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A diamond that features prominently in the British Crown Jewels may have originated from very far below the Earth’s surface - several times deeper th…
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MASERU - The Ministry of Finance has started processing delayed payments to hundreds of suppliers, but there is a worrying factor where others are trying to manipulate the system and claim payments they are not entitled to, officials have revealed.
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MASERU – The Covid-19 pandemic is negatively affecting economies around the world and Lesotho is not an exception. The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector in the country is p…
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MASERU - The new president of Maluti Rotary Club, Yande Sikazwe Mothae, has set for herself a number of rather tough goals as she ventures into her new journey at the helm of the club.
MASERU- Government has resolved to reimburse salaries of teachers who went on strike in September l…
Up to 20 million jobs in the formal and informal sectors in Africa could be lost because of COVID-19, according to a new study by the African Union. Released in early April, the study found that foreign direct investment (FDI), tourism receipts and remittance flows will also suffer significant dec…
Many books on Africa’s development often paint a dystopian picture of a continent heading towards a cliff-edge. But in the recently-published Africa’s Critical Choices: A Call for a pan-African Roadmap, Ibrahim Mayaki details the continent’s potentials, proffers solutions to seemingly intractable p…
The global burden of poverty is highly concentrated in Africa, with more than 150 million people living in extreme poverty in just two countries - Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo - according to World Data Lab. Recent trends in poverty reduction could prove difficult to maintain. …
Region 5 Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chairperson Fusi Notoane has applauded the government for backing the forthcoming Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020 in the budget speech made by Finance Minister Dr. Moeketsi Majoro on Wednesday February 26. Mr. Notoane welcomed the statement, saying he always reiterated that the regional games will rely o…
