Many Basotho, with an aversion to reading and who live under huge rocks, would most probably never have heard of the name Archivaldo Guzman Loera or simply El Chapo.  For their benefit, allow me to provide a bit of background. El Chapo is a Mexican drug lord and a former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate involved in shipping drugs to every nook and cranny of the globe, from Mexico to Arizona to Qacha’s Nek.  Son of a cattle herder, El Chapo grew up in extreme poverty, was essentially an uneducated buffoon who could hardly read or write.  However, he found ..read more

if gvt fails to rein in members of armed forces fuelling Famo violence…  after brutal killing of six civilians, including five family members…   deceased include a pregnant woman   Staff Reporters  As yet another mass killing grips the nation, the leader of one of the Famo groups, accused of perpetrating the carnage, has warned the country to prepare for more bloodshed. This because of the government’s failure to rein in security forces he accuses of fomenting rivalry amongst the Famo gangs.     Corrupt members of security agencies stand accused of stealing state wea ..read more

Moorosi Tsiane  MASERU Town Clerk, Molete Selete, has been charged by the Maseru Magistrates Court for “illegally paying” M14 million to a Chinese joint venture which had been engaged by Maseru City Council (MCC) to construct the Mpilo Boulevard intersection road in Maseru.  Mr Molete and two others were hauled before Magistrate Makopano Rantšo by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) for allegedly defrauding the government of M14 million between 2021 and 2023.  Mr Selete, stands accused alongside MCC Engineer, Matsoso Tikoe, the SCIGM-SMGC Joint Venture and ..read more

  Moorosi Tsiane  THE judiciary is in mourning after it lost High Court Judge, Justice Hopolang Nathane, this week.  The High Court and Court of Appeal Registrar, ‘Mathato Sekoai, has confirmed the untimely death of Justice Nathane who died on Tuesday night at a hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa.  Advocate Sekoai said it was too early to go into the details of the judge’s death.  “It is true that he (Nathane) passed away on Tuesday evening, but I think this is a sensitive matter and I cannot comment on it any further as we have to give his family some time to deal ..read more

Mathatisi Sebusi  THE government has set aside over M2 million to establish a commission of inquiry to probe the December 2023 escape of prisoners and alleged torture of inmates at Maseru Central Correctional Institution (MCCI).  This is according to the Minister of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, who said a three-member commission had been established through a gazette by Prime Minister Sam Matekane.  It is made up of High Court judge, Justice Realeboha Mathaba, a former deputy prime minister (DPM), Lesotho’s ambassador to United States and human rights lawyer Advocate Kel ..read more

–as police brand Malerato Khutlisi a “shebeen queen”  –while Khutlisi again implicates Holomo Molibeli in the theft scandal  Staff Reporter  THE alleged M40 million Tholo Energy theft scandal has taken a new twist, with the fuel company now being investigated by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) for allegedly stealing that same money from Letṧeng Diamonds.  Tholo Energy owner, Thabiso Morahae, is now being investigated by the DCEO for allegedly swindling the M40 million from Letṧeng Diamond while his company was supplying fuel to the mine.  The ..read more

The publisher of the Lesotho Tribune newspaper, Phafane Nkotsi, says he is now living in fear of his life and the safety of his family members after receiving threats of harm over his newspaper’s relentless reporting of alleged corruption at Lesotho’s multi billion rand public sector pension funds.  Mr Nkotsi said he had arrived at his office last week to find a note shoved beneath his door warning him to desist from publishing more stories about corruption at the M12 billion plus Public Officers’ Defined Contribution Pension Fund (PODCPF) and the Specified Offices Defined Contribution Pe ..read more

… mourners eulogize renowned journalist as a loving man  Moroke Sekoboto  LOCAL radio station Tṧenolo FM’s late founder, Mohau Kobile, was as a passionate, patient, and persistent man who achieved all goals he set for himself.  This is according to former Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki, who added that Lesotho had lost a “principled and visionary man” in Mr Kobile.   Mr Moleleki also described Mr Kobile as a man who served Lesotho with “dedication and distinction”.  He was addressing mourners at Mr Kobile’s memorial service at the CRC Hall in Katlehong, Maseru ..read more

the boarding schools enrol babies under five years of age  helping replace the practice of entrusting toddlers with nannies  enhancing early childhood development  Letsatsi Selikoe  There is a new trend in Lesotho’s education system captivating educators and parents alike.  It is the development of boarding schools for children under five years old.  In recent years, these schools have seemingly sprung up across the country, particularly helping parents eager to seek employment in foreign lands but cannot take their children along.   Or even parents wo ..read more

Mohloai Mpesi  NEWLY elected All Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary general, Thebe Mokoatle, is confident that the party’s newly elected executive committee (NEC) is fit for purpose and will catapult the party to victory at the next general elections in 2027.  According to Mr Mokoatle, the ABC’s elective indaba held at Leqele High School in Maseru almost a fortnight ago, produced the best combination of a team that “can and will withstand all the challenges…… the party has undergone in the past”. Mr Mokoatle also believes Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s government is failing and will p ..read more