Taxi operators appeal to Thabane
. . . accuse Transport minister of ignoring their grievances Pascalinah Kabi TAXI operators have asked Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to intervene in their feud with Public Works and Transport Minister...
View ArticleAcquittal at last for ‘mutiny’ soldiers
Tefo Tefo TWENTY-TWO army officers who have been facing mutiny charges since 2015 are finally truly free men after they were acquitted by a court martial trying them. The acquittal comes after the...
View ArticleMosisili slams SADC mediation
Vows to engage locals in talks with govt Calls for govt-opposition security body to monitor arrests Pascalinah Kabi FORMER prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili has accused SADC of “hijacking” a...
View ArticleLesotho wins back MCC funding
. . . as billions to flow into Mountain Kingdom for development projects Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO has been reselected for a second compact grant by the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation...
View ArticleSpotlight on urban planning
. . . as Lesotho presents African agenda at global forum Pascalinah Kabi INCREASING urban populations need to be harnessed for economic development through structured settlements to prevent...
View ArticleThe year 2017 in review
Pascalinah Kabi JANUARY Khasu unveils new party FORMER All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader, Tlali Khasu, announces the formation of his Truth Reconciliation Unity (TRU) party barely a month...
View ArticleEconet celebrates Christmas with needy kids
Tokelo Rasephei TWENTY eight children at Tholoana-ea-Lerato Orphanage in Maseru enjoyed a Christmas lunch with Econet staff at last week’s fun-filled event graced by the Minister of Social Development,...
View ArticleStars breathe life into hospitality sector
Tsitsi Matope OPERATING an accommodation facility is no easy task particularly in a country surrounded by South Africa whose hospitality sector has become one of the most competitive in the world....
View ArticleGunmen rob LCD MP
Mohalenyane Phakela THREE unknown gunmen broke into the home of Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Member of Parliament, ‘Manketsang Molotsi in Koro Koro and assaulted her sister before they went...
View ArticleOBITUARY: The ‘Ultimate Strategist’ is no more
Tsitsi Matope THE passing away of Alliance of Democrats (AD) deputy leader and Minister of Gender, Sports and Recreation, Kabelo Mafura, came as a shock to many of the people who had worked and...
View ArticleMahaos take on Mosisili, Metsing
. . . family also wants compensation from Kamoli, Mokhosi Pascalinah Kabi THE family of slain former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant-General Maaparankoe Mahao wants former premier...
View ArticleKhasu heads for ABC?
Pascalinah Kabi TRUE Reconciliation Unity (TRU) leader, Tlali Khasu, could be heading to the All Basotho Convention (ABC) if rife speculation to that effect is anything to go by. Trusted sources told...
View ArticleReforms to top govt’s 2018 agenda
. . . as opposition vows to boycott ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE envisaged multi-sectoral reforms will top the government’s priority list for 2018 and will be implemented “whether the opposition likes it...
View ArticleAVANI honours long-serving employees
Mimi Machakaire AVANI Lesotho held a long-service award ceremony earlier this month in honour of 30 employees that have served the hotel for between five and 35 years. Speaking at the ceremony, the...
View ArticleSecond sports awards ‘bigger, better’
Moorosi Tsiane THE second edition of the annual Lesotho Annual Sport Awards (LASA) is set to be held on 17 March 2018 in a larger venue and with more nominations than this year. This is according to...
View ArticleNew twist to Mahao murder case
Tefo Tefo THE trial of eight army officers accused of murdering former army commander, Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao, has taken a new twist amid revelations that more soldiers will be arraigned...
View Article‘LEC official murdered over M170 million probe’
Tsitsi Matope and ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE family of the late Thibello Nteso, the Head of Internal Audit at the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), who was gunned down in Maseru last year, says he was...
View ArticleNew minister will have big shoes to fill
Mikia Kalati THE sports fraternity is waiting with keen interest to see who will be appointed to succeed the late Kabelo Mafura who died on Christmas Eve after a short illness in in Bloemfontein, South...
View ArticlePM, DPM pay tribute to Mafura
PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane and his deputy, Monyane Moleleki, on Tuesday led government officials and sports officials in paying tribute to the late Sports Minister, Kabelo Mafura, who died on...
View ArticleLioli appoint former Celtic man
Mikia Kalati Premier League giants, Lioli, have appointed former Bloemfontein Celtic assistant coach, Morena Ramorebodi, as their new coach on a six month contract. Ramorebodi is remembered for his...
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