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Covid-19 vaccines are safe — Sekatle
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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Lesotho receives more Covid-19 vaccines
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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Covid-19: Is Lesotho ready for the Third Wave?
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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Staffing shortages hit health centres
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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Fourth Covid wave in South Africa — what health experts are saying
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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NUL close to Covid-19 treatment breakthrough – scientists
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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Maesaiah vows to contest Mapesela for Mokhotlong seat
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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Moleleki, wife contract Covid-19
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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Lives at risk of Covid-19 due to poor health facilities: Khasipe
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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SADC MPs want macroeconomic convergence as Covid-19 bites
By Moses Magadza
WINDHOEK- Members of Parliament who belong to the Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI) of the SADC Parliamentary Forum are calling…
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500 Basotho quarantined over Covid-19
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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Covid-19 infections shoot to 35
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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Khasipe outlines COVID-19 strategy
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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Prison authorities foil plot to smuggle alcohol to ‘Maesaiah
...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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Covid-19 cases shoot up to 17
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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Covid-19 cases a wake-up call for Lesotho: analysts
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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COVID-19 reaches Lesotho
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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COVID-19 suspects negative: govt
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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Don’t abuse civilians during lockdown: Molibeli
’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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AD special conference postponed over Coronavirus
’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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Dr Ranyali-Otubanjo spearheads fight against coronavirus
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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Ministry on the lookout for price inflation
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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Company registration services suspended
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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