Lesotho
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:03:42 GMTRuling Party Implodes
[Lesotho Times] The All Basotho Convention (ABC) has virtually imploded.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:13:51 GMTMajoro Denies Controversial Businessman Yan Xie's Claims
[Lesotho Times] Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has denied ever speaking to controversial businessman, Yan Xie, over the latter's complaints about ministers seeking M3 million bribes to protect the Chinese businessman from losing his lucrative governm...
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:12:05 GMTTšepong Nurses' Strike Continues
[Lesotho Times] A CRIPPLING strike by nurses and nursing assistants at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) entered its ninth day yesterday.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:08:47 GMTQoo Consoles Families of Kao Bus Accident Victims
[Lesotho Times] Mining minister Serialong Qoo has sent condolence messages to families of seven Kao Mine employees who were killed in a bus crash in Butha-Buthe on Monday.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:00:51 GMTPrisons' Covid-19 Nightmare
[Lesotho Times] THE raging Covid-19 pandemic is ravaging the country's prisons. This after revelations by the Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) authorities that 47 out of 60 inmates at its Qacha's Nek facility had tested positive for the deadly viru...
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:59:01 GMTDrama As Ruling Party's NEC Members Exchange Blows
[Lesotho Times] There was drama at Khali Hotel in Maseru on Monday when two All Basotho Convention (ABC) national executive committee (NEC) members exchanged blows at a meeting to discuss whether or not to recall Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:16:45 GMTNational Assembly Clerk Promises 'Sparks' When Parliament Reopens
[Lesotho Times] Parliament will reopen next Monday with the thorny issue of the government's response to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic expected to take centre stage in the deliberations of the august house.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:45:45 GMTWatchdog Blasts Govt Over Human Trafficking
[Lesotho Times] A leading local human rights body has slammed the government for its alleged failure to protect the human rights of ordinary citizens by decisively addressing the human trafficking concerns raised by the United States (US) government.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:42:54 GMTStreet Vendors' Case Fails to Take Off
[Lesotho Times] The street vendors' application to reverse the government's ban on street vending during the hard lockdown failed to take off in the High Court this week due to their failure to file their court papers on time.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:46:53 GMTRein in Mapesela, New Minister Demands
[Lesotho Times] Newly appointed Defence and National Security Minister, Lekhetho Mosito, has accused his colleague Tefo Mapesela of damaging his reputation through "unfounded and baseless allegations".
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:10:20 GMTTwo Ministers Fired
[Lesotho Times] LABOUR and Employment Minister Keketso Rantso and her Defence and National Security counterpart, Prince Maliehe, have been fired by Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:12:00 GMTDespite Patriarchal Norms, Basotho Women Strike Gold in Farming
[Lesotho Times] WOMEN in Lesotho have always played a major role in food production albeit at a subsistence level.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:23:18 GMTLesotho's Human Trafficking and Drugs Shocker!!!
[Lesotho Times] Contoversial Pakistani national, Rama Qamar, who has been accused of human trafficking alongside some senior government officials, could also have been involved in the equally heinous crime of drug trafficking, the Lesotho Times has l...
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:19:57 GMTPM Relaxes Lockdown Restrictions
[Lesotho Times] Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has relaxed the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions to allow a host of economic activities to resume amid indications that the rate of Covid-19 infections had decreased to 31 percent from an all-time high of ...
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:16:38 GMTTšepong Nurses Strike
[Lesotho Times] NURSES and nursing assistants at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) have gone on strike to press the government to award them salary increments to match their counterparts in other government and private institutions.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:12:06 GMTLesotho Submits Human Trafficking Report
[Lesotho Times] Home Affairs Minister Motlalentoa Letsosa says the government has submitted its report to the United States (US) government detailing the measures it has taken to address the latter's concerns about alleged rampant human trafficking.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:08:36 GMTFollow Covid-19 Rules - King
[Lesotho Times] BASOTHO must strictly adhere to Covid-19 regulations and change the way they have been handling events like funerals if Lesotho is to contain the virus, His Majesty King Letsie III has said.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:07:47 GMTCovid Vaccine - Health Workers to Be Prioritised
[Lesotho Times] Health workers will be prioritised when Lesotho receives its consignment of the Covid-19 vaccine in April this year Ministry of Health expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) nurse, 'Mamonaheng Posholi has said.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:38:02 GMTMokhothu Defends Funeral Attendance
[Lesotho Times] DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu says he attended the funeral of former prime minister Metsing Lekhanya to represent the government in line with a cabinet resolution since the event was a state funeral.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:20:48 GMTHa-Belo Construction Delayed
[Lesotho Times] THE completion of the Ha-Belo industrial estate in Butha-Buthe has been delayed to August this year after encountering a myriad of challenges midway, the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has said.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:09:22 GMTM102 Million Needed to Repair Roads, Bridges - Public Works PS
[Lesotho Times] The government needs at least M102 million to repair roads and bridges which were severely damaged in six districts by last week's heavy rains, the Ministry of Public Works has revealed.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:05:55 GMTMeraka Lesotho Wins Eviction Battle Against Govt
[Lesotho Times] A local company, Meraka Lesotho, has won a High Court battle to stop Agriculture and Food Security Minister Tefo Mapesela and the government from interfering with its operations at the national abattoir in Khubetsoana.
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:50:10 GMTCovid-19 Worsens Women Land Rights Violations in Lesotho
[Lesotho Times] LOCKDOWN restrictions aimed at fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in Lesotho have had an unintended adverse negative impact of undermining women's customary land rights, a regional human rights body has found.
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:45:44 GMTThis Award-Winning Film Also Has Social Justice At Heart
[The Conversation Africa] Since its premiere at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival, the feature This is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection has been touring the world's film festivals.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:49:30 GMTHigh-Profile Trials in Danger of Collapsing
[Lesotho Times] The high-profile trials of politicians, serving and former members of security agencies accused of a litany of crimes are in danger of collapsing because contracts of foreign judges recruited to preside over the cases will expire next...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:45:17 GMTRights Watchdog Applauds Ruling On Nteso Killers
[Lesotho Times] A local human rights body, the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), has applauded the High Court for jailing two police officers who murdered Lesotho Electricity Company auditor, Thibello Nteso.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:42:18 GMT1980s Coup Leader Lekhanya Dies
[Lesotho Times] MAJOR General Metsing Lekhanya, who led the 1986 coup against then Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan, died yesterday at the age of 83.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:41:25 GMTJail Terms, Hefty Fines for Covid Violators
[Lesotho Times] ANYONE who flies in and out of the country in violation of the current ban on international travel will be fined M50 000 or be jailed for three years, Health Minister, Motlatsi Maqelepo, has said.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:38:12 GMTGovt Denies Nacosec Overspending
[Lesotho Times] THE government has denied overshooting the Covid-19 budget, saying by December 2020, it had only spent about M341 million of the initial M698 million set aside to fight the pandemic.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:37:26 GMTCovid-19 - 28 Die in One Week in Motimposo
[Lesotho Times] MOTIMPOSO in Maseru, is in mourning after 28 people died of Covid-19 related complications in just a week, the constituency's legislator, Thabang Mafojane, said yesterday.