By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Reporter (Lesotho)
The National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled in Lesotho condemns the killing of a 16-year-old girl with an intellectual disability in Mapoteng, in Berea district, Lesotho. It calls for a thorough investigation and prosecution, and urges community leaders to report cases of violence, according to The Reporter.
The Persons with Disabilities Advisory Council, with the National Association of the Deaf Lesotho, is running a two-day training for members of the national sign language committee. The programme covers Deaf culture, visual communication and working with interpreters, according to The Reporter.
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Journalist and human rights activist Kananelo Boloetse has asked the Lesotho government to establish a commission of inquiry into his abduction last month. He says statements by Police Commissioner Borotho Matsoso and Police Minister Voeswa Tsheka are hindering his recovery, according to The Reporter.
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Ken Ashigbey, coordinator of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, is calling on President John Dramani Mahama to declare a state of emergency in areas taken over by illegal gold mining. He says officials responsible for enforcing mining law are involved, and calls for the recommendations of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference to be followed, according to MyJoyOnline.
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Vodacom Lesotho is calling for a coordinated national response to repeated damage to its telecommunications infrastructure, which is disrupting communications and connectivity across the country. The acts affect cables, electrical systems and network equipment, according to Ts’epo Ntaopane, the operator’s head of external and regulatory affairs.
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Lesotho consul ordered to repay 91,000 malotiLesotho’s Public Accounts Committee has asked ’Mamolefe Ntaitsane, consul general in Johannesburg, to pay 91,000 maloti to the state for unpaid rent. The sum represents a monthly shortfall of 7,000 maloti accumulated over 13 months, The Reporter reports.
In Eswatini, Dlamini accuses Finance Ministry of blocking public procurementEswatini Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini accuses the Finance Ministry of blocking the review of procurement procedures for three years, which he says are responsible for poor public service quality. The government’s response to MPs is contained in the Private and Cabinet Office report on second-quarter performance for 2026/2027, reports the Times of Eswatini.The week in Africa
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