Lesotho Times

…offering up to M100,000 in cover for as many as 21 family members Ithabeleng Qhasho FNB Lesotho has launched the FNB Funeral Plan in partnership with LNIG Hollard, offering funeral cover of up to M100,000 and protection for up to 21 family members under a

Seithati Motšoeneng PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has urged the government ministries to pay contractors on time, warning that delayed payments undermine businesses, strain relationships and hinder efforts to develop Lesotho.

Ithabeleng Qhasho LESOTHO is hosting the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), with African leaders and child rights advocates calling for stronger cooperation and accountability to prot…

Moorosi Tsiane CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has been accused of shifting the burden of a longstanding judicial backlog crisis onto retired judge Tšeliso Monapathi by withholding his terminal benefits until he completes outstanding judgments.

…as lecturer-turned-farmer scoops international award in Kenya …now employs 50 workers and runs six agricultural ventures Seithati Motšoeneng WHAT began as a disappointing harvest of 200 cabbages during the Covid-19 pandemic has blossomed into a thriving…

Moorosi Tsiane FORMER Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) Commissioner-General, Advocate ‘Mathabo Mokoko, has made a final push at the Court of Appeal to hold the tax authority’s board accountable for allegedly defying a court order that barred it from termina…

Leemisa Thuseho CHINESE national, Shane Xu, is leaving Lesotho with a second Monthly Mug title this year after capping his golfing journey in the country with a victory at Maseru Golf Club’s October competition on Sunday.

Leemisa Thuseho NATIONAL boxing coach, Thabiso Nketu, is confident his boxers are ready to make their mark at the inaugural World Boxing Africa Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.

Leemisa Thuseho THE Vodacom Premier League (VPL) 2026/27 season is already witnessing an early coaching shake-up, with LMPS FC becoming the first club to officially part ways with its head coach following a disappointing start to the campaign.

Leemisa Thuseho LIKATOLA coach, Khauhelo Raphepeng, is targeting a historic first victory over Botswana when Lesotho’s senior men’s national rugby team compete at the 2026 BOLESWA Tri-Nations Tournament in eSwatini later this month.

…says farmers will get their payments Moroke Sekoboto AGRICULTURE, Food Security and Nutrition Minister, Selibe Mochoboroane, has assured the Senate that the government is working to resolve the crisis at the Lesotho National Dairy, including the non-paym…

…as Judge Hungwe’s family emergency forces fresh postponement Moorosi Tsiane THE long-running trial of five soldiers accused of orchestrating the 2014 bomb attacks on the homes of former First Lady ’Maesaiah Thabane and former Police Commissioner Khothatso

…after being convicted of aggravated assault Hopolang Mokhopi NOTORIOUS double-murder accused, Lefa Mabusane, has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, with half the sentence suspended for two years, after being convicted of assaulting Mpho Matholi in

…after earning international recognition from Ookla Moroke Sekoboto TELECOMMUNICATIONS powerhouse, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), has been recognised as having the fastest mobile network in Lesotho by Ookla, the global connectivity intelligence company beh…

…as mining company accuses govt of “unlawfully” installing him on its board Moorosi Tsiane THE ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) has been dragged into a bitter corporate and mining dispute after the founding shareholders of Mogopa Mining accused the…

…as Minister denies allegation, says Khali is qualified for position Mohloai Mpesi NATURAL Resources Minister, Mohlomi Moleko, has been accused of appointing a senior Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) member to an advisory position linked to the multibillio…

THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has hired an independent private auditor to scrutinise the voters’ roll and the technology behind it.

Mohloai Mpesi THE embattled All Basotho Convention (ABC) will hold a special conference in Maseru on 30 October after 36 of its 80 constituency committees demanded that its depleted leadership account for the turmoil that has driven five of the party’s mo…

…amid office standoff with government …as registrar Sekoai, acting judges and magistrates feature on JSC list EMBATLED Ombudsman, Advocate Tlotliso Polaki, is among the prominent legal figures shortlisted to join the High Court bench, even as she remains…

…as stakeholders seek to fix contentious provisions before legislation returns to Parliament Moroke Sekoboto THE protracted Cybersecurity Bill is once again under scrutiny as the government has convened regulators, financial institutions, law-enforcement…

…as Section 2 refutes police claims on his failure to cooperate …but Police Minister says investigations are ongoing Moroke Sekoboto HUMAN rights organisation, Hands Off Basotho, is planning a march to Police Headquarters over the unresolved abduction, al…

Moorosi Tsiane THE defence in the long-running treason trial of former army commander Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli and politicians Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane has accused the police of tampering with evidence at Police Headquarters.

…but asks court to acquit him Hopolang Mokhopi LEFA Mabusane, the notorious double-murder accused who first became a wanted man after the 2014 killing of two nurses, has pleaded guilty to strangling a woman for close to an hour — but is now asking the Mas…

…as Beijing marks 77th anniversary Moroke Sekoboto CHINA has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Lesotho as it marked the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.