Maseru dump site to be closed after community goes to court
Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years
Brief | 28 November 2025
Lesotho and South African organisations at loggerheads after USAID funding cuts
The Mosepele Foundation Development Forum has accused Mothers2Mothers South Africa of withholding funds but the latter says it has no choice
News | 26 November 2025
Lesotho to release hundreds of prisoners to reduce overcrowding
The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison conditions
News | 24 November 2025
Court orders Lesotho dams authority to pay 600 villagers compensation
Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built
Law | 21 November 2025
US and Lesotho strike five-year health funding pact
Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the country’s health system
News | 19 November 2025
Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project
The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha’s Nek but also caused damage and displacement
News | 12 November 2025
Lesotho sheds textile jobs amidst US trade uncertainty
Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January
News | 11 November 2025
Workers march in Maseru as AGOA uncertainty threatens thousands of jobs
Protest, originally banned, proceeded after police minister gave it the go-ahead
News | 1 November 2025
Lesotho’s asset recovery unit shut down after implicating top officials
The task team had begun exposing questionable state land allocations and widespread corruption
News | 31 October 2025