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Lesotho

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:32:59 GMT
MP Tables No Confidence Motion Against Majoro
[Lesotho Times] Opposition Alliance of Democrats (AD) legislator Mooki Sello has tabled a no confidence motion against Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:58:35 GMT
Lesaso Cautions Against Project Delays
[Botswana Daily News] Ncojane -- Mr Aubrey Lesaso has expressed concern about some contractors who failed to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:38:15 GMT
Vodacom Voted Most Popular Brand in Lesotho
[Lesotho Times] Vodacom Lesotho has been voted the most popular brand in the 2021 Brand Africa 100 survey.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:36:39 GMT
Political Rallies Are Covid-19 Super Spreaders - Sekatle
[Lesotho Times] Political rallies are super spreaders of Covid-19 and threaten to derail the country's efforts to contain the pandemic, Health Minister Semano Sekatle has warned.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:19:07 GMT
High Unemployment a Ticking Time Bomb - Mahao
[Lesotho Times] The high levels of poverty and youth unemployment in the country are a ticking time bomb which will explode soon if nothing is done to correct these ills, Basotho Action Party (BAP) leader Nqosa Mahao has said.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:57:36 GMT
Charity Organisations Construct Toilets for Maseru Schools
[Lesotho Times] School children at Seboka Primary School in Lithabaneng often resort to using the nearby bush to relieve themselves due to the dilapidated ablution facilities at their school.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:39:07 GMT
Bantu Extend Lead
[Lesotho Times] DEFENDING premier league champions Bantu cemented their position at the summit of the table after edging Liphakoe 2-1 at LCS Ground on Sunday.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:38:47 GMT
Koetle, Matsoso Return to National Fold
[Lesotho Times] BANTU midfielder Tsoanelo Koetle and United States (US) based winger Napo Matsoso have been recalled to the senior national soccer team.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:30:57 GMT
Govt Appoints Interim Lesotho National Development Corporation Boss
[Lesotho Times] Former Lesotho PostBank chief compliance officer, Molise Ramaili, has been appointed the interim chief executive officer of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC).

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:34:47 GMT
Repo Rate Kept At 3,5% As Inflation Rises 0,2%
[Lesotho Times] The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has maintained the repo rate at 3, 50 percent, giving consumers a reprieve in interest costs for loans.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:28:39 GMT
IDM Introduces Human Resources Consultancy
[Lesotho Times] The Institute of Development Management (IDM) has launched a human resources consultancy which will assist employers with modern recruitment services.

Sat, 29 May 2021 17:23:12 GMT
Embrace Partnerships to Revive Textile Industry - Report
[Lesotho Times] LESOTHO must embrace new partnerships and approaches to reconstruct the textile industry and help it recover from Covid-19.

Sat, 29 May 2021 17:23:57 GMT
Mahao Abandons Plans to Topple Majoro
[Lesotho Times] FORMER All Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader Nqosa Mahao believes his newly formed Basotho Action Party (BAP) is the party Basotho have been waiting for all these years since independence in 1966 to take them to the promised land...

Thu, 27 May 2021 11:05:49 GMT
Mahao Charms Basotho Action Party Supporters in Maiden Rally
[Lesotho Times] Basotho Action Party (BAP) leader Nqosa Mahao says the massive attendance at this party's weekend rally is proof that the formation of the party has quenched the nation's thirst for change after years of ruinous policies by the establ...

Thu, 27 May 2021 11:02:56 GMT
Mixed Feelings As Majoro Marks First Year in Office
[Lesotho Times] Today is exactly a year to the day that Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro took power.

Thu, 27 May 2021 10:24:31 GMT
Police Boss Molibeli Faces Money Laundering Probe
[Lesotho Times] Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli could soon be investigated for alleged money laundering by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO).

Thu, 27 May 2021 10:05:15 GMT
U.S.$122,4 Million Solar Energy Deal Haunts PM Majoro
[Lesotho Times] A botched 2018 M1,7 billion solar energy deal has come back to haunt Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro's coalition which now risks having Lesotho's international assets abroad seized to compensate a company that claims to have lost out i...

