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The reserve connects the Maluti Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area to southern grazing lands. Conservationists hope there will soon be a continuous protected area
Terms of References for the Preparation of the Lesotho Project Implementation Completion Report
The dark and dangerous world fuels international criminal syndicates that control the illicit gold economy and as organised crime grips the country, it infiltrates our political landscape with dire consequences
Few benefits will flow to the people on whose land the Polihali Dam is being built
The motion aims to have parliament declare Free State province and areas of four more regions as part of the small mountain kingdom
Explanations for the giant power cut in eThekwini make as much sense as the ANC plan to win back voters in the Kingdom
The millionaire who won Lesotho elections with a helicopter
The RFP, formed by businessman Sam Matekane in March this year, won the country’s election, but failed to gain an outright majority
Voting continues, despite complaint over alleged public servants contesting elections
‘No work, no pay’ for employees who won’t report for duty on election day
IEC, parties and observers prepared as voters head for the polls
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
Sam Matekane is betting his outsider status will re-energise cynical voters in the Lesotho elections in September
A threatened coup in Lesotho was averted in 1998 and so was the apartheid regime’s attempt to cede part of South Africa to Swaziland
Lesotho – not to mention Eswatini – may suffer if David Mabuza leaves the deputy presidency to focus on party work
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed
Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water
Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU Commission’s chairperson
Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese grew up in a village, taught himself to use a camera and has gone on to win prestigious awards at international festivals
Communal rangeland degradation, invasive species, environmental destruction and climate change all threaten the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain range
A man who took on cellphone data regulators over out-of-bundle rates is featured in this edition of a series on human rights defenders in the SADC region
Goodleaf has announced a major transaction with Highlands Investments, one of the first and largest growers of cannabis in Lesotho
The fêted This is not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection finally hits national cinemas on 21 May. Director Lemohang Mosese speaks about working with Mary Twala Mhlongo, mothers, and more
To avoid the spread of the highly contagious disease, 937 farms are being monitored
Ousted ministers’ splinter party could threaten prime minister’s coalition majority
The cannabis underground tutors the corporate class in the vagaries of their shared mistress
The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them
Beneficiaries will now be able to apply to get money from the settlement almost two years after the Johannesburg high court ruled on the matter.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on journalists’ health, working conditions and freedom to report. Now more than ever, media freedom needs to be upheld
Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa