Society
Lesotho steps up child protection measures
afrol News, 2 May - As part of Lesotho's initiative to curb the escalating child abuse, the Maseru Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with other partners launched the Child Helpline in Maseru earlier this week. The facility which would be housed at Lesotho Save the Children, would enable children to report all forms of abuse and encourage children to raise their views.
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Economy - Development | Politics
Lesotho "overlooked by donors"
afrol News, 25 February - An overview of development cooperation partnerships between African and donor countries had revealed that Lesotho has ended up as the most "undeservedly overlooked" country, according to an analysis by the journal 'African Future'. Despite good governance, relative democracy and heavy needs due to the AIDS pandemic and droughts induced by global warming, only Ireland sees Lesotho as a major development partner.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition
Lesotho launches price subsidy campaign
afrol News, 25 October - Lesotho authorities are currently sensitising the public on the food price subsidy.The campaign, conducted by officials from Trade and Marketing departments, sensitises citizens about the recommended prices. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Health | Gender - Women
Big boost for Lesotho nutrition
afrol News, 18 October - A remarkable partnership has been sealed between Irish Aid and the UN children’s agency [Unicef] with the former contributing €450,000 to the latter. The money was meant to support the Lesotho government’s response to battle what is considered as the worst droughts the country had experienced in 30 years. Read more
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Agriculture - Nutrition
Big boost for Lesotho nutrition
afrol News, 18 October - A remarkable partnership has been sealed between Irish Aid and the UN children’s agency [Unicef] with the former contributing €450,000 to the latter. The money was meant to support the Lesotho government’s response to battle what is considered as the worst droughts the country had experienced in 30 years. Read more
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Gender - Women | Health
Lesotho churches bolster HIV/AIDS fight
afrol News, 12 July - A group of prominent and renowned church leaders in Lesotho showed their commitment to promote dignity, equality and rights of all people, especially those living with HIV/AIDS in front of King Letsie III and Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili. They also pledged to discuss openly issues around HIV/AIDS - treatment, shun negative statements that the disease is a divine punishment as well as break negative cultural barriers. Read more
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Society | Media
Lesotho star reporter under govt attack
afrol News, 26 June - Thabo Thakalekoala, one of Lesotho's most prominent journalists and media activists, is charged with "failing to report subversive activity" after first being detained for three days on treason charges. Mr Thakalekoala had read out an open letter calling for the arrest of the entire government over corruption charges.
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Politics | Gender - Women
Gender quotas win the day in Lesotho
afrol News / Gender Links, 4 April - One imagines people who challenge the State in the High Court to be affluent, urban and well known. Yet finding Tsepo Molefe, the man who made history by challenging Lesotho's legislated 30 percent quota for women in local government takes a two-hour drive out of the capital city Maseru, in among the majestic peaks of Leribe and down country lanes that disappear into potholes too large to navigate before you get to his home in Litjotjela.
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Gender - Women | Health | Society
More aid for Lesotho's numerous orphans
afrol News, 2 April - Over 60,000 orphans are to benefit directly from what the UN calls "a landmark partnership", sealed by the government of Lesotho, the European Commission (EC) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). European grants thus are channelled towards one third of Lesotho's orphans, most having lost their parents to AIDS. Read more
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Politics | Gender - Women
Disappointment over women's share of Lesotho MPs
afrol News / Gender Links, 15 March - In Lesotho, like the majority of the Southern African countries, the advancement of women in politics continues to lag behind. In the February polls, just 28 women parliamentarians were elected out of 120 in the national assembly - merely 23 percent. This came as a disappointment after local elections in 2005 that saw a majority of women being elected.
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Politics
New Lesotho cabinet sworn in
afrol News, 8 March - Lesotho's new cabinet ministers have been sworn in at a ceremony led by Chief Justice Mahapela Lehohla in the presence of King Letsie III, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili at the Royal Palace premises in the capital Maseru. Lesotho's February election were won by the ruling party, and despite previous concerns, went off violent-free and transparently.
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Politics
Ruling party leads Lesotho polls
afrol News, 19 February - The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) us leading the weekend's legislative polls in which over 1.8 million citizens voted. The LCD had polled 30 constituencies out of the 80 contested seats, while its main challengers, the newly founded opposition group All Basotho Convention (ABC) won 15.
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Politics
Will Lesotho hold peaceful polls?
afrol News, 16 February - 1.8 million voters in the Southern African kingdom of Lesotho go to the polls on Saturday to elect their law makers. It is expected that a newly coined opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC), which is a breakaway party from the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), will sweep the polls. Fears of post-election violence are however looming in the country.
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Politics | Media
Before Lesotho polls, press under fire
afrol News, 14 February - It has almost become tradition in Lesotho; times of elections are times of trouble. Otherwise a country that respects press freedom, Lesotho's main independent journalists has received death threats and legal challenges for digging into the ruling party's internal affairs.
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» 16.01.2007 - 19 parties register for Lesotho polls
» 01.12.2006 - Lesotho heads for early elections
» 23.11.2006 - German firm finally debarred over Lesotho bribes
» 18.10.2006 - Male-ruled Lesotho hosts many women role models
» 13.10.2006 - Modest economic growth in Lesotho
» 07.06.2006 - Lesotho intensifies efforts to help rape survivors
» 01.03.2006 - Crack in Lesotho dam sparks safety concerns
» 08.02.2006 - Calls for female inheritance to Lesotho's throne
» 09.11.2005 - Regional AIDS policy meeting held in Lesotho
» 08.07.2005 - New drought in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia
» 15.06.2005 - Migrant workers targeted in Lesotho AIDS campaign
» 28.04.2005 - Men annoyed by Lesotho's "women elections"
» 17.03.2005 - Lesotho reviewing labour code
» 04.03.2005 - Lesotho hopes for first good harvest in 4 years
» 18.02.2005 - Budget presented in Lesotho parliament
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