Call to scrap passports between Lesotho and SA
Basotho Action Party leader Nqosa Mahao addressing the media in Maseru. Photo supplied By Sechaba Mokhethi A Lesotho opposition... Read more
23 Oct
S. Africa lose World Cup qualifying points over ineligible player
Lausanne – South Africa have forfeited a 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho for fielding an ineligible player,... Read more
30 Sep
Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, IMF warns
Lesotho’s coat of arms at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Tariff changes could halve the country’s exports to the United... Read more
26 Sep
Lesotho health minister says his country must be less reliant on SA and ‘stop being beggars’
Lesotho’s Minister of Health Selibe Mochoboroane says measures are underway to improve Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital to provide the... Read more
18 Aug
Lesotho power utility under scrutiny for irregular purchase of R1.2-million cable from SA
The headquarters of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) at Industrial Area in Maseru. The LEC has suspended a supply... Read more
12 Aug
Hundreds of Lesotho diamond mining jobs to be axed following US tariff threats
Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds blame a weakening US dollar and uncertainty over US trade tariffs for its... Read more
30 Jul
SA police: No evidence of Lesotho rebel army
Commissioner of Police Borotho Matsoso said on 18 July that a group called Malata Naha was giving military training... Read more
28 Jul
Lesotho at risk of economic collapse after aid cuts and Trump’s tariffs
The famous Basotho hat building along Kingsway Road in central Maseru. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi By Sechaba Mokhethi The African... Read more
27 Jul
Basotho military-style camps in SA? Police launch investigation
Pretoria – The South African Police Service (SAPS) says its intelligence units are on the ground investigating allegations of... Read more
27 Jul
South Africa silent on Lesotho rebel army allegations
Lesotho Commissioner of Police Borotho Matsoso at the extraordinary media briefing last week alleging there were illegal military camps... Read more
25 Jul
