Countries

Lesotho and South African organisations at loggerheads after USAID funding cuts

Adolescent girls under the USAID-funded component of the Bokamoso Project implemented by Mosepele Foundation Development Forum (MFDF) in Lesotho.... Read more

26 Nov

Business

‘No fire, no flights!’ — Airlink grounds Johannesburg–Maseru route over safety fears

Cape Town — Regional airline Airlink has announced the temporary suspension of its daily flights between Johannesburg and Maseru,... Read more

6 Nov

Countries

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

Countries

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

Business

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

Countries

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

Business

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

Countries

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

Countries

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

Countries

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