UPDATE: 08:13 THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2019 The latest information coming out of the health ministry is that there is no real ebola case reported in the country. According to sources, the ‘news’ which caused panic on social media last night was a simulation of a created senario from the cross …

UPDATE: 08:13 THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2019 The latest information coming out of the health ministry is that there is no real ebola case reported in the country. According to sources, the ‘news’ which caused panic on social media last night was a simulation of a created senario from the cross …

The Parliamentary Social Cluster Committee has vowed to tighten the screws on medical cannabis licensing amid mounting concerns that alleged malpractices and corruption could contaminate and transfigure the country’s new found treasure-trove, with disastrous economic consequences. Lesotho became the first African country to legalize the cultivation, processing and sale of …

Kampala, Uganda – As Africa battles with the problem of child marriages, the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, has challenged the continent to change its judicial systems such that they address cultural norms because the two seem to be clashing thereby making it difficult for people to understand when they …

The ministry of health is warning the general public of a measles outbreak in Qacha’s Neck where four children in the village of Lebakeng Ha Letete were found to be infected with the disease. As a result, the deputy minister of health, ‘Manthabiseng Phohleli, says health officials will visit the …

It was a unique mix of culture, glitz and glamour when modelling agency Sotho Kids staged the Face of Sotho Kids pageant this past weekend, which saw vivacious 18-year old Kholu Mofokeng walk away with the coveted crown. Kholu told this publication that she has numerous titles under her belt, …

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) is investigating the awarding of the tender for the controversial multi-million Maloti Mpilo Boulevard Intersections and Links project which has been at the centre of discordant conflicts between Maseru City Council and the ministry of local government and chieftainship. This move vindicates …

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on Wednesday wound up a three-day high-level mission to Maseru, led by its Managing Director of Selection, Eligibility, and Policy Performance, Daniel W. Barnes. The MCC mission had meetings with a wide variety of stakeholders including government, civil society, and the business community to gather …

The Lesotho Red Cross Society (LRCS) this week celebrated World First Aid Day by training Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) inmates in Maseru on first aid skills that will help them in emergencies both in and outside prison. The training was part of LRCS’s initiative to contribute to the rehabilitation of …

Communications company Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) last week awarded excellence certificates and a total of M32 000 to 14 graduates from different institutions of higher learning. The graduates are from National University of Lesotho (NUL), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and Lerotholi Polytechnic. They were selected by the respective schools based …