Archive for August, 2011

Independence Cup gets M200 000 boost

MASERU – Metropolitan Lesotho and Standard Lesotho Bank have joined hands to bankroll this year’s Independence Cup to the tune of M200 000. The decision was announced at the cup’s official launch on Tuesday. The tournament will take place on October 1-2 at Setsoto Stadium. Winners of the cup are set to walk away M25 [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 5 comments

Raising Lesotho’s savings rate

BASOTHO’S piggy banks are either slim or starving and the current world economic uncertainty has not helped matters. The aggregate savings rate of the country was last estimated at around 30 percent of GDP although analysts believe it has significantly deteriorated since the global recession. Indications are that savings themselves in recent years have shrunk [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 0 comments

Keep our cops happy

REPORTS that officers of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) are not happy with their salaries and working conditions should be treated with utmost urgency and sensitivity as this could pose a threat to our national security. Any industrial action by the police, whether legal or illegal, would have devastating consequences for the rule of [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 0 comments

You are a probable you

“Life is a string of todays.” — Mark Nepo Spring is here and whether it finds you in a life situation you love or hate, the uncomfortable truth is it’s the sum total of your choices based on your beliefs about life. Even though the whirlwind of Women’s Month is over, the inspiration that has [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 0 comments

Stop taking explicit pictures and videos

I AM sure most people have seen or at least read about the video that went viral on the internet, costing a prison warder and a police officer their jobs and maybe even their marriages. For those of you who have been living under the rock, been at sea and just docked or have been [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 2 comments

Limkokwing students to go for film internship in US

MASERU — Two Limkokwing University of Creative Technology film students will next month spend two weeks on an intensive film internship programme in the United States. Pitso Pitso, 20, and Toka Monakane, 23, will spend 11 days in the US with film director Andrew Mudge who recently directed a local movie, The Forgotten Kingdom. The [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 8 comments

Hotstix Mabuse unleashes polished performance

MASERU — Veteran jazz musician Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, 60, gave a polished performance at Manthabiseng Convention Centre last Saturday. The South African star set the centre alight with his lively performance, belying his age. Although he has not released any album in years Mabuse is still a joy to watch, judging by his polished performance [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 0 comments

Human trafficking brought to big screen

MASERU — The scourge of human trafficking was brought to the big screen last Friday when local film-house Ster-Kinekor hosted a show about the problem at Pioneer Mall. At least 200 students from three local high schools viewed the screening of a film that brought to the fore the reality of human trafficking. The initiative [...]

31 Aug 2011 | 0 comments

Cops mull strike

MASERU — Lesotho’s police officers are mulling a national strike over poor salaries and work conditions, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The Lesotho Times understands that morale in the police force is at its lowest ebb. A source said calls for a strike have gathered momentum. The source said a delegation from Police Staff Association [...]

25 Aug 2011 | 46 comments

Motanyane calls it a day

MASERU — Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant General Thuso Motanyane retired yesterday after 38 years in the military service. Motanyane who joined the army in 1973 handed over the reins to Major General Phatoli Lekanyane. Motanyane retired on the same day he celebrated his 57th birthday. He had been the LDF commander for the [...]

25 Aug 2011 | 20 comments
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