Fugitive murder suspects give themselves away
Kabelo Masoabi THE High Court has heard dramatic testimony detailing how an altercation between two fugitive murder suspects in South Africa inadvertently revealed crucial details...
Category : Crime & Courts
Father takes custody fight to court
Kabelo Masoabi A?Mokhotlong man, Liphoso Leotla, is fighting for legal custody of his 9-year-old daughter following the breakdown of his marriage and a dispute over the child’s living arrangements. ...
Duo sentenced to 18 years in jail each for murder
Kabelo Masoabi THE High Court has sentenced Pofane Lesaoana and Koebu Rammupuoa to 18 years’ imprisonment each for the murder of Ts’eliso Tlali. Led...
Two rapists denied bail
Hopolang Mokhupi TWO men accused of sexual offences involving minors have been remanded in custody after their bail applications were denied by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court...
Aggrieved acting principals take their fight to appeal court
Moorosi Tsiane A group of primary school teachers who have served as acting principals for over a decade — without promotion or full compensation — have...
Mokhothu pleads for Lipholo’s release
Mohloai Mpesi THE leader of the Democratic Congress (DC), Mathibeli Mokhothu, has urged the government to drop all the charges against the incarcerated Basotho Covenant...
Restaurant worker acquitted of rape
Hopolang Mokhopi MASERU Senior Resident Magistrate Thabang Tapole has acquitted Reabetsoe “Katara” Bulane, an employee of Capello Restaurant, of raping Priscilla Hakane at the...
LMPS goes after “corrupt” passport officers
…over rising bribe cases Mathatisi Sebusi THE Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) is investigating Home Affairs Department officers allegedly demanding bribes from Basotho applying for...