September 16
Lesotho: Shelile Speaks On M1 Billion CGM Fraud
MINISTER of Trade, Industry, and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, has lauded the reopening of textile giant CGM Group and its subsidiary, Presitex Enterprises, after they… Read more »
September 01
Lesotho: Govt Decentralises Justice System
...as EU donates furniture valued at M6.4 million to govt Read more »
Lesotho: Mining Industry in Trouble
...as massive job losses loom Read more »
Lesotho: Post Bank Boss Leqhaoe in Court Over M14 Million Fraud
...As DCEO intensifies war on graft Read more »
Lesotho: Textile Factory Liquidator Questions Debts
THE legal battle over the ownership of the liquidated textile giant, Presitex Enterprise, has taken a new twist. The newly appointed liquidator, Kenneth Hlasa, is now challenging… Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Makes Strides in HIV Response - Nac
LESOTHO has saved 17 109 lives of people living with HIV in 2023 and prevented 1483 new infections in children through Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and the Prevention of… Read more »
Lesotho: Naledi Funerals' Netball Tourney a Huge Success
CITY Eagles Netball Club hosted a successful two-day Africa Women's Month commemoration netball tournament over the weekend. Read more »
Lesotho: Nul Questions Akani's Shady Appointment
to manage the university's multi-million dollar pension fund demands reversal of seemingly corrupt appointment Read more »
Lesotho: Mofolo Wins Absa Run Your City 10km Race
LOCAL marathoner, Kamohelo Mofolo, delivered a sterling performance on Sunday, winning the Absa Run Your City Tswane 10km in Gauteng, South Africa. Read more »
Lesotho: Matlama Defends Alliance Challenge Cup
MATLAMA have retained their place as pre-season Alliance Challenge Cup champions. Read more »
Lesotho: Lwhp II Tbm Arrives - Naming Tradition to Kick Off
THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is thrilled that the first of two double-shielded Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) designed to excavate the 38-kilometre Polihali… Read more »
August 27
Lesotho: Main Opposition Party Accuses National Security Service of Interference
THE main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) has alleged that the National Security Service (NSS) is threatening its upcoming youth league elective indaba. Read more »
Lesotho: LDF Bombs 'Used' in 2014 Attack On 'Maesaiah, Tšooana
BOMBS had gone missing from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) armoury in the wake of the attacks on former First Lady 'Maesaiah Thabane's Moshoeshoe II residence and the Ha-Abia home… Read more »
Lesotho: MPs Consciences Will Determine Reforms' Fate - Tau
THE fate of Lesotho's reforms hinges on the consciences of individual legislators across the political divide and their will to serve their country. Read more »
Lesotho: Matela Postmortem Incomplete - Witness
THE murder trial of a Khubetsoana man, Qamo Matela, accused of the 2021 murder of his wife, 'Mahlompho Matela, took a different turn this week with a South African pathologist… Read more »
Lesotho: Former Minister Attacks Lesotho Correction Services
...demands answers over leaked Scott letter Read more »
Lesotho: Sekonyela Defends Matekane, Matobakele
GOVERNMENT spokesperson, Thabo Sekonyela, has fiercely defended the government and the army, against accusations that they are fomenting human right violations in Lesotho. Read more »
Lesotho: Undocumented Basotho Men Trafficked Into Illegal Mining
Prolonged food insecurity in Lesotho, exacerbated by climate change impacts such as floods and droughts, has led to Basotho men being trafficked into illegal mining by organized… Read more »
Lesotho: Murder Accused Magistrate's Husband Extradited to South Africa
Lehlohonolo Makotoane, 42, the husband of the late South African Magistrate and Acting Judge Mamello Thamae, has been extradited to South Africa under heavy escort by the Lesotho… Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Welcomes Chinese New Ambassador
...discloses that China-Africa trade has reached historic USD$282 billion Read more »
Lesotho: PIH Intensifies Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
NON governmental organisation, Partners in Health (PIH), has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a zero-tolerance approach towards sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment… Read more »
August 19
Lesotho: Oversight Institutions Lament Underfunding
...say lack of resources crippling their operations Read more »
August 18
Lesotho: White Collar Crime Crippling Economy - Ramoeletsi
...as judges and magistrates undergo refresher training Read more »
Lesotho: Matobakele Accused of Torturing Civilian
...who now demands M5 million compensation from the LDF Read more »
Lesotho: Interviews Expose Incompetence of Magistrates
MASERU Resident Magistrate, Motlatsi Kolisang, and his Quthing counterpart, Palesa Rantara, came under intense scrutiny during interviews for High Court judges in Maseru this week. Read more »