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Chaos rocks Maseru Central Prison
MASERU — There was chaos at the Maseru Central Prison yesterday when some junior prison warders went on strike. The warders were unhappy that the government has excluded them from last month’s salary review. They refused to take inmates to the courts and doctors. They sat in the prison compound and ignored calls from their [...]
20 Jun 2013 | 19 commentsReckless herdboys destroy M5m worth of butternuts
MASERU — Butternuts worth an estimated M5 million were destroyed after a group of herdboys unleashed their livestock to graze on the crops in a fight over fields and grazing land in Linakotseng, southwest of Maseru city. The farmers, who form the Phahamang Basotho Development Association, are now claiming they will not be able to [...]
20 Jun 2013 | 2 commentsTributes flow for late radio presenter
MASERU — A station manager with the Thaha-Khube FM private radio station, Mpolokeng Tsoelipe-Marasi, who died earlier this month, has been described as a “good natured woman who was dedicated to her job”. Tsoelipe-Marasi, 33, died on June 4 of labour complications after giving birth to a healthy baby boy at Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital. [...]
13 Jun 2013 | 4 commentsI did not tamper with tender minutes, says Manyokole
MASERU — The principal secretary designate for the Ministry of Health, Lefu Manyokole, has denied charges that he tampered with the process to award tenders to undeserving catering companies. Manyokole was responding to an article in the Lesotho Times last week that alleged that he had tinkered with the minutes of a tender panel to [...]
6 Jun 2013 | 13 commentsJonathan burial set tomorrow
MASERU — The wife of former Lesotho Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan, ’Mantahli Jonathan, who died on May 23 at the age of 92, will be laid to rest at her home in Ha-Rakoro tomorrow. Speaking at a memorial service at the Co-operatives College in Maseru on Tuesday, her daughter, ’Mamosiuoa Lephole, better known by her [...]
6 Jun 2013 | 20 comments‘Dirty tricks’
MASERU — Lefu Manyokole, the principal secretary designate for the Ministry of Health, is alleged to have tinkered with minutes of a tender panel to give lucrative catering contracts to undeserving companies. The damaging allegation is contained in court documents filed by a catering company that lost the tenders. Mak Investments wants the Ministry of [...]
30 May 2013 | 23 commentsPrime Minister Thabane turns 74
MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane celebrated his 74th birthday on Tuesday. The birthday party was at Tšenolo FM radio station’s office at DLM Shopping Complex in Maseru. When he arrived at the venue Thabane was met by his estranged wife, Lipolelo Thabane. The two embraced in a passionate kiss. Thabane told about 200 people, [...]
30 May 2013 | 23 commentsYoung businesswoman motivates Basotho
MASERU — A young Ghanaian American woman entrepreneur says Basotho women who own small businesses can raise enough capital and run successful business enterprises even if they do not have access to loans. Rahama Wright, 33, told the Lesotho Times yesterday at the end of her three-day visit to the country at the invitation of [...]
22 May 2013 | 1 commentJustice Ramodibedi granted interim court order
MASERU –— Court of Appeal President Justice Michael Ramodibedi was yesterday granted an interim order blocking the government from seizing his official cars. Acting Chief Justice Tšeliso Monaphathi said Justice Ramodibedi had shown that he had a right to his two official cars. Justice Ramodibedi approached the Constitutional Court seeking relief after the government moved [...]
16 May 2013 | 142 commentsDC MP dies after long illness
MASERU –— Democratic Congress (DC) MP, Mokhokoli Seutloali, died last Thursday at Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Seutloali was the MP for Thaba-Moea constituency. DC deputy leader, Monyane Moleleki, described the late Seutloali as “a fine gentleman who was disciplined and loyal” to the party. Moleleki said Seutloali was “a sober man, [...]
16 May 2013 | 27 comments
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