Lesotho
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:59:08 GMTLesotho Receives its First Shipment of the Covid-19 Vaccine
[Unicef] Maseru -- Statement by UNICEF and WHO on the arrival of the first Covid-19 vaccines in Lesotho
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:38:19 GMTAfcon Qualifiers - Super Eagles Get New Dates for Benin, Lesotho Ties
[Premium Times] The Super Eagles have one match away and a home tie left in the qualifying series
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:57:07 GMTFederation of Athletics Lesotho Fights Take New Twist
[Lesotho Times] Dispute in the Federation of Athletics Lesotho (FAL) seem to be far from over after the organisation failed to hold its special annual general meeting (AGM) last Saturday.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:09:21 GMTPlayers Need Mentors
[Lesotho Times] ELSEWHERE in this publication we carry a story on two Likuena players, Tsepo Seturumane and Motlomelo Mkhwanazi, who failed to report for camp last Friday.
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:21:10 GMTAfcon Qualifiers - Super Eagles Return to Lagos After 20 Years - to Play Lesotho
[Vanguard] Dates for the last phase of AFCON Qualifiers for Nigeria's Super Eagles have been confirmed.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:49:38 GMTNew Date for Lesotho Taekwondo Association Elections
[Lesotho Times] The Lesotho Taekwondo Association (LTA) has proposed a new date for its elective annual general meeting which it failed to hold last July.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:27:08 GMTAfcon Qualifiers - Don't Invite Musa for Benin, Lesotho Games, Ex-Players Urge Rohr
[Leadership] Former Nigerian stars, Duke Udi and Tarila Okorowanta have urged Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, to exclude Ahmed Musa from the list of players that will be invited for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:24:33 GMTDefence Minister Mosito Fired
[Lesotho Times] Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has fired Defence and National Security Minister Lekhetho Mosito barely two weeks after appointing him to the post.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:23:16 GMTMajoro Declares Six-Month State of Emergency
[Lesotho Times] Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has declared a six-month state of emergency after the recent heavy rains massively damaged farms, roads and bridges.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:05:08 GMTRuling Party Faction Asks Court to Oust Thabane
[Lesotho Times] TWO members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:02:02 GMTMahao Faction Renews Bid to Oust Thabane
[Lesotho Times] Two members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:20:09 GMTFormer Minister Au Breaks Silence On Human Trafficking Saga
[Lesotho Times] FORMER Home Affairs Minister, Tsukutlane Au, says he revoked the residence permit of the controversial Rana Qamar in 2017. Mr Qamar is a Pakistani currently at the centre of a drug and human trafficking storm.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:17:11 GMTRecruitment of Judges Begins
[Lesotho Times] THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has begun recruiting seven new judges to ease the huge backlog of cases in the High Court.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:01:37 GMTJudgement Reserved in Vendors' Case
[Lesotho Times] Street vendors will have to wait until 24 February 2021 to know whether their application to reverse the government ban on street vending during the hard lockdown succeeds.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:57:32 GMTMPs Oppose Virtual Parliament Sessions
[Lesotho Times] MEMBERS of the National Assembly are resisting Speaker Sephiri Motanyane's moves to replace physical sittings of parliament with virtual sessions as part of measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:02:02 GMTRohr Hopes Osimhen Will Be Fit for Benin, Lesotho Games
[Leadership] Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is hopeful Victor Osimhen will be fit for next month's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Benin and Lesotho.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:59:47 GMTWarrant of Arrest for DCEO Boss Manyokole
[Lesotho Times] Maseru Senior Resident Magistrate Peter Murenzi is said to have yesterday ordered the arrest of suspended Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) director general, Mahlomola Manyokole. This after Advocate Manyokole alle...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:27:30 GMTLeposa SG Sues Molibeli
[Lesotho Times] A FRESH fight has broken out between Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, and Lesotho Mounted Police Service Staff Association (LEPOSA) secretary general, Inspector Moraleli Motloli.
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:43:14 GMTMetsing "Shocked" By Lack of Covid-19 Vaccine Budget
[Lesotho Times] OPPOSITION Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, says he is shocked by the government's failure to allocate funds to procure Covid-19 vaccines for its citizens.
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 GMTTÅ¡epong 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 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 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 09:46:53 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.