Lesotho News

JOHANNESBURG, 4 July 2008 - Three parched years in a row have drained Lesotho's water sources and thousands of people that are already facing chronic food insecurity risk losing access to water, the spread of ...

In the two months since the government of Lesotho launched the county's first national child helpline, almost 500 orphans and vulnerable children have picked up the phone to demand assistance and an ear.

Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of Lesotho, a poor sub-Saharan African nation, said his country needs to diversify away from its heavy dependence on apparel exports.

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Tomorrow is election day in Lesotho. The level of enthusiasm about participating in democracy appears to be lukewarm, at least by African standards.

The ruling party of Lesotho has managed to steal, entirely within the letter of the law, almost a quarter of the seats in last weekend's national election.

The sign heralding Ohio miracle worker Ernest Angley's visit to Lesotho is enough to make you wince.

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The head of the International Labour Organization called Wednesday for job creation and investment in rural areas to combat the impact of the global food crisis.

The Supreme Council of Sport in Africa Zone Six on Saturday adopted a new constitution at its executive meeting held in Maseru, Lesotho.

South African and Lesotho police confiscated more than seven tons of dagga during a joint cross border operation in Lesotho, along the Free State border, police said on Wednesday.

The United Nations refugee chief has held talks with the Prime Minister of Lesotho on the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in neighbouring South Africa that have left some 60 people dead and tens of thousands ...

Rather than bringing benefits to the area, tarring Sani Pass could sound the death knell.

With her world falling apart, her mother's credit cards maxed out, and the landlord insisting it was time to leave, Keaboka Nyumbu had to move yet again.

PRINCE Harry is visiting Cardiff today to carry out a series of engagements highlighting the link between Wales and the south African nation Lesotho.

By Sibusiso Mboto Life in a foreign country is no picnic, and South Africans should provide support to foreign nationals rather than be hostile towards them.

“The pre-paid water meters are installed in order to save water. Still the pre-paid water meters only apply to the poor black communities, and not to the hedonistic suburban communities where water is wasted”

PAY UP AT THE TAP: PRE-PAID WATER METERS PUT THE POOR AT RISK By Christian Johannessen [Free photos available, see below] In Lesotho, South Africa and many other African countries, devices that restrict ... via World Council of Churches

“It is undervalued and not treated with respect.”

A two-day conference on water issues in the Southern African Development Community , which opened Wednesday in Maseru, Lesotho, has seen representatives of government, civil society, the private sector, donors ... via Corporate Social Responsibility News

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“One can imagine what would have happened if this truck managed to cross the border and how many lives could have been negatively affected”

Police have seized over 3 tons of dagga - worth an estimated R3,97-million on the street - on the Lesotho border. via The Star