Practical news for Basotho abroad: permits and visas, land and property, scholarships, and the health system back home. What you need, in plain language.
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Nine Basotho students are departing for China to pursue scholarships in artificial intelligence, agriculture, medicine, engineering and finance as part of expanding educational cooperation between the two countries. The Chinese Ambassador highlighted that over 1,689 Basotho youths have participated in Chinese study and training programmes over the past three
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Forty Basotho students have been selected to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate and master's degree studies at Indian universities through fully funded scholarships from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) programme. The students were officially unveiled at a pre-departure ceremony, with officials from the Indian High Commission and
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A Border Management Authority official at the Maseru Port of Entry has been arrested by South African authorities for allegedly accepting bribes to fraudulently stamp passports without owners presenting themselves at immigration counters. The arrest has revealed a broader syndicate involving informal cross-border facilitators, taxi operators and immigration officials
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Three criminal suspects wanted for murder, rape and robbery were arrested at the Musina repatriation centre in South Africa during fingerprint verification processes. South African Home Affairs officials have also apprehended South African citizens attempting to use the migrant repatriation process to illegally travel to neighbouring countries. Source: Read the
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The Lindela Repatriation Centre in South Africa is reportedly struggling with overcrowding as migrants seek to return home, with buses carrying Malawian nationals turned away due to capacity issues. Poor living conditions have been reported at the facility amid xenophobic unrest. Source: Read the original article
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South African music producer and composer Lebo M clarified that his $27 million lawsuit against comedian Learnmore Jonasi was settled by mutual agreement rather than lost in court. The matter did not result in a judicial decision, according to Lebo M's statement. Source: Read the original article