Maesaiah
but family tensions continue as Potlako slates sister and son as “enemies within” Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane was feted like a hero upon her release on bail on Tuesday by...
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Judge tears into “hearsay” state case against Thabane and wife
as ‘Maesaiah is granted bail Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER-ACCUSED former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane has been released on M10 000 bail by High Court Judge Thamsanqa Nomngcongo in a hard-hitting...
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Mokhosi free at last
Mohalenyane Phakela OPPOSITION Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) deputy leader, Tšeliso Mokhosi, is finally a free man after the state withdrew murder charges against him. The charges were withdrawn...
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Maqelepo allays fears after hospitals’ closure
Limpho Sello HEALTH minister Motlatsi Maqelepo has defended the complete or partial closure of some health facilities saying it was only a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the deadly...
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DC MP Leeto dies
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE Democratic Congress (DC)’s Kolo constituency legislator, Putsoane Leeto, died on Sunday evening after a short illness. Although the official cause of his death has not been...
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IEC operations grind to a halt
Nthatuoa Koeshe | Pascalinah Kabi The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)’s operations have ground to a virtual standstill after the expiry of the director of elections Dr Letholetseng Ntsike’s...
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Verdict reserved in Nkoya application
Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s estranged daughter, Advocate ‘Mabatšoeneng Hlaele, will have to wait until Monday to learn the outcome of her application for an interim...
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