Thu, 27 May 2021 10:00:32 GMT
Maseru Mayor Booted Out
[Lesotho Times] There were chaotic scenes at the special sitting of the Maseru City Council as Mayor 'Mampho Thabane-Libate was toppled in a no confidence vote by fellow councillors. She was replaced by Khubetsoana Councillor Nthabeleng Ntsasa.

Thu, 27 May 2021 09:57:05 GMT
Apex Court Slams Police for Turning Lesotho Into 'Lawless State'
[Lesotho Times] Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli's repeated failure to rein in rogue police officers accused of brutality against civilians has come back to bite the police force in a big way.

Wed, 26 May 2021 13:54:05 GMT
EDM Renews Contract to Supply Electricity to Lesotho
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned Electricity Company, EDM, will for the next 12 months supply between five and 35 Megawatts of power to the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC).

Wed, 26 May 2021 13:50:33 GMT
Senong Names Lesotho Squad for Mozambique, Eswatini Friendlies
[CAF] Lesotho coach Thabo Senong has named a 24-man squad to face Mozambique and Eswatini in the upcoming friendly matches scheduled next June in Maputo, as the Mountain Kingdom country begins its preparations for the 2021 edition of the regional COS...

Tue, 25 May 2021 14:13:39 GMT
Lesotho Name Strong Squad for Mozambique, Eswatini Friendlies
[Cosafa] Lesotho coach Thabo Senong has named a 24-man squad to face Mozambique and Eswatini in the upcoming friendly matches scheduled for early June in Maputo as the Mountain Kingdom country begins its preparations for the 2021 edition of the regio...

Fri, 21 May 2021 09:31:02 GMT
Lesotho Promises to Consider Magosi
[Botswana Daily News] Maseru -- Lesotho has promised to look carefully at Botswana's candidate for the SADC executive secretary position, Mr Elais Magosi.

Wed, 19 May 2021 10:10:23 GMT
Poultry Import Ban Continues
[Lesotho Times] Lesotho's ban on the importation of poultry products from parts of South Africa which have recorded cases of the deadly avian influenza is continuing, the government has said.

Wed, 19 May 2021 12:46:18 GMT
Ramoqopo to Become Second VP of African Olympics Association
[Lesotho Times] The Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC's) long serving president 'Matlohang Moiloa Ramoqopo is set to become the next Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) second vice president.

Wed, 19 May 2021 12:03:24 GMT
Letšeng Recovers 370 Carat Diamond
[Lesotho Times] LETSENG Diamonds has continued with its impressive performance of recovering top quality diamonds, with the latest find being a high quality 370-carat Type II white diamond, from its mine in Mokhotlong.

Wed, 19 May 2021 11:38:02 GMT
Boxers Leave for Zambia
[Lesotho Times] Top boxers Moroke Mokhotho and Arena Pakela left the country yesterday for Zambia where they will be in a training for six weeks.

Wed, 19 May 2021 11:17:46 GMT
Govt Pays Wool and Mohair Farmers
[Lesotho Times] The government has started paying wool and mohair farmers owed by the Lesotho Wool Centre (LWC) for their fibre auctioned by the company during the 2018/2019 season.

Wed, 19 May 2021 10:31:57 GMT
Coca-Cola Acquires Soft Drinks Stake in Maluti Mountain Breweries
[Lesotho Times] Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has acquired a stake in the soft drinks section of the Maluti Mountain Breweries (MMB) through a new entity called Coca-Cola Beverages Lesotho (CCBL).

Thu, 20 May 2021 10:33:00 GMT
Duo Talks Cooperation
[Botswana Daily News] Maseru -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi was on a one-day working visited Lesotho, May 19. Lesotho Prime Minister, Dr Moeketsi Majoro and President Masisi discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the fields of diamonds and w...



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