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Chile will launch a public consultation to modify Supreme Decree No. 248, which regulates tailings deposit design, construction, operation and closure.

A few months ago, there was a proposal in Parliament by AKEL (Progressive Party of Working People) to ban the use of fireworks. At first glance, the proposal might seem excessive. For example, if fireworks were used to celebrate the New Years arrival or some major event, a ban would indeed be exces

A National University of Lesotho student Lethea Thaela, 22, is demanding M550 000 as compensation from Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli after he was shot and injured during riots in Roma last year. The demonstration soon got out of control after some students began interrupting examinations and smashing university property, which caused serious damage to various […]

Tebello Thoola, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC), has urged youths to venture into the tourism space in Lesotho. “There are more opportunities in the tourism sector, which can boost our economy,” Thoola told thepost this week. He said the tourism sector contributed close to a million US dollars (about […]

THE legacy of Keith Whitelock, the doyen of Lesotho’s diamond mining industry who died at 90 on September 1, is best told through the eyes and experiences of people whose lives he touched. Those who worked by his side tell stories of how he inspired confidence, mentored, nurtured, coached, empowered and transformed. Those on the […]

THE Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)’s Tsolo constituency treasurer, Lepholisa Matjobo, has been remanded in custody for the murder of an MP’s employee. Matjobo, 42, appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday charged with the murder of Mojalefa Mafatle who was a security guard at MP Mathiba Malothoane’s shop. Malothoane, the RFP MP for the […]

An army general says some of the witnesses testifying at the hearing on the alleged looting of Covid-19 funds will need to be protected or they could be in danger. Major General Ramanka Mokaloba told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday that some witnesses with critical information on the alleged looting of Covid-19 funds […]

THE acting principal secretary for the Prime Minister’s Office, ’Mapeo Matlanyane, who was last week subjected to fierce grilling over how the ministry misused Covid-19 funds, has resigned. Matlanyane appeared before parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to answer charges of plunder of funds allocated to the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) to fight Covid-19 in 2020. […]

THE National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) blew a staggering M5 million on 10 000-litre water tanks for schools to fight the pandemic. The stunning disclosure was revealed on Monday as parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) grilled a procurement officer at the NACOSEC, Lilare Qhobela. The Auditor General’s 2020 report shows that the money was spent on […]

Towns and villages within 8km of the volcano have been evacuated after the threat level was raised to orange.