Dream start for Majantja
Mikia Kalati MAJANTJA got off to a dream start in their return to top flight football with a 1-0 win over Linare at DIFA Ground in Mohale’s Hoek on Sunday. Joseph Phike scored the only goal to hand...
View ArticleLDF, Lioli renew rivalry
Mikia Kalati A MOUTHWATERING clash of the titans is in the offing when old foes LDF and Lioli lock horns in an Econet Premier League (EPL) encounter at Ratjomose Barracks on Saturday. The two sides...
View ArticleAre business linkages effective in Lesotho?
Teboho Dan Molopi INTERNATIONAL practices in small enterprise development (SED) show that small business growth could be boosted by partnering with big companies and government departments for...
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Interrogating the Third Coalition Agreement
Political Analist Nthakeng Pheello Selinyane Nthakeng Pheello Selinyane SO the third coalition government has “finally” been signed some two-and-a-half months since the Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s...
View ArticlePopulation passes two million mark
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO’S population breached the two million mark for the first time in the country’s history, the preliminary results of the 2016 Population and Housing Census (PHC) show. The results of...
View ArticleFamo turf wars rock Malealea
Limpho Sello THE Malealea community in the Matelile area of Mafeteng district say they are living in fear of the deadly clashes among rival Famo gangs that have spawned reprisals and revenge killings....
View ArticleMinister appoints LNDC board
. . . as former members vow to fight on Pascalinah Kabi TRADE and Industry Minister, Tefo Mapesela, has appointed new board members to the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) despite a...
View ArticleAiling Scott’s mom draws curious onlookers
Tefo Tefo SCORES of people on Tuesday watched in amazement as visibly ill double ritual murder suspect, ‘Malehlohonolo Scott, was carried from the parking lot to the High Court in Maseru by young man....
View ArticleSoldiers ‘stalk’ cops probing murders
Tefo Tefo THE officer commanding Maseru police urban region, Senior Superintendent Api Letsie, says he received reports that some members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) relentlessly followed his...
View ArticleDPP resists forced leave
Pascalinah Kabi LAW and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Lebohang Hlaele, and his principal secretary, ‘Mole Khumalo, held a crisis meeting late yesterday after the Director of Public Prosecutions,...
View ArticleNUL showcases products range
Mamohlakola Letuka THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) Innovation Hub recently unveiled four new products including sorghum biscuits and soap. The products were unveiled at the recent annual...
View ArticleYouths undergo business training
Nthatuoa Koeshe TWENTY-FIVE applicants are currently undergoing a two-week entrepreneurial training ahead of the final selection of the winners of this year’s Bacha Entrepreneurship Project. The...
View ArticleAll set for international rugby festival
Mikia Kalati THE Federation of Lesotho Rugby (FRL) says all is set for next weekend’s Maseru International Sevens tournament at Setsoto Stadium. The two-day event will feature eight teams, including...
View ArticleLMPS vow to stop Bantu
Mikia Kalati LMPS are confident they can hand champions Bantu their first defeat of the season when the two sides clash in an Econet Premier League match at Setsoto Stadium on Saturday. Both teams...
View Article‘Being in govt not about settling scores’
RCL leader Keketso Rantšo reflects on a ‘difficult’ exile and her vision for a new Lesotho for all Tsitsi Matope AFTER fleeing her homeland for South Africa on 25 May 2015 fearing for her life, the...
View Article‘Old local govt law blessing in disguise’
Pascalinah Kabi THE holding of Saturday’s local government elections under the framework of the Local Government Act of 1997 is a blessing in disguise, as it will enable more consultations and a fuller...
View ArticleSoldiers arrested, grilled over Ramahloko killing
’Marafaele Mohloboli FOUR Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) officers are in police custody and being interrogated in connection with the 30 August 2014 killing of police Sub-Inspector Mokheseng Ramahloko...
View ArticleLesotho given MCC compact breather
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO has until December this year to implement set governance benchmarks for eligibility in the multi-million dollar compact grant from the United States Millennium Challenge...
View ArticleNo repeat of 1998 disturbances: PM
Pascalinah Kabi Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has assured Basotho that there will be no repeat of the 1998 disturbances which led to the death of hundreds of people following the arrival of Southern...
View ArticleAll set for local govt polls
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it’s all systems go for Saturday’s local government elections and three parliamentary by-elections. There are 11 urban councils, 65...
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