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Soldiers accused of stealing state firearms

Soldiers accused of stealing state firearms

The Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) has launched a wide-ranging investigation into an alleged syndicate of soldiers accused of stealing firearms from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) armoury and selling them to notorious famo gangs.

Crime & Courts
DCEO Urges Public to Join the Fight Against Corruption

DCEO Urges Public to Join the Fight Against Corruption

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has called on the public to work closely with the institution in the fight against corruption. Speaking in an interview, DCEO Public Relations Officer ’Matlhokomelo Senoko said

Crime & Courts
NGO executives face fraud charges

NGO executives face fraud charges

THREE former senior officials of the Lesotho National League of Visually Impaired Persons (LNLVIP) have been dragged before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court, accused of orchestrating a brazen two year scheme that allegedly siphoned nearly M1

Crime & Courts
Quthing Woman Appears in Court on Human Trafficking Charge

Quthing Woman Appears in Court on Human Trafficking Charge

A 54-year-old woman, Matseliso Sakaria of Quthing, appeared before the Quthing Magistrate’s Court on the 15th, charged with human trafficking. She has been remanded in custody at a correctional facility pending trial. According to police,

Crime & Courts
Two schools investigated over suspected exam malpractice

Two schools investigated over suspected exam malpractice

THE Examination Council of Lesotho (ECoL) is investigating two high schools, Morate High School and Lipohong High School, over suspected examination malpractice during the 2025 Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education (LGCSE) examinations. As a

Crime & Courts
Defence challenges command responsibility in Mahao murder trial

Defence challenges command responsibility in Mahao murder trial

A lawyer representing former Lesotho Defence Force commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, has told the High Court that the 2015 operation to suppress mutiny was ordered by the then acting army commander, the late Major

Ritual murder accused convicted

  Liopelo Tsunyane of Botha-Bothe has been sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment after being convicted of the 2018 murder of another man. However, the court suspended nine years of the sentence on condition that he

Traditional Healer Questioned Over Fatal Prison Poisoning

Police have taken a traditional healer into custody for questioning following the fatal poisoning of an inmate at the Maseru Central Correctional Institution (MCCI) last week. Two other inmates who allegedly consumed the same poisoned

DPP Motinyane fights on

THE suspended Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, has intensified her legal battle to reclaim her position, launching fresh litigation challenging Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s authority to advise His Majesty King Letsie III

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Police Alarmed by Surge in Murders During Festive Season

Police Alarmed by Surge in Murders During Festive Season

The Lesotho Mounted Police Service has expressed serious concern over the high number of murders recorded across the country during the recent festive season. This was revealed on Tuesday by Inspector Kotsoane Ramakau, a senior