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T-Connect vows to end connectivity challenges in Lesotho
Lesotho Times
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June 30, 2025
…Starlink satellite internet service officially launched …Promises 10,000 direct jobs and 50,000 indirect jobs Leemisa Thuseho GLOBAL tech mogul Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is now officially available in Lesotho, following its...
More job cuts in Lesotho loading: How will they afford Starlink?
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 30, 2025
The potential 50% tariff hike has led to buyers from the US not placing orders, resulting in factories being forced to close. Like a domino effect, garment factories in Lesotho are closing one after the other, as the Trump administration threatens...
Lesotho explores agricultural insurance
Lesotho Times
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June 27, 2025
Seithati Motšoeneng THE government, seeking to strengthen the agricultural sector, boost food security and build resilience against climate-related shocks, has unveiled a comprehensive study into the feasibility of agricultural insurance....
Gvt lauds WFP’s fight for food security in Lesotho
Lesotho Times
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June 27, 2025
…As agency launches second Country Strategic Plan Moroke Sekoboto THE government has lauded the World Food Programme (WFP) for its assistance in addressing food and nutrition needs in Lesotho during periods of food insecurity, climatic, and...
Lesotho sangoma abandons bail in Kutlwano Shalaba murder case
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 26, 2025
The Sangoma is Khounyana is facing charges of premeditated murder, Human trafficking of a 2-year-old baby. A 50-year-old undocumented Lesotho national and sangoma facing a slew of charges has abandoned his bail bid. Sangoma, Sebokoana Khounyana,...
Millions of people dead. On purpose.
Patheos
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July 1, 2025
• “USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years“ More than 14 million people could die over the next five years because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to...
Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom
Monroe County Herald - Wisconsin
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June 30, 2025
Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria, The Conversation Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My...
Community police face murder charges
Lesotho Times
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June 30, 2025
…Ha Tsolo, Likalaneng ‘Mahokela’ groups land in court Hopolang Mokhopi TWO groups of community policing forums (Mahokela) from Ha Tsolo and Likalaneng in Maseru have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after allegedly fatally assaulting...
Starlink Launches High-Speed Satellite Internet in Lesotho, Bridging Digital Divide
South Africa Today
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June 25, 2025
In a landmark development for digital connectivity, Starlink has officially gone live in Lesotho, bringing high-speed satellite internet to both urban and rural areas. The launch marks a significant step toward closing the country’s digital...
Starlink launches in Lesotho amid US tariff threat
TechCentral
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June 24, 2025
T-Connect Lesotho, a licensed reseller of Starlink – Elon Musk’s satellite internet service – officially launched on Monday, after mounting economic pressure on Lesotho from the US. The country experienced widespread job losses after major US...
Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho
Eye Witness News
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T-Connect Lesotho, a licensed reseller of Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, officially launched on Monday, after mounting economic pressure on Lesotho from the US. The country experienced widespread job losses after major US...
Multi-billion Maloti Sekhametsi in turmoil
Lesotho Times
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June 30, 2025
…as Minister Moteane is embroiled in another conflict-of-interest scandal …while PM Matekane is also fingered in “unauthorised” investments … Dr Ramatlapeng accused of fomenting chaos to block audit report Moorosi Tsiane A bitter internal battle...
Update: Grieving Latter-day Saints in Lesotho mourn with country devastated from crash that killed and injured young women
Deseret News - Utah
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June 23, 2025
Members of the Maputsoe Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were reeling Sunday when they met for their weekly sacrament service, one day after a multi-vehicle crash killed more than half a dozen of the branch’s Young Women....
Yoga: Simple Routines That Support Emotional Health
The Hans India
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June 23, 2025
India ranks among the top countries with the longest working hours, according to the International Labour Organisation. On average, Indian workers spend 46.7 hours a week at work, with over half regularly exceeding 49 hours. The country stands...
Best Southern African Songs of 2025 So Far - Mid-Year Roundup
OkayAfrica
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June 30, 2025
Southern Africa's music scene is currently undergoing an exhilarating renaissance — a vibrant blend of history and boundary-pushing innovation. Across the region, artists are boldly redefining genres, merging the ancestral with the avant-garde,...
Village Health Workers Down Tools Over Pay
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- The Post) MASERU – ABOUT 8 300 Village Health Workers (VHW) downed tools this week in protest over poor pay, paralyzing the delivery of health services at the basic level countrywide. The workers are demanding a M2 844 monthly wage, up...
Lesotho’s dire health crisis needs coherent response plan
Lesotho Times
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June 6, 2025
LESOTHO’S health system is in crisis after the United States implemented drastic funding reductions to its HIV and healthcare programs causing the lose of hundreds of jobs with more expected. While Minister of Health Selibe Mochoboroane has on...
Macron says tariffs imposed by powerful countries a form of ‘blackmail’
BusinessLIVE
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He also urged support — and a rethinking — of the World Trade Organisation to bring it in line with goals to fight inequality and climate change. “Bringing back a trade war and tariffs at this moment in the life of the planet is an aberration,...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...