Why the Royal Cup flopped
Leemisa Thuseho BITTER squabbles between the organisers, the Lesotho Jockeys Club and the Equestrian Association of Lesotho (EAL), caused the much-awaited horse racing event, The...
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PLMC introduces triple-header
…to boost struggling clubs’ gate takings Leemisa Thuseho THE Premier League Management Committee (PLMC) has scheduled a triple-header for this weekend in an effort to...
Pressure mounts on Lioli coach
…as management demands improved performance Leemisa Thuseho VODACOM Premier League (VPL) defending champions Lioli’s coach, Bongani Maseko, is already feeling the heat early in the...
Senekane makes history for Lesotho rowing
Leemisa Thuseho BOHLOKOA Senekane will go down in history as the first Lesotho athlete to represent the country at an international rowing championship. The 16-year-old...
Fresh Ha Belo headache
…as High Court nullifies govt’s decision to fire Phaks JV from M170 million project …putting in limbo decision to appoint new company to take over project Mohloai...
Senators slam Estate and Inheritance Law
…say it fuels family conflicts, sidelines chiefs Mathatisi Sebusi SENATORS have expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Administration of Estate and Inheritance Act, 2024, claiming it...
NGOs fight over USAID funds
Mathatisi Sebusi MOSEPELE Foundation Development Forum (MFDF), a youth-led local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) offering community-led monitoring of HIV and TB services, has been left...
Senators question GASRTT dissolution
. . . govt says its planning to formalise task team Mohloai Mpesi THE Senate has questioned the government’s decision to dissolve the Government Asset...
King Letsie III reaffirms Lesotho’s commitment to social development
Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO has renewed its unwavering commitment to advancing social protection, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth. Addressing the Second World Summit for Social...
Women parliamentarians seek to prevent GBV
…as police say 86% of Basotho women affected Moroke Sekoboto WOMEN parliamentarians and key stakeholders have met to discuss strategies to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV),...
LNDC bags M1.7 billion poultry investment
…to create around 2000 jobs Moroke Sekoboto THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has attracted M1.7 billion (USD76 million) investment from the Chinese poultry farming...
DCEO fights to have Manyokole appear before the High Court
Moorosi Tsiane THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) are set to challenge the High Court’s decision...
I never arrested Khetheng — Tšukulu
Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Leribe District Police Commander, Senior Superintendent (SSP) Thabo Tšukulu, has distanced himself from the March 2016 killing of Police Constable (PC) Mokalekale...
Inmates torture haunts LCS
…as Commissioner faces M2 million lawsuit Moorosi Tsiane THE December 2023 torture of inmates following a dramatic prison break continues to haunt the Lesotho Correctional...
Limkokwing University celebrates top performers
Seithati Motšoeneng LIMKOKWING University of Creative Technology this week hosted a prestigious awards ceremony to honour 48 exceptional students whose outstanding achievements have set...
Dissolving GASRTT – a blow to public trust
THE government’s decision to dissolve the Government Assets Recovery Task Team (GASRTT), which government insists was necessitated by the task team’s lack of legal foundation,...
Police should apologise for violating demonstrators
Gabasheane Masupha THE recent actions by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) of disarming peaceful protestors and seizing the national flag from their hands mark...
Lesotho’s silent epidemic: how ex-miners live and die waiting for justice
Mathatisi Sebusi / Billy Ntaote IN Ha-Mamathe’s Kolone village, 68-year-old ’M’e Makopano Kobile keeps a plastic folder of medical papers that record how her husband, Teboho, died....
SEFS powers financial inclusion
…one story at a time Moroke Sekoboto WHEN a 77-year-old granny, ‘Malineo Matsepe, from Morija Mabenkeleng, on the outskirts of Maseru, carried out routine EcoCash...
Congratulations Ntate Matekane for your three-year marathon…..
Lesotho is a land of short political lifespans. Our Prime Ministers have traditionally lasted about as long as a loaf of bread in a hungry...
Government Assets Recovery Task Team dissolved
. . . allegedly to protect corrupt high-ranking officials . . . but govt dismisses allegations as “deliberate distortions” Mohloai Mpesi THE government’s decision to dissolve the Government Assets Recovery...
Specialist doctor suspended
For leaking “confidential” hospital information Mochoboroane labels him power hungry Mathatisi Sebusi/Mohloai Mpesi THE Head of the Eye Department at the Maseru District Hospital and...
Doctor’s suspension leaves Lesotho with only one ophthalmologist
Mathatisi Sebusi/Mohloai Mpesi THE suspended Head of the Eye Department at Maseru District Hospital, Dr Wenjun Fan (PhD), says he is one of only two ophthalmologists in...
Israel firm -Nikuv – sues gvt for M39 million
Moorosi Tsiane THE government’s decision to terminate the controversial Nikuv contract has come back to haunt it, with the Israeli company now demanding US$2,243,103...
Mochoboroane refutes allegations of mismanagement at top hospital
—vehemently rejects allegations that 109 patients have died due to negligence Mohloai Mpesi/Mathatisi Sebusi MINISTER of Health, Selibe Mochoboroane, has dismissed allegations of corruption and mismanagement...
Kamoli bombed Liabiloe’s home – Tšooana
…he was desperate to win Thabane’s favour Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Police Commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana, has alleged that ex-army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, masterminded the...
Court Registrar recounts horror night
…recalls how she narrowly escaped death in crime of passion Hopolang Mokhopi THE High Court this week heard a harrowing account from its own Assistant...
Mixed emotions over Matekane’s performance
…as his administration marks third anniversary Mohloai Mpesi AS Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s coalition government marks three years in office since assuming power in...
Lesotho, US ink HIV prevention deal
Mathatisi Sebusi THE Ministry of Health will next week sign an agreement with the United States government to pilot a newly developed HIV prevention...
Cybercrime under the spotlight
…as regional law enforcement agencies unite to build capacity Moroke Sekoboto CYBERCRIME has now escalated to a full-blown regional crisis transcending borders, demanding a...