Tlelai locked up for contempt of court

1 Sep 2010

MASERU — A prominent Maseru businessman, Tumo Tlelai, was yesterday sentenced to 30 days in prison for contempt of court. Tlelai, who owns Victoria Hotel, Lakeside Hotel as well as other businesses in Lesotho and South Africa, was found guilty of disregarding a court order interdicting him from continuing to operate a quarry mine on [...]

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Sherrif in trouble

25 Aug 2010

MASERU — A senior High Court official, a prominent lawyer and a local businessman are facing theft charges for allegedly stealing goods worth M9 million. Deputy Sheriff Tsebo Monyako, attorney Steve Buys and a prominent businessman Ashraff Abubaker appeared in court this week to face charges of theft, fraud and obstruction of justice. They are [...]

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LWP takes on ABC

18 Aug 2010

MASERU — The Lesotho Workers Party (LWP) wants the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party to give up the proportional representation seats it secured in parliament after the two parties formed an alliance. This comes after the ABC announced last month that it had ended its alliance with the labour-backed party. As a result of the [...]

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Mine row deepens

11 Aug 2010

MASERU — A local consortium has threatened to sue Natural Resources Minister Monyane Moleleki (pictured left) for allegedly elbowing the group out of the picture when awarding prospecting rights for a diamond mine in Butha-Buthe. The consortium says Moleleki was wrong in giving the Lemphane Diamond Mine rights to a company owned by tycoon Sam [...]

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Parties attack IEC

4 Aug 2010

MASERU — Opposition parties have accused the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of tinkering with the new electoral boundaries in its delimitation exercise in favour of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. The parties say the constituencies were redrawn to ensure the LCD remains in power after the 2012 general election. A consultant hired [...]

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The case that sank the boss

MASERU — At the centre of the case are allegations that Tlelai illegally occupied a piece of land on which he was quarrying atop the Mokunutlung plateau. Tlelai opened a quarry mine without the approval of the Mohlakeng Community Council. He was charged with contravention the Land Act. The charges sprang from a dispute that [...]

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Lawyers to sue insurance firm

MASERU — The Law Society of Lesotho is planning to sue a legal services insurance company, the Lawyer’s Voice, for allegedly operating an illegal insurance business. Lawyers’ Voice is a legal insurance company. Clients pay monthly premiums so that they get legal assistance when they need it. It operates like a medical aid scheme. The [...]

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Maseru photographers clash

MASERU — Two photographers’ associations are embroiled in a fight over who should be operating from the new passport offices in Maseru. Members of the Maseru Passport Photos Association (MPPA) and another association named Television and Identity Document (TVID) photographers have been at loggerheads since the passport offices were relocated from Pitso Ground to the [...]

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LCD youth league elects leaders

MASERU — Mosala Mojakisane last weekend easily retained the presidency of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league ending a protracted turf war with bitter rival Selibe Mochoboroane. The weekend youth league elections at ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre clearly illustrated the factionalism rocking the ruling party. From Saturday night delegates could be seen huddled [...]

1 Sep 2010 | 7 comments

Fired lawyer switches camp

MASERU — A prominent Maseru lawyer has turned against a client he once represented.  Advocate Hopolang Nathane once represented ’Mamatlakala Maphisa in a case in which she was suing one Pule Cheko, Maputsoe Properties (Pty) Ltd and Total Lesotho (Pty) Ltd over a piece of land in Maputsoe. The land is in Ha-Nyenye in Maputsoe [...]

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Health ministry to launch immunisation campaign

MASERU — The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare will kickstart a countrywide measles immunisation campaign this month. Health Minister Dr Mphu Ramatlapeng last week said the countrywide vaccination programme will be the continuation of the project which started earlier this year after a measles outbreak. About 31 children died of measles after an outbreak [...]

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NUL women break barriers

LAST month Lesotho joined the rest of the world in celebrating the African woman and her achievements. We look back and rejoice that we had an opportunity to get together to honour women who have made a mark in economic, political, social, cultural, technological and other fields of endevour. We were happy to retrace their [...]

1 Sep 2010 | 1 comment

Union should seek dialogue

THE noises emanating from the Lesotho Teachers Trade Union threatening to stage nation-wide protests suggest all is not well within the civil service. The union has made a raft of allegations against the government. Among some of these are that the government is planning to retrench civil servants. The federation claims the government will specifically [...]

1 Sep 2010 | 2 comments

Toilet manners and the long arm of the law

Scrutator is establishing a charity fund for our lawyers after 58 of them were barred from practising because they could not afford their membership fees to the Law Society of Lesotho. And how much is the membership fee per year? Well, it’s only M500. Those lawyers who you see at the courts carrying themselves in [...]

1 Sep 2010 | 1 comment
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