AllAfrica News: Lesotho

AUC Chairperson Received His Majesty Letsie III of Lesotho

[African Union] On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, received His Majesty Letsie III of #Lesotho.

Top Lesotho Home Affairs Officials Face Fraud and Corruption Charges

[GroundUp] They are accused of unlawfully issuing asylum and refugee documents

SADC PPDF Approves U.S.$1.83 Million for Landmark Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project

[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Project Preparation and Development Facility (PPDF) has approved US$1.83 million in funding to advance the Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project, a landmark regional initiative designed to tackle water scarcity and strengthen resilience across Southern Africa.

FM Gedion Holds Bilateral Talks With Lesotho, Morocco Counterparts

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timothewos held separate bilateral talks with his counterparts from the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Lesotho Dam Project Misses Deadline to Pay Multi-Million Compensation Claim

[GroundUp] Following a landmark appeal case, dozens more community associations have come forward to demand compensation that the Lesotho Highlands Water Project was meant to pay in 2013.

End Nepotism in Lesotho's Public Service, Warns Law Group

[GroundUp] Section Two accuses the government of running a closed shop and not advertising positions as required by law

Lesotho Welcomes AGOA Extension

[GroundUp] But the trade agreement with the US is only extended to December

Lesotho Soldiers Arrested for Selling Firearms to Zama Zamas

[GroundUp] The two accused were arrested with guns they could not prove were in their possession lawfully

Lesotho Begin TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2027 Qualifier Preparations Under Interim Technical Team

[Cosafa] The Lesotho senior national team, Likuena, returned to camp this week to begin preparations for their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 Preliminary Round tie against COSAFA rivals Seychelles, with the programme being overseen by an interim technical team.

Call to Scrap 'Apartheid-Era' Passport Control With Lesotho

[GroundUp] A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa's Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders

Lesotho's Failed Multi-Million Rand High-Altitude Sports Centre

[GroundUp] The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.

Lesotho's Anti-Corruption Paradox - Empowered but Undermined

[African Arguments] Over the past decade, Lesotho's political landscape has been marked by repeated leadership turnover and fragile coalition governments, which have steadily eroded public trust. Power oscillated between Pakalitha Mosisili--first as leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and later the Democratic Congress (DC)--and Tom Thabane of the All-Basotho Convention (ABC), itself an offshoot of the LCD. Thabane's first term (2012-15) ended abruptly after his deputy, Mothejoa Metsing, who faced corruption

Three Accused of Stealing From Lesotho Organisation for the Blind

[GroundUp] Trio appeared in court on Friday

Lesotho Village With Solar Farm Has No Power

[GroundUp] Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward

Lesotho Village With Solar Farm Has No Electricity

[Daily Maverick] Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward.

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