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Conflicting testimonies stalk Mahao’s murder  

Moorosi Tsiane  Fresh contradictions emerged this week from court testimonies on the chilling account of former army commander Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao’s final moments.  Two of...

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Four cops accused in famo guns scheme

  Hopolang Mokhopi FOUR members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) have been charged for allegedly facilitating the illegal acquisition of firearms by famo gangsters. The officers are accused...

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Car accident victim seeks compensation from LDF

  Leemisa Thuseho A 23-YEAR-OLD woman from Ha-Raleqheka, Mpatana, near Maseru, is seeking compensation from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) after she was allegedly struck by an LDF vehicle in 2019....

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Suspended DCEO official wants his pistol back

. . . firearm linked to murder case Moorosi Tsiane ADVOCATE Peter Matekane, the suspended head of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)’s Asset Recovery Unit, has filed an...

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Witness recounts chilling details of Mahao’s murder

  Moorosi Tsiane MABILIKOE Leuta Mahao has given a chilling description of how soldiers, led by then-army general Tlali Kamoli, murdered Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao in cold blood on 25 June...

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Judge rebukes Lephuthing for “misusing” court process

  —In ongoing Joki murder trial Moorosi Tsiane IN A dramatic development in the ongoing high-profile murder trial of renowned radio personality, Ralikonelo Joki, High Court Judge Tšeliso Mokoko has...

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Court upholds confession of alleged triple murderer

  Moorosi Tsiane LEHLOHONOLO Masoleng, accused of brutally murdering three women between February and April 2024, has suffered a major setback after the High Court ruled last week Friday that his...

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SA man charged with rape

  Hopolang Mokhopi A 38-year-old South African man, Thabo Mlangene, appeared before Magistrate Mats’oloane Qhomane on Monday, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Ha-Abia, Maseru. Mlangene, who is...

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Justice denied for the poor

…as Judicial Commissioner’s Court struggles under financial strain Hopolang Mokhopi THE Judicial Commissioner’s Court (JudiCom) is buckling under the weight of financial and staffing challenges, with...

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‘Maesaiah’s son recounts narrow escape from death 

  Moorosi Tsiane  MEMORIES of the early hours of 27 January 2014 remain vivid for Victor Ferreira, the son of former First Lady ’Maesaiah Thabane, nee Liabiloe Ramoholi.  Then just 11 years old,...

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Fate of murder-accused police officers hangs in the balance 

  Moorosi Tsiane  EIGHT police officers accused of murdering three detainees will have to wait at least three months to learn their fate.  This follows Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane’s Tuesday decision...

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Mosito bemoans poor working conditions for judges 

  …Blasts gvt for delaying salaries of  appeal court judges  …Law Society leader Tuke gives govt ultimatum to resolve issue  Moorosi Tsiane  COURT of Appeal President, Justice Kananelo Mosito, has...

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Sakoane blasts lawyers for negligence 

Moorosi Tsiane  CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has urged clients to sue incompetent lawyers who neglect completing their cases.  The visibly angry Justice Sakoane made the remarks yesterday while...

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DCEO top investigator fights back 

…challenges suspension, disciplinary inquiry  Moorosi Tsiane  EMBATTLED Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Principal Investigations Officer (PIO), Tsotang Likotsi, has petitioned...

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Former ComPol demands M3m compensation 

  Moorosi Tsiane  FORMER Commissioner of Police (ComPol), Kizito Mfolosi Mhlakaza, has taken Prime Minister Sam Matekane to court, demanding M3,476,760 as compensation for being placed on early...

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Lekhooa to remain incarcerated 

…after Justice Hlaele recuses herself from his bail case  Moorosi Tsiane  HIGH Court Judge, Mabatšoeneng Hlaele, has recused herself from hearing the bail application of former National Security...

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Tsatsanyane brothers finally granted bail 

Moorosi Tsiane  OUTSPOKEN Democratic Congress (DC) Member of Parliament, Mokherane Tsatsanyane, and his brother, Moorosi Tsatsanyane, breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when High Court Judge, Fumane...

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‘Operation Fiela a major success’ – LMPS 

  —-As it expands to tackle crime in Mokhotlong  Seithati Motšoeneng  OPERATION Fiela, an initiative aimed at cracking down on crime, has successfully reduced criminal activities in the Berea and...

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Assistant High Court registrar shot by lover

…as women protest escalating femicides Moorosi Tsiane A High Court Assistant Registrar, Tebello Mokhoema, has narrowly survived death after being shot by her boyfriend this past Saturday at her home in...

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LDF bombs “used” in 2014 attack on ‘Maesaiah, Tšooana 

Moorosi Tsiane  BOMBS had gone missing from the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) armoury in the wake of the attacks on former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane’s Moshoeshoe II residence and the Ha-Abia home of...

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