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Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:13:21 GMT
Teachers Union Blasts Minister Over Schools' Calendar
[Lesotho Times] A leading teachers' union has called on Education and Training Minister, Ntlhoi Motsamai, to immediately announce a comprehensive plan for the reopening of schools next month, specifying how the government will protect teachers and le...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:11:50 GMT
Major Crisis As Blood Bank Runs Dry
[Lesotho Times] A blood shortage of crisis proportions looms this festive season amid revelations that the Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services (LBTS) has only got 20 blood units sourced from Mokoanyane Barracks in Maseru yesterday.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:07:42 GMT
More Covid-19 Infections, Deaths Recorded
[Lesotho Times] THREE more Coronavirus (Covid-19) related deaths were recorded yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths so far in the country to 51.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:57:22 GMT
Dilli-Dilli Health Centre Honoured for Quality Services
[Lesotho Times] Dilli-Dilli Health Centre has defied all odds by being named best health institution in terms of offering quality service by the Lesotho Nurses Association (LNA).

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:15:37 GMT
Bring On the Fight, Hlaele Tells Mokhothu
[Lesotho Times] The gloves are well and truly off in the All Basotho Convention (ABC)'s fight with its Democratic Congress (DC) coalition partner.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:06:35 GMT
Deportations of Foreign Nationals Loom
[Lesotho Times] Home Affairs Minister, Motlalentoa Letsosa, says the government has begun deporting foreign nationals who came into the country illegally. He said the government was conducting operations to discover more illegal immigrants and "very ...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:01:06 GMT
ABC, DC Agree to 'Ceasefire'
[Lesotho Times] The ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) and Democratic Congress (DC) parties yesterday agreed to stop attacking each other in public.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:53:13 GMT
U.S.$117,4 Million Road Project Leaves Sour Taste in Locals' Mouths
[Lesotho Times] The securing of investment for a large-scale project is usually a cause for celebration in most African countries as they are often starved of meaningful infrastructural developments to provide much needed services to ordinary people.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:45:16 GMT
Diamond Market Recovery Boosts Liqhobong Reopening Prospects
[Lesotho Times] LIQHOBONG mine has received a boost after its diamonds' value doubled on the global market having performed sluggishly earlier this year on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:41:28 GMT
Masoetsa Hits Back At 'Desperate' Moleleki
[Lesotho Times] RULING ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) spokesperson Montoeli Masoetsa has hit back at former Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki saying the opposition Alliance of Democrats (AD) leader should disabuse himself of the notion that frater...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:40:15 GMT
Unite to End Child, Forced Marriages - First Lady Tells Leaders
[Lesotho Times] ALL governing structures must collaborate in fighting early childhood and forced marriages, First Lady Masekoalane Majoro has said.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:38:31 GMT
Anti-Graft Principal Prosecutor Baasi Suspended
[Lesotho Times] The director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, has suspended the anti-graft body's principal anti-corruption prosecutor, Adv Mamongonyo Baasi.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:35:52 GMT
Letšeng, Villagers Fight - Specialist Weighs in
[Lesotho Times] LETSENG Diamonds and the Patising communities must jointly conduct an investigation into the mine's safety of its slime dams, a United States (US) consultant has said.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:31:34 GMT
Mahao Wins Judges' Appointment Case
[Lesotho Times] LAW and Justice Minister Professor Nqosa Mahao has won his constitutional application to stop former Acting Chief Justice 'Maseforo Mahase and Attorney General Advocate Haae Phoofolo from recommending the appointment of five new High ...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:25:34 GMT
Kamoli Handed Freedom Boost By Justice Sakoane
[Lesotho Times] Treason and murder-accused former army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, and his co-accused soldiers have been handed a boost by Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane in their bid for freedom.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:05:14 GMT
Fresh Threat to Governing Coalition
[Lesotho Times] The All Basotho Convention (ABC) says Deputy Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu, who leads its main Democratic Congress (DC) coalition partner, should step down from his post if he is charged with human trafficking. The ABC position an...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:03:27 GMT
Anti-Graft Boss Manyokole Off the Hook
[Lesotho Times] THE director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, is off the hook after Law and Justice Minister Professor Nqosa Mahao abandoned his quest to oust him from office.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:42:41 GMT
IEC Commissioners Sworn-in, Get Down to Business
[Lesotho Times] Newly appointed Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Mphasa Mokhochane and his fellow commissioners say they are raring to go after their swearing-in this week.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:37:17 GMT
Heated Drama As Vodacom, LCA Trade Blows in Explosive Court Fight
[Lesotho Times] The High Court was this week turned into a battleground as lawyers representing Vodacom Lesotho and the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) sought to outfox each other in the two sides' high stakes war over the LCA's moves to stop ...

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:05:16 GMT
I'm a Victim of GBV - First Lady
[Lesotho Times] FIRST Lady Masekoalane Majoro has revealed that she is a victim of gender-based violence (GBV).

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:32:53 GMT
Cosafa Cup Was a Learning Curve - Mohapi
[Lesotho Times] Lesotho's under-20 men's national team coach Bafokeng Mohapi says this year's COSAFA Cup tournament was a learning curve for the young players in the squad.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:54:20 GMT
M550k for League Winners
[Lesotho Times] THE Premier League Management Committee (PLMC) has proposed that winners of the new Vodacom Premier League should pocket M550 000 in prize money, the Lesotho Times has learnt.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:41:43 GMT
Lefa Must Do Better
[Lesotho Times] It has been a disappointing few weeks for Lesotho's soccer teams following a string of poor results which saw them getting booted out of different competitions in the first stages.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:01:17 GMT
Federation of Lesotho Rugby Suspends Giants for Entire 2021 Season
[Lesotho Times] GIANTS Rugby Club has been suspended for the remainder of the current Econet Rugby League as well as for the whole of next season, the Lesotho Times can reveal.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:58:44 GMT
Govt in Race Against Time to Avert Airport Closure - Lesupi
[Lesotho Times] MOSHOESHOE I International Airport, the country's only international airport, faces forced closure by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:57:20 GMT
Bedco Expo Targets Wider Market
[Lesotho Times] THE 2020 edition of the Basotho Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO) micro, small to medium enterprises (MSMEs) expo will expose more local products to markets than the usual physical exhibition.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:54:56 GMT
Micro Financier Revels in Exceptional Service
[Lesotho Times] THUSONG Financial Services (TFS) says it owes its reputation of exceptional customer service to its clients' loyalty.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:45:35 GMT
We Must Develop Sports Talent - Moru
[Lesotho Times] LESOTHO Institutions Sports Association (LISA) president Caswell Moru says Lesotho's national teams will remain the region's punching bags until the country starts developing players.

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:47:14 GMT
People Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa
[allAfrica] An excerpt from the CIVICUS Monitor report:



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