Lesotho

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:40:08 GMT
Maseru Dump Site to Be Closed After Community Goes to Court
[GroundUp] Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:02:10 GMT
Leribe Police in Fraud and Robbery Scandal
[Lesotho Times] TWO Leribe police officers are accused of conniving with a 49-year-old woman, Ntebaleng Chaka, to defraud 'Mammethe Maphokoane of M5000.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:02:10 GMT
EU Pledges M168 Million to Fight GBV
[Lesotho Times] . . . as world marks 16 days of activism campaign

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:25:01 GMT
Lesotho and South African Organisations At Loggerheads After USAID Funding Cuts
[GroundUp] The Mosepele Foundation Development Forum has accused Mothers2Mothers South Africa of withholding funds but the latter says it has no choice

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:24:00 GMT
Lesotho to Release Hundreds of Prisoners to Reduce Overcrowding
[GroundUp] The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison conditions

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:57:41 GMT
Court Orders Lesotho Dams Authority to Pay 600 Villagers Compensation
[GroundUp] Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:13:16 GMT
Mahlala Calls for Prosecution of Corrupt Ministers
[Lesotho Times] ...blasts rampant graft in the RFP-led government

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:35:04 GMT
Chief Justice Halts Recruitment To Electoral Commission
[Lesotho Times] THE recruitment of new Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Commissioners has been halted by Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane, who has temporarily interdicted the process pending a full hearing of a constitutional challenge next month.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:13:16 GMT
High Court Assistant Registrar Sues Journalists
[Lesotho Times] ...demands M5 million for defamation

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:13:16 GMT
Accused to Compensate Bereaved Family With 10 Cattle
[Lesotho Times] THE High Court has sentenced four men to 15 years' imprisonment for the murder of 32-year-old Moeletsi Makepe in Mokhotlong.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:13:16 GMT
Kobeli Only Paid M100k of M6.5m Lndc Debt
[Lesotho Times] ...fails to appear before PAC

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:36:41 GMT
Parliament Must Protect State Institutions From Executive Overreach
[Lesotho Times] THE controversy engulfing the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and the Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has now escalated to a point where Parliament must assert its constitutional authority.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:36:03 GMT
Murder Accused Mob Awaits Judgment
[Lesotho Times] SIX Sefikeng men, accused of killing a traditional healer they suspected of practising witchcraft, will know their fate on 5 December 2025 when High Court judge, Justice Tšeliso Mokoko, delivers judgment in their murder and atte...

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:35:35 GMT
Sakoane Tears Into Dceo
[Lesotho Times] CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has sharply criticised the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) for allegedly withholding a search-and-seizure warrant after confiscating a vehicle belonging to former WILSA Programmes D...

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:32:04 GMT
Call to Mainstream Children, Youth's Mental Well-Being
[Lesotho Times] THE mental and psychosocial well-being of children and youth are fundamental in building a thriving society, especially in Lesotho, where young people continue to bear the brunt of sexual violence.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:14:12 GMT
Foreigners Out, Prosperity In? - - the Great Lesotho Self Inflicted Business Comedy
[Lesotho Times] If Lesotho ever establishes a Ministry of Comedy, Scrutator proposes that the first order of business should be to award the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development a Lifetime Achievement Award for Unprovoked National Sel...

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:13:38 GMT
U.S. and Lesotho Strike 5-Year Health Funding Pact
[GroundUp] Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation's health system

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:21:07 GMT
U.S.-Lesotho Health System Foreign Assistance Memorandum of Understanding Negotiations
[U.S. Embassy Maseru] This week, representatives from the Governments of the United States of America and the Kingdom of Lesotho negotiated a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the next five years of robust joint commitments to Lesotho's ...

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:37:00 GMT
Experts Warn On Impact of Declining Accountability, Good Governance
[Lesotho Times] Governance experts have raised the alarm over the growing erosion of accountability and good governance under the current Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)-led coalition government.

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:37:00 GMT
MPs Grill Ministry Over Encroaching of Farmland
[Lesotho Times] THE Law and Public Safety Committee has sharply criticised the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police over the continued encroachment of residential houses onto agricultural land.

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:18:39 GMT
Mahao Blasts Matekane, MPs Over Absenteeism
[Lesotho Times] ...warns country descending into dictatorship amid corruption, lawlessness

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:18:38 GMT
Textile Jobs Bloodbath Looms
[Lesotho Times] as AGOA renewal remains uncertain 420 to lose jobs in January

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:18:38 GMT
Opposition Berates Govt Over DPM's M1 Million Trip
[Lesotho Times] ...says it is unlawful to pay for trip from the contingency fund

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:58:49 GMT
Lesotho Community Left in Ruins By Highway Project
[GroundUp] The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha's Nek but also caused damage and displacement

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:17:22 GMT
Lesotho Sheds Textile Jobs Amidst U.S. Trade Uncertainty
[GroundUp] Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:29:36 GMT
South Africa and Lesotho to Launch Joint Time Release Study Report
[SAnews.gov.za] The Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato, will today join the Revenue Service Lesotho for the launch of Joint end-to-end Time Release Study report between Lesotho and South Africa.

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:10:48 GMT
Fresh Ha Belo Headache
[Lesotho Times] ...as High Court nullifies govt's decision to fire Phaks JV from M170 million project

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:28:47 GMT
King Letsie III Reaffirms Lesotho's Commitment to Social Development
[Lesotho Times] Lesotho has renewed its unwavering commitment to advancing social protection, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth.

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:28:47 GMT
Women Parliamentarians Seek to Prevent GBV
[Lesotho Times] WOMEN parliamentarians and key stakeholders have met to discuss strategies to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV), insecurities, and systemic inequalities that continue to threaten the rights and well-being of women and other vulnerable ...

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:12:11 GMT
Workers March in Maseru As AGOA Uncertainty Threatens Thousands of Jobs
[GroundUp] Protest, originally banned, proceeded after police minister gave it the go-ahead

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