Futures_Past Calls on Artists and Digital Storytellers to Bring Southern African Archives to Life

The Embassy of France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi, in partnership with the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Electric South, has launched Futures_Past: Amplifying Memory with Immersive Technologies — a two-year initiative...

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to lead Indian delegation for 19th NAM Mid-Term Ministerial

New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest & Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh, will be leading the Indian delegation for the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)...

Basotho demand climate action as crisis escalates

By Thoboloko Ntšonyane MASERU A new report by Afrobarometer reveals that most Basotho are demanding urgent action in the face of mounting climate impacts, with citizens calling for solutions, both locally and globally, to mitigate the worsening...

Lesotho Takes the Next Step in Coordinated Border Management

The World Customs Organization (WCO) provided capacity building to enhance Coordinated Border Management (CBM) and Data Standardization during a two-week in-country Workshop from 23 February to 7 March 2025 in Maseru, Lesotho. The Workshop brought...

Big US-funded chicken project shuts down in Lesotho

A major US-funded project aimed at boosting Lesotho’s chicken farming industry has been canned. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi A R500-million project to boost chicken farming in Lesotho has been canned by the United States Department of Agriculture. The...

Is Nigeria v Benin on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch World Cup 2026 qualifier

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Lesotho must embrace cleantech – Moleko

Moroke Sekoboto LESOTHO must embrace clean technologies to ensure its energy security, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability, Energy Minister, Mohlomi Moleko, has said. Mr Moleko said like many nations, Lesotho faced the imperative...

Here’s how many millions SA sends to Lesotho each month for water

Meanwhile, Lesotho has a pretty hefty VAT bill. South Africa pays approximately R230 million monthly in royalties to Lesotho for water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, while Lesotho owes R513 million in outstanding value-added tax (VAT)...

ZAMBIA AMONG OVER NINE COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA

ZAMBIA AMONG OVER NINE COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA ZAMBIA is among over nine countries invited by the South African Government to participate in the Sustainable Infrastructure...

Weather alert: Severe thunderstorms in KZN, heatwave and extremely uncomfortable conditions in parts of three provinces

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region. The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Wednesday, 19 March 2025. The weather service warns of severe...

‘Unacceptable Negligence’: Majodina suspends Lesotho Highlands Project over pollution breach

An environmental breach at a major construction site has led to the immediate suspension of operations and the removal of over 1,300 workers, following evidence of serious pollution caused by the contractor, Water Minister, Pemmy Majodina has...

Red alert for South Africa’s birds: 147 bird species threatened in South Africa, Lesotho & Eswatin

A griffon vulture flies over the sky after released into nature after taken care of Celal Acar Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center at Uludag National Park in Bursa, Turkiye on January 04, 2024. The griffon vulture, which was in danger of...

Water and Sanitation Dept says not responsible for delays in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is not responsible for the delays in reactivating the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). The tunnel, which had been undergoing maintenance since October last year, was not restored...

Prince Harry’s African charity has ‘whiff of neocolonialism’

Chad’s environment ministry has said the funders of African Parks, the charity which counts the Duke of Sussex among its board members, should check their donations are being used appropriately after it accused the organisation of serious...

Lesotho Highlands maintenance project extended

MIDRAND - The Lesotho Highlands Water Project has taken a bad turn. This comes as maintenance has been extended by three weeks. It was initially scheduled to end on 31 March, but maintenance work delays experienced in the Delivery Tunnel South on...

Water insecurity means Gauteng has reached the limit of its sustainable development

Those of you who read my articles will know I often speak of the lucrative nature of applying inappropriate solutions to misdiagnosed problems in the South African water sector. It is therefore refreshing to be able to report on genuine progress...

Lesotho’s ambitious leap from energy expansion to climate resilience

By: Thoboloko Ntšonyane MASERU The African Development Bank estimates that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region has a hydropower potential of about 1,080 terawatt hours per year (TWh/year), yet the actual capacity currently...

Southern African bloc reaffirms commitment to environmental conservation

HARARE, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to environmental conservation to ensure sustainable development in the region. According to a communique issued at the end of the...

Lesotho highlands water project tunnel closure extended by three weeks due to maintenance delays

The water and sanitation department has announced a three-week extension of the closure of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project's (LHWP) water transfer and delivery tunnels due to delays in maintenance work on the delivery tunnel south in Lesotho....

Lesotho Tunnel reopening delayed by three weeks amid technical challenges

The reopening of the Lesotho Highlands tunnel has been delayed by three weeks, owing to maintenance work delays experienced in the Delivery Tunnel South, in Lesotho. The critical tunnel, which transfers water from Lesotho to South Africa’s Vaal...