THUSO MOSABALA Newly graduated police officers defied orders and marched to offices of their commissioner, Holomo Molibeli contesting alleged torture suffered at Police Training College (PTC) yesterday. MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism has learned the officers who have been inaugurated on November 22, 2018 are undergoing a recourse training for a shooting range
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Deal to rope in doctors in diaspora stalls
THUSO MOSABALA Lesotho failure to speedily procure medical equipment necessary for engagement of specialised Basotho doctors working in diaspora has delayed an attempt to lessen foreign referrals’ traffic and related hefty costs. According to Health Minister Nkaku Kabi, the ministry had brokered a deal with Basotho doctors working in South Africa to assist Lesotho with their
Financial crisis rocks Blue Cross
Fails to account for M6 million annual budget Assets exposed to misappropriationBeset with irregular accounting practices KEISO MOHLOBOLI Lesotho’s only national rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addicts, Blue Cross, has shut its doors amid indications that the institution is in financial crisis owing to a stand-off with its parent, the Ministry of Health. The Blue Cross Thaba-Bosiu Centre was
Sjamboked: pregnant woman narrates Kao ordeal
THUSO MOSABALA A six-month pregnant ’Mathabo Khau has narrated how she was allegedly assaulted by rogue police elements during a much-condemned operation in Kao on December 27. The 32-year old Khau says she was sjamboked and labelled a slut by the Botha-Bothe police during a brutal operation that has since claimed a life in
Cannabis: Lesotho’s new diamond, but…
THUSO MOSABALA Lesotho has traditionally been known for illicit production of relatively large quantities of cannabis grown in some corners of the mountainous Kingdom to basically supply black market in the neighbouring South Africa. But it was not until the country became first in Africa to legalise production of medical marijuana that Lesotho - a high-altitude, land-locked
Brutal festive at Kao
THUSO MOSABALA Antagonistic relations between villagers and police in Kao continue to deepen with at least one resident feared dead following a reportedly brutal operation by the Botha-Bothe police during the festive holiday. The MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism has heard from the residents how they were allegedly hauled and physically assaulted by the men in blue
MNNCIJ condemns military threats on journalist
The MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism (MNNCIJ) wishes to strongly condemn acts of threats that the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) posed to the Lesotho Times and Sunday Express journalist, Pascalinah Kabi. Ms Kabi is also a board member for MNNCIJ. MNNCIJ is a non-profit and independent entity registered under the laws of
Another dark Christmas for Kamoli
Keiso Mohloboli Former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) former Commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli will spend yet another Christmas detained at the Maseru Maximum Security Prison. Lt Gen Kamoli together with his three co-accused army officers: Captain Litekanyo Nyakane (38), Lance Corporal Motloheloa Ntsane (34) and Lance Corporal Leutsoa Motsieloa (31), face 14 charges of attempted murder
Sekatle adds salt to wounded DC
THUSO MOSABALA The reeling Democratic Congress (DC) has been dealt another blow, this time by the major ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) which has poached the main opposition’s Secretary General Semano Sekatle. Sekatle, who has exceptionally won the Lebakeng constituency under the DC banner since the party’s inception in 2012, has told
Rocky walk for the pregnant
JUSTICE MAQELEPO THABA-TSEKA A large number of women in the areas of Sehonghong and Senqunyane Valley have resorted to giving birth at home due to the difficulty of accessing health facilities in one of Lesotho’s many remotest areas. A collaboration by the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism and Informative has recently uncovered
