Co-op Lesotho workers seek freedom
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane EMBATTLED Cooperative Lesotho Limited (Co-op Lesotho) employees of have filed an urgent application before the High Court, challenging their arrest and detention by the police...
View ArticleArmy hands over murder suspects
Pascalinah Kabi THE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) has handed over two of its members to the police suspected of murdering a Thaba-Tseka man. Private Pitso Hlaheng (33) and Private Relebohile Thamae...
View ArticleAU body seeks answers over rights abuses
Advocate Pansy Tlakula Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE African Union (AU) requested the government of Lesotho to explain the steps it was taking to promote and protect human rights in the Kingdom but the...
View ArticleGovt bids to localise SDGs
Development Planning Minister Mokoto Hloaele Limpho Sello THE Ministry of Development Planning has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to engage relevant stakeholders in...
View ArticleTšooana fights for terminal benefits
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane FORMER police commissioner, Khothatso Tšooana, has filed an urgent High Court application seeking an order directing the government to pay his terminal benefits. Mr Tšooana was...
View ArticleMoleleki, Ramatšella trade insults
Pascalinah Kabi DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) deputy leader Monyane Moleleki has described Sunday’s protest march as a smokescreen aimed at deceiving Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili by political...
View ArticleGem Diamonds gets downgrade
LONDON — Gem Diamonds Limited has somewhat lost its sparkle, according to broker Barclays Capital. Barclays, which changed its recommendations on several miners yesterday, downgraded the precious...
View ArticleAranda unveils new blanket range
Bereng Mpaki ARANDA Textile Mills, manufacturers of the luxury Basotho blanket, this week announced it had come up with a new improved-quality Basotho blanket to replace the current range. The new...
View ArticleM-Pesa partners with insurance giants
FROM left Alliance Insurance Marketing Manager Limakatso Mokobocho, VCL Executive Head of M-Pesa Palesa Mphunyetsa and Metro Mohalenyane Phakela VODACOM Lesotho has partnered with Alliance Insurance...
View ArticleCBL warns over forex reserves
Governor of the Central Bank Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane Bereng Mpaki THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has warned the country’s foreign currency reserves could soon run out if the productive base is...
View Article‘Lesotho going in the wrong direction’
Deputy Leader of BNP Chief Joang Molapo AS the Mountain Kingdom counts down to the golden jubilee independence celebrations on 4 October 2016, the Lesotho Times shines a spotlight on some of the...
View ArticleTop SA comics coming to town
Mohalenyane Phakela A NIGHT of rib-cracking entertainment is in the offing as South African award-winning comedian, Mashabela “Papago” Galane and his compatriot, Collen “Salesman” Chepi alias Botsisa...
View ArticleGrammy winner rocks Lesotho
Maya Azucena at MCLA Blues and Funk Festival Day 1 Picture #88 (#110 overall) . . . as Maya Azucena to also host music workshop Mohalenyane Phakela VISITING multi award-winning American singer and...
View ArticleVehicle fleet saga takes new twist
Lebohang Maketa Billy Ntaote THE controversial government vehicle fleet tender has taken a new twist after Lebelonyane Fleet Services shareholder Lebohang Maketa distanced himself from his...
View ArticleBidvest contract revealed
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane CONTRARY to claims the government would own half of its vehicle fleet, it has entered into a contract hire arrangement with Bidvest Bank Limited, the Lesotho Times can reveal....
View ArticleSTANDARD Lesotho Bank extends SOS support
Mohalenyane Phakela STANDARD Lesotho Bank (SLB) has renewed for another three years its support for SOS Children’s Village to the tune of M390 000. In his remarks during the signing and handover...
View Article‘Latest trends key for business leaders’
Stanlib General Manager Kelello Rametse Bereng Mpaki CAPTAINS of industry have been called upon to keep abreast with current economic and investment trends to make informed business decisions. This was...
View ArticleInflation relief for consumers
Central Bank Governor Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane Bereng Mpaki CONSUMERS reeling from the high cost of living can breathe a sigh of relief after the year-on-year consumer inflation rate decelerated...
View ArticleThey want me dead: Moleleki
Minister of Police and Public Safety Monyane Moleleki Billy Ntaote AS the internecine war within the Democratic Congress (DC) escalates, the party’s deputy leader Monyane Moleleki has alleged a plot...
View Article‘Bidvest deal a rip off’
DC Deputy Secretary-General, Refiloe Litjobo STAKES are expected to be high when the National Assembly reopens on Friday next week in light of escalating internecine fights in the coalition...
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