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A two-week campaign will help former and current Lesotho mineworkers claim their unpaid benefits from 19 to 30 October. Minister Ts’eliso Mokhosi announced the mobilisation of several organisations across five districts and warned against fraudsters, according to Thereporter.
Source: Thereporter
About 450 temporary workers from Lesotho’s 2026 Housing and Population Census are demanding unpaid wages and allowances, including up to 10,850 maloti for April per person. The workers have petitioned the Senate’s petitions committee and are threatening legal action, according to TheReporter.
Source: Thereporter
FNB Lesotho has launched funeral insurance covering up to 21 family members, with a maximum benefit of 100,000 maloti. Unveiled in Maseru, the product offers premiums starting at 1.63 maloti a day, in partnership with LNIG Hollard, Lestimes reports.
Source: Lestimes
Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane has urged ministries to pay public works contractors on time after they complete projects. At the opening of a construction and infrastructure exhibition in Maseru, he said payment delays weaken businesses and hamper projects, Lestimes reports.
Source: Lestimes
Lesotho is hosting the 48th ordinary session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, opened in Maseru by Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara. Representatives of African Union member states and partner organisations are discussing the protection of children from violence and harmful practices, particularly in the digital environment, until 20 October, reports Lesotho Times.
Source: Lestimes
Lijabatho ended Matlama’s perfect start to the season with a 3-1 win in the Vodacom Premier League, scoring three goals before half-time. Matlama remain second with 15 points, behind Bantu, while Lijabatho rise to third with 14 points, according to the Lesotho Times.
Source: Lestimes
Renegotiation of the Letšeng concession raised royalties on diamond sales from 8% to 10% in 2019, alongside a ten-year extension, renewable once. The agreement also addressed governance, shareholders’ rights and local company participation, Congo B reports.
Source: Congo B
The government of Lesotho, the United Nations Population Fund and UN partners have begun revising national guidelines on preventing sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. The process is also intended to prepare for their adoption and rollout, staff training and monitoring of their implementation, according to UNFPA Lesotho.
Source: Thereporter
The badminton federations of Lesotho and Botswana have signed an agreement providing for an annual regional tournament to be held alternately in the two countries. The partnership is intended to give young Basotho players, coaches and referees more competitive experience at lower cost, according to Public Eye.
Source: Public Eye
Officials from the Maseru Athletics Academy have been removed from the organising committee of the Minet Independence Marathon, triggering a governance crisis in Lesotho athletics. The academy accuses national coach Mantšebo Manama of favouring representatives of the Ministry of Sports, according to Public Eye.
Source: Public Eye
Lesotho’s Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences has signed an agreement with Interpol’s National Central Bureau to access several international databases. The tools will enable it to verify identities and travel documents and check the status of foreign suspects, according to a statement from the directorate.
Source: Thereporter
The Matala Local Court in Lesotho has postponed until 4 November 2026 the trial brought by Neo Machake against her landlord, Mothobi Mothobi, over alleged defamation. The tenant is seeking compensation over remarks she considers insulting and humiliating, in a dispute linked in part to the volume of her radio, reports Thereporter.
Source: Thereporter
The Vodacom Lesotho Foundation has handed over five renovated classrooms at Matelile Primary School in Mafeteng district after repairing badly deteriorated roofs, walls and floors. Education Minister Ntoi Rapapa welcomed the investment in safer learning conditions, according to TheReporter.
Source: Thereporter
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