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THE South African business tycoon behind the controversial and much-derided water conference got a hostile reception from parliament’s Natural Resources committee this week. Ramaano Mashudu, a director of Metsi ke Bophelo (Pty) Ltd, the company behind the conference starting today, appeared to annoy committee members with his frankness which some MPs felt bordered on arrogance. […]

Lesotho’s opposition parties appear to be beating war drums as they seek to oust Prime Minister Sam Matekane when parliament re-opens in two weeks’ time. Last week, the opposition parties threatened to sue the Prime Minister if he does not re-open parliament. They argue that Matekane was delaying the re-opening of parliament to forestall an […]

Lesotho should place hydrology, geology and engineering as priorities

Lesotho should place hydrology, geology and engineering as priorities

AT LEAST one Mosotho died last weekend during a tribal conflict between Basotho and Xhosas in Rustenburg. The deceased is from Ha-Ramabanta. The Director of Consular Affairs, Japan Mantambo, confirmed the incident last night. “At least 470 Basotho have been (displaced) from their homes in Saza,” Mantambo said. “They are now hiding in the (bush),” […]

Do you know the story of a tortoise on a tree? If you see a tortoise on a tree you know there is no way it could have got up there on its own. Surely someone put it there. Muckraker was reminded of that tortoise-on-a-tree story as she watched Bikerboy in the dock at the […]

A National University of Lesotho student Lethea Thaela, 22, is demanding M550 000 as compensation from Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli after he was shot and injured during riots in Roma last year. The demonstration soon got out of control after some students began interrupting examinations and smashing university property, which caused serious damage to various […]

Tebello Thoola, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC), has urged youths to venture into the tourism space in Lesotho. “There are more opportunities in the tourism sector, which can boost our economy,” Thoola told thepost this week. He said the tourism sector contributed close to a million US dollars (about […]

THE legacy of Keith Whitelock, the doyen of Lesotho’s diamond mining industry who died at 90 on September 1, is best told through the eyes and experiences of people whose lives he touched. Those who worked by his side tell stories of how he inspired confidence, mentored, nurtured, coached, empowered and transformed. Those on the […]

THE Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)’s Tsolo constituency treasurer, Lepholisa Matjobo, has been remanded in custody for the murder of an MP’s employee. Matjobo, 42, appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday charged with the murder of Mojalefa Mafatle who was a security guard at MP Mathiba Malothoane’s shop. Malothoane, the RFP MP for the […]