Police distance themselves from fatal shooting of a Botha-Bothe man at funeral By Thuso Mosabala Police have distanced themselves from the brutal killing of a Botha-Bothe man who was allegedly caught in crossfire during a chaotic funeral at Tsime village, in the area of Matjeka, early this month. Taelo Tšoeute was
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Rebellious soldier faces dismissal
By Keiso Mohloboli The Court Martial yesterday (Friday July 20) terminated service of Staff Sergeant Mpolokeng Moleleki-Letlotlo pending approval by Minister of Defence and National Security Sentje Lebona. The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) officer was last week found guilty by the same court for saying the slain former army commander, Lieutenant General
Editor’s family cry for justice
By Lekhetho Ntsukunyane Two years after the Lesotho Times and Sunday Express editor Lloyd Mutungamiri was shot, his family remains devastated and lost. Talking to the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism (MNNCIJ) on email this week, it is obvious Mutungamiri’s children, wife and siblings are still engulfed in trauma of the fateful
Hospital staff down tools over pay
…cripple health services in Thaba-Tseka By Lerato Matheka Over 50 employees of St James Mission Hospital in Thaba-Tseka have downed tools this week over unpaid salaries. The strike, which started on Tuesday, has since extended to the hospital’s three filter clinics, namely Lephoi, Popa and Marakabei, paralyzing health services in the
Blow for soldier who said Motšomotšo deserved death
By Keiso Mohloboli Lesotho Defence Force Staff Sergeant Mpolokeng Moleleki-Letlotlo was earlier today found guilty by the Court Martial for saying the slain former army commander, Lieutenant General Khoantle Motšomotšo, deserved to die. Moleleki-Letlotlo will, however, await her sentencing pending mitigation by her lawyer, Advocate Zwelakhe Mda (King’s Counsel) before the same
Afriski accused of negligence
By Sechaba Mokhethi Tourists’ destination giant, Afriski Resort, is accused of negligence by a South African citizen whose daughter’s leg got broken while bum-boarding at Lesotho’s only skiing site last month. Anna Coetzee, based in Ladybrand in the Free State province, contends Afriski failed to provide her daughter with professional medical assistance
Lesotho chases SA agent over rentals
By Lerato Matheka The government of Lesotho intends to sue a South African property agency, Ebilox (Pty) Limited, for its alleged failure to pay rental revenues collected from the former’s properties in Johannesburg amounting to over M10 million since 2013. The revelation was made this week by principal secretary in the Ministry
Mojakhomo’s saga a giant test for Molibeli
By Thuso Mosabala Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli has a mammoth task proving to the nation that circumstances around the “missing” ’Makarabo Mojakhomo do not amount to an enforced disappearance, with a big IF he is not part of the alleged conspiracy. Without doubt, it is in the judgment of almost every citizen
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Kao mine, villagers in relocation feud
By Thuso Mosabala and Billy Ntaote A long-drawn-out dispute between Storm Mountain Diamond (SMD) and Kao communities took a new twist recently when villagers shot down the mine’s plans to relocate their homes affected by its extractive activities. The mine is set to relocate 32 households located in the Tiping village in
