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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

A view of Makhaleng River from Tsinyane Malealea © Billy Ntaote Billy Ntaote Residents of Tsinyane, which is a village tucked away on the outskirts of Malealea, Matelile, fear that if the Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project begins it is going to mean they lose their ancestral homes as well as their livelihoods. While

The Ministry of Development Planning at Government Office Complex. Anti-corruption authorities are probing a deal between two companies which were battling for a lucrative government contract. Photo supplied. RELEBOHILE KHUTLANG A South African debt collecting company has struck a deal with a Lesotho competitor over a government tender to collect debt. The South

Mamphasa Monethi As the M562 million construction of key roads linked to the Lesotho Water Highlands Project’s phase second phase powers ahead, a widow’s house near the construction works has been left damaged and possibly unsafe to live in. Contractors have taken some responsibility, done a quick patch of the house,