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Chief Justice bows out
MASERU — Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla will retire in August this year. Justice Lehohla went on a six-month leave on Tuesday pending his retirement on August 13. At 69, Justice Lehohla still had another six years before he reached the age at which judges are constitutionally required to retire from the bench. The official retirement [...]
13 Mar 2013 | 25 commentsAsemie ‘deal’ backfires
MASERU — Former Commissioner of Refugees, Francis Sefali, appeared before Chief Magistrate ’Matankiso Nthunya to answer a charge of fraud yesterday. Sefali is accused of fraudulently assisting businessman Eyob Asemie to get Lesotho citizenship and naturalisation papers. Sefali, 42, who is currently the Director of Administration at the Central Bank of Lesotho, was remanded out [...]
7 Mar 2013 | 37 commentsMoleleki charged
MASERU — Former natural resources minister Monyane Moleleki is facing trial for allegedly assisting four men to fraudulently acquire a mining licence. Moleleki, who is the deputy leader of the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) party, briefly appeared before Chief Magistrate ’Matankiso Nthunya yesterday morning to face two charges of fraud. He was granted M1 500 [...]
28 Feb 2013 | 96 commentsMP’s husband investigated
MASERU — The husband of Democratic Congress (DC) MP and former home affairs assistant minister, Lineo Molise-Mabusela, is being investigated for allegedly using dubious certificates to enroll at a Chinese university. Rorisang Mabusela enrolled at the University of Nottingham in China in 2011. He is studying financial management and accounting but is currently back in [...]
21 Feb 2013 | 82 commentsTop cop vows to torture suspects
MASERU — A senior police officer has warned Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to be ready to compensate victims of police torture because he is going to intensify the torture of suspects. Senior Inspector Lenkoane Lenkoane, commander of the Lithoteng police station, told a gathering in Qoaling on Sunday that he is going to “dislodge” suspects’ [...]
14 Feb 2013 | 68 commentsPrisoners’ release sparks fresh crisis
MASERU — A new crisis has hit the judiciary after revelations that the government is vehemently opposed to Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla’s decision to release two women last week. Last Friday Justice Lehohla issued an order to the Department of Correctional Services to release 192 prisoners who include a former magistrate ’Mampai Lesupi and Kholu [...]
7 Feb 2013 | 36 commentsStorm over judges’ pay
MASERU — Another storm is brewing in the troubled judiciary over huge allowances being paid to Court of Appeal judges, the Lesotho Times can reveal. At a time when High Court judges and other judicial officers are struggling to make ends meet Court of Appeal judges are being handsomely rewarded for the short time they [...]
31 Jan 2013 | 30 commentsMinisters under probe
MASERU — Police are investigating current and former government ministers for alleged corruption, the Lesotho Times can reveal. Yesterday Police Commissioner Kizito Mhlakaza confirmed that he was investigating several current and former ministers. He however refused to name them for fear of jeopardising investigations. Mhlakaza’s confirmation comes a few days after Prime Minister Tom Thabane [...]
24 Jan 2013 | 63 commentsBasotho face deportation from SA
MASERU — Thousands of Lesotho nationals who hold South African identity documents (IDs) risk being kicked out of South Africa if they don’t renounce their Lesotho citizenship within the next few months. Those who are in Lesotho but hold South African IDs will also have to decide which citizenship they want to retain or they [...]
17 Jan 2013 | 106 commentsMine consortium wants former minister probed
MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party and a mining consortium, Lihlaba Mining, want Democratic Congress (DC) MP Popane Lebesa investigated for fraud. Lebesa who is a former trade minister, previously represented the LCD’s investment company, Nonyana Ntsu, in the Lihlaba Mining consortium. Nonyana Ntsu was formed in 2008 to help raise funds [...]
10 Jan 2013 | 13 comments
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