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Metsing speaks out on treason allegations
’Marafaele Mohloboli FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has accused the government of “double standards” by seeking to have him prosecuted for treason alongside Development Planning...
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Auditor General warns principal secretaries
Pascalinah Kabi ACTING Auditor General Monica Besetsa has called on all principal secretaries (PSs) to strictly adhere to the public procurement regulations, failing which they will penalised for any...
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New evidence delays judgement in Nteso murder case
Mohalenyane Phakela THE trial of two police officers accused of murdering Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) auditor, Thibello Nteso, took an unexpected twist this week amid revelations by the...
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DCEO probes M2, 8 billion solar project
Pascalinah Kabi THE Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has begun investigations into the grossly inflated M2, 8 billion deal awarded by the government to a Chinese contractor for...
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Moshoeshoe I airport faces closure
as facilities crumble barely two years after “refurbishment” by Chinese company Pascalinah Kabi MOSHOESHOE I International Airport, the country’s only international airport, faces forced closure by...
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Masoetsa hits back at “desperate” Moleleki
says AD leader’s alliance with Thabane won’t get him back to power, says Moleleki should be charged with treason against Thabane’s first govt. ’Marafaele Mohloboli RULING ALL Basotho Convention (ABC)...
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Kamoli handed freedom boost by Justice Sakoane
Mohalenyane Phakela TREASON and murder-accused former army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, and his co-accused soldiers have been handed a boost by Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane in their...
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Letšeng, villagers fight – specialist weighs in
Bereng Mpaki LETŠENG Diamonds and the Patising communities must jointly conduct an investigation into the mine’s safety of its slime dams, a United States (US) consultant has said. Steven Emerman of...
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DCEO principal prosecutor Baasi suspended
Pascalinah Kabi THE director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, has suspended the anti-graft body’s principal anti-corruption...
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DCEO boss Manyokole off the hook
as Mahao withdraws “show cause”, abandons bid to oust him Mohalenyane Phakela THE director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, is off...
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Unite to end child, forced marriages – First Lady tells leaders
Limpho Sello ALL governing structures must collaborate in fighting early childhood and forced marriages, First Lady Masekoalane Majoro has said. Ms Majoro said this at Linakeng in Butha-Buthe on...
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IEC commissioners sworn-in, get down to business
Pascalinah Kabi NEWLY appointed Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Mphasa Mokhochane and his fellow commissioners say they are raring to go after their swearing-in this week. Mr...
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Mahao wins judges’ appointment case
Mohalenyane Phakela LAW and Justice Minister Professor Nqosa Mahao has won his constitutional application to stop former Acting Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase and Attorney General Advocate Haae...
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Heated drama as Vodacom, LCA trade blows in explosive court fight
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court was this week turned into a battleground as lawyers representing Vodacom Lesotho and the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) sought to outfox each other in the...
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Fresh threat to governing coalition
as the ABC’s NEC insists DPM Mokhothu should step down if charged with human trafficking Mohalenyane Phakela THE All Basotho Convention (ABC) says Deputy Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu, who leads...
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Govt sets aside M240 million for Covid-19 vaccine
Limpho Sello THE government will set aside M240 million to procure Covid-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has said. This in addition to the free vaccines Lesotho expects to receive from the...
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Molibeli in fresh court battle with subordinate
Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi A FRESH war has broken out in the police command pitting Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, against one of his subordinates, Assistant Police Commissioner...
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Nteso’s widow weeps as his killers get 20 years
Mohalenyane Phakela | ‘Marafaele Mohloboli TWO police officers who were last month convicted of murdering Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) auditor, Thibello Nteso, were yesterday sentenced to 20...
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Manyokole part of plot to topple Majoro: DCEO officer
Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi THE director general of the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Mahlomola Manyokole, is a disgruntled officer who was appointed at the behest...
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Vumbukani “pained and embarrassed” by corruption claims
Mohalenyane Phakela | Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Standard Lesotho Bank chief executive officer (CEO), Mpho Vumbukani, says he is “pained and embarrassed” by the unfounded corruption allegations made...
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