Chief faces jail over house

Caswell Tlali

 
MASERU — The Principal Chief of Thaba-Bosiu, Khoabane Theko, could find himself in jail after he allegedly refused to comply with an eviction order issued 16 years ago.
Chief Theko, who is also a senator, is set to appear before Chief Magistrate Molefi Makara on Tuesday to answer why he should not be jailed for [...]

Passport Office moved from Pitso Ground

Staff Reporter
 
 
MASERU — The Passport Office is relocating from Pitso Ground in what authorities say is the first move in cleaning up the corruption-infested department.
The new offices will open near the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The Pitso Ground offices will no longer be in use.
The director of passport services, Sello Mokoena, told the Sunday Express [...]

Zuma to visit Lesotho

Nat Molomo

 
MASERU — South African President Jacob Zuma will be in Lesotho for a two-day official visit in August to discuss bilateral and investment relations between the two countries.
This will be the first time Zuma, 68, will be visiting Lesotho since he was elected independent South Africa’s third president in April last year.
Foreign Affairs Minister [...]

Minister hands over clinics

‘Mantoetse Maama

 
MASERU — Health and Social Welfare Minister Mphu Ramatlapeng on Friday officially handed over three filter clinics to a private operator.
The clinics — Likotse, Qoaling and Mabote — will be run by a local company called Ts’epong.
The three clinics as well as a referral hospital scheduled to open in 2011 are government institutions that [...]

Life, love under the street lights

‘Mantoetse Maama

 
MASERU — It’s a chilly Thursday night in Maseru and a group of boys cluster around a bonfire near the Engen filling station along Pioneer Road.
They take turns to gather papers and dry grass to keep the fire burning.
The young ones huddle together to keep warm.
Today’s meal of papa and matlaloana (chicken skins) is [...]

Shop heist trio caught with M90 000 airtime

‘Mantoetse Maama

 
MASERU — Three of the five men suspected to have robbed a supermarket in Mohale’s Hoek were last week caught in possession of airtime vouchers worth M90 000.
The three are suspected to be members of a five-man gang that robbed the supermarket at gunpoint on May 17 and fled with an undisclosed amount of [...]

LCCI: Phafane gives in

Caswell Tlali

 
MASERU — Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) president Kuena Phafane on Wednesday finally complied with a court order to allow LCCI staff and executives access into the organisation’s offices.
But when the officials entered the office they found it empty with only their personal belongings tucked away in a corner.
Phafane had allegedly moved [...]

Wake-up call for opposition

ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane’s reaction to his party’s crushing defeat in three by-elections last weekend was not unexpected.
We wuz robbed, the opposition leader cried.
“The fact that Saturday’s poll results do not show a shift in voting patterns is testimony to the fact the results were engineered,” Thabane said.
“We have more registered supporters [...]

LIA calls for world-class standards

Mpeshe Selebalo

 
MASERU — The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA) says it is important for Lesotho to adopt international accounting standards to improve financial reporting standards.
Moahloli Mphaka, a technical manager with the LIA, said it was crucial to adopt the latest financial reporting standards to ensure that the country is not left behind.
Mphaka was speaking a [...]

Lioli to play second-string Bafana Bafana

Teboho Molapo

 
MASERU — Lioli will play Bafana Bafana’s B-side tomorrow afternoon at the Central Prison.
The match was confirmed by the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa), who organised the match, on Friday.
Lioli president Lebohang Thotanyana described the fixture as a “defining moment” for the Teyateyaneng giants who finished second in the just-ended Vodacom Premier League.
“Bafana Bafana will [...]