It is with great distress that the MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism has learned of the barbaric and cowardly actions of assailants who assassinated Tšenolo FM’s program anchor Ralikonelo Joki, who was affectionately known as Leqhashasha. Mr. Joki was gunned down by unknown assailants when he left the Tšenolo FM premises
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SADP director’s steady move up the ranks
MATIISETSO MOSALA Her promotion to the top job in Lesotho’s Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP II) raised eyebrows and questions, especially after the job requirements were lowered to suit her qualification and experience. ‘Malichaba Nkhethoa started working at the SADP in 2014 as a deputy competitive grant officer, and has risen steadily
Rot dashes smallholder farmers’ hopes
MATIISETSO MOSALA A government agricultural project, which attracts millions of US dollars in donor funding, has been turned into a personal get-rich-quick scheme by the public servant who heads it up, leaving the farmers who are supposed to benefit out of pocket and unable to grow their businesses. This public servant
Be merciful, don’t publish – LNDC
…investment promotion agency shields Nien Hsing from water pollution exposé This is the fourth part of a five-part investigation by MNN into how Lesotho’s textile factories operate with a disregard for labour laws and with apparent impunity as tests confirm that factories release toxic wastewater into water courses, including the Mohokare
Factories leave trail of faeces, chemically polluted water in two major towns
This is the third part of a five-part investigation by MNN into how Lesotho’s textile factories operate with a disregard for labour laws and with apparent impunity as tests confirm that factories release toxic wastewater into water courses, including the Mohokare/Caledon River. PASCALINAH KABI This series is supported by the Pulitzer
Lesotho’s choice: carrot or stick?
The United States says it won’t offer Lesotho a USD 300 million compact unless overhauled labour, health and safety laws are implemented in textile factories This is the second part of a five-part investigation by MNN into how Lesotho’s textile factories operate with a disregard for labour laws and with apparent
Factories dump chemicals into key rivers
This is the first of a five-part investigation into chemical pollution by textile factories in Lesotho. This is not just affecting Lesotho. The rivers into which chemicals are being released extend into other countries in southern Africa. SECHABA MOKHETHI This series was supported by Pulitzer Centre Lesotho’s water-quality authorities have rejected independent, scientific
Matekane’s M6.7b Letšeng contracts raise alarm on water pollution
PASCALINAH KABI Bertha Foundation Fellow Letšeng Diamonds, Lesotho’s most lucrative mine, has awarded contracts worth M6.7 billion to MGC Mining, a company that is ultimately owned by Prime Minister Sam Matekane. The value of the contracts was disclosed in a 16-page response by Letšeng to a number of reports by the MNN Centre
Mokhotlong women sell their bodies to LHDA contractors
MNN Reporters Phase II of the Lesotho Water Highlands Project is well underway. It is billed as a project with significant financial benefit to Lesotho but it carries devastating social implications for women, including under-age girls, who are selling their bodies to contractors working on the project. Healthcare workers have noticed that
