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94 000 jobs. That is what the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA-Lesotho) will create in the next 10 years, according to Prime Minister Sam Matekane. The MCA-Lesotho was created by the Lesotho parliament last year after the United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) found Lesotho eligible to receive development funds. The MCC gives development grants to […]

Several international nations have joined a chorus of voices in commemorating

Bafana Bafana must heed the sage advice of coach Hugo Broos and play without fear when they compete in two crunch World Cup qualifiers in June.

A parliamentary portfolio committee has accused the government of turning a blind eye to big mining companies polluting water sources. The Natural Resources portfolio committee says while the government is brandishing a long stick to flog small companies violating environmental laws it has treated conglomerates with kid gloves. For instance, Letšeng Diamonds Mine appears to […]

The Tshwane metro in collaboration with the Pretoria Art Museum launched eStudios at the museum over the weekend.

ENERGY Minister Professor Nqosa Mahao was forced into a humiliating climb-down last week after the prime minister ordered him to cancel the launch of an electrification project in Mokema constituency. Professor Mahao, the Basotho Action Party (BAP) leader, was scheduled to officially launch the power project at around 10am last Thursday. Invitations had been sent […]

Professor Nqosa Mahao is struggling to keep the lid on the boiling discontent in his Basotho Action Party (BAP). As factionalism continues to rock his party, Professor Mahao’s central executive committee has now resorted to blocking meetings in constituencies. For instance, the central committee recently blocked a meeting organised by Tello Kibane, the former party […]

Central Bank of Lesotho officials say the transition should be smooth but challenging

MPs are aggressively pushing to increase their salaries to a staggering M75 000 per month. That is a shocking 85 percent jump on the M40 500 they currently earn. That will take their annual salary from M486 216 to M900 000. The gross salary doesn’t include the M5 000 fuel allowance that MPs awarded themselves, […]

Despite the global economic landscape being fraught with challenges, CA Sales Holdings Limited (CA&S), a powerhouse distributor of fast-moving consumer goods across Africa, remains steadfast in its bullish sentiment. This Botswana and Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company, with its extensive operations spanning Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, is primed to deliver […]