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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:39:39 GMT
Soldiers' Murder Trial Date Set
[Lesotho Times] The trial of 10 soldiers accused of murdering three Maseru civilians in 2017 will begin on 23 March 2021 despite their pending Constitutional Court application for a permanent stay of proceedings.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:32:05 GMT
Lesotho Players Thumped in Chess Tourney
[Lesotho Times] All nine of Lesotho's chess players were last weekend humiliated during the Arab-African Individual Open Chess Championship after being booted out in the first stage.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:31:03 GMT
Khatoane Wins Capital City Marathon
[Lesotho Times] TOP long distance runner, Jobo Khatoane, has started his 2021 season in style after winning the 2021 Capital City Marathon in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:38:45 GMT
Pharela Joins South African Basketball Team
[Lesotho Times] BOKAMOSO Alumni star Bokang Pharela's hard work has finally paid off after he was signed by South African Basketball National League (BNL) side, Free State Golden Warriors.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:37:08 GMT
Premier League Teams to Pocket M68k in Relief Funds
[Lesotho Times] VODACOM Premier League teams will each pocket M68 591.21 from the second tranche of the relief funds from the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA).

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:36:01 GMT
Sports Covid-19 Task Team Attacks Tampane
[Lesotho Times] The sports task team which was assembled to advise the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) on sports related matters has come out guns blazing against the Minister of Gender and Youth, Sport and Recreation, Likelei Tampane.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:35:06 GMT
Sello Off to a Positive Start
[Lesotho Times] LESOTHO middle distance Olympian Tsepang Sello displayed a promising performance at the 2021 Inter Provincial Track and Field Meeting in Potchefstroom last weekend.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:33:39 GMT
End Vodacom Premier League Prematurely - Teams
[Lesotho Times] The 2021/22 Vodacom Premier League must be ended prematurely because it is unlikely that the Covid-19 pandemic will be under control any time soon, teams have said.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:32:41 GMT
Sport Community Must Unite
[Lesotho Times] Premier Moeketsi Majoro on Sunday announced that the country will be moving from Covid-19 alert level orange to purple starting on Monday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:34:22 GMT
Afcon Qualifiers - Rohr Invites Club-Less Musa, 23 Others for Benin, Lesotho Ties
[Premium Times] Seven players, including long-time goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, are on the standby list

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:59:08 GMT
Lesotho Receives its First Shipment of the Covid-19 Vaccine
[Unicef] Maseru -- Statement by UNICEF and WHO on the arrival of the first Covid-19 vaccines in Lesotho

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:57:07 GMT
Federation of Athletics Lesotho Fights Take New Twist
[Lesotho Times] Dispute in the Federation of Athletics Lesotho (FAL) seem to be far from over after the organisation failed to hold its special annual general meeting (AGM) last Saturday.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:09:21 GMT
Players Need Mentors
[Lesotho Times] ELSEWHERE in this publication we carry a story on two Likuena players, Tsepo Seturumane and Motlomelo Mkhwanazi, who failed to report for camp last Friday.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:38:19 GMT
Afcon Qualifiers - Super Eagles Get New Dates for Benin, Lesotho Ties
[Premium Times] The Super Eagles have one match away and a home tie left in the qualifying series

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:21:10 GMT
Afcon Qualifiers - Super Eagles Return to Lagos After 20 Years - to Play Lesotho
[Vanguard] Dates for the last phase of AFCON Qualifiers for Nigeria's Super Eagles have been confirmed.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:49:38 GMT
New Date for Lesotho Taekwondo Association Elections
[Lesotho Times] The Lesotho Taekwondo Association (LTA) has proposed a new date for its elective annual general meeting which it failed to hold last July.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:27:08 GMT
Afcon Qualifiers - Don't Invite Musa for Benin, Lesotho Games, Ex-Players Urge Rohr
[Leadership] Former Nigerian stars, Duke Udi and Tarila Okorowanta have urged Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, to exclude Ahmed Musa from the list of players that will be invited for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Lesotho...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:24:33 GMT
Defence Minister Mosito Fired
[Lesotho Times] Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has fired Defence and National Security Minister Lekhetho Mosito barely two weeks after appointing him to the post.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:23:16 GMT
Majoro Declares Six-Month State of Emergency
[Lesotho Times] Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro has declared a six-month state of emergency after the recent heavy rains massively damaged farms, roads and bridges.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:05:08 GMT
Ruling Party Faction Asks Court to Oust Thabane
[Lesotho Times] TWO members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:02:02 GMT
Mahao Faction Renews Bid to Oust Thabane
[Lesotho Times] Two members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:20:09 GMT
Former Minister Au Breaks Silence On Human Trafficking Saga
[Lesotho Times] FORMER Home Affairs Minister, Tsukutlane Au, says he revoked the residence permit of the controversial Rana Qamar in 2017. Mr Qamar is a Pakistani currently at the centre of a drug and human trafficking storm.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:17:11 GMT
Recruitment of Judges Begins
[Lesotho Times] THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has begun recruiting seven new judges to ease the huge backlog of cases in the High Court.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:01:37 GMT
Judgement Reserved in Vendors' Case
[Lesotho Times] Street vendors will have to wait until 24 February 2021 to know whether their application to reverse the government ban on street vending during the hard lockdown succeeds.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:57:32 GMT
MPs Oppose Virtual Parliament Sessions
[Lesotho Times] MEMBERS of the National Assembly are resisting Speaker Sephiri Motanyane's moves to replace physical sittings of parliament with virtual sessions as part of measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:02:02 GMT
Rohr Hopes Osimhen Will Be Fit for Benin, Lesotho Games
[Leadership] Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is hopeful Victor Osimhen will be fit for next month's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Benin and Lesotho.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:59:47 GMT
Warrant of Arrest for DCEO Boss Manyokole
[Lesotho Times] Maseru Senior Resident Magistrate Peter Murenzi is said to have yesterday ordered the arrest of suspended Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) director general, Mahlomola Manyokole. This after Advocate Manyokole alle...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:27:30 GMT
Leposa SG Sues Molibeli
[Lesotho Times] A FRESH fight has broken out between Police Commissioner, Holomo Molibeli, and Lesotho Mounted Police Service Staff Association (LEPOSA) secretary general, Inspector Moraleli Motloli.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:43:14 GMT
Metsing "Shocked" By Lack of Covid-19 Vaccine Budget
[Lesotho Times] OPPOSITION Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader, Mothetjoa Metsing, says he is shocked by the government's failure to allocate funds to procure Covid-19 vaccines for its citizens.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:03:42 GMT
Ruling Party Implodes
[Lesotho Times] The All Basotho Convention (ABC) has virtually imploded.



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