Lesotho News

Maseru - Former Botswana president Ketumile Masire arrived in Lesotho on Wednesday where a regional body has sent him to help negotiate a political impasse, a SADC official said.

Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture.

Nine people appeared in the Ficksburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday in connection with the assault of two women, one disabled, on their Rosendal farm in the eastern Free State in June.

It's not your grandparents' Peace Corps anymore. Volunteers still work on community and business development, and agricultural, environmental, and health programs, with a dash of information technology in the mix.

The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, on 30 June 2009 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Leribe , presented by Bishop Paul Khoarai in conformity with the Code of Canon Law, canon 401 1. The Holy Father appointed as Bishop of Leribe Rev.

The government on Wednesday inked a pact with Kingdom of Lesotho for linking the landlocked country with e-network as part of the pan-African project.

The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, on 30 June 2009 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese Maseru , presented by Archbishop Bernard Mohlalisi OMI, in conformity with the Code of Canon Law, canon 401 1. The Holy Father appointed as Archbishop of Maseru , Rev.

JOHANNESBURG, 29 June 2009 - A pilot programme in Lesotho has demonstrated that primary health care clinics run by nurses can successfully deliver HIV and TB care and treatment services to patients in remote rural areas.

Maseru, Jun 27 Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho, led a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Disaster management authorities say about 900 000 people have been affected by bad weather in the Cape Peninsula.

The Kingdom of Lesotho is Africa's diamond in the rough, with some of the world's richest diamond deposits.

South Africaa s President Jacob Zuma has officially declared the countdown to the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup.

The construction of a two billion dollar dam in Metolong, some 35 kilometres outside of Lesotho's capital Maseru, is being welcomed by people in and around the city who will gain access to clean and safe drinking water when construction is completed in 2013.

Angola's capital Luanda has again been rated the most expensive city in the world for expat workers, followed by Tokyo, according to a survey published Wednesday.

Five African Heads of State have confirmed their attendance for the Word Economic Forum scheduled for next week.

By Alex Eliseev Wearing his dusty gumboots and guarded by police officers, 21-year-old Khojane Monaheng waits patiently for his turn to enter the mortuary.

A GRANDMOTHER was greeted by royalty when she went on a fact-finding mission to see at first hand how a charity is helping impoverished families in Africa.

The president of the International Criminal Court began a five-day visit to Africa Monday to try to drum up support for the court, which has been widely maligned on the continent over its indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. ICC President Sang-Hyun Song kicked off his first visit to the continent since taking office in Tanzania.

The South African government intends to preserve its rich cultural heritage by utilizing and developing all its official and unofficial languages.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition, Lesotho Sings, was launched last week at the George Bernard Shaw Room of the Carlow Central Library.