Archive for 'Mantoetse Maama
Formosa textile workers down tools
MASERU — Workers at Formosa textile company downed tools on Tuesday to press for a 50 percent wage hike and better working conditions. Formosa, located in the Thetsane Industrial Area, is one of Lesotho’s biggest textile companies and employs about 1 000 workers. It produces jeans and sewing thread for sale to other factories. The [...]
16 May 2013 | 10 commentsMCC boss commends Lesotho
MASERU — The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) boss, Daniel Yohannes, has commended the government of Lesotho for putting to good use the US$363 million (approximately M2.9 billion) donated by the United States government. The Lesotho government was among 16 other African states that qualified for the MCC funds as a reward for upholding democracy and [...]
15 May 2013 | 0 commentsCentral banks call for efficient monetary policies
MASERU — The Association of African Central Banks (AACB) yesterday said African countries must formulate and implement efficient monetary policies to encourage people to save money. The banks, which a three-day seminar that ended in Maseru yesterday, identified 12 obstacles that made people refrain from saving. The obstacles include low disposable incomes and high dependency [...]
9 May 2013 | 0 commentsMan in court for alleged rape
MASERU — A 53-year-old man from Maliele, Thabang Ramataboe, briefly appeared in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court last week after he allegedly raped a 25-year-old mentally disturbed woman. The police say the suspect raped the woman on April 15. Ramataboe was granted bail of M700 but failed to pay and was remanded in custody. He was [...]
1 May 2013 | 1 commentStandard Bank launches exciting savings product
MASERU — Standard Bank Lesotho last Wednesday launched a new product dubbed Optimum Save that offers clients a superior investment on their savings. The new product, that does not restrict clients to a fixed contribution on a monthly basis, also has competitive interest rates. The clients decide how much they want to save and for [...]
1 May 2013 | 1 commentLerotholi Polytechnic dean stabbed by former student
MASERU — The dean of students’ affairs at Lerotholi Polytechnic, Nkome Maswati, was stabbed and injured by a former student at the college on Tuesday. The institution’s deputy rector, Dr Palo Pokothoane, told the Lesotho Times that Maswati was stabbed by a former student who withdrew from the college in May last year due to [...]
25 Apr 2013 | 0 commentsMurder suspect arrested
MASERU — A 30-year-old man from Mohale’s Hoek briefly appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court this week for allegedly stabbed his grandfather to death in a domestic dispute. The suspect, who was on the police’s wanted list since 2011, was arrested last Saturday. He allegedly stabbed the deceased in a fit of rage after he [...]
17 Apr 2013 | 7 commentsMetropolitan Lesotho opens VIP service office
MASERU — Insurance company Metropolitan Lesotho on Tuesday officially opened a ‘VIP Service office’ at Maseru Mall. Metropolitan Lesotho managing director, Nkau Matete, said clients who don’t want to queue when they need services can set an appointment to get services from their newly introduced VIP service office. “Clients who don’t want to queue can [...]
17 Apr 2013 | 0 commentsThabane inaugurates court martial building
MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane inaugurated a court martial building at Makoanyane Barracks yesterday. The new court martial building has the same facilities as civilian courts like the magistrate’s court. In the past the court martial sessions were held in a hall. In his speech, Thabane said soldiers should always remember that their life [...]
11 Apr 2013 | 9 commentsWoman jailed for concealing birth
MASERU — A 34-year-old woman has been sentenced to two years in jail after she was found guilty of concealing a birth. The court heard that ‘Mampho Maliehe from Nazareth dumped her newly born baby in Phuthiatsana River on February 19. Maseru Magistrate Moopisa sentenced Maliehe to two years imprisonment without an option of a [...]
4 Apr 2013 | 9 comments
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