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THE PRIME MINISTER VISITS LERIBE

The Prime Minister, Mr Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane on Monday visited Likocheng, Khanyane, and Peka in the Leribe district to inspect gravel roads and footbridges which have been destroyed by heavy rainfalls. This was revealed by the Prime Minister’s Press Attaché Mr. Thapelo Mabote in an interview with LENA, where he said the Prime Minister was […]

HOUSING DONATES WATER TANKS

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs, and Police, Mr. Lebona Lephema handed over water tanks to 10 primary schools at the event held in Maseru on Wednesday. Handing over the tanks, Mr. Lephema said UN habitat with the support of the  African Caribbean Pacific countries and the European Commission pledged to help developing […]

POLIHALI DAM CONTRACTOR INTRODUCED TO STAKEHOLDERS

The Contractor for the construction of the Polihali Dam was introduced to various stakeholders at a meeting held at the Mokhotlong District Administrator’s office premises on Wednesday. The contractor and a team of consultants were introduced to stakeholders by the Polihali Branch Operations Manager, Mr. Gerard Mokone and the introduction is a follow-up to the […]

LOCAL GOVT LAUNCHES PLANS TO UPGRADE SLUMS

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, Mr. Lebona Lephema says the intention of the Global Action Plan Framework merges and strengthens efforts for the acceleration of the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and New Urban Agenda (NUA).  He said this when officially launching the Global Action Plan, National Slum Upgrading […]

EWC LESOTHO ON FINALS

The Lesotho chapter of the global business coaching contest, the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC), will enter its final decisive stage from 21-24 November 2022. The tail end of this competition consists of Bootcamp and the selection of the best national projects to be pitted against the best in the world. The EWC Organiser, Mr. John […]

RAPID URBANISATION LEADS TO GROWING POPULATION LIVING IN SLUMS-LOCAL GOVT MINISTER

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs, and Police, Mr. Lebona Lephema says Maseru City has been experiencing rapid urbanisation and informal settlements growth which has led to the growing population living in slum conditions. He said the national strategy will guide the government in formulating national programmes or initiatives, saying it is at […]

LESOTHO COMMEMORATES WCD

The Director of Housing in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship, Ms. Mamphaka Mabesa says Lesotho joined the world in commemoration of World Cities Day (WCD) to reflect the ministry’s efforts on promoting sustainable cities. Ms. Mabesa said this in an interview on Monday. She said this year’s World Cities Day theme is ‘Better […]

MCSU STRATEGY DRIVEN BY SLUM UPGRADING ACTIONS

  The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Mr. Lefu Manyokole says the formulation of the Maseru Citywide Slum Upgrading Strategy is driven by the recognition that actions related to slum upgrading, poverty reduction, environmental management, infrastructure development, and service delivery have been recognised. He said the UN-Habitat works with cities to develop […]

HOUSING URGES FOR STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION

The Director of the Housing Department in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship, Ms. Mamphaka Mabesa says she is looking forward to working together with the stakeholders to make Urban Monitoring Framework (UMF) a success. She said this when officially closing a three-day workshop on data for the localization of UMF indicators. She urged […]

NUA IMPLEMENTED TO TRANSFORM CITIES-PS 

The Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship, Mr Lefu Manyokole says in 2015 Sustainable Development Goals were set to be archived by 2030 while in 2016 the New Urban Agenda was born and implemented to transform the cities and human settlements by 2036. He said this when officially opening a validation […]