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HE had deserted his wife for 20 years. But when he reappeared at their Thaba-Tseka home, the man, K’hoetha Khemane, 45, demanded sex from his wife whom he had last seen some two decades ago.

A group of cybersecurity experts from across the world jetted into Maseru on Monday to help restore the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) system which has been hacked. This was after the CBL called for urgent help on Monday after discovering that it had been hacked. As it battled to assemble a team of experts …

SOLDIERS who fought insurgents in Mozambique are smiling all the way to the bank after the government paid them M100 000 each for their troubles. Prime Minister Sam Matekane announced the allowances as he welcomed the contingency of 120 soldiers who were part of the SADC-based military intervention in Mozambique.

THE government is considering a M15 million bailout for Enrich Stores, the Basotho-owned supermarket that collapsed two weeks ago. The bailout will come from the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) in the form of a loan with concessionary rates.

TWO hitmen who killed Disaster Management Authority (DMA) boss, ‘Makhotso Mahosi, were promised a share of the M1 million cash which they believed was stashed in her Ha Matala home. The assassins were allegedly hired by Mahosi’s driver, Mahlanka Matsipa, 44, who is said to have assured them that they would be handsomely rewarded for …

THE Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd has announced that it has cut ties with Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s mining company because he is now actively involved in politics. Matekane’s company, the Matekane Mining Investment Company (MMIC), has been providing blasting, haulage and drilling services at Letšeng mine since 2005.

PRIME Minister Sam Matekane is set to expand his cabinet to accommodate his new coalition partners as he tries to fend off the opposition’s attempts to topple him. Matekane this week roped in the Basotho Action Party (BAP) into the coalition government, a move that caught the opposition by surprise as it significantly weakened their …

The just-concluded 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing was a great success. A total of more than 10,000 representatives from 151 countries and 41 international organizations took part in the Forum. Once again, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) demonstrated its tremendous appeal and global influence. Over the past decade, the …

PRIME Minister Sam Matekane’s government is on an aggressive campaign to buy off MPs as it battles the opposition’s attempts to topple it. The Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) government is allegedly offering MPs plum positions and money to shore up its numbers ahead of the opposition’s imminent vote-of-no-confidence.

PRIME Minister Sam Matekane is cornered and running out of options as he battles an incessant onslaught from an opposition that wants to topple him. Matekane, the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) officials and his coalition partners spent the past weekend scrounging for numbers to fend off the impending vote-of-no-confidence.