MKM case stalled by dirty tricks
Tefo Tefo MASERU — Dirty tricks this week scuttled court proceedings that were meant to decide the fate of the troubled MKM which was closed...
Month : November 2010
Students vanish ‘to meet Jesus’
’Mantoetse Maama LERIBE — They left their hostels at midnight. Their mission was “urgent”. They said they were responding to a call to meet Jesus...
Lesotho launches new money
Mpeshe Selebalo MASERU — When you go shopping early next year, you are likely to be holding new, crispy banknotes distinctly different from the maloti...
Who will be NUL’s next VC?
Staff Reporter MASERU — An American professor who survived a turbulent stint at the helm of the University of Botswana is leading the race to...
No pay rise for five years
MASERU — The government has threatened to withhold salaries for striking National University of Lesotho lecturers (NUL). The government finances all NUL operations including salaries...
Ntsie knocked down at bike race
Caswell Tlali MASERU — Controversial cameraman Habofanoe Ntsie was knocked down and injured by a speeding motorbike while taking pictures at the Roof of Africa...
2 000 textile jobs on the line
Caswell Tlali MASERU — Nearly 2 000 workers could lose their jobs after it emerged that two textile companies are tottering on the brink of...
Police conduct under scrutiny
Caswell Tlali MASERU — A continental policy and research organisation is in Lesotho to investigate the local’s police adherence to professional conduct and their appreciation...
A travesty of justice
PONZI schemer Simon Thebe-ea-khale must count himself among the luckiest criminals in the world. After stealing the dreams and hopes of 300 000 mostly poor...
Foot in the mouth
IT’S been a horrendous week for higher education in Lesotho. First, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology was closed following violent student protests that once again...