Lesotho journalists grilled on peace building ahead of general poll

Maseru – MISA Lesotho is to hold peace building and conflict reporting training for 30 current affairs and political progammes presenters and newspapers’ journalists starting on the 12th December, 2015. According to MISA Lesotho Chapter the training, to be held in the Free State Province in the Republic of South Africa will introduce participants from...

Lesotho opposition nominates election candidates in 80 Constituencies

Maseru – The Democratic Congress (DC), Lesotho’s main opposition political party, has completed a list of its candidates to contest the February 28 General Election. The party, led by former Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, completed its list of candidates by approving nine constituency election candidates to stand for the upcoming poll. Two weeks ago, the...

Popular Front For Democracy to elect new NEC ahead of the national poll

Maseru- Just 40 days before the National Assembly General Election, the Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) is to hold a general conference from December 10-11 2015. According to the information in possession of newsline365.wordpress.com at the conference to be hosted in Maseru, from today the party is to elect new leadership that might see the...

Lesotho not keeping up pace to fight HIV/AIDS, US Ambassador Birx

Maseru – Lesotho is not keeping up pace with other southern African countries to reduce an incidence of HIV/AIDS. At a media teleconference hosted by the Africa Media Hub of the United States, Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator of the United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS, Deborah L. Birx, M.D. said Lesotho should find out why...

Lesotho tourism marketing drive earns dividends

Maseru – An aggressive marketing strategy employed by the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) helped country to overcome a possible decline of foreign tourists visiting Lesotho during the Roof of Africa Rally 2014. During today’s press briefing, the LTDC Chief Executive Mpai Maqutu said the political instability that cloaked Lesotho in the last part of...

Lesotho’s Prime Minister overturns ‘forced leave’ of top detective

Maseru – Lesotho’s Prime Minister and Minister of Police Thomas Thabane today overturned a ‘forced leave’ of top Lesotho Mounted Police Service Head of Crime Intelligence Unit. Thabane nullified a more than 200 days ‘forced leave’ pending retirement of Assistant Police Commissioner (ACP) Sello Mosili, a top Lesotho crime investigator. Announcing a reversal of the...

BNP to nominate 80 candidates for Lesotho election

Maseru – Lesotho’s coalition government partner Basotho National Party (BNP) led by Gender and Sports Minister Thesele ’Maseribane is set to nominate 80 constituency candidates to contest the February 28 general election. Today the party’s working committee was locked in a meeting to deliberate on the election candidacy ahead of tomorrow’s submission of the candidates’...

No relief yet for inmates’ suffering conditions at Lesotho prison.

Maseru – The Lesotho Correctional Service prisoners are still failing to be physically brought to the magistrate court for remands as a downing of tools by the prison warders continues. When newsline365.wordpress.com visited the magistrate court today, no inmates were being brought to court for remands. The magistrate court information office confirmed to the blog...