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Ha Sekantṧi is a small 94-year old village in the Maletsunyane No. 47 constituency, with a population of 300 people who have no access to electricity and running water. The people’s major sources of livelihood are livestock and subsistence farming The village is for the most part at peace with …

Liquor business owners have called on the police to provide them with protection against the current spate of criminal attacks to their businesses, which result in robberies and sometimes murders of employees. The plea was made in a meeting between the Maseru Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and police …

The Water and Sewerage Company (Wasco) has blamed unpaid water bills for its inability to provide services effectively. The water utility’s main debtor is the government which – as at March 2019 – had accumulated a bill of M32.56 million. This was revealed by new Wasco chief executive officer, Futho …

Ever walked into a financial institution, talked to the consultant and walked out without understanding what was said? Well, this is the narrative for many consumers of financial products in the country. A consumer of financial products is anyone who uses financial products such as bank accounts or insurance policies …

The United Nations announced in August that 100 outstanding young climate champions chosen from around the world will receive support to participate in the UN Youth Climate Summit on Saturday, September 21 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The “Green Ticket” winners will join the more than 500 young …

Lesotho’s High Commissioner to Canada Ralechate ‘Mokose has refuted suggestions that he is using his position to mislead potential investors by giving them false and inadequate information on cannabis companies in Lesotho. ‘Mokose is suspected of favouring certain companies, after it emerged he had inexplicably picked a batch of 10 …

Revered business expert, Koena Phafane, has warned of the possibility of an adverse impact on Lesotho’s economy, of the violent xenophobic attacks that have engulfed neighbouring South Africa for the past two weeks. Speaking in an interview with theReporter yesterday, Phafane indicated that any negative impact on the South African …

The former Zimbabwe prime minister died in Singapore, Zim Live reported. Robert Mugabe has reportedly died aged 95Credit: AFP It is believed he had been receiving treatment there since April. Lawyer Fadzayi Mahere tweeted: “Rest In Peace, Robert Mugabe. My response to your passing is complicated. I’m going to write a …

Just a week after King Letsie III’s Education Trust Fund received M52 000 from Blue Ribbon Bakery, Nedbank Lesotho this week also donated M56 000 into the Trust as a gesture of celebrating his birthday which was on July 17. This year’s celebration was held in Quthing where numerous people …

The UNDP’s Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) will host three fully sponsored boot camps under the organisation’s Enhancing Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development project (EYES) to train young women and men entrepreneurs. The boot camps will be held in Mohale’s Hoek for districts in the southern region from September 16 to 20; …