LEC defies Ombudsman over ‘negligence’ claim
Keiso Mohloboli TWENTY-FOUR years on, the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) still refuses to compensate the family of ’Mateboho Ratšoane of Mohale’s Hoek who was electrocuted after coming into contact...
View ArticleLiqhobong Mine impresses in first year
Herbert Moyo LIQHOBONG Diamond Mine has recovered 835 832 carats of diamonds in its first full year of production, the company’s majority shareholder Firestone Diamonds has said. The figure represents...
View ArticleDoti decries murder, abuse of the elderly
Limpho Sello THE minister of Social Development, ‘Matebatso Doti, has condemned the violent killings and abuse of older persons around the country. Ms Doti expressed her disgruntlement at the recently...
View ArticlePolice grill Senior High Court official over email leak
Pascalinah Kabi Former Court of Appeal Assistant Registrar, Matieho Mothobi, was this week grilled by the police after criminal charges were laid against her for allegedly leaking confidential court...
View ArticleGovt officials attacked for failing to reconcile accounts
Ntsebeng Motsoeli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) legislator, Nyapane Kaya, has accused government ministries and departments of intentionally neglecting to reconcile their accounts to hide embezzlement...
View ArticleNthane Brothers awarded M235 LHDA tender
…but queries raised over the company’s shoddy work Pascalinah Kabi Water Minister Samonyane Ntsekele said the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) would not hesitate to cancel a major road...
View ArticlePAC operating beyond its mandate – Storm Mountain Diamonds
Ntsebeng Motsoeli DIAMOND miner, Storm Mountain Diamonds (SMD) has lashed out at the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for allegedly overstepping its mandate of gathering information on...
View ArticleFormer Agric PS up for corruption
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Principal Secretary, Makalo Theko, this week appeared before the Maseru Magistrate Court to face corruption charges in relation to the...
View ArticleNational reforms process stall again
…as national dialogue is postponed indefinitely ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE country’s troubled reforms process is in limbo again after the national dialogue event scheduled for the 9th to the 12th of this...
View ArticleMakgothi blasts Moseneke
accuses facilitator of meddling in governance issues ’Marafaele Mohloboli FOREIGN Affairs Minister Lesego Makgothi has come out guns blazing against the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s...
View ArticleWelkom consulate locked out over rentals
Pascalinah Kabi STAFFERS and clients at the Consulate of Lesotho in Welkom, South Africa were on Tuesday allegedly locked out of the consulate office as a result of the government’s failure to pay...
View ArticleHealth Minister declares war on Tšepong
Limpho Sello HEALTH Minister Nkaku Kabi yesterday launched a blistering attack on the country’s only referral hospital, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital, accusing its management of working to tarnish...
View ArticleMothae begins commercial diamond mining
Staff Writer LUCAPA Diamond Company says it is commencing full scale diamond mining at its Mothae Mine in Mokhotlong and expects to make its first commercial diamond recoveries early next month. Mothae...
View ArticleMoleleki challenges SADC electoral commissions
Mohalenyane Phakela DEPUTY Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki has urged the electoral management bodies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to be impartial and conduct their duties in an...
View Article‘ABC infighting threatens reforms’
Staff writer INFIGHTING in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) party could scupper efforts to implement the multi-sector reforms that were recommended by the Southern...
View ArticleAU raises red flag over Lesotho’s human rights
Staff Writer THE African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has expressed concern over the “persistent allegations of police brutality” in Lesotho and called on the government to...
View ArticleRelease suspects, AU mission tells govt
Staff Writer THE African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has called on government to immediately release all suspects who have exceeded the legal remand time and bring prisons...
View ArticleMosito treated unfairly: Judge
…cherry picked for prosecution in violation of his rights Pascalinah Kabi JUSTICE Kananelo Mosito was treated unfairly and unjustly through the selective application of tax laws to target him and...
View ArticleSkaftin rescues roast master
Nthatuoa Koeshe COMEDIAN Skaftin saved the day at Kaycees in Roma on Sunday when improvised and presented an impromptu stand-up comedy at what was supposed to be the debut roast master gig. The...
View ArticleLesotho Times Fanfest countdown begins
Mohalenyane Phakela THE countdown to probably the country’s biggest musical showdown scheduled for the 3rd of next month at the Lesotho Times Fanfest has begun with organisers saying everything is on...
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