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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 [...]
1 Sep 2010 | 0 commentsLawyers 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 [...]
1 Sep 2010 | 6 commentsMaseru 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 [...]
1 Sep 2010 | 1 commentLCD 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 commentsFired 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 [...]
1 Sep 2010 | 1 commentHealth 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 [...]
1 Sep 2010 | 0 commentsMan pleads trauma after police torture
MASERU — He was stripped and handcuffed. He was suffocated with latex gloves and strangled with bare hands. Then, when that failed to get him “talking” a spade was used to hit his backside. All the while his legs were bound in chains. That’s the gruesome ordeal that Maputi Ramoholi, a 65-year-old retired police officer, [...]
25 Aug 2010 | 11 commentsPassport office cuts backlog
MASERU — The Assistant Minister of Home Affairs and Public Safety Lineo Molise-Mabusela says the government has produced nearly 90 000 passports over the past three months. Molise-Mabusela told a press conference on Tuesday that the battle to reduce the passport backlog is on course. Since June her ministry has been under serious pressure to [...]
25 Aug 2010 | 2 commentsDisgraced rape suspect sets self alight in suicide attempt
MASERU — A 22-year-old man from Ha Tsolo in Maseru set himself ablaze last Saturday after allegedly raping his 19-year-old cousin. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha said the suspect set himself on fire because he was overcome with shame. The man, whose name was not revealed to the press, sustained serious burns on the head and [...]
25 Aug 2010 | 5 commentsLCD turf war reaches fever pitch
MASERU — The battle for leadership for the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league goes to the wire this Saturday. The nomination list shows that the number of candidates for the different positions has been streamlined from 52 to 38. However, only nine key positions are up for grabs while the remaining four positions [...]
25 Aug 2010 | 3 comments
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