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MP attacks minister
MASERU-AN MP has accused Energy Minister Mohapi Mohapinyane of removing villages in his constituency from the list of areas to be electrified this year. Thuso Litjobo, the MP for the
Phoofolo warns Majoro
MASERU-ATTORNEY General Haae Phoofolo has warned Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro that he has crossed the red line by sending him on terminal leave pending the expiry of his contract. Last
Second-hand car imports halted
MASERU-THE government has stopped issuing permits to garages importing second hand vehicles.The moratorium which started on September 15 follows a preliminary investigation that revealed rampant corruption and fraud in the
Heads to roll in PM’s office over leak
MASERU-HEADS could roll in the Prime Minister’s office after the embarrassing leak of a highly confidential document.Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro is said to be furious and has ordered an investigation
Majoro could find himself in legal squeeze
MASERU-PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro could find himself in a legal jam if Attorney General Haae Phoofolo refuses to go on terminal leave pending his exit in February next year. The
Lab could run out of consumables
MASERU-The National Referral Laboratory (NRL) could soon run out of consumables, threatening the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.National Covid-19 Secretariat Chief Executive Officer, Thabo Khasipe, said they have ordered a
43 percent of girls abused
MASERU-FORTY-THREE percent of all female children under the age of 18 have experienced sexual, physical and emotional violence in Lesotho.Among males, the figure rises to 59 percent. The shocking statistics
Syndicate registers Lesotho children for SA social grants
MASERU-A shadowy syndicate is allegedly registering Basotho children illegally in South Africa in an elaborate scheme to defraud that country’s social security grants, thepost heard this week. A local Non-Governmental
Hotels, lodges sink in debts
…as government fails to pay Covid-19quarantine centres MASERU-HOTELS and lodges used as Covid-19 quarantine centres could shut down after the government failed to pay them.The owners said they have not
On verge of starvation
MASERU-WITH schools that used to provide free meals closed due to Covid-19, ’Malechesa Lillane is stranded at home with children she can hardly feed.As the economic effects of Covid-19 ravage
