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Lesotho health minister says his country must be less reliant on SA and ‘stop being beggars’
African Insider
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August 18, 2025
Lesotho’s Minister of Health Selibe Mochoboroane says measures are underway to improve Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital to provide the same services that Basotho seek across the border. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi Lesotho’s Minister of Health Selibe...
Ghana and Lesotho Forge Alliance to Drive Africa’s Digital Transformation
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Ghana and Lesotho are spearheading a continental push to harness artificial intelligence and digital technologies, announcing joint initiatives to position Africa as a competitive force in the global tech landscape. The collaboration emerged from...
LESOTHO EXPERIENCES CHANGE IN TAXI INDUSTRY
Lesotho News Agency
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August 15, 2025
by LENAAugust 15, 2025August 15, 20250101 Share0 Maseru, Aug. 11 — Despite the fact that women have for years been traditionally excluded from leadership roles in some industries such as construction, engineering and other related fields, there...
Bridging the gap between teeming youth and skills deficit
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 19, 2025
Africa is a continent of contradictions, sitting between a growing young population, an army of unemployed youths and skill deficits to sustainably power its economy. Stakeholders reckon that the solution lies in connecting those dots, though with...
How SA’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned from R8bn to R53bn
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 16, 2025
More than R20 billion was due to inflation linked to the delays. The cost of the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) to deliver water to South Africa’s industrial heartland and generate hydropower for Lesotho has increased...
How SA’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45-billion
South Africa Today
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August 15, 2025
The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has ballooned from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion, raising questions about governance and oversight. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has criticised governance...
AI Academic Fraud Rocks Universities
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- The Post) Staff Reporter MASERU – UNIVERSITIES in Lesotho say they are grappling with cases of academic fraud as students resort to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for their coursework, thepost heard this week. The universities...
GUILD CELEBRATES FEAST THROUGH TREE PLANTING
Lesotho News Agency
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August 18, 2025
by LENAAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025032 Share0 Maseru, Aug. 18 — In celebration of their feast, St. Mary Magdalene Guild planted a tree at St. Mary and St. James Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Lesotho (ACL). Planting of this tree comes a few...
LESOTHO AGRICULTURAL FAIR DRAWS CROWDS, BOOST ECONOMY
Lesotho News Agency
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August 13, 2025
by LENAAugust 13, 2025August 13, 20250111 Share0 Maseru Aug. 13 – Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) and Smallholder Agriculture Development Project(SADP) has held the Lesotho...
How South Africa’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45bn
Mail & Guardian
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August 14, 2025
Watershed: The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority building in Maseru. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi The cost of the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project to deliver water to South Africa’s industrial heartland and generate hydropower...
Lesotho Confronts Economic Storm: U.S. 50 % Tariff Surge Sparks Uncertainty
Informative
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August 13, 2025
By: Abubacar Jabbie Lesotho is facing a new wave of economic uncertainty following the imposition of a 50% tariff on its exports to the United States, introduced under a broader protectionist policy revival by the Trump administration. The policy...
Lesotho Launches 2025 Human Development Report, Focusing on AI’s Role in Development
South Africa Today
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August 12, 2025
The Government of Lesotho, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has unveiled its 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) under the theme “A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI.” The report, a...
Lesotho charts AI future
Public Eye
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August 12, 2025
National strategy aims to harness technology for human development MOSA MAOENG MASERU – At the launch of Lesotho’s 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a resounding message...
Lesotho launches Regulatory Forum
Public Eye
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August 12, 2025
BOKANG MOSHOESHOE MASERU – In a momentous move towards strengthening regulatory cooperation in the country, Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) has joined hands with nine of the country’s leading regulatory and enforcement institutions to officially...
Botswana President Commits to Multi-Billion Dollar Dam Project in Lesotho to Address Water Security
South Africa Today
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August 14, 2025
Botswana President Duma Boko has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the construction of a major dam on Lesotho’s Makhaleng River, a project aimed at addressing long-term water security for Botswana and neighboring South Africa. During his...
The millennial icon who branded herself as a ‘supporter of terror’
The Times
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There are now two entirely different Sally Rooneys, and they could never be friends. In fact, they sort of despise each other. Rooney, I believe, can only move between them by means of a large dollop of self-disgust.The first — well, the first...
Turning cows into careers, Boiphihlelo paves the way for aspiring dairy famers
Informative
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August 13, 2025
Meet Boiphihlelo, a Lesotho dairy industry key player…Insights on how Makoae is building Lesotho’s dairy industry By: Mpho Shelile When Ntšiuoa Makoae walked into a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
POTENTIAL INVESTORS CONTINUE TO SPOT MARKET IN LESOTHO
Lesotho News Agency
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August 12, 2025
Share0 Maseru, Aug.12– A leading foam products manufacturer based in Ethiopia is reported to have expressed interest in establishing a production facility in Lesotho. This comes after the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the Federal...
LESOTHO CALLS FOR SUPPORT ON CLEAN ENERGY
Lesotho News Agency
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August 8, 2025
by LENAAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025085 Share0 Maseru, Aug.08–Lesotho sees renewable energy as a way to transform its economy and strengthen regional energy security and with that the country has launched the Just Energy Transition Initiative’ to...
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:...