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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 …

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 …

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 …

Mobile network company Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) in partnership with insurance company Lesotho National Life Assurance Company are further digitizing the insurance experience in Lesotho by changing the EcoSure Funeral Cover to give better service to customers. ETL CEO Dennies Plaatjies says the insurance penetration is poised to improve further …

Liqhobong Diamond Mine has reaffirmed its resolve to end the recently imposed cessation of operations due to power shortage, which experts say exposed serious limitations. The mine announced this week it has had suspended mining activities indefinitely after the ‘Muela Hydropower Station – its major source of electricity – put …

Lesotho has reached the second 90 of the UNAIDS targets, with 91.8 percent of people living with HIV who are aware of their status on treatment. It is also close to reaching the third 90, with 87.7 percent of people who are diagnosed and on treatment virally suppressed. The findings …