DC youth bashed at party indaba
Billy Ntaote DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) Youth League member Tlhabeli Mojapela was on Saturday assaulted by fellow party members who accused him of insulting party leader, Prime Minister Pakalitha...
View ArticleDC digs in on no-confidence motion
. . . resolves to dissolve parly and hold fresh polls Billy Ntaote THE Democratic Congress (DC) has resolved that party leader and Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili should dissolve parliament and...
View ArticlePrince Seeiso laments ‘slow’ development
Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso Lekhetho Ntsukunyane SENATE president Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso has lamented the “far slower pace” of Lesotho’s political, economic and social development compared to...
View ArticleGovt writes-off loans for MPs
Lekhetho Ntsukunyane THE government has written-off the M32 million members of the Eighth Parliament owed when their term of office prematurely ended in March last year, the Lesotho Times can reveal....
View ArticleThabane, Moleleki pact stalls
Staff Reporters A MOOTED coalition pact between Thomas Thabane and Monyake Moleleki stalled over a disagreement about who between them becomes prime minister if the two political veterans had joined...
View ArticleCulture of good governance key
PRINCE Seeiso Bereng Seeiso’s statement bemoaning the “far slower pace” of Lesotho’s politico-economic and social development in relation to its “sister” countries should be food for thought for all...
View ArticleControversy still dogs EPA
Trade and Industry Minister Joshua Setipa signs the agreement in June this year. The EPA guarantees duty-free, quota-free access to the European market. Cécile Barbière AN Economic Partnership...
View ArticleBNP court petition set for December
Lesojane Leuta Tefo Tefo THE High Court will on 2 December 2016, hear a case in which the Basotho National Party (BNP) wants the court to allow the dismissal of its two former members, Mrs ‘Makhotso...
View ArticlePolice foil KFC robbery mission
’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE this week foiled a mission to rob two Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlets in Maseru by a seven-man gang that included South Africans. Maseru Urban District Police...
View ArticleLesotho urged to mainstream climate change
Pascalinah Kabi THE European Union (EU) says Lesotho stands to achieve more than half of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if environment and climate change are mainstreamed into the National...
View ArticleAmnesty bill lacks inclusivity – Analysts
Billy Ntaote A BILL to grant members of the security sector a blanket amnesty for offences committed between January 2007 and December 2015 is unlikely to bring the peace and stability envisioned by...
View ArticleGrisly details revealed in Scotts’ case
Double ritual murder suspect Lehlohonolo Scott was extradited from South Africa midmorning yesterday amid tight security Lekhetho Ntsukunyane KOALABATA Chieftainess ’Makhomo Mokoanyane yesterday...
View ArticleMetropolitan and Econet join forces
Metropolitan’s Brand and Marketing Manager Tšokolo Makeka & Metropolitan’s Head of Retail Palesa Kaloli Bereng Mpaki ECONET Telecom Lesotho (ETL) and Metropolitan Lesotho this week struck an...
View ArticleOnline firm registry faces glitches
Bereng Mpaki THE online company registry of the One Stop Business Facilitation Centre (OBFC) will soon return to full operation as soon as an ongoing systems upgrade is completed. According to OBFC...
View ArticleMaseru Club hosts fitness boot camp
Mohalenyane Phakela POPULAR South African fitness trainer and wellness motivator, Sbahle Mpisane, is scheduled to host a boot camp at Maseru Club grounds on Saturday. Mpisane’s visit, which has been...
View ArticleFun-filled event celebrates Halloween
Mohalenyane Phakela THE National University of Lesotho campus will this weekend host an array of fun-filled activities to celebrate Halloween. Halloween is a celebration observed in a number of...
View ArticleBasotho, Tswana artistes clash at festival
Mohalenyane Phakela FOUR Botswana artistes are set to lock horns with two local rappers at the second edition of the LEBO music festival slated for 28 October this year at the Victory Centre in...
View ArticleFNB clears air on cross-border pricing
FNB Lesotho DCEO Mokhachane Mopeli Bereng Mpaki FIRST National Bank (FNB) Lesotho says the service charge on its cross border cash deposit service is meant to provide convenience to Basotho who would...
View ArticleLesotho advances in doing business log
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO has been listed as one of the world’s most improved economies for doing business in the World Bank’s influential Ease of Doing Business rankings for 2017, surging into the top...
View Article‘LHWP: 30 years of successes and pitfalls’
THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is celebrating 30 years since the landmark signing of the bi-national Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Treaty in 1986. Although the treaty was...
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