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LESOTHO AIMS FOR A SAFE WORKPLACE FOR EMPLOYEES
Lesotho News Agency
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August 20, 2025
by LENAAugust 20, 2025August 20, 2025038 Share0 Maseru, Aug. 20 — The Minister of Gender, Youth and Social development has officially unveiled the statement of commitment and workplace message on Private Sector engagement in Gender Based Violence...
His Majesty hails Econet’s education drive
Lesotho Times
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August 20, 2025
…as ETL unveils yet another cohort of Moshoeshoe I scholarship Moroke Sekoboto HIS Majesty King Letsie III has applauded Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) and its sister organisation, Higherlife Foundation Lesotho, for their continued investment in...
Lesotho youth demand echo in EU-backed film premiere
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
‘MATLALA RAMAJOE MASERU – A powerful documentary chronicling Lesotho’s landmark 2020 youth protests premiered in Maseru last Thursday, launching the country’s commemorations for International Youth Day 2025. The Waking of a Forgotten Generation,...
GENDER-AWARE JOURNALISM TAKES CENTER STAGE IN GABORONE
Lesotho News Agency
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August 19, 2025
by LENAAugust 19, 2025August 19, 2025024 Share0 Gaborone, Aug. 18 — Journalists from Lesotho and Botswana gathered in Gaborone this week for a training focused on boosting gender-aware reporting skills and increasing women’s voices in the media....
World Vision and SADP II project empowers women farmers across Lesotho
Informative
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August 20, 2025
By: Mpho Shelile MASERU Agricultural sector remains one of the most male-dominated sectors in Lesotho, the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) Project is breaking barriers and creating opportunities for women to thrive in farming....
No formal training, no limits: the self-taught artist driving Lesotho’s art boom.
Informative
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August 20, 2025
By: Tlalane Tibisi In Lesotho, a new wave of creativity is reshaping the art landscape as self-taught artists rise to the forefront. With no formal training but plenty of passion, these creators are fuelling what many are calling an art boom,...
PROFESSOR MACHOBANE HONOURED WITH OFFICIAL FUNERAL
Lesotho News Agency
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August 22, 2025
by LENAAugust 22, 2025August 22, 2025040 Share0 MASERU — The former Minister of Education and Training (MoET), renowned scholar and historian Professor Lehlohonolo Machobane was honoured with an official burial service and funeral in Maseru on...
Alternative Jobs and Vocations in Lesotho: Building Resilience in a Tariff-Constrained Economy
Informative
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August 20, 2025
Greetings, following on my article last week, I put forward some suggestions of alternative vocations and jobs to give hope to Basotho in these trying times and to also consider opportunities in times of crisis. Lesotho’s economic environment is...
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...
GENDER EQUALITY IN MEDIA CRUCIAL-DUBE
Lesotho News Agency
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August 18, 2025
by LENAAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025010 Share0 GABORONE — Gender in Media Activist, also a facilitator for Media Parity Capacity Building Programme Pamela Dube says gender equality in media is crucial. This she said during a five-day...
Panel recommends candidates to fill vacancies at the IEC
Times LIVE
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A panel established to interview and recommend candidates to fill three vacancies at the IEC has recommended eight candidates to the National Assembly, including outgoing chair Mosotho Moepya and commissioner judge Dhaya Pillay. The Electoral...
SELEMO SA BASOTHO, LTDC SIGN CULTURAL TOURISM AGREEMENT
Lesotho News Agency
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August 19, 2025
by LENAAugust 19, 2025August 19, 2025041 Share0 Maseru, Aug. 19 — Selemo Sa Basotho Arts and Cultural Agency, in partnership with the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly...
Video of General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi discussing immigration sparks debate
Briefly
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August 19, 2025
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi sparked a debate with recent comments about immigration Mkhwanazi discussed the patterns of immigration between South Africa and countries like Eswatini and Botswana Netizens debated...
Chinese modernisation lights path for Lesotho partnership
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
Scholarships and prizes celebrate shared vision MOSA MAOENG MASERU – The Chinese Embassy in Maseru became a beacon of bilateral cooperation and shared aspiration last week, hosting a dual celebration of the awards ceremony for the ‘Chinese...
Trafficked, sold, rescued: A Mosotho woman’s journey from betrayal to survival
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
As Lesotho grapples with unemployment-driven trafficking, one survivor’s escape exposes a brutal trade thriving on trust and desperation MOSA MAOENG The church mate seemed heaven-sent. For Puleng* – a single mother drowning in Lesotho’s 24.6...
UNDP powers Lesotho’s digital leap
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
Computers, tablets, hubs for the underserved ‘MATHATO SEBOKA MASERU – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has significantly boosted Lesotho’s digital inclusion drive, donating 55 desktop computers and110 tablets to the Ministries of...
Case management: A “conditio sine qua non” for the effective and timely delivery of justice in Lesotho
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
TŠELISO RAYMOND BALE Imagine a football game of two teams, with a referee, spectators and everything, but no 90-minutes time limit. All Players without fixed positions, without fouls and no whistle, and above all, all players playing to score...
Meghan Markle missing in action as Harry tries to heal royal rift
ARY News
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August 22, 2025
Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has stayed silent after Prince Harry made a private gesture to mend ties with the royal family. The Duke of Sussex reportedly left a personal letter and a wreath of red poppies at the Burma Star Memorial during VJ...
YOUTH CALL FOR UNITY, COOPERATION 
Lesotho News Agency
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August 22, 2025
by LENAAugust 22, 2025August 22, 2025034 Share0 Maseru, Aug.21— In line with the World Youth Conference for Peace that was held in Beijing on Tuesday, representatives of Chinese and foreign youth jointly issued World Youth Peace Initiative....
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS BUSINESS
Lesotho News Agency
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August 22, 2025
by LENAAugust 22, 2025August 22, 2025037 Share0 Maseru, Aug. 22 — The proceedings of the National Assembly were suspended on Friday to pay respects to the late Prof. Lehlohonolo Banda Burns Jiane (LBBJ) Machobane, whose funeral service was held on...