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MASERU – IF you recently enjoyed a nice beef stew at a restaurant in Lesotho there is a high possibility that the slaughtered cow might have been stolen from a farm in South Africa. If you are in South Africa, it is equally possible that the cow was stolen from a cattle post in Mokhotlong […]

Last week the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced the Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education’s (LGCSE) results. The results represent the climax of the twelve-year school curriculum exposer. They are also a reflection of the quality of teaching that these students experienced over the period. In the meantime, the MoET’s 2018 Education Statistics […]

MASERU – THE second witness in the murder trial of Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao had a torrid time in court yesterday under cross-examination. ’Marethabile Molibeli, who during her testimony wept inconsolably when she recalled the murder incident, told Justice Charles Hungwe that she saw everything that happened on the day. Testifying in between sobs and […]

FINANCE Minister Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane made the right noises when she presented her 2023/2024 budget in Parliament on Monday. Dr Matlanyane spoke powerfully of the urgent need to focus on economic reconstruction and recovery for Lesotho after what has been an extremely bumpy ride over the last 10 years. It is clear that the new government […]

I remember when the allegations that Tšeliso Nthane had shot and killed one of his employees first came to the surface. It was in 2019, back when the air was not so poisonous and Basotho still had much of their hope. Well not much because this is generally a hopeless, desolate wasteland but some small […]

As is now well-known, recently, different groups of our rulers decided to protect themselves and their families against Covid-19 before everybody else while people are falling sick and dying; they also decided to ladle for themselves more money, while the poor suffer hunger and sickness.These decisions will have dispelled any doubt anyone might have had […]

MAPUTSOE – PRIME Minister Sam Matekane will this Sunday launch a new microchip project designed to combat the rampant stock-theft in Lesotho. The launch will be held in Peka in Leribe. Speaking at a rally for his Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) in Maputsoe last weekend, Matekane said the government is weary of the rampant stock-theft […]

MASERU – Teboho Sekata’s attempt to overturn his suspension as the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) secretary general suffered a blow yesterday after the High Court threw out his challenge. Sekata had launched an urgent application in the High Court to declare unlawful his leader Mothetjoa Metsing’s letter inviting him to explain why he could […]

MASERU – A suspected love triangle has left an MP’s wife dead. ’Maretšepile Mabote, the wife of Malefane Mabote who is the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) MP for Tsikoane, was allegedly ambushed at her Tsikoane home by a hitman suspected to have been hired by her husband’s long-standing girlfriend. The girlfriend, Bokang Mahlelehlele, is alleged […]

MASERU – spinning is a motorsport that originates in South Africa.   The pastime started in the 1980s in the country’s townships and was used mainly by gangsters as a way to show-off their stolen cars.   In the subsequent years, the sport has grown in popularity in South Africa’s neighbouring country and it has […]