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Judge rebukes defence lawyers in long-running police murder trial

Judge rebukes defence lawyers in long-running police murder trial

  The High Court has sharply criticised defence lawyers for arriving late to court in the murder trial of four police officers accused of killing their colleague, Police Constable Mokalekale Khetheng. Justice Charles Hungwe, who

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Petroleum Fund, IDM roll out safety training for fuel attendants

Petroleum Fund, IDM roll out safety training for fuel attendants

IN a move aimed at minimising risks and improving safety at filling stations, the Petroleum Fund, in partnership with the Institute of Development Management (IDM), has introduced a petroleum products usage safety programme for fuel

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RSL releases LCE vehicles

RSL releases LCE vehicles

THE long-running standoff between the Lesotho College of Education (LCE) and the Revenue Service Lesotho (RSL) has finally thawed, with the two institutions reaching a breakthrough agreement that has seen the tax authority return five

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Lesotho Parliament Marks Parliamentary Day in Botha-Bothe

Lesotho Parliament Marks Parliamentary Day in Botha-Bothe

Lesotho’s Eleventh Parliament today commemorated Parliamentary Day in Botha-Bothe. According to the Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Tlohang Sekhamane, the purpose of celebrating Parliamentary Day is to revive the morale of Members of Parliament and to

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SR Raises Alarm Over Summoning of Party Leader

SR Raises Alarm Over Summoning of Party Leader

The Deputy Spokesperson of the Socialist Revolutionaries (SR), Mr Molibeli Damane, says the recent summoning of the party’s leader, Advocate Teboho Mojapela, for questioning has raised serious concerns. Damane said their primary concern is that

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Six Basotho Youth Secure Employment in UAE Through Online Training

Six Basotho Youth Secure Employment in UAE Through Online Training

Six young men from Lesotho have secured employment as security officers in the United Arab Emirates after successfully completing an online training program facilitated by the Digital School. The initiative, launched a year ago, aims

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Chief Peete urges support for pensioner verification

Chief Peete urges support for pensioner verification

The Principal Chief of Kueneng and Mapoteng, Chief Peete Lesaoana Peete, has called on fellow traditional leaders to actively support elderly residents by ensuring that all pensioners report to their designated pay stations on dates

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Chinese Embassy launches China–Africa People-to-People Exchange programme

Chinese Embassy launches China–Africa People-to-People Exchange programme

Lesotho continues to reap the benefits of the 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), with the Chinese Embassy launching the 2026 China–Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges in Maseru. The programme was

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Alleged torture claims rock Khetheng murder trial

Alleged torture claims rock Khetheng murder trial

One of the men accused in the 2016 murder of Police Constable Mokalekale Khetheng has told the High Court that he was brutally tortured by fellow police officers while in custody. Retired Inspector Mothibeli Mofolo

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Mojapela flees

Mojapela flees

OUTSPOKEN opposition leader Teboho Mojapelahas fled the country and vowed not to return until after the next general elections because Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s government wants to “kill’ him. The development comes after Adv Mojapela,