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Shortage of enumerators rocks census
Rose Moremoholo MASERU THE Bureau of Statistics (BOS) does not have enough enumerators and vehicles to carryout the population census, Development Planning Minister Mokoto Hloaele has said. Hloaele told a
Police shoot down demo
Justice Maqelepo MASERU POLICE last Friday turned down an application by members of Coop Lesotho to march against Small Businesses Minister Thabiso Litšiba and Cooperatives Commissioner ’Maphamoli Lekoetje. Police spokesperson
Fight over M7m tender
Staff Reporter MASERU POLICE on Tuesday morning raided the home of a Maseru businesswoman, a day after she applied for a High Court order to block the police from awarding
Water treaty not breached: Sole
Staff Reporter MASERU TECHNICAL Advisor for Water Affairs Ministry Masupha Sole says the 1986 treaty between Lesotho and South Africa has not been breached in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Mosito’s lawyers attack Mosisili
Staff Reporter MASERU A team of lawyers representing suspended Court of Appeal President Justice Kananelo Mosito have accused Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of abusing his power and persecuting the judge.
From queer taste to a tasty jam
Lemohang Rakotsoane MASERU It is a fruit very few people like. While it is part of the apple family, the quince, has a queer taste. It is knobbly and has
Proposed power tariff hike irks textile firm
Rose Moremoholo MASERU A textile company, NienHsing Group, says a 25.4 percent tariff hike proposed by the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) will knock off their market competitiveness as they
Blow for Maseru businesswoman
Staff Reporter MASERU BUSINESSWOMAN Leonia Mosothoane’s attempt the block the Ministry of Police from awarding a M7 million uniform tender to two companies suffered a blow yesterday after the High
‘The gloves are off’
Talks between the government and the opposition collapsed spectacularly last week after the two parties allegedly failed to agree on how to deal with Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant
Three arrested over Qeme killings
Staff Reporter MASERU THREE men including a Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) soldiers have been arrested in connection with the Qeme killings two months ago. Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Clifford Molefe
