The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has seen costs escalate from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion today, with delays pushing completion from 2019 to 2028
News | 13 August 2025
Lesotho parliamentary committee uncovered serious irregularities during a surprise visit to a Qwaqwa-based company
News | 11 August 2025
Lesotho cabinet ministers to engage with SA counterparts over the issue
News | 7 August 2025
Government relieved by reduction from threatened 50% to 15%
Brief | 4 August 2025
Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Letšeng Diamonds are expected to lose their jobs
News | 28 July 2025
Lesotho’s security chiefs have claimed there are illegal military training camps on SA farms
Brief | 28 July 2025
African Development Bank warns that economic growth could drop to 0.5% next year
News | 26 July 2025
Last week, Lesotho security chiefs said there were terrorist training camps in the Free State
Brief | 25 July 2025
Security chiefs say youths are lured by Malata Naha group to fight for return of territories to Lesotho, but an opposition politician claims it’s a ruse
News | 21 July 2025
Court applicants say the LHDA has failed to compensate them adequately after they were displaced
Law | 14 July 2025
Thousands of people and hundreds of businesses are taking the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority to court over the Katse and other dam projects
Law | 11 July 2025
The declaration will remain in effect for two years
Brief | 11 July 2025
Across Lesotho, many children are still learning in church halls and outside, says education official
News | 27 June 2025
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service comes after months of US funding cuts and tariffs put immense pressure on the country’s economy
News | 24 June 2025
After the Trump administration’s threat of 50% import duty on Lesotho, orders have dried up and production lines have shut down
News | 13 June 2025
About one in five people in rural Lesotho face food insecurity
Feature | 6 June 2025