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THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) appointed Advocate Mpaiphele Maqutu as the new director of elections. The appointment is for five years with effect from 1 March 2022. Adv Maqutu replaced former incumbent, Letholetseng…
The Latest News
THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) appointed Advocate Mpaiphele Maqutu as the new director of elections. The appointment is for five years with effect from 1 March 2022. Adv Maqutu replaced former incumbent, Letholetseng…
former army boss takes the stand for the first time, declares he won’t get a fair trial accuses judge and prosecutor of plotting to have him hanged Mohalenyane Phakela INCARCERATED…
attacks the PM as an “irrelevant nobody” with no mandate to remain in govt says he remains confident of ousting him in a no confidence motion ‘Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister…
’Marafaele Mohloboli | Bereng Mpaki A CRIPPLING civil servants’ strike is looming. This after the coalition of Lesotho Public Employees (COLEPE) announced its intention to protest the government’s decision to…
as LEPOSA president fights looming suspension accuses Commissioner Molibeli of discrimination Mohalenyane Phakela THE long-drawn fight between Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, and the Lesotho Police Staff Association (LEPOSA) has taken…
Bereng Mpaki THE United States (US) Peace Corps Volunteers are set to resume services in Lesotho later this year after the 2020 suspension of their programme due to the…
. . . accuses state of fabricating cases and hiring “mercenary judges” to sink him and Metsing Bongiwe Zihlangu MOVEMENT for Economic Change (MEC) leader, Selibe Mochoboroane, says unlike his…
. . . says there is no political will to end police brutality Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela HUMAN rights lawyer, Advocate Napo Mafaesa, has blasted the police for killing a…
Kaleen Chikowore THE much-anticipated 2022 general elections are most likely going to be held around mid-October, the newly appointed director of elections at the Independent Electrical Commission (IEC), Mpaiphele Maqutu, has…
Mohalenyane Phakela DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (DCP), Paseka Mokete, who is currently in court over allegations of sexually assaulting a subordinate, has a case to answer and should take…
Mohalenyane Phakela CRACKS have started emerging in the Democratic Congress (DC) after two of its members petitioned the High Court to force the party to elect a new national…
MOVEMENT for Economic Change (MEC) leader, Selibe Mochoboroane, says the rampant corruption and abuse of public funds are a result of lack of political will to build capacity among anti-graft…
Leemisa Thuseho NATIONAL senior soccer team coach, Veselin Jelušić, is confident that his charges will beat Seychelles next week when the sides clash in two 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) preliminary round…
PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has survived the no confidence which was filed against him and his administration by Basotho Patriotic Party (BPP) leader, Tefo Mapesela. Thirty-eight MPs voted for the…
’Marafaele Mohloboli DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu’s Democratic Congress (DC) is ready to embrace everyone who wants to join its ranks including Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro if he decides to…
Mohalenyane Phakela THE much-anticipated murder trial of former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his wife, ‘Maesaiah, failed to take off Tuesday because the prosecution had not provided the accused with…
Bereng Mpaki ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, is confident that his party will reclaim the Hololo constituency in the upcoming general elections after its incumbent legislator defected to…
’Marafaele Mohloboli KILLER photographer, Habofanoe Ntsie, who mysteriously fled from court and sought refuge in South Africa during his judgment reading for double murder in 2012, has been arrested and…
Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and his co-accused in their treason and murder trial is in limbo as Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane will have to…
. . . explains how his shooters waylaid him and left him for dead . . . says the injuries he sustained ended his journalism career Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER Lesotho Times and Sunday…
. . . Mochoboroane advises pro-Majoro ABC MPs to support Kabi to secure their political future Bongiwe Zihlangu MOVEMENT for Economic Change (MEC) leader, Selibe Mochoboroane, has called on Prime…
Kaleen Chikowore THE National Assembly last week approved the Counter Domestic Violence Bill 2021, to try and end the scourge of gender violence, but analysts say it is not yet…
Tokelo Khausela | Khothatso Sehloho The Sam Matekane Foundation (SMF), this week donated 1000 uniforms and boots to the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). The donations were handed over Commissioner…
Kabi blocks Minister Sophonea from presenting budget citing “collapse of govt”, As rival ABC MPs exchange blows, While Mapesela relaunches no confidence vote. ’Marafaele Mohloboli/Bereng Mpaki/ Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO is…
Bereng Mpaki BASOTHO Patriotic Party (BPP) leader, Tefo Mapesela, yesterday filed a fresh no confidence motion against Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro. The motion was filed hours after the All Basotho…
. . . as parly approves Counter Domestic Violence Bill Moorosi Tsiane LESOTHO has moved a step closer to enacting the much-anticipated law to address rampant domestic violence crimes…
Mohalenyane Phakela TREASON and murder accused former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, and his co-accused argue that their trial cannot be deferred just because of the Director of Public Prosecutions…
orphaned child repeatedly raped by senior Social Development officer who took her in, officer’s adult son also raped the minor on several occasions, duo jailed 15 years for their…
Limpho Sello SOCIAL Development Minister ‘Matebatso Doti has condemned convicted rapist Retšelisitsoe Thoahlane for abusing his position to rape an 11-year-old minor under his care. The Lesotho National Federation of…
. . . promises DC govt will invest M1 billion in two years to stimulate economic growth Moorosi Tsiane DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader, Mathibeli Mokhothu, says a DC-led government will “professionalise…