Month : August 2009
96 lose jobs as project folds
MASERU — Mismanagement of funds and other assets at the Roads Improvement Unit (RIU) has led to its abrupt closure, leaving 96 employees without jobs,...
Ultimate FM DJs fear axe
MASERU — Youth radio station Ultimate FM will on Tuesday unveil a new line-up of disc jockeys and presenters following auditions early this month. The...
‘Private parts removed from body’
MASERU — A father testifying in a murder case told the court he was shocked to discover that his dead daughter’s body did not have...
Villagers paid after 14-year wait
QEME — Fourteen years is just how long 2 500 villagers of Qeme, 25km from Maseru city centre, have had to wait to be paid...
Labour Court orders case to start afresh
MASERU – The Labour Court has ordered that a case in which a security manager at Lets’eng Diamond was fired for breaching security regulations start...
Metropolitan Lesotho gives villagers blankets
SEMONKONG — Vulnerable villagers in Semonkong last Thursday kissed Lesotho’s bitter winter good-bye when they received blankets from a local insurance company. Semonkong, about 130...
Partying DJ booted out
MASERU — It’s always risky to mix business with pleasure. A popular presenter at Ultimate FM, Bokang Ntene, has learnt this lesson the hard way....
Laka is lekker
MASERU – South African artist Don Laka came. He thrilled. The people danced. Some clapped. Others screamed. Friday night was a memorable outing for the...
New ABC splinter party formed
MASERU — Lesotho’s main opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC) party has given birth to another unwanted baby. A former strong member of the party says...

