The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has today issued a statement distancing itself from misleading recruitment advertisements currently being publicised in social media. This is a scam intended to make money out of people who are desperate to get a job. “Whenever there are vacancies in LHDA, these are advertised using documents bearing the LHDA letterhead. The advert states, amongst others, the qualifications and experiences required, job responsibilities and applications forms are filled and returned to LHDA head office or e-mailed to the official LHDA e-mail address,” says the statement released in Maseru on January 25.

It added: “Consultants or contractors doing work under Phase II of the LHWP will never advertise jobs in an informal and incorrect manner such as the one that is doing the rounds in WhatsApp. “For unskilled labour, the LHDA is finalising appointment of a Labour Recruitment Consultant that will work closely with local community structures to register job seekers and ensure transparent recruitment processes. “Any other agencies purporting to be recruiting for Phase II are doing so without the blessing of the LHDA and are contravening the LHDA’s recruitment policies.  This matter is currently being investigated.”