A pile of foul smelling waste at Tšosane dumpsite ©photo supplied Billy Ntaote Plans to relocate the foul-smelling Tšosane dumpsite to Tšoeneng were aborted after the Natural Resources and the Law Cluster instructed the Maseru City Council (MCC) to cancel ongoing processes to do so due to a lack of funds. Responding to
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How the British company was awarded exclusive rights to Lesotho’s waste
Billy Ntaote Former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s administration awarded a British man, Peter Smith an exclusive 25-year all-waste project agreement for management and processing waste into energy and various products in 2018. The project is touted as a long-lasting solution to a protracted battle between Maseru city residents of areas of Ha
N$18m stolen from SME Bank washed by Mugabe’s ex-pilot
ELIASER NDEYANALE and TIMO SHIHEPO A total of N$18,8 million stolen from SME Bank was transferred to and laundered by former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s ex-pilot and confidant Robert Mhlanga. This is according to court documents filed in South Africa’s Gauteng High Court by SME Bank’s liquidators Ian McLaren and David Bruni. The
The business of waste and politics
Tšosane’s dumpsite is now fuller than ever © Retšelisitsoe Khabo Billy Ntaote A grand waste management plan for Lesotho is yet to get off the ground six years after a lucrative contract was awarded to a company that would clear Maseru’s foul-smelling Tšosane dumpsite, build a new processing plant, and then manage
WASCO mulls booting out a contractor for failure to complete M9.4 million project
Nteboheleng Thamae A M9.4 million project to connect rural homes in Sehlabeng-sa-Thuathe (Thuathe Plateau) to piped water has been abandoned by contractors who are demanding funds to complete the work which, they argue, was increased over the course of the 12-month contract. The government is having none of this saying no
Impact: SADP moves to audit its grants
Matiisetso Mosala Following MNN's exposé of suspected fraud and corruption within the Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP), the project is contracting an independent consultant to examine if the donor-funded grants that have been dispersed to date have been above board. As part of SADP II, the organisation put out a call for
UK-Diamond company that won water and climate awards has been linked to water pollution in Lesotho
For eight months, Sechaba Mokhethi, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, and Cindy Sipula investigated years of outcry from residents living near a UK diamond mining company. The team conducted scientific analysis of water flowing out of the company waste pipe into the community river, used satellite imagery to determine the level of alleged
MCA hires questionable SADP boss, fires her in one month
'Malichaba Nkhethoa celebrating her farewell from SADP on May 3, 2024. © photo supplied Matiisetso Mosala Several months after being outed for turning Lesotho’s donor-funded, Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP) into a personal get-rich-quick-scheme, controversial executive ‘Malichaba Nkhethoa, resigned to take a job with an American-funding organisation. While this move raised questions about
Police accused of bungling minor’s case
Tlokoeng Police Station Manager, Senior Inspector Mphelehetse Khatleli © Retšelisitsoe Khabo Matiisetso Mosala A young girl, who became pregnant while still a minor, has been charged with getting an abortion, which is illegal in Lesotho. But, the family is questioning why the man who made her pregnant has not been charged as
Botswana water transfer project abandons injured worker
An injured worker, Seabata Monare © Billy Ntaote Matiisetso Mosala A worker employed as a guard on a construction site is demanding compensation for loss of livelihood after he was injured at work. The South African company that was employing him as a guard on the Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project in
