Lesotho News

“The pre-paid water meters are installed in order to save water. Still the pre-paid water meters only apply to the poor black communities, and not to the hedonistic suburban communities where water is wasted”

PAY UP AT THE TAP: PRE-PAID WATER METERS PUT THE POOR AT RISK By Christian Johannessen [Free photos available, see below] In Lesotho, South Africa and many other African countries, devices that restrict ... via World Council of Churches

“It is undervalued and not treated with respect.”

A two-day conference on water issues in the Southern African Development Community , which opened Wednesday in Maseru, Lesotho, has seen representatives of government, civil society, the private sector, donors ... via Corporate Social Responsibility News

Comments By Sean McCormack Comments By Sean McCormack Leaders of the Southern African Development Community were expected to gather for another extraordinary summit on the crisis in Zimbabwe amid mounting ... via Voice of America

“One can imagine what would have happened if this truck managed to cross the border and how many lives could have been negatively affected”

Police have seized over 3 tons of dagga - worth an estimated R3,97-million on the street - on the Lesotho border. via The Star

Population : 2,008,000 Area: 11,720 sq mi Find complete information about this country by visiting the country page . via Encyclopaedia Britannica

For the second straight year, Wittenberg University students and professors are joining forces to raise money for orphans in the impoverished African nation of Lesotho by organizing an event called Survivor ... via Wittenberg University

“It was very nerve-racking in the tent”

THE metaphor he used was a footballing one, but nothing Fabio Capello has experienced in his glittering career prepared him for the emotional journey he had just endured. via Daily Express

By Laurence Caromba In 1997, Nigeria sent troops into Sierra Leone to depose Major Johnny Koromah, a young military officer who had successfully toppled the elected government of Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. via Independent Online

'Roof' organisers ready for international invasion YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CRAZY, BUT IT HELPS: The name on the numboer plate and gear of this international competitor's bike in the 2007 Roof of Africa says it ... via Motoring.co.za

“It is alleged that he was last seen driving with two males, who are also suspects.”

Seven people arrested in connection with the murder of a Lesotho businessman will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Monday, said Free State police. via News24.com

A life and death mission in Lesotho KINGDOM OF LESOTHO Lesotho is a land-locked country surrounded by South Africa. via Houston Chronicle

It is a year that was mostly stable from a political perspective with relative peace in the more unpredictable parts of the regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, although latest developments in the ... via The Herald

“I've learned so much about how to care for them, because they've become a livelihood”

When Mamanuel Rampai heard she would receive a free pig for Christmas a few years ago, purchased by an anonymous donor in the US through an aid group's online gift catalogue, she all but dismissed the present. via IRIN

“My sister passed away of Aids-related illnesses a few years ago and I think that if society had been more open about HIV then, she may have survived. I feel that providing a job to someone with HIV is somehow doing something for my sister.”

Thirty-nine year old gardener David Damani has never been so happy digging a garden. via BBC

“They can be very disruptive to health systems - the very things they claim they are trying to improve.”

MASERU, Lesotho - A neighbor shaved Matsepang Nyoba's head with an antiquated razor. via Chicago Tribune

The people of Lesotho have heeded government's call to go back to work, the SABC reported today.

“Today I've already sold ten, and ten digging forks.”

FAO agricultural fairs help thousands of poor farm families in southern Africa Mbabane, Swaziland - ' FAO has distributed over 1 000 tonnes of seeds, as well as fertilizer and tools, to more than 110 000 poor ... via NewsRoom

People have been rushing to stock essentials in the Lesotho capital, Maseru, ahead of a stayaway called by the alliance of opposition parties. via SABC News

“There would be no future for Africa if our hard-working people are allowed to be wasted away by HIV/AIDS. HIV can be likened to a new form of slavery and a new form of colonialism which threatens the very existence of our people”

Sekyi Awuku Amoa for contributing immensely to reducing HIV/AIDS infection in the country. via Nigerian Bloggers

“They will save classical music”

Hugh Masekela's gig tore apart the staid decorum of London's classical scene. Events like this can't be captured on CD Simon Jenkins Friday November 30, 2007 The Guardian The last time I heard the trumpeter and ... via Guardian Unlimited