Countries WATCH | Trump slams US aid to Lesotho, calls it ‘unknown country’ Washington – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday mocked tiny Lesotho as a country “nobody has ever heard of”... Read more 5 Mar
Algeria Drought pushes 26 million southern Africans into food insecurity Johannesburg – A historic drought across southern Africa has pushed 26 million people into food insecurity, the United Nations... Read more 5 Dec, 2024
Countries Lesotho needs constitutional reforms to help gain political stability – but the latest attempt is flawed Hoolo ‘Nyane, University of Limpopo Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional... Read more 23 Sep, 2024
Countries SA women arrested in alleged R57m heist from Lesotho bank Cape Town – Two South Africans, Uthando Lorraine Modise and Marcious Lerato Lisene, have been arrested and charged with... Read more 28 Feb, 2024
Countries Motsoaledi grants 2-year extension to Zimbabwean and Basotho nationals Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has granted 178 000 Zimbabwean nationals and 54 653 Lesotho nationals... Read more 1 Dec, 2023
Countries Lesotho’s poor economy ‘fuels illegal mining conflict in SA’ Cape Town – Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs Lejone Mpotjoane, has acknowledged that his country’s weak economy is a major... Read more 27 Jun, 2023
Countries Lesotho imposes curfew to tackle gun violence Maseru – A night curfew will take effect in Lesotho on Tuesday, as authorities hope that curtailing movement will... Read more 17 May, 2023
Countries Lesotho’s new millionaire PM takes office Maseru – Diamond tycoon and political maverick Sam Matekane on Friday took the oath as Lesotho’s new prime minister... Read more 29 Oct, 2022
Countries Slow-journeying in mountainous kingdom of Lesotho Thaba Bosigo – In the remote countryside of Lesotho, a kingdom in southern Africa, time stretches wide between long... Read more 24 Oct, 2022
Countries Mountainous Lesotho finds gold in trout fish farming Lejone – It’s harvest time in Lejone, a small village nestling in mountains in southern Africa more than two... Read more 19 Oct, 2022