Hundreds of Lesotho diamond mining jobs to be axed following US tariff threats

Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Letšeng Diamonds are expected to lose their jobs

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News | 28 July 2025

SA police: No evidence of Lesotho rebel army

Lesotho’s security chiefs have claimed there are illegal military training camps on SA farms

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Brief | 28 July 2025

Lesotho at risk of economic collapse after aid cuts and Trump’s tariffs

African Development Bank warns that economic growth could drop to 0.5% next year

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News | 26 July 2025

South Africa silent on Lesotho rebel army allegations

Last week, Lesotho security chiefs said there were terrorist training camps in the Free State

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Brief | 25 July 2025

Lesotho claims there are illegal military training camps on SA farms

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

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News | 21 July 2025

Lesotho dams authority fights back in “legally baseless” court case

Court applicants say the LHDA has failed to compensate them adequately after they were displaced

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Law | 14 July 2025

The human cost of SA’s water lifeline: Lesotho communities go to court

Thousands of people and hundreds of businesses are taking the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority to court over the Katse and other dam projects

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Law | 11 July 2025

Lesotho declares unemployment a national disaster

The declaration will remain in effect for two years

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Brief | 11 July 2025

US aid cuts leave rural Lesotho schools searching for alternative funding

Across Lesotho, many children are still learning in church halls and outside, says education official

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News | 27 June 2025

Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service comes after months of US funding cuts and tariffs put immense pressure on the country’s economy

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News | 24 June 2025

Mass lay-offs at Lesotho garment factories as US tariffs bite

After the Trump administration’s threat of 50% import duty on Lesotho, orders have dried up and production lines have shut down

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News | 13 June 2025

US cuts food aid to 36,000 children in Lesotho

About one in five people in rural Lesotho face food insecurity

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Feature | 6 June 2025

Lesotho fishing company’s strange “error” on donations

Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth R2.9-million, but actually gave less than R450,000

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News | 4 June 2025

Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

60% of the country’s HIV counsellors have been laid off and the country’s TB programme is faltering

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News | 2 June 2025

Big US-funded chicken project shuts down in Lesotho

Five-year plan was to up meat production by 40%

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News | 28 May 2025

The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry

Villagers survive on meagre earnings while big companies make millions

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Feature | 15 May 2025