Water & Infrastructure
An international panel of experts has concluded that the SUN JV consortium building Lesotho's Polihali Dam lacks capacity to deliver the project, leading the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority to remove major work components from the contractor and reassign them to other firms. The panel's October 2025
Accountability
The Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has lost more than M1 billion over three years due to alleged mismanagement by suspended executives, according to a letter from the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mining directing the board to institute disciplinary proceedings. The forensic investigation and external audit revealed
Politics & Rights
Lesotho's Ministry of Home Affairs has reduced the passport backlog from 61,000 to 38,000 applications while announcing reforms including hiring permanent staff and investigating 16 officials charged with bribery. The ministry cited outdated technology and reliance on temporary workers as obstacles to service delivery that will
Politics & Rights
A 12-year-old Basotho boy remains in intensive care at a Bloemfontein hospital after being mauled by five German Shepherds at the residence of former IEC commissioner Tšoeu Petlane, sustaining severe facial injuries that required specialist treatment unavailable in Lesotho. The family has launched a fundraising campaign that has
Politics & Rights
The Judicial Officers Association of Lesotho (JOALE) has condemned death threats made against Mohale's Hoek Magistrate Relebohile Khongoane, describing the incident as part of a broader pattern of intimidation against judicial officers. JOALE has called on the Lesotho Mounted Police Service, the Judicial Service Commission, and the government
Accountability
The Lesotho government failed to utilise M10 billion in borrowed funds for capital projects in the past financial year, with only M6 billion spent while interest continued to accrue on the full debt amount. Parliament has introduced stricter oversight measures including a revised budget reporting template and requirements for ministerial
Politics & Rights
Parliament's Social Cluster Committee has ordered the Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council to immediately reinstate the registration of integrative medical practitioners, criticizing the council for unprofessionally excluding members of the Integrative Medical Association of Lesotho from the national register. The dispute centers on whether integrative medicine practitioners,
Politics & Rights
A Mohale's Hoek magistrate has received death threats, highlighting systemic neglect of magistrates' welfare and security in Lesotho's justice system. The article calls for urgent government action to provide magistrates with adequate security, official accommodation, secure transport, and improved court infrastructure to protect judicial independence
Politics & Rights
Suspended National University of Lesotho Registrar Liteboho Maqalika-Lerotholi has approached the High Court to challenge a disciplinary committee's refusal to refer constitutional questions about gender bias to judicial determination. She contests the all-male composition of the disciplinary panel as violating constitutional equality rights and the university&
Accountability
Queen 'Mamohato Memorial Hospital Managing Director Dr 'Makhoase Ranyali and Deputy Thenjiwe Dlangamandla have appealed to the Court of Appeal after the Constitutional Court dismissed their bid to halt Parliament's Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the hospital's finances and governance. The executives are challenging
Sport & Culture
Lesotho women's football captain Boitumelo Rabale has officially launched the Boitumelo Rabale Foundation, an initiative designed to empower girls and young women through football, education, mentorship and skills development. The foundation held its inaugural Botho Cup tournament and donated playing kits to Emmanuel Ladies FC, Rabale's
Business & Economy
Econet Telecom Lesotho and its fintech subsidiary SasaiEconet Financial Services have launched a four-month loyalty campaign worth M7 million called Re 'Moja, running from July to October 2024. The campaign rewards customers for everyday use of telecommunications and digital financial services with loyalty points, cashback, and prizes including