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Constitutional Court Postpones QMMH–PAC Case to February, Declines Urgent Hearing

Constitutional Court Postpones QMMH–PAC Case to February, Declines Urgent Hearing

  The Constitutional Court has ruled that the case in which the management of Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) is suing Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) should not be heard on an urgent basis. Instead,

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Lesotho Launches BIOFIN to Close Biodiversity Funding Gap

Lesotho Launches BIOFIN to Close Biodiversity Funding Gap

The Government of Lesotho, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, has officially launched the Biodiversity Finance Initiative — also known as BIOFIN Lesotho. The initiative, unveiled on Monday, aims to help the country

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Four Foreign Nationals Convicted for Working in Lesotho Without Permits

Four Foreign Nationals Convicted for Working in Lesotho Without Permits

Four men — Hussain Sadath (45), Shalknoormahame Valimohamed (57), Zuhuang He (54) and Mehhoob Siddique (58), nationals of India and China, appeared before the Botha-Bothe Magistrate’s Court on 12 December this year, charged with working

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AGOA extension looms

AGOA extension looms

LESOTHO, heavily dependent on textile exports to the American market duty-free since 2000, is upbeat after the United States tabled a Bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for three more years.

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Agriculture Ministry Moves to Strengthen Preparedness Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Agriculture Ministry Moves to Strengthen Preparedness Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition convened a meeting in Maseru on Monday, to establish a multi-sectoral team that will work to prevent and control a possible outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease should it

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NEARLY a decade after the near-fatal shooting of former Lesotho Times editor, Lloyd Mutungamiri (pictured), two of the four soldiers accused of carrying out the attack have finally been released on bail. Brigadier Rapele Mphaki

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Relief for health sector

Relief for health sector

  By: Mohloai Mpesi THE United States government has renewed its commitment to strengthening Lesotho’s health sector by investing over M6.2 billion in health delivery services. The investment was announced on Wednesday at Mpilo Botique

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Knives out for PAC boss

Knives out for PAC boss

By: Moroke Sekoboto A parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into the administration of Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) took a dramatic turn this week, with PAC chairperson ’Machabana Lemphane-Letsie being asked to recuse herself

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DCEO Pushes for Dedicated Corruption Court to Speed Up Cases

DCEO Pushes for Dedicated Corruption Court to Speed Up Cases

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) says it is pushing for the establishment of a court dedicated exclusively to corruption cases in order to speed up proceedings. Currently, corruption cases are delayed because

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Central Bank of Lesotho launches upgraded Maloti bank notes

Central Bank of Lesotho launches upgraded Maloti bank notes

The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) launched an upgraded maloti banknotes in Maseru on Tuesday. The Governor of the bank, Dr. Maluke Letete, said one of the reasons for upgrading the banknotes is to strengthen