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Senkantana moves to elect leadership

By Bongiwe Zihlangu MASERU — Senkatana leader Lehlohonolo Tséhlana on Wednesday said his party could hold its elective conference for the national executive committee in January next year. “In January we plan to hold our first annual general meeting whereby we will conduct a post-mortem of our party’s successes and failures since its establishment. “There [...]

8 Oct 2009 | 2 comments

Dying for gold at Welkom

WELKOM – He is dirty and frail, his speech punctuated by a hard, rasping cough that buckles his small frame. He frequently spits up a brownish gunk on to the sludge outside G-hostel, the hub of illegal mining activities in Thabong, a township outside Welkom. Sipho Mahabane is 22 but looks 10 years older. He’s [...]

18 Jun 2009 | 0 comments

Defection gives ABC chance for introspection

TUESDAY’S dramatic events in parliament have deeper implications for democracy in Lesotho. As reported in our lead story All Basotho Convention (ABC) legislator, Nkhets’e Monyalotsa, crossed the floor to join the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party. Monyalotsa, who was the legislator for Maputsoe constituency, dumped the ABC saying it had lost political direction. [...]

30 Mar 2009 | 4 comments

Another MP ditches ABC

MASERU-An All Basotho Convention (ABC) MP defected to the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) this week. Nkhets’e Monyalotsa who represents Maputsoe Constituency in the National Assembly crossed the floor during Tuesday’s parliamentary session this week. Monyalotsa said he had crossed the floor because he was tired of the maladministration in the ABC under Tom [...]

30 Mar 2009 | 2 comments

MPs in fist fight

MASERU – Two opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) exchanged blows at parliament last Friday. Lithoteng MP Eliabe Mokhanoi and Molobeli Soulo who is a legislator through the proportional representation system had a brief brawl after a heated argument. The Lesotho Times can reveal that the fracas happened at around 8:50 am as the two legislators [...]

6 Mar 2009 | 2 comments

Coke Zero launched in Lesotho

MASERU – Lesotho last Friday became the sixth African country to officially unveil Coca-Cola Zero, a sugar-free beverage targeted at the health-conscious market. The latest brand is also marketed as a calorie-free variation of regular Coke. The Coca-Cola Company first introduced Coca-Cola Zero to the United States in 2005. Lesotho is the latest country in [...]

6 Mar 2009 | 0 comments

Cross-border taxi war foils move

MASERU – The arrangement between the governments of Lesotho and South Africa to allow cross-border taxis to freely operate between their boarders failed to take off as planned last week amidst violent clashes between taxi operators from the two countries. The arrangement was that cross-border taxis that were operating from the South African border side [...]

6 Mar 2009 | 3 comments

Minister’s car hijacked

MASERU – Health Minister Mphu Ramatlapeng’s new official car was hijacked in Alexandra, South Africa, four weeks ago. The ministry’s spokesperson, Tumisang Mokoai, confirmed that the vehicle was hijacked at gunpoint in Alexandra. “Yes it is true that the minister’s car was stolen at gunpoint in Alexandra,” Mokoai said. He said the incident happened around [...]

26 Feb 2009 | 7 comments

Suspended BNP officials defiant

MASERU – The opposition Basotho National Party (BNP) party was on Tuesday thrown into fresh turmoil after five suspended officials vowed to resist attempts to oust them from the party. BNP leader Major General Metsing Lekhanya on 11 February finally ruled that the five be suspended from the party for the next two years. Lekhanya [...]

26 Feb 2009 | 0 comments

Mafeteng plunged into mourning as 11 die in river horror

MAFETENG – The Khoete village in Mafeteng, about 130 kilometres south of the capital Maseru, is in mourning. Thirteen people, including 11 children between the ages of 9 and 13, were washed away into Motsepe River during flash floods that pounded the district. The children were travelling in the back of the Isuzu truck when [...]

26 Feb 2009 | 4 comments
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