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The integrity of Lesotho’s cannabis industry has been severely dented as more and more scandals and corrupt practices continue to be uncovered in the business, amid moves by the ministry of health to reassemble a new Narcotics Control Board.    These practices range from obtaining licences fraudulently without paying for …

The community of Masianokeng, 12km south of Maseru, will enjoy a unique shopping experience when the first local shopping mall – Masianokeng Lifestyle Centre – opens its doors for the first time in June this year. Construction of the mall, owned by a consortium of Basotho business people, Lesego Holdings, …

After all the scandals of corruption and tender fraud that allegedly happened within the Lesotho Millennium Development Agency in 2019, United States agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) this week hosted a training on anti-fraud and corruption for LMDA staff. The training was led by MCC’s senior director of anti-fraud and …

‘More Ralefifi, According to a 2017 Council of Higher Education (CHE) report issued released last week, a total of 7,379 new students were admitted at higher education institution (HEIs) in 2016/2017 and 49.1 percent were males while the rest were females. The report said that only 52 percent of the …

Lesotho police have charged prime minister Thomas Thabane’s wife with the murder of his previous spouse, the SABC reported on Tuesday. Police last month issued a warrant of arrest for Thabane’s wife, Maesaiah, after she failed to turn up for questioning in connection with the murder of Thabane’s then-estranged wife …

International, regional and domestic economic developments as well as financial markets conditions took centre stage at this week’s meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL), which was aimed at determining the monetary policy action that is appropriate for executing the CBL’s primary mandate …

Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) celebrated World Customs Day last week Friday. World Customs Day is normally celebrated on January 26 every year. Instituted by the World Customs Organization (WCO), International Customs Day is held on January 26, which commemorates the day in 1953 when the inaugural session of the Customs …

We often take it for granted that everyone knows and understands what the 16 Days of Activism campaign is about and why the campaign was initiated in the first place. However, one of the most common questions from communities is why we conduct the campaign, and I’ve heard so many …

Brazen arbitrariness and arrogance of some Lesotho Millennium Development Agency (LMDA) employees came under the spotlight when service providers related stories of malpractice before the Ombudsman in Maseru this week. LMDA is a government agency mandated to complete, oversee and manage implementation of work-in-progress of projects which were not finalized …

With festive season fast approaching, and with it a high number of accidents and violent incidents, local social club Team Shanghai hosted a blood donation initiative last weekend to help out the Lesotho blood bank which has on numerous occasions bemoaned the shortage of blood supplies in clinics The founder …