Thabane and the ABC had massively lost support when he was ousted; survey
Nthatuoa Koeshe FORMER Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his All Basotho Convention (ABC) party had lost the support of most Basotho by the time Mr Thabane was forced to step down by his own party in...
View ArticleSA-based Basotho to wait longer for Covid-19 relief
Ntsebeng Motsoeli NEEDY Lesotho nationals based in South Africa will have to wait longer before they can access a once-off payment from the government to cushion them from the effects of the...
View ArticleMajoro blasts Mphaka over “fraudulent” PSs’ contract renewals
Pascalinah Kabi | Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has blasted government secretary Moahloli Mphaka for allegedly “unilaterally” and “fraudulently” renewing the contracts of principal...
View ArticleCOVIDGATE!!!
wasteful NECC gobbles M161 million in just four months with a whooping M10 million spent on food for officials Pascalinah Kabi THE National Emergency Command Centre (NECC) had already gobbled M161...
View ArticleWalk to the talk on police brutality
WE are glad that the government has finally decided to investigate the troubling issue of police brutality. This was revealed last week by Deputy Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu who said the cabinet...
View ArticleOpen letter to the Right Honourable Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro
By Mamello Morrison 5 August 2020 Dear Dr Majoro Let me take this opportunity to address this humble letter to you on this fifth day of an important month in the struggle to accord respect to women...
View ArticleYan Xie — Lesotho’s very own crooked Gupta
Who exactly does the crooked Yan Xie — aka John — think he is? And why do Basotho continue letting him get away with murder. Xie is a bad apple who gives all Chinese nationals a bad name. They should...
View ArticleSoccer transfer dates yet to be decided
Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) will have to wait for the finalisation of Matlama’s appeal case before setting the dates on which the soccer transfer window will open. LeFA...
View ArticleFired AUSC games organising secretariat sues minister
Leemisa Thuseho | Moorosi Tsiane THE 2020 African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 games Local Organising Committee (LOC) secretariat has dragged Gender, Youth, Sport and Recreation minister...
View ArticleLioli fights intensify
Moorosi Tsiane | Leemisa Thuseho THE infighting at Lioli took a new twist yesterday with the interim committee accusing the club’s patrons, Lebohang Thotanyana and Chief Sempe Masupha of sabotaging...
View ArticleArtistes in on joint mixtape
Bataung Moeketsi SEVERAL local upcoming artistes have collaborated on a 16-track mixtape dubbed The Street Vol. 1 which was released on 7 August 2020. The project has 19 artistes including King Kris...
View ArticleYemba Shungu drops fresh music video
Bataung Moeketsi LESOTHO-based Congolese artiste, Yemba Shungu, has released the video for his latest single titled I Hope. The video features his fellow Jenuine Hype record label vocalist Ray Mote and...
View ArticlePick n Pay brings Masianokeng to life
Bereng Mpaki PICK n Pay yesterday opened its brand-new branch at the Masianokeng Lifestyle Centre amid high expectations from buyers who flocked forming a long winding queue to take advantage of its...
View Article‘Online shopping could be the next big thing in Lesotho’
Nthatuoa Koeshe TAELI Mofelehetsi, a diploma in Accounting and Business Studies student at the Institute of Development Management (IDM) says online shopping could soon be the next big thing in...
View ArticleLNDC unveils M410 million finance package
Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) on Thursday unveiled new financial instruments aimed at supporting local businesses to alleviate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic....
View ArticleCovid-19 exposes Lesotho’s lack of diversification- Seleke
Bereng Mpaki THE chief executive officer of Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC), Mohato Seleke says the Covid-19 pandemic has badly exposed Lesotho’s limited market destination options for...
View ArticleDiversification the key to economic development: Seleke
THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has launched new business financing packages to aid the growth of locally-owned private businesses in the country. The Lesotho Times’ (LT) Business...
View Article‘Maseribane never squandered NECC funds – Mofomobe
Nthatuoa Koeshe BASOTHO National Party (BNP) deputy leader Machesetsa Mofomobe says his party’s leader, Thesele ‘Maseribane, never misused any funds meant to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic....
View ArticleKhasipe accuses gov officials of impending Covid-19 fight
Limpho Sello THE chief executive officer of the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC), Thabo Khasipe, has accused some unnamed government officials of frustrating NACOSEC’s efforts to fully execute...
View ArticleTemporary relief for LEPOSA spokesperson against Molibeli
Pascalinah Kabi HIGH Court judge Justice Molefi Makara has issued an interim order stopping Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli from transferring the Lesotho Mounted Police Service Staff Association...
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