AllAfrica News: Lesotho

Most Basotho See Worsening Drought, Crop Failure, Erosion

[Afrobarometer] Many citizens report having to adapt their work and personal lives to changing weather patterns.

Parliamentary Committee Reveals Corruption at M12 Billion Pension Fund

[Lesotho Times] ...Names corrupt trustees who have received kickbacks

DA Demands Urgent Ag Probe After Pollution Halts Lesotho Water Project

[DA] Pollution halts LHWP2 construction due to contractor-caused contamination.

Archbishop Makgoba Urges Americans to Lobby for PEPFAR and AGOA, Comments on Musk 'Empathy' Statements

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Prominent African religious leader Archbishop Thabo Makgoba issued an urgent appeal to the U.S. to save two programmes crucial for the economic development and healthcare across the African continent.

The Thorny Truth of Lesotho's Rosehip Industry

[GroundUp] Villagers survive on meagre earnings while big companies make millions

Tariff Negotiations Still On' - Shelile

[Lesotho Times] Lesotho will engage in virtual negotiations with the United States next week to seek a reversal of the 50 percent reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Trump administration last month.

Bridges, Not Walls - a Window of Opportunity for South Africa to Reset Relations With Rwanda.

[Lesotho Times] Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Kagame during a Presidential panel at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan - Ivory Coast on 12 May 2025.

Lesotho Highlands Water Project Contractor Suspended for Polluting Rivers

[GroundUp] 1,400 workers sent home as work on 38km tunnel stalls

U.S. Shuts Down Massive Lesotho Development Project

[GroundUp] R6-billion American-funded Millennium Challenge Account is on the verge of collapse

'Declare Youth Unemployment an Emergency' - Gvt Told

[Lesotho Times] A COALITION of youth organizations and political party youth leagues is urging the government to declare youth unemployment a national emergency, citing the alarming 38 percent unemployment rate among young Basotho.

Lesotho Hope to Turn Silver Into Gold

[Cosafa] Lesotho will be hoping to go one better when they compete at the COSAFA Under-17 Girls' Championship to be staged in Windhoek, Namibia from May 10-17.

Lipholo's Wife Goes to Court With Bizarre Application to Stop Husband's Arrest

[Lesotho Times] THE Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) leader, Reverend Tšepo Lipholo's wife has rushed to the Constitutional Court to try and block her husband's alleged looming arrest.

Lesotho Struggling With Mental Health Crisis

[Lesotho Times] ---As at least 431,000 Basotho suffer from mental illnesses

Govt Slams Mofomobe

[Lesotho Times] --After he penned letter to US Secretary of State Rubio

Matekane Pleads for 90-Day Visa

[Lesotho Times] PRIME Minister Sam Matekane has urged South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to commit to implementing the long-awaited 90-day visa-free arrangement for Basotho from 1 May 2025.