Lesotho: A Village's Lifeline - Can Steel Tanks Empower Lesotho Communities to Manage Their Water?

In areas where infrastructure is lacking or water is scarce, steel water tanks provide a sturdy and dependable way to store and distribute this vital resource. Read more »

Lesotho: PM Declares National Food Insecurity Disaster

...as 700,000 Basotho face extreme hunger Read more »

Lesotho: A Rare Glimpse Into King Letsie III's Personality

....as told by a close sibling, Letsatsi Selikoe Read more »

Lesotho: End of the Road for Tšepong?

...as Netcare wants it liquidated for failing to service debts Read more »

Lesotho: 'Govt Threatening the IEC's Autonomy' - Maqutu

THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)'s Director of Elections, Mpaiphele Maqutu, says the government's attempts to move the National Security Service (NSS) into the same… Read more »

Lesotho: Power Imports Plunge LEC Into Financial Woes

The Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) is in financial difficulties due to the high costs of importing electricity from South Africa and because of huge debts it owes to service… Read more »

Lesotho: New Police Boss Matsoso Speaks

...exhorts the nation to work together to fight escalating crime Read more »

Lesotho: MP Backs Call for State of Emergency to End Famo Killings

AllAfrica editor's note: Famo is a Sesotho music genre of melodies created and sung with accordion. It has been famous in Lesotho and South Africa for years. Rivalry between… Read more »

Lesotho: Chief Justice Sakoane Tightens Judicial Workings

...issues code of conduct for judges Read more »

Lesotho: No Funds Yet for Commission on Torture, Escape of Correctional Service Recruits

...as commissioners remain unpaid Read more »

Lesotho: Manhunt for Famo Gang Leader

...as two more famo gang members are shot dead at border Read more »

Lesotho: Nearly 16 000 Jobs Lost in the Textile Sector

LESOTHO has lost nearly 16 000 jobs in its textile and apparel industry in the period between March 2018 and March 2024. Read more »

Lesotho: 'Frequent Court Challenges Hampering the Work of Parliament'

Tṧepang Tṧita-Mosena, the deputy leader of the Movement for Economic Change (MEC) is one of influential female politicians who have careered to the pinnacle of politics. She… Read more »

Lesotho: Local Businesses Go to Court to Force the Govt to Ban Foreigners

THE fight by local businesspeople for the government to implement the controversial Business Licensing Registration Regulations (2020) without amending them has been escalated to… Read more »

Lesotho: Famo Members Get Hefty Jail Terms

slapped with 10-year sentences each as gvt begins to enforce famo ban but famo violence still spreads with two more shot dead Read more »

Lesotho: 'Unban Famo Groups' - Kabi

...but gvt berates ABC leader for consorting with the gangs Read more »

Lesotho: Media Barred From Reporting On Famo Issues

...while Basotho are also banned from listening to famo music Read more »

Lesotho: Minister Cries in Court

MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Tšeliso Mokhosi, broke into tears while testifying in court this week in the murder case of four police officers accused of the March 2016… Read more »

Lesotho: Letsoela Sued for M2 Million

LESOTHO Defence Force (LDF) Commander, Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela, faces more than M2 million worth of lawsuits from two men who claim to have been tortured by the army… Read more »

Lesotho: Matekane Speaks On Famo Violence

after his gvt bans the Famo groups brands them as terrorists as the groups vow to fight ban Read more »

Lesotho: Dry Season for Bantu

Vodacom Premier League champions BANTU FC will end this season without anything new to add into their trophies' cabinet. Read more »

Lesotho: Taekwondo, Gymnastics Dropped From Ausc Region 5 Games Programme

TAEKWONDO and gymnastics have been scrapped from the African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games programme. Read more »

Lesotho: Army Boss Calls for State of Emergency to Clamp Down On Killers

DEPUTY army commander, Major General Matela Matobakele, has called upon the legislature to consider imposing a three-month state of emergency to empower the army to sweep across… Read more »

Lesotho: Bank to Sell Tšolo's Property

IT never rains but pours for the former Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Temeki Tšolo, who has now lost his Mafeteng plot. Read more »

Lesotho: Morai Speaks On Women, Child Abuse

--says one in three women have experienced GBV Read more »