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Sechaba Mokhethi
in Lesotho. This investigation was completed with the support of the Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism #PowerTracker project and the Centre for Investigative Journalism’s Open Climate Reporting Initiative
How South Africa’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45bn
Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump
Lesotho aims for 10% tariff on exports to US
The government is relieved by the reduction in the tariffs from the threatened 50% to 15%
Lesotho at risk of economic collapse after aid cuts and Trump’s tariffs
African Development Bank warns that economic growth could drop to 0.5% next year
Gone with the wind: Lesotho’s $15-billion energy pipedream
A wind farm hailed as Africa’s largest renewable energy project and the solution to Lesotho’s hefty electricity costs has ground to a halt