Lesotho
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:09:07 GMTHow a Teenager With an STI Got More Than She Bargained for At a Lesotho Health Clinic
[UNFPA] When a high school teenager with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) visited a clinic at Ha Koali for treatment, she got more than she expected. Nursing Officer 'Makatleho Rapapa counselled and treated her, then provided information on fam...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:57:20 GMTU.S. Pumps U.S.$7, 5 Million Into Covid-19 Fight
[Lesotho Times] Lesotho will receive US$ 7, 5 million (about M105 million) towards fighting the Covid-19 pandemic from the United States.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:44:08 GMTSeven New Judges Appointed
[Lesotho Times] FORMER Prime Minster Thomas Thabane's daughter, 'Mabatsoeneng Grace Hlaele (nee Nkoya Thabane), is among seven new High Court judges who will soon be sworn-in by His Majesty King Letsie III.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:36:47 GMTLong Time Politicians React to Matekane's Move Into Politics
[Lesotho Times] LONG established political parties seem to be quaking following the launch of Sam Matekane's Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party ahead of the October 2022 elections.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:22:01 GMTLetsoela Sued M10 Million By Assault Victims
[Lesotho Times] LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) Commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, has been slapped with a M10 million lawsuit by four Maseru civilians who were allegedly tortured by soldiers under his command in December 2021.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:18:54 GMTEconet Donates House to Thaba-Tseka Internet Sensation
[Lesotho Times] Econet Telecoms Lesotho (ETL) last weekend handed over a brand-new house to Mosiuoa Hlaheng, a Thaba-Tseka man who coined the organisation's marketing slogan "Let's do sumfing kaofela".
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:15:53 GMTApex Court to Rule On Sakoane Recusal Application Next Month
[Lesotho Times] The Court of Appeal has resolved to hear the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Hlalefang Motinyane's appeal against Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane's decision to refuse to recuse himself from the treason and murder trial of politici...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:34:36 GMTDirector of Public Prosecutions Blasts Kamoli
[Lesotho Times] THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Hlalefang Motinyane, has blasted murder and attempted murder accused former army commander, Tlali Kamoli, for wasting the court's time by rehashing the same issues that have already been reso...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:19:36 GMTKabi Heads to Court in Fresh Bid to Oust Majoro
[Lesotho Times] ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Nkaku Kabi, and his allies who were left with egg on their faces, when their bid to oust Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro through a motion of no confidence flopped this week, are now contemplating ta...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:21:00 GMTKingdom of Lesotho - Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article Iv Mission
[IMF] A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or 'mission'), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Arti...
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 11:18:56 GMTWill the Region Stand Up to Swazi King?
[ISS] The top-down traditional meeting between Eswatini's king and his subjects cannot be the format for serious political dialogue.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:38:23 GMTProfile - I View the Doctor-Patient Relationship As Sacred, Says Leading TB Doctor
[spotlight] Dr Jennifer Furin has fought drug-resistant tuberculosis since 1995, when she worked as a student in a poverty-stricken suburb in Lima, Peru. Since then she has roamed the world, treating TB and HIV patients in under-resourced countries, ...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:44:12 GMTLesotho Council of Tourism Revived
[CAJ News] Maseru, Lesotho -- The revival of the Lesotho Council of Tourism (LCT) is expected to safeguard the operations and growth of the sector.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:33:10 GMTMajoro Survives No Confidence Vote
[Lesotho Times] PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has survived the no confidence which was filed against him and his administration by Basotho Patriotic Party (BPP) leader, Tefo Mapesela.