December 01, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabweans, Basotho With Exemption Permits Can Stay in South Africa Until 2025
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) and Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) holders may remain in South African until the end of… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Lesotho: Lesotho Officials Deliberate Over Claiming Parts of South African Territory
Lesotho MPs are expected to deliberate over whether parts of South Africa's territory may be reclaimed, BBC reports. According to parliament's order paper, areas under… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Lesotho: New Party Surges Ahead in Early Election Results
Vote counting is under way in Lesotho after Friday's general election, and the Lesotho Times reports that the electoral commission expects a final result on Tuesday. Read more »
July 15, 2021
Lesotho: Legendary Musician Tshepo Tshola Dies
The country is saddened by news of the passing of Lesotho-born jazz musician and songwriter Tsepo Tshola, popularly known as the Village Pope. Read more »
December 14, 2020
Africa: People Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa
An excerpt from the CIVICUS Monitor report: Read more »
May 19, 2020
Lesotho: Thabane Resigns as Lesotho's Prime Minister
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has formally resigned more than a week after his coalition government fell apart, in a move that could help end a long-running political… Read more »
April 01, 2020
Africa: Fragile African Health Systems Face COVID-19 Catastrophe
By March 31, Africa had 5,431 confirmed cases of COVID-19 , with almost a quarter (,1,353) in South Africa, followed by 656 in Egypt and 584 in Algeria. Read more »
February 25, 2020
Lesotho: Murder Case - Prime Minister Thabane Appears in Court
Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane appeared in court on Monday, Associated Press reports. Read more »
February 21, 2020
Lesotho: Lesotho's PM Thabane a No-Show at Court for Wife's Murder
Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has failed to appear in court to face charges of murdering his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane in 2017. Read more »
February 20, 2020
Lesotho: Prime Minister Thabane to be Charged With Murder
Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane, police have said. Read more »
February 05, 2020
Lesotho: Prime Minister's Wife to Be Charged with Murder - Police
Maesaiah Thabane, wife of Lesotho's prime minister Tom Thabane, is to be charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing of the prime minister's former wife, police have… Read more »
July 05, 2019
Lesotho: Royal Plea for Unity After Parties Agree to Reform Governance
Against the backdrop of Lesotho's decades-long political strife, and recent turmoil within the current ruling party, a senior member of the Basotho royal family has issued an… Read more »
June 25, 2019
Lesotho: Mohair Farmers Suffer Depression, Suicide Amid Trade Crisis
Lesotho Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso, chief of the royal village of Matsieng and co-patron of world renowned charity Sentebale alongside the United Kingdom's Prince Harry, has said… Read more »
May 28, 2019
Lesotho: Anthrax Alert Issued, Cattle Movement Restricted
An alert about an outbreak of anthrax has been issued in Lesotho, the SABC reports. Read more »
April 03, 2018
Lesotho: New Maseru Market Centre to Boost Food Production, Encourage Young People
A project recently launched in Lesotho looks at getting young people to work in agro-processing, boosting food production in a country which – surrounded by South Africa… Read more »
February 20, 2018
Southern Africa: Rethinking Belonging Could Foster a More Humane Understanding of Migration
World Social Justice Day is this year marked by the theme: “Workers on the move: the quest for social justice”. Read more »
November 23, 2017
Southern Africa: Graca Machel Urges Better Nutrition for Mothers, Children
One of every four children under five years old in southern Africa suffers from stunted growth in that they are too short for their age, often as a result of inadequate nutrition. Read more »
September 05, 2017
Lesotho: Another Army Commander Assassinated - Report
Lesotho Defence Force commander Khoantle Motsomotso has been shot dead by his subordinates this morning, according an Al Jazeera report. Read more »
August 09, 2017
Southern Africa: Lesotho Will Stop Being 'Bad Boys' - PM
Newly-elected Prime Minister Tom Thabane has vowed that Lesotho will stop being the "bad boys" of southern Africa. Read more »
July 10, 2017
Lesotho: Pioneering Electronic Visa Program Aimed to Increase Tourism and Investment
Lesotho is the only independent nation in the world with its entire land mass above 1,000 meters (3,281 feet). Now the country, with a population of 2.1 million and a surface area… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: African Voices Must Speak Up for Infrastructure Financing, Support
Lesotho is facing challenges in financing its Queen Mamohato Hospital, which costs U.S. $67 million a year to run, representing half of the country's meagre health budget. Read more »
July 11, 2016
Lesotho: Newspaper Editor Shot By Unknown Assailants
The editor of an independent Lesotho newspaper is fighting for his life after being shot at the weekend in the latest attempt on the life of a perceived opponent of the government. Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: Thirty Nations Cut 'Multidimensional' Poverty in 'Runaway Success'
According to a new analysis from the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford, 30 of 35 sub-Saharan African countries analysed for changes to… Read more »
March 06, 2016
Lesotho: Time for Visionary Leaders in Lesotho
Almost a month after the release of the report of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) inquiry into political instability in Lesotho, many citizens remain in the dark… Read more »
January 18, 2016
Lesotho: Maseru Heads for Fall-Out With Region Over Killing of Army Leader
Southern African leaders have called off efforts to mediate Lesotho's political crisis and are set to suspend the country's government from the regional inter-governmental… Read more »