THREE elderly women were all stabbed to death with a spear during a deadly night after they were accused of being witches. Three suspects, all from Ha-Kholoko village in Roma, appeared in the High Court this week facing a charge of murder. They are Jakobo Mofolo, Oele Poto, and Pakiso Lehoko. They accused the elderly […]
A local lawyer, Advocate Molefi Makase, is in soup after he flew into a rage, insulting his wife and smashing her phone at a police station. It was not possible to establish why Adv Makase was so mad at his wife. He is now expected to appear before the Tšifa-li-Mali Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Earlier […]
’Masoana Saoana, the principal of Rasetimela Government High School, recalls a time when her school grounds would be turned into a battleground every Friday, with knives flying in the air. Some heavily armed gangsters from other places, some in their early teens, would come and fight their rivals right in the school compound. But no […]
THE opposition is launching a nasty fightback after Prime Minister Sam Matekane defanged their no-confidence motion by roping in new partners to firm up his government. Matekane’s surprise deal with the Basotho Action Party (BAP) has trimmed the opposition’s support in parliament and thrown their motion into doubt. But the opposition has now filed another […]
MASERU - HLOMPHO Mohatla, 24, got pregnant out of wedlock twice and attempted suicide twice. In all these instances, she was too afraid to discuss her problems