News as at
November 30, 2025, 10:30 pm
Maseru Dump Site to Be Closed After Community Goes to Court
- [GroundUp] Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years
Leribe Police in Fraud and Robbery Scandal
- [Lesotho Times] TWO Leribe police officers are accused of conniving with a 49-year-old woman, Ntebaleng Chaka, to defraud 'Mammethe Maphokoane of M5000.
EU Pledges M168 Million to Fight GBV
- [Lesotho Times] . . . as world marks 16 days of activism campaign
Lesotho and South African Organisations At Loggerheads After USAID Funding Cuts
- [GroundUp] The Mosepele Foundation Development Forum has accused Mothers2Mothers South Africa of withholding funds but the latter says it has no choice
Court Orders Lesotho Dams Authority to Pay 600 Villagers Compensation
- [GroundUp] Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built
Mahlala Calls for Prosecution of Corrupt Ministers
- [Lesotho Times] ...blasts rampant graft in the RFP-led government
Chief Justice Halts Recruitment To Electoral Commission
- [Lesotho Times] THE recruitment of new Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Commissioners has been halted by Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane, who has temporarily interdicted the process pending a full hearing of a constitutional challenge next month.
High Court Assistant Registrar Sues Journalists
- [Lesotho Times] ...demands M5 million for defamation
Accused to Compensate Bereaved Family With 10 Cattle
- [Lesotho Times] THE High Court has sentenced four men to 15 years' imprisonment for the murder of 32-year-old Moeletsi Makepe in Mokhotlong.
Kobeli Only Paid M100k of M6.5m Lndc Debt
- [Lesotho Times] ...fails to appear before PAC
Parliament Must Protect State Institutions From Executive Overreach
- [Lesotho Times] THE controversy engulfing the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and the Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has now escalated to a point where Parliament must assert its constitutional authority.
Murder Accused Mob Awaits Judgment
- [Lesotho Times] SIX Sefikeng men, accused of killing a traditional healer they suspected of practising witchcraft, will know their fate on 5 December 2025 when High Court judge, Justice Tšeliso Mokoko, delivers judgment in their murder and attempted murder trial.
Sakoane Tears Into Dceo
- [Lesotho Times] CHIEF Justice Sakoane Sakoane has sharply criticised the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) for allegedly withholding a search-and-seizure warrant after confiscating a vehicle belonging to former WILSA Programmes Director, Mamosa Mohlabula-Nokana, which she is still paying for and had leased to the Ministry of Education.
Call to Mainstream Children, Youth's Mental Well-Being
- [Lesotho Times] THE mental and psychosocial well-being of children and youth are fundamental in building a thriving society, especially in Lesotho, where young people continue to bear the brunt of sexual violence.
Foreigners Out, Prosperity In? - - the Great Lesotho Self Inflicted Business Comedy
- [Lesotho Times] If Lesotho ever establishes a Ministry of Comedy, Scrutator proposes that the first order of business should be to award the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development a Lifetime Achievement Award for Unprovoked National Self-Sabotage. Truly--what the Romans did for architecture, what the Greeks did for philosophy, the Ministry of Trade has done for economic absurdity. It shouldn't be called the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development. But the Ministry of Mistrade,
U.S. and Lesotho Strike 5-Year Health Funding Pact
- [GroundUp] Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation's health system
U.S.-Lesotho Health System Foreign Assistance Memorandum of Understanding Negotiations
- [U.S. Embassy Maseru] This week, representatives from the Governments of the United States of America and the Kingdom of Lesotho negotiated a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the next five years of robust joint commitments to Lesotho's healthcare system that will build on the 18 years of foreign assistance that the American people have provided to help Lesotho achieve remarkable results in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Experts Warn On Impact of Declining Accountability, Good Governance
- [Lesotho Times] Governance experts have raised the alarm over the growing erosion of accountability and good governance under the current Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)-led coalition government.
MPs Grill Ministry Over Encroaching of Farmland
- [Lesotho Times] THE Law and Public Safety Committee has sharply criticised the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police over the continued encroachment of residential houses onto agricultural land.
Mahao Blasts Matekane, MPs Over Absenteeism
- [Lesotho Times] ...warns country descending into dictatorship amid corruption, lawlessness
Textile Jobs Bloodbath Looms
- [Lesotho Times] as AGOA renewal remains uncertain 420 to lose jobs in January
Opposition Berates Govt Over DPM's M1 Million Trip
- [Lesotho Times] ...says it is unlawful to pay for trip from the contingency fund
Lesotho Community Left in Ruins By Highway Project
- [GroundUp] The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha's Nek but also caused damage and displacement
South Africa and Lesotho to Launch Joint Time Release Study Report
- [SAnews.gov.za] The Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato, will today join the Revenue Service Lesotho for the launch of Joint end-to-end Time Release Study report between Lesotho and South Africa.
Fresh Ha Belo Headache
- [Lesotho Times] ...as High Court nullifies govt's decision to fire Phaks JV from M170 million project
King Letsie III Reaffirms Lesotho's Commitment to Social Development
- [Lesotho Times] Lesotho has renewed its unwavering commitment to advancing social protection, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth.
Women Parliamentarians Seek to Prevent GBV
- [Lesotho Times] WOMEN parliamentarians and key stakeholders have met to discuss strategies to curb Gender-Based Violence (GBV), insecurities, and systemic inequalities that continue to threaten the rights and well-being of women and other vulnerable groups in Lesotho.
Workers March in Maseru As AGOA Uncertainty Threatens Thousands of Jobs
- [GroundUp] Protest, originally banned, proceeded after police minister gave it the go-ahead
