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Adequate Financing, Effective Partnerships Key for Achieving Sustainable Development, Speakers Tell Round Table, Also Urging Action to Ease Crushing Debt Burden
News Central Asia
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August 8, 2025
Achieving sustainable development requires adequate financing and effective partnerships, speakers heard at the final round-table discussion at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries today, as many spotlighted the...
WEATHER: Rain expected to hit THESE parts of SA
The South African
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August 7, 2025
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces. Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa. Weather conditions and UVB forecast Gauteng Temperature:...
Weather alert: Fog and chill expected across SA
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 7, 2025
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for 8 August 2025. The South African Weather Service (Saws) hasn’t issued any severe weather warnings for Friday but expect foggy mornings and cool...
Women Leaders Forum at UN Conference Highlights Gender Equality for Sustainable Development in LLDCs (updated with photos)
News Central Asia
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August 7, 2025
Elvira Kadyrova and Ravilya Kadyrova, Awaza, Turkmenistan On 7 August 2025, the Women Leaders Forum convened on the sidelines of the Third UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), bringing together prominent figures to address...
Lesotho Regulators unite to strengthen National oversights
Informative
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August 7, 2025
“Our goal is to create an ecosystem where cooperation leads to better enforcement, reduced risks, and a more secure economic environment.” By: Mpho Shelile MASERU To reaffirm their dedication to strengthening institutional cooperation and...
Meeting of Heads of the MFA of Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Lesotho
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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August 7, 2025
07 August 2025 126 Meeting of Heads of the MFA of Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Lesotho On August 7, 2025, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
Weather alert: Severe thunderstorms and possible snowfall
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 6, 2025
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 7 August 2025. The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Thursday, 7 August 2025. Saws has issued a warning...
WEATHER ALERT | SAWS warns of sub-zero temperatures – and snow
The South African
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August 6, 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning ahead of a cut-off low pressure system expected to bring cloudy, cold, and wet conditions across large parts of the country between Wednesday and Thursday. According to SAWS, the...
Snow a possibility for Gauteng as cold weather grips SA
George Herald
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August 6, 2025
The last time it snowed in Johannesburg, Gauteng, was on 10 July 2023. Wednesday looks to be cloudy to partly cloudy and eventually clearing. Image: Canva GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - While snowfall is likely to evade Gauteng, a strong cut-off low...
Snow forecast for Gauteng as cold weather grips SA
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 6, 2025
The last time it snowed in Johannesburg, Gauteng, was on 10 July 2023. Gauteng is once again being teased about possible snow, with reports that there is a slight chance of light snowfall, sleet, rain and snow in the west, east and south of the...
Snow and storms ahead: What you need to know about the midweek weather forecast
IOL
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South Africans can expect a dramatic midweek weather pattern as winter flexes its full force across the central and eastern parts of the country, while sunshine prevails in the west. According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast...
Who Will Feed Lesotho?
MENAFN
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August 5, 2025
(MENAFN- The Post) Xi'an, China – IN 1995, an American researcher, Lester R Brown published a controversial paper titled, Who will feed China? A wake-up call for a small planet. In that paper, which attracted massive international scrutiny, Brown...
Landlocked but not left behind: UN summit in Turkmenistan wraps with bold new roadmap
UN News
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August 8, 2025
Held under the theme Driving Progress Through Partnerships, the four-day forum known as LLDC3, brought together Heads of State, senior UN officials, development partners, and private sector leaders to tackle persistent challenges faced by LLDCs,...
CBL lowers repo rate to 6.75 percent
Lesotho Times
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August 8, 2025
Moroke Sekoboto THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again provided relief to consumers by reducing the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 7 percent to 6.75 percent. The decision aligns with the prevailing...
Lesotho to Engage South Africa Over Alleged Xenophobic Treatment and Healthcare Denials
South Africa Today
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August 2, 2025
The Lesotho government has announced plans to send a high-level delegation to South Africa to address growing concerns over the treatment of Basotho nationals, including alleged xenophobic incidents and denial of healthcare services. The decision...
U.S. Trading Partners Scramble Worldwide as Sweeping New Tariffs Take Effect
Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin
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August 8, 2025
President Donald Trump's latest round of punishing new taxes on imports arrived Thursday — with dozens of countries now facing even higher tariffs on goods that their businesses send to the U.S. It's been nearly 100 years since the nation had an...
Charity Commission clears Prince Harry
Lesotho Times
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August 8, 2025
…as Sentebale emerges from turmoil Hopolang Mokhopi THE United Kingdom Charity Commission has found no evidence that Prince Harry bullied or harassed staff during his involvement with Sentebale, contradicting earlier suggestions made by the...
BAP accuses govt of neglecting Basotho in SA
Lesotho Times
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August 8, 2025
…labels RFP-led govt the most corrupt administration Moroke Sekoboto THE Basotho Action Party (BAP) has accused the government of neglecting Basotho living in South Africa, many of whom face harassment, detention, and inhumane deportation....
Lesotho charges forward on renewables
Public Eye
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July 29, 2025
Seizing energy sovereignty and economic opportunity MOSA MAOENG MASERU – Lesotho is harnessing its abundant natural resources – water, wind, and sun – to power a transformative renewable energy revolution. With ambitious targets, including...
Makhalanyane donates to his constituency
Lesotho Times
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August 8, 2025
. . . provides blankets, clothes, and nappies to vulnerable residents Moroke Sekoboto THE Abia Member of Parliament, Thuso Makhalanyane, through his Abia Development Foundation (ADF), has donated blankets to elderly residents, clothes to...