45 000 textile jobs at severe risk
as US govt warns Lesotho’s future is at stake
while expressing disappointment over lack of progress in addressing human trafficking concerns
Herbert Moyo
With only about a week left, the United States government says it is…
Jail terms, hefty fines for Covid violators
Ntsebeng Motsoeli
ANYONE who flies in and out of the country in violation of the current ban on international…
Seleke bounces back, lands top LEC job
Pascalinah Kabi
FORMER Lesotho National Development Authority (LNDC) chief executive officer CEO), Mohato…
NACOSEC unveils ambitious plan to fight Covid-19
Limpho Sello
THE National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) is intensifying testing and contact tracing…
1980s coup leader Lekhanya dies
Mohalenyane Phakela
MAJOR General Metsing Lekhanya, who led the 1986 coup against then Prime Minister Leabua…
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Govt denies NACOSEC overspending
Pascalinah Kabi
THE government has denied overshooting the Covid-19 budget, saying by December 2020, it had only spent about M341 million of the initial M698 million set aside to fight the pandemic.
Addressing the media yesterday, Dr…
Covid-19: 28 die in one week in Motimposo
Limpho Sello
MOTIMPOSO in Maseru, is in mourning after 28 people died of Covid-19 related complications in just a week, the constituency’s legislator, Thabang Mafojane, said yesterday.
The constituency is said to be home to…
TRC applauds ruling on Nteso killers
Mohalenyane Phakela
A LOCAL human rights body, the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), has applauded the High Court for jailing two police officers who murdered Lesotho Electricity Company auditor, Thibello Nteso.
The…
So much at stake if Lesotho fails to address human trafficking concerns: US
FOR decades, Lesotho has benefitted from various forms of development assistance from the United States (US) government.
Apart from funding to combat HIV and AIDS and other health programmes, Lesotho has also received…
AG warns of Covid-19 doomsday
says war against pandemic may not be won
as “illegal” NACOSEC splurges M1,5 billion on wasteful expenditure
Pascalinah Kabi
LESOTHO is unlikely to win its fight against Covid-19 amid revelations by the auditor general’s office…
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Qoo eyes diamond processing during 2021
Bereng Mpaki
MINING minister Serialong Qoo has set his sights on delivering the long-awaited diamond…