June 24
Lesotho: Dispute Stalls Closure of Hazardous Dumpsite in Maseru
Court ordered shut down of the Tšosane dumpsite delayed after council cancels M27.3-million contract Read more »
June 22
Lesotho: Lesotho Opposition Leader Faces Treason Charge
Tšepo Lipholo is accused of links to alleged military training camps on farms in South Africa Read more »
June 04
Lesotho: The Long Road to the Market for Lesotho's Wool Farmers
From the highlands of Lesotho, quality wool is sold in Gqeberha to the world Read more »
June 03
Lesotho: The Mountain Men Behind Lesotho's Wool Wealth
More than 80,000 herders tend the country's sheep and goats Read more »
May 29
South Africa: Lesotho Explores R5-Billion Floating Solar Project On Its Highland Reservoirs
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority is proposing large-scale solar plants on the Katse and Mohale dams Read more »
May 25
Lesotho: Court Halts Solar Company From Seizing Lesotho's Assets
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has overturned a High Court ruling that allowed a German solar company to attach Lesotho state assets Read more »
May 14
Lesotho: The Hospital Visit That Begins With a Boat
Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital Read more »
April 29
Lesotho: Lesotho Starts Process of Amnesty for Nationals Banned By South Africa
Lists to be sent to SA for approval Read more »
April 27
Lesotho: Women Weavers - the Backbone of Lesotho's Textile Legacy
For many of the weavers, the work is more than a livelihood, it is a legacy Read more »
April 24
Lesotho: Lesotho's Prisons in Bad Shape Despite Years of Recommendations, Report Says
Tuberculosis, scabies and pellagra are spreading in the country's severely overcrowded prisons Read more »
April 21
South Africa: Proposal for Basotho, South Africans to Use IDs to Cross Borders
Improvement on 2026-04-22 16:56If the original article was only partially read, readers may have been left with the impression that IDs could already be used to cross the border.… Read more »
April 15
Lesotho: The Boatmen of Lesotho - a Lifeline for Villagers
These boats are an essential mode of transport, ferrying people across the Senqu River in Qacha's Nek Read more »
April 08
Lesotho: Passport Crisis in Lesotho
Ministry suspends passport services but people are desperate and still queuing in Maseru Read more »
April 06
Lesotho: Life in Lesotho's Historic Kome Caves
The dwellings were occupied in the early 1800s by families fleeing the Lifaqane wars Read more »
March 31
Lesotho: Lesotho Organisations Push Back Against U.S. Health Deal
A leaked copy of the agreement has raised concerns about transparency and data sharing Read more »
March 12
Lesotho: Lesotho Pensioner's Epic Journey to Renew Her Social Grant
Macharles Mahlekele, 86, spent a night in a stuck taxi and two days sheltering with strangers after a flooded river blocked her route home Read more »
February 19
Lesotho: A R7-Billion Dam but No Tap Water for Local Villagers in Lesotho
"We host this project. But we do not benefit," says village spokesperson Read more »
February 12
Lesotho: Top Lesotho Home Affairs Officials Face Fraud and Corruption Charges
They are accused of unlawfully issuing asylum and refugee documents Read more »
February 11
Lesotho: End Nepotism in Lesotho's Public Service, Warns Law Group
Section Two accuses the government of running a closed shop and not advertising positions as required by law Read more »
February 10
Lesotho: Lesotho Dam Project Misses Deadline to Pay Multi-Million Compensation Claim
Following a landmark appeal case, dozens more community associations have come forward to demand compensation that the Lesotho Highlands Water Project was meant to pay in 2013. Read more »
February 04
Lesotho: Lesotho Welcomes AGOA Extension
But the trade agreement with the US is only extended to December Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Soldiers Arrested for Selling Firearms to Zama Zamas
The two accused were arrested with guns they could not prove were in their possession lawfully Read more »
January 29
Lesotho: Call to Scrap 'Apartheid-Era' Passport Control With Lesotho
A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa's Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho's Failed Multi-Million Rand High-Altitude Sports Centre
The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho. Read more »
January 26
Lesotho: Three Accused of Stealing From Lesotho Organisation for the Blind
Trio appeared in court on Friday Read more »
