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Breaking taboos
BUTHA-BOTHE – CONTRACEPTIVES might seem like taboo in a conservative country such as Lesotho. But for many young girls, they may be a lifesaver. At just 18, ’Makeisara Motake is a
Three agencies gang up against corruption
MASERU – THREE law enforcement agencies this week ganged up against corruption. The Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), the police and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) yesterday launched the
They want me dead, says Chakela
MASERU – MOSOTHO Chakela, a renowned famo musician and leader of the Terene gang, says there is a plot to kill him. Chakela, whose real name is Rethabile Mokete, said although
IEC bemoans ‘constant’ elections in Lesotho
MASERU – THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is hamstrung in coming up with new strategies because of constant elections it has to organize. For example, the country held general
Taxi boss shot in famo gang war
MASERU – A taxi owner was shot and seriously injured at Mafeteng bus-stop last Saturday. The police say Thulo Motau, 35, from Tša-litlama in Mafeteng, was shot in a gun fight
Chaos in Parliament over wool and mohair
MASERU – THERE was chaos in Parliament yesterday as MPs haggled over the new wool and mohair regulations. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Teboho Lehloenya, refused to allow the opposition to
Breaking the chains
Hlaele’s 40-year journey in trade unionism…………… MASERU – If there is anything that has come to define Lebohang Hlaele’s tenure as Minister of Law in the last 14 months, it is
Metsing: now you see him, now you don’t
MASERU – MOTHETJOA Metsing. He is coming. He is not coming. He won’t come. No, he might come. Well, he has more demands before he comes. That pretty much is the
Riots shut down Fokothi
MASERU – LEROTHOLI Polytechnic has been closed until further notice after yesterday’s violent riots that left a trail of damage at the college. This after angry students went on the rampage
Soldiers charged with murder
MASERU- NINE Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) soldiers appeared before the Mafeteng Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer a charge of murder. According to the charge sheet read in court, the soldiers brutally
