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Former PS Tšolo charged over govt fleet tender Former PS Tšolo charged over govt fleet tender
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Pascalinah Kabi
FORMER Ministry of Finance Principal Secretary (PS) Motena Tšolo yesterday appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on charges of corruption in the 2018 procurement of the government vehicle fleet.
PS Tšolo served under the previous Thomas Thabane government from June 2017 to May 2020. Ms Tšolo and the Finance ministry’s administrator, Mafusi Mosamo, appeared before Magistrate Teboho Thoso who released them on M2000 bail and M10 000 surety each.
Their co-accused are businessmen Teboho Tlokotsi and Tumo Ramonaheng, who have already been charged with the crimes and are currently on bail.
Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro
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Mohalenyane Phakela
PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro insists that suspended Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, should appear before the tribunal which was set up last December to determine his fitness to remain in office.
By appearing before the tribunal, Advocate Manyokole “will have all the time and tools to defend himself” and prove his fitness to remain in office, Dr Majoro said.
The premier said this in his papers submitted to the Court of Appeal in response to Adv Manyokole’s appeal against the February 2021 High Court judgement which upheld his suspension and Dr Majoro’s decision to appoint a tribunal to investigate the DCEO boss.
Manyokole trial postponed
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Mohalenyane Phakela
SUSPENDED Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, will have to wait longer to know when his money laundering and corruption trial will begin.
This after the Maseru Magistrates Court on Thursday postponed to unknown date a hearing to set the trial date.
The trial date was supposed to have been set on Thursday and Advocate Manyokole showed up before the court opened its doors at 9am.
An hour later, there was still no indication of when the proceedings would begin. The court’s information officer, Nthabiseng Mohale, later told the
Manyokole escalates Majoro fight to appeal court
Pascalinah Kabi
SUSPENDED director general of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO), Advocate Mahlomola Manyokole, has petitioned the Court of Appeal to overturn the High Court judgement upholding Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s decision to appoint a three-man tribunal to investigate his fitness to hold office.
The tribunal is headed by Retired Justice Teboho Moiloa, who Adv Manyokole had sought to have disqualified on the grounds that he could be biased against him because he was being investigated by the DCEO for money laundering and corruption. Other members of the three-person tribunal are High Court Judge Polo Banyane and retired judge Semapo Peete.