Archive for February, 2012

New party must deal with underlying issues

PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili this week finally dumped the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to form the Democratic Congress (DC) party. He engineered the demise of a government he had led for the past 15 years. What remains of the LCD, a party he led to three electoral victories, will only be seen in the [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 18 comments

Are women newsworthy?

“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.  I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing” — Oriah Mountain Dreamer   There are several things to celebrate in March, beginning this week. This column is one year old today and what a [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 2 comments

LCS coach slams players

MASERU — Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) will need nothing short of a miracle if they are to overturn the three-nil mauling they suffered at the hands of Uganda Revenue Authority in an African Champions League tie two weeks ago. The make-or-break tie will be at Setsoto Stadium on Sunday. The local champions, popularly known as [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 5 comments

We have turned the corner, Likhopo say

MASERU — Likhopo FC owner Bishop Molatoli was in tears on Sunday afternoon after his team beat defending champions LCS. It had been a long wait. “I am so happy, so happy that I even cried,” Molatoli told the Lesotho Times in an interview after the match. “The boys played very well today and we [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 1 comment

Highs and lows of Majantja in premier soccer league

MASERU — Mafeteng-based Majantja have become well known for the team’s colourful supporters over the years. On a good day, their ferocious drum-beating supporters can easily win them a game. But that is not to say the team is entirely bad or weak. Majantja are also well-known for their on and off relationship with the [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 5 comments

Cultural gig to promote patriotism among youths

MASERU — The annual Monyaka ha Moshoeshoe event will be held next Saturday at Durham Link. One of the organisers of the festive, Tlali Mapetla, told the Weekender the event seeks to  encourage patriotism amongst youths by celebrating the legacy of the founder of the Basotho nation, King Moshoeshoe. Mapetla said the event would be [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 0 comments

Circus to be part of Moshoeshoe’s Day celebrations

MASERU — Brian Boswell’s circus is set to visit Lesotho for a six-day funfair show at Maseru Club next week. The circus will be part of celebrations to mark Moshoeshoe’s Day on March 11. The show is the brainchild of a local consultancy firm Molula-qhooa Consultancy. ‘Nete Khoanyana from Molula-qhooa Consultancy said the circus will [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 2 comments

New party takes over

MASERU — The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) government collapsed yesterday in a palace coup masterminded by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili. Mosisili’s move is reminiscent of 1997 when Ntsu Mokhehle dumped the Basutoland Congress Party (BCP) to form the LCD government. Mosisili managed to garner the support of 45 LCD MPs who crossed the floor [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 45 comments

Who’s who in the Democratic Congress . . .

MASERU — Below we list the top leadership of the Democratic Congress, an offshoot of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy party.  The members listed below make up the new party’s interim national executive committee. Pakalitha Mosisili is the leader of the DC. He serves as Prime Minister and National Security Minister. He is also the [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 36 comments

Mosisili mulls retirement

MASERU — Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili yesterday said his days are numbered. He however said he still had another five years at the helm of the country and his newly formed Democratic Congress (DC) party. Mosisili made the announcement at a press conference in Maseru a few hours after his DC party was declared the [...]

29 Feb 2012 | 17 comments
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