MULTITUDES BID POLITICAL LEGEND FAREWELL
Former Minister of Education and Basutuland Congress Party (BCP) veteran who dominated national and regional politics was laid to his final rest in Maseru on Friday last week. Mr. Tṥeliso Makhakhe passed on at age 95 early this month at Scott Hospital in Morija. His Majesty King Letsie III, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), Dr Monyane […]
HIS MAJESTY ACCEPTS REFORMS REPORT
His Majesty King Letsie lll accepted reforms plenary ll report during the closed session at the Royal Palace in Maseru. This is after the National Dialogue Planning Committee (NDPC) presented the report to Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Facilitator and the Leadership of Lesotho during an event held in Maseru on Wednesday. Ms. Mamello Morrison […]
PM TO ADDRESS NATION ON LESOTHO’S FOREIGN POLICY
The Prime Minister, Dr Thomas Motsoahae Thabane will address the nation to clarify issues relating to Lesotho’s foreign policy next week. The Lesotho Government Spokesperson, also Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Chief Thesele Maseribane said this when addressing the media in Maseru on Thursday. He said Lesotho has a clear foreign policy and that […]
SENATE ADJOURNS SINE DIE
The Upper House (Senate) has adjourned sine die to enable members to go for a Christmas vacation. The Senator, also Principal Chief of Leribe, Chief Joel Motsóene raised the motion in the house on Thursday. The motion was seconded by Senator Kemiso Mosenene who said they have worked hard since the opening of the house […]
UNDP, PLANNING LAUNCH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
Lesotho, through the Ministry of Development Planning in collaboration with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Monday launched the 2019 Human Development Report with the aim to measure country’s socioeconomic progress. The theme of the Report is ‘Beyond income, Beyond average, Beyond today: Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century’. When officially launching the […]
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS SINE DIE
The National Assembly adjourned sine die on Thursday after the Leader of the House, Dr Monyane Moleleki proposed the motion which was endorsed by members. Dr Moleleki who is also Deputy Prime Minister said the reasons for the house to break indefinitely are many, citing the death of Principal Chief of Quthing, Chief Qefate Hlabathe […]
LESOTHO LAUNCHES ANOTHER CANNABIS PROJECT
The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Monyane Moleleki on Thursday officiated the sod turning of 1,500 hectares of cannabis project at Ha-Pita, Qeme in the Maseru district on Thursday. The project is a partnership between the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) and VDC Suppliers, a locally registered entity with 72 percent of its shareholding held by […]
HOME AFFAIRS IMPLEMENTS NEW PASSPORT FEES
In pursuant to Section 19 (2) of the Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act of 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a gazette in relation to new passport fees. New fees are effective from November 29, 2019. According to the Government Gazette No.69 published on November 29, application fees for a new passport […]
HER MAJESTY CALLS FOR SUPPORT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso has urged Basotho as a nation to support persons with disabilities so to promote their well-being. Her Majesty was speaking at the commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities held in Teyateyaneng on Tuesday. The theme for this year’s commemoration is ‘Promoting the Participation of Persons with […]
HIS MAJESTY LAUNCHES HIV/AIDS POLICY
His Majesty King Letsie III says promotion of a HIV/AIDS free generation can only be influenced by pursuing behavioural change. His Majesty made these remarks during the commemoration of the World AIDS Day held on Friday at Sefikeng High School in the Berea district. The theme for this year is ‘Communities Make the Difference’. As […]
