LRA boss suspended
Thabo Khasipe ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE LESOTHO Revenue Authority (LRA) Board of Directors has suspended Commissioner-General (CG) Thabo Khasipe ahead of an investigation into alleged “contravention...
View ArticlePolice probe Mothae deal
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane POLICE Commissioner Molahlehi Letsoepa has requested Commissioner of Mines Tšeliso Ntabe to furnish him with information on the Mothae Diamond Mine deal, amid allegations of...
View ArticleFight over Mothae Mine
. . . as local firm accuses minister of violating bidding processes Lekhetho Ntsukunyane A LOCAL company has demanded that Mining Minister Lebohang Thotanyana cancel a contract he awarded to Lucapa...
View Article’Maseribane blasts Metsing
Chief Thesele Maseribane Lekhetho Ntsukunyane OPPOSITION Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele ’Maseribane says “some leaders” in the government had sent emissaries to court them for a...
View ArticleSADC shouldn’t be fooled: Thabane
Billy Ntaote ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has accused the Southern African Development Community (SADC) of neglecting the recently exiled opposition leaders, saying the bloc...
View ArticleChief Theko tears into govt
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THABA-BOSIU Principal Chief Khoabane Theko says the nation’s salvation depends on the recently returned opposition leaders’ ability to unite and form a new government to “rescue...
View ArticleHow international relations undermine sovereignty
Lehloenya Mahao INTERNATIONAL relations deal with relationships between nation-states including all other factors encapsulated in inter-state relationships. These factors set standards that determine...
View ArticleHolistic action needed to development goals
GIVEN the rate at which we continually churn out negative reports about failed policies and programmes, it is only the eternal optimist who could hold fast to the picture of a future in which this...
View ArticleLioli can do the unthinkable in Zim
Mikia Kalati LIOLI head to Zimbabwe on Sunday face Caps United and the enormity of the task that awaits them on Sunday as they seek to overcome the odds and progress to the first round proper of the...
View ArticleKick4Life regain top spot
Mikia Kalati KICK4LIFE took advantage of Lioli’s inactivity and Bantu’s stuttering draw with Matlama to regain top spot in the Vodacom Premier League with a comprehensive 3-0 demolition of Sky...
View ArticleMahlaha buoyant ahead of Caps tie
Mahlaha buoyant ahead of Caps tie . . . as Lioli aim to end Champions League hoodoo Mikia Kalati LIOLI coach, Halemakale Mahlaha remains optimistic that his side can brew an upset by beating Caps...
View ArticleFierce battle for LNOC PRO post
LTA president Moshoeshoe Molapo . . . as Olympic body polls loom Mikia Kalati THE public relations officer (PRO) position, among others, will be up for grabs at the Lesotho National Olympic Committee...
View ArticleMatlama, LCS renew rivalry
Mikia Kalati TWO of the country’s most successful soccer sides Matlama and LCS face off in a potentially mouth-watering Vodacom Premier League encounter at Setsoto Stadium on Saturday. The two teams...
View ArticlePlans for wool, mohair centre
Bereng Mpaki WOOL and mohair farmers are set to finally have a storage facility for their wares after their association purchased a site in Thaba Bosiu with construction scheduled for 2018. According...
View ArticleNUL scoops M760k continental award
Pascalinah Kabi THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) has been awarded a US$58 000 (about M758 692) prize for a research project on intestinal parasites for sheep and goats. The prize was awarded...
View ArticlePlastic bag levy on the cards
Bereng Mpaki CONSUMERS will soon be coughing 50 lisente more for each plastic shopping bag as government moves to introduce a levy to curb usage of the bags that have been blamed for exacerbating...
View ArticleNight of Joyous Celebration beckons
Mohalenyane Phakela IT is all systems go for the historic Joyous Celebration concert at Maseru’s Setsoto Stadium on Saturday evening. Event organiser, Cinita Ferreira of Charis’ma Events said all was...
View Article‘Elections route not necessary’
AD Secretary General Mokhele Moletsane THE Alliance of Democrats (AD) has written a letter to National Assembly Speaker Ntlhoi Motsamai to officially notify her of the party’s existence. The AD was...
View ArticleBantu back on top
Mikia Kalati BANTU returned to the top of the Vodacom Premier League after Sunday’s 2-0 win over struggling Linare 2-0 in a weekend where several matches were called-off due to heavy rains. Teboho...
View ArticleOlympic success should be a priority
Former LSRC President Limpho Mokhochane Mikia Kalati ALL eyes will be trained on the position of president of the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) when the organisation holds its annual...
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