Health Inspectors Locked in Coldroom
Lesotho store managers accused of locking up officials who found rotten meat
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Professor Faces Corruption and Fraud Charges
National University of Lesotho professor Mosotho George secured M129,000 in public funding for a company he owned
Why People From Lesotho Cross the Border Illegally
Document offices across the country overwhelmed over the festive season with long queues
Roof Blows off Lesotho Airport — After MPs Raised Red Flags
A May 2025 report called for Minister Matjato Moteane’s head. But it appears to have been ignored.
What Makes Mountain Birds Sing at Dawn?
Warblers in high mountain wetlands change their dawn singing with temperature, rain, wind, humidity and moonlight, showing how weather shapes wildlife behaviour.
Lesotho Army Admits Teenagers Were Sexually Harassed
Opposition MP says there are more cases and calls for independent inquiry
Lesotho’s Parliament blocks debate on explosive hospital report
The wife of the foreign affairs minister features prominently in the report
Kouga’s Failed R1.4-Million Mini Market Project
A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened
Vodacom Found Guilty of Unfair Market Practices
Communications authority says the company altered contract terms without prior communication
Payments to Sick Miners in Lesotho Resume After Fraud Scare
Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases reports fraud of R1.4-million
Lesotho and South African Organisations at Loggerheads After USAID Funding Cuts
The Mosepele Foundation Development Forum has accused Mothers2Mothers South Africa of withholding funds but the latter says it has no choice
Lesotho to Release Hundreds of Prisoners to Reduce Overcrowding
The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison conditions
Court Orders Lesotho Dams Authority to Pay 600 Villagers Compensation
Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built
US and Lesotho Strike 5-Year Health Funding Pact
Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation’s health system
This One Resource Shapes Power and Security in Africa
Control over water underpins national security, economic stability and social wellbeing, as disputes over rivers from southern Africa to the Nile show.
Lesotho Community Left in Ruins by Highway Project
The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha’s Nek but also caused damage and displacement
Strokes Are on the Rise in Africa: Why the Continent Needs Its Own Care Guidelines
Despite the rising burden of stroke across Africa, there is no continent-wide framework or standardised protocol for stroke management.
Lesotho Sheds Textile Jobs Amidst US Trade Uncertainty
Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January
Workers March in Maseru as AGOA Uncertainty Threatens Thousands of Jobs
Protest, originally banned, proceeded after police minister gave it the go-ahead
Lesotho’s Asset Recovery Unit Shut down After Implicating Top Officials
The task team had begun exposing questionable state land allocations and widespread corruption
The Spectacular but Contested Drakensberg Source of Johannesburg’s Water
It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via the Vaal dam, but there is another equally voluminous inter-basin water transfer scheme that feeds into the Vaal, called the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme. It is one of the country’s great feats of engineering, incorporating an underground …
Police Block Protest by Textile Workers in Lesotho
Unions accuse police of acting unlawfully by denying permission for a protest march against job losses
Call to Scrap Passports Between Lesotho and SA
Lesotho’s opposition Basotho Action Party has launched a campaign to ease cross-border travel using national identity cards
Hundreds of Jobs at Stake at Lesotho Diamond Mine
25% state-owned Kao Mine could shut down “within weeks”