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DOUBLE-MURDER convict Lehlohonolo Scott is fighting the government to pay a lawyer to represent him in his appeal. Scott, serving two life sentences for murdering Kamohelo Mohata and Moholobela Seetsa in 2012, says his efforts to get a state-sponsored lawyer have been repeatedly frustrated by the Registrar of the High Court, Advocate ’Mathato Sekoai. He […]

FORMER Mining Minister, Lebohang Thotanyana, says Lesotho is shooting itself in the foot by allowing Chinese companies that win major construction tenders to import everything from China. Thotanyana was speaking at the Basotho Business Empowerment Forum on Tuesday. The forum was organised by the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Association. Thotanyana told the forum […]

THE police arrived in Ha-Rammeleke, a Mokhotlong village, in the middle of the night. They stormed one house and found a couple sleeping. They then dragged the man out and ordered him to follow their instructions if he didn’t want to be killed. Their order was that he should scream while announcing to his neighbours […]

Professor Nqosa Mahao is struggling to keep the lid on the boiling discontent in his Basotho Action Party (BAP). As factionalism continues to rock his party, Professor Mahao’s central executive committee has now resorted to blocking meetings in constituencies. For instance, the central committee recently blocked a meeting organised by Tello Kibane, the former party […]

THE Basotho Action Party (BAP) says it has filled vacancies that were created by the mass resignations that rocked the party in the past two months. The new appointees are Ralitapole Letsoela, Teboho Lehloenya, Mothea Mpharoane, Makoala Marake and Mothepu Monku who are now members of the party’s working committee. Lepolesa Makutoane, who has been […]

THE Alliance of Democrats (AD) has expelled two rebels, former party spokesman Matšana Masiphole and little-known Molefe Tlali, for fiercely opposing joining the coalition government. Masiphole and Tlali are fiercely loyal to former party leader and founder, Monyane Moleleki, who is opposed to the deal to join the Sam Matekane-led government. AD spokesman, Tieho ’Mamasiane, […]

THE government wants the body of the late Anglican Church of Lesotho Bishop Adam Taaso exhumed and reburied in the village cemetery in Tšehlanyane, Leribe. However, his family is opposing the bid. The local government council for Tšehlanyane has approached the Northern Region High Court in Tšifa-li-Mali seeking an order forcing the family to exhume […]

Lesotho has failed to vaccinate thousands of babies born in the last few months after it ran out of syringes, thepost heard this week. The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is critical to ensure all children are protected against tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections. The vaccine is given to all healthy babies within the first 12 […]

ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Nkaku Kabi allegedly spent just three days at an initiation school in December but was proud to be paraded as a lekoloane. Kabi allegedly spent 72 hours at an initiation school in Matatiele, South Africa. The school is said to be owned by his friend. Kabi was spotted at a […]

A sixth suspect who escaped from the Maseru Central prison has been captured. Bokang Molengoane, who escaped with five others, was arrested by the South African police in Bloemfontein on Monday. Molengoane’s arrest ends the three-week manhunt that started on the morning of December 21 when it was discovered that the breakout happened. Pheko Ntobane, […]