LESOTHO URGED TO BEWARE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Basotho seeking employment abroad have been urged to exercise caution as human traffickers increasingly use fake job offers on social media and through recruitment agencies to lure victims. Speaking with the Agency on the sidelines of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons commemoration, Executive Director of the Migrant Workers Association of Lesotho (MWA-Ls) Mr. […]
WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME POSING A THREAT TO LESOTHO, THE POLICE AND COMMUNITIES MUST INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO DISMANTLE CRIMINAL NETWORKS.
The United States Embassy has warned that Lesotho is vulnerable to transnational organized crime, citing the country’s recent record-breaking methamphetamine manufacturing bust as evidence that international criminal networks are extending operations into the Kingdom. The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Ms Monica Schneider said Southern Africa has experienced a rise in organised crime, particularly methamphetamine […]
DCEO REVIVES ANTI CORRUPTION COMMITTEE
The District Anti-Corruption Committee (DACC) composed of 20 members from different sectors was elected as part of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) initiative to strengthen the fight against corruption in the district. Elections were a culmination of a one-day workshop on revival of DACC held in Mokhotlong on Tuesday which was organized […]
DCEO PLEDGES VIGOROUS ACTION TO COMBAT CORRUPTION
The Directorate on Economic Offences (DCEO) commemorated International Anti-Corruption Day on Friday, emphasising its commitment to join forces with community members and stakeholders in the relentless fight against crime. The DCEO Director-General, Adv. Knorx Molelle said the purpose of this day is an opportunity for the country to reflect on its achievements in combating crime […]
ANTI-CORRUPTION MOU SIGNED IN MASERU
Lesotho, in partnership with Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to enhance the fight against corruption at an event held in Maseru on Friday. Speaking at this event, the Director General of the Lesotho Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offence Adv. Knorx Molelle said the MoU comes […]
