Former LAA boss sues DCEO
…demands M485,000 for torture and unlawful arrest Moorosi Tsiane Former Land Administration Authority (LAA) chief executive officer, Mahashe Chaka, is demanding M485 000 from the Directorate on...
View ArticleAD reaffirms support for govt
Hopolang Mokhopi THE Alliance of Democrats (AD) has reaffirmed its allegiance to the coalition government the party formed with the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) and Movement for Economic Change...
View ArticleCovid-19 expenditure under scrutiny
…as Public Accounts Committee grills PS and other Covid-19 staff. Tokelo Khausela PARLIAMENT’S Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week grilled the principal secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office,...
View ArticleEconet donates oral hygiene essentials to students and herd-boys in Thaba-Tseka
Staff reporter Econet Telecom Lesotho has donated toothbrushes and toothpaste worth M10 000 to students and herd-boys in Thaba-Tseka district. The donation was in commemoration of Oral Health Awareness...
View ArticleMaqutu vows to deprive non-compliant parties of IEC funds
…asserts he is ready to call to order even the bigger political parties …vows to sue and continue to deregister parties for non-compliance Bongiwe Zihlangu and Moroke Sekoboto INDEPENDENT Electoral...
View ArticleGovt steps up bid to terminate airport contract
Mohalenyane Phakela / Moorosi Tsiane OFFICIALS from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Tuesday met a delegation from South African company, Lesedi Technical Engineering (LTE) Consulting, to...
View ArticleTop lawyer in land “scam”
… Phafane accused of improperly getting LCS land for private use ’Marafaele Mohloboli A company owned by prominent lawyer, Advocate Salemane Phafane (King’s Counsel), allegedly obtained a 30-year lease...
View ArticleMothae outshines African counterpart
Seithati Motšoeneng Mothae Kimberlite Mine has beaten its Angolan sister company, Lulo Alluvial Mine, in diamond production from the period January to June 2023. The two companies are owned by...
View ArticleMinister urges new RSL boss to broaden tax net
Leemisa Thuseho/Moroke Sekoboto Finance and Development Planning Minister, Rets’elisitsoe Matlanyane, has urged newly appointed Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) Commissioner-General, ‘Mathabo Mokoko, to...
View ArticleLesotho’s soldiers “suffering” in Mozambique
….deprived of adequate food rations ….. as gvt is accused of “neglecting” army Tokelo Khausela THE government has been accused of neglecting the army, with possible dire consequences for the...
View ArticleAbeco Tanks: Pioneering Water Security Solutions in Lesotho
Lesotho, known as the “Kingdom in the Sky” due to its mountainous terrain, faces a pressing crisis related to water security and aging infrastructure. This landlocked nation’s economy, agriculture,...
View ArticlePlot to oust PM loses momentum
…as opposition parties lose appetite for a no-confidence motion Staff Reporters OPPOSITION parties, which had appeared so determined to remove the coalition government led by Prime Minister Sam...
View ArticleAssociations cry foul on sin tax reduction
Tokelo Khausela THE Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) wants to know what made the government review the Alcohol and Tobacco Levy Act of 2023. The organization is arguing the review,...
View ArticleWorld Vision embarks on disaster mitigation project
Moroke Sekoboto World Vision International Lesotho has embarked on a mission to prepare communities for climate-related disasters. The targeted communities are mostly in hard-to-reach areas of Maseru,...
View ArticleMahao’s alleged killers frustrated
Moorosi Tsiane FIVE soldiers facing charges in relation to the 25 June 2015 murder of former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, have expressed frustration over the absence of the...
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank injects M285 000 into contentious expo
Moroke Sekoboto NATURAL Resources minister, Mohlomi Moleko, has confirmed the participation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the upcoming water and energy conference. The event, dubbed Metsi...
View ArticleRFP is a scam – Ramatšella
…lashes out at IEC for aiding RFP ‘fraud’ ’Marafaele Mohloboli FIREBRAND Democratic Congress (DC) politician, Bokang Ramatšella, says Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) is...
View ArticleMinister says govt to address jobs bloodbath in textile industry
…as another company sends 600 workers on unpaid leave Tokelo Khausela The Minister of Trade, Industry, Business, Development and Tourism, Mokhethi Shelile, says government is devising a plan to avert...
View ArticleBasotho trafficked to SA illegal mines
Mohalenyane Phakela The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested 10 people suspected to have kidnapped and trafficked Basotho to illegal mining operations in Mpumalanga. The 10 suspects were...
View ArticleRFP dragged into BAP fights
As Mahao accuses RFP of funding Thotanyana to destabilize BAP… But Thotanyana hits back, accusing Prof Mahao of ruining BAP… While RFP rejects all allegations levelled against it… ’Marafaele Mohloboli...
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