Power, governance and the rights of Basotho — Parliament, parties, the courts, and the human-rights debates that define the country's direction.
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&
Politics & Rights
Banel (Pty) Ltd, a Leribe-based cannabis company, has filed an urgent High Court application seeking the release of 500 kilograms of medicinal cannabis worth M1.2 million that was seized by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service at Moshoeshoe I International Airport in February 2026. The company claims it had
Politics & Rights
A dispute over alleged livestock theft in Mohale's Hoek escalated into a deadly gun battle that killed one village guard and injured two others, with multiple homes burned and a subsequent military operation in Qacha's Nek resulting in two suspect arrests and two deaths. The incident
Politics & Rights
Lesotho's Ministry of Gender, Youth and Social Development has warned that 'Malibuseng Children's Home in Maseru East is operating illegally and has repeatedly failed to comply with national child protection standards. Authorities removed children from the facility in November 2025 after discovering it was unregistered,
Politics & Rights
King Letsie III celebrates his 63rd birthday, having reigned since 1996 as a symbol of national unity and stability in Lesotho. The monarch is recognized internationally for his advocacy on nutrition as African Union Nutrition Champion and for his leadership in water resource management, including his role in the Lesotho
Politics & Rights
The National University of Lesotho has raised concerns about potential bias in Court of Appeal proceedings, citing a conflict of interest where Professor Kananelo Mosito serves as both Pro-Vice-Chancellor of NUL and President of the Court of Appeal. The university questions the consistency and fairness of court orders