Ka letsatsi lena, moetapele oa mokha oa Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) ebile e le mohlomphehi Moparamente oa naha, Dr Ts’epo Lipholo, o ile a lleloa ke lits’epe. ‘Muso o ile oa mo qosa ka lereng o hoeba ka batho (human trafficking) ho tella ‘Muso le ho hlapaola lelapa la Borena Bo Boholo. Lipholo o ne...

Ka la 30 Phupjane 1980, lilemo tse 14 ka mor'a hore Lesotho e fumane boipuso, ho ile hoa thehoa lefapha la sesole naheng ena. Staff Reporter Ka letsatsi lena la 30 Phupjane 1980, ho ile hoa thehoa lefapha la sesole naheng ea Lesotho, e leng lilemo tse 14 naha e fumane boipuso ho tloha ka...

An MP testifying before the Madlanga Commission says he was offered cash, a tender and an armoured vehicle to stay quiet about a suspended Crime Intelligence general. Staff Reporter MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe has told the Madlanga Commission that suspended Crime Intelligence Major-General Feroz Khan allegedly tried to buy his silence after Shongwe named...

The board of the Lesotho Electricity Company has sanctioned an acting managing director's salary ten times what company policy allows, while sources inside LEC say he travels with a two-vehicle Toyota Fortuner security convoy. The company owes its electricity suppliers hundreds of millions of maloti and survives on government bailouts. Tšeliso Mokela is the acting...

South Africa · Human Rights A new national survey finds that South Africans have grown more accepting of LGBTI people over the past decade. The same survey finds they have grown more hostile to immigrants over the same period. The two trends are linked. Staff Reporter South Africa has become measurably more accepting of lesbian,...

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Invitation for Pre-Qualification of Suppliers – Pension Fund 2026/27 Invitation for Pre-Qualification of Suppliers for the Provision of Goods, Services and Minor Works The Pension Fund invites applications from suitably qualified and compliant suppliers, service providers and contractors for pre-qualification and inclusion in the Fund's Supplier Database for the 2026/27 financial year. 1. Background The...

Courts · High Court A Ha Nyakane man who struck a fellow villager on the head with a nylon stick at a tavern in 2021, killing him, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The court also ordered him to pay M6,000 (approx. USD 330) to the deceased's family. Tholoana Lesenya The High Court...

Courts · Justice The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has signed a formal agreement with Women and Law in Southern Africa to coordinate criminal case handling in five districts. Since 2024, WLSA has recorded 1,832 abuse-related cases in those areas. Nearly 500 required prosecution. Tholoana Lesenya The Office of the Director of Public...

Editorial SADC was built to guarantee democracy, peace, and shared prosperity across southern Africa. Its record in recent years suggests it has become something closer to a mutual protection society for those in power. The Editors  ·  Lesotho Tribune When Zambia’s Frederick Chiluba attempted to manoeuvre around his country’s constitutional term limits in the early...

Team Lesotho has been officially sent off ahead of the 2026 Confederation of University and College Sports Associations (CUCSA) Games, with athletes determined to make a strong impression as the country returns to the regional competition after more than six years. The CUCSA Games, scheduled to take place in Gaborone, Botswana, from Sunday, June 28...

Farmer's corner South Africa's fresh produce markets are sending a mixed signal this winter: vegetables are holding up in price as demand softens and fruit remains in deflation, while the country's overall cost of living hit its highest point in nearly two years, driven not by food but by fuel. By Staff Reporter  ·  Lesotho...