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Royal family makes bombshell announcement – all future generations impacted

This changes everything

Trio in M200k loan fraud

…after allegedly using fake payslip and employment letter to secure loan Hopolang Mokhopi THREE men have appeared before the Maseru Magistrates’…

GBV falls, but protection systems remain weak

…as study records sharp decline in violence …but exposes gaps in justice, shelters and psychosocial support Makananelo Manamolela G GENDER-BASED…

Ex-LEPOSA SG accused of selling out association for personal gain

…as her elevation to Superintendent rank raises eyebrows among disgruntled members Moorosi Tsiane THE promotion of former Lesotho Police Staff A…

KFC honours six staffers with national awards

Seithati Motšoeneng KFC Lesotho has honoured six of its top-performing cooks and cashiers from restaurants nationwide, at an awards ceremony cel…

Ancestral Visions of the Future review – visceral cine-memoir is a haunting return to Lesotho

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese pairs his literary-grade voiceover with propulsive, prophetic images to interrogate his identity and that of his coloni…

Lesotho migrant body calls for calm amid anti-foreigner protests in SA – Channel Africa

Statistics boss suspended

Seithati Motšoeneng THE Bureau of Statistics (BOS) Director, Malehloa Molato, has been suspended from duty with effect from 1 August 2026, the L…

Govt divided over Sole’s retention at LHWC

Mohloai Mpesi THE government is divided over whether its principal advisor at the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), 79-year-old Masupha…

Stakeholders divided over proposed electoral reform models

Ithabeleng Qhasho THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Law and Public Safety has heard sharply differing views from stakeholders during publ…

NUL cannot afford endless leadership wars

THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) should be the country’s foremost centre of intellectual excellence, innovation and independent thought.…

LPPA seeks to harmonise public procurement

…sensitises suppliers, contractors and consultants on complaints mechanisms Moroke Sekoboto THE Lesotho Public Procurement Authority (LPPA) has…

Police seize “stolen” plasma TVs from ex-LCS boss

…as theft probe nears prosecution Moorosi Tsiane THE net is closing in on former Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) Commissioner, Mating Nkakala…

LEC’s Bereng back in the dock

…over alleged M3.3 million vending scam Hopolang Mokhopi FORMER Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) Sales Agent Officer, Tlotliso Bereng, appeared…

Ministry, LHDA mark 40 years of water project with tree-planting drive

Ithabeleng Qhasho THE Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) marked the 40th anniversary of…

Lesotho’s only snake park: one man’s 30-year battle

Nkhooa Molahlehi has faced witchcraft allegations while building a snake conservation park under a sandstone cliff in Qacha’s Nek

Journalists face financial hardships

…despite press freedom gains Seithati Motsoeneng THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Lesotho has commemorated World Press Freedom Day…

Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job

Crypto theft was "the worst thing I had ever done."