Covid News

Limpho Sello THE five people who died in Leribe last month after taking the Johnson&Johnson Covid-19 vaccine were not killed by the jab, Health Minister Semano Sekatle said…
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Limpho Sello LESOTHO has received a consignment of 108 000 Johnson&Johnson vaccines for the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. This the first batch of vaccines to be…
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By Peete Molapo The Covid-19 pandemic has all the trappings of a black swan event. It has upended everything. Despite some positive interventions in the form of new vaccines, there…
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Limpho Sello EFFORTS to curb the spread of Covid-19 through contact tracing and isolating infected persons have been dealt a blow after the Health Ministry refused to renew the…
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AS South Africa passes the peak of the third wave of Covid-19 in the country, health experts warn of a fourth wave on the horizon. President Cyril Ramaphosa eased lockdown…
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Nthatuoa Koeshe THE National University of Lesotho (NUL’s) Innovation Hub says it is on the brink of making a breakthrough in the developing a cure for Covid-19.…
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Pascalinah Kabi ALTHOUGH general elections are still two years away, outspoken former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane and the equally garrulous Mokhotlong legislator, Tefo Mapesela, are…
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Limpho Sello FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and opposition Alliance of Democrats (AD) leader Monyane Moleleki and his wife, Thabelo Ramatlapeng, have tested positive for the novel…
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LESOTHO Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General Thabo Khasipe (Mr Khasipe) has another feather in his cap after his recent appointment to head the government’s response…
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Limpho Sello AT least 500 locals have been quarantined at different facilities across the country over suspicions they have contracted the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Health…
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Limpho Sello LESOTHO’S Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections have risen sharply from just four to 35 in just over a week. Health Minister Motlatsi Maqelepo says the capital, Maseru,…
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Bereng Mpaki THE newly appointed chief executive officer of the National Emergency Command Centre (NECC), Thabo Khasipe, says he will prioritise the improvement of the country’s…
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...former first lady’s friend faces jail, fine for the offence ’Marafaele Mohloboli A CLOSE friend of the former First Lady ‘Maesaiah Thabane faces an M5 000 fine and…
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as government begins local testing for deadly virus Limpho Sello THE honeymoon is well and truly over for Lesotho after the country recorded 13 more cases of the deadly…
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Staff Reporter THE honeymoon is finally over for Lesotho after the country recorded its first and second cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) on 12 and 20 May 2020 respectively, analysts…
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as government threatens to reinstate lockdown Limpho Sello LESOTHO has recorded its first positive case of coronavirus (Covid-19). Health Minister Nkaku Kabi said…
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Limpho Sello LESOTHO remains free of the dreaded Coronavirus disease after samples taken from seven suspects tested negative in neighbouring South Africa, the Ministry of Health has…
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’Marafaele Mohloboli POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli has appealed to the police and army to observe human rights and refrain from acts of brutality against citizens during the…
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’Marafaele Mohloboli THE ruling Alliance of Democrats (AD) indefinitely postponed its special conference called after restive party members passed a no confidence vote against party…
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Limpho Sello MAKHOASE Ranyali-Otubanjo sits edgily as gusts of the morning breeze blow into her Ministry of Health Headquarters office. There is an air of determination around her…
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Bereng Mpaki TRADE and Industry minister Halebonoe Setšabi says the government will descend heavily on businesses that will inflate prices during the ongoing three-week national…
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Bereng Mpaki THE government has suspended all company registration services due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) induced lockdown which started Monday and ends on 21 April 2020. The…
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