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Political party funding | Unmasking the political blessers
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - The Electoral Commission is hosting its first Political Funding symposium. It comes four years after the implementation of the Political Funding Act. It also comes after the National Assembly approved the doubling of thresholds for...
Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho
Eye Witness News
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T-Connect Lesotho, a licensed reseller of Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, officially launched on Monday, after mounting economic pressure on Lesotho from the US. The country experienced widespread job losses after major US...
It’s ‘a very heavy moment’ for Latter-day Saints impacted by weekend minibus crash in Lesotho
East Idaho News
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June 24, 2025
The following is a news release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. SALT LAKE CITY – A minibus carrying young women, ages 12-17, and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were traveling to an activity in...
Nagy: Why President Trump is focusing on Africa
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas
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On July 9 President Trump hosted five West African leaders to a White House lunch. This closely follows the June 27 signing in Washington of an accord between the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), witnessed by...
Starlink rolls out its high-speed internet service in Lesotho, now in 24 African countries
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched in Lesotho. The rollout follows the granting of a 10-year operating licence on April 14, 2025, by Lesotho’s communications regulator, enabling...
6 small countries around the world with rich culture and history
The Times of India
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Our world has different small and big countries that hold unique charm, rich history, and fascinating cultures. These factors also make them different from each other. We know about the rich culture and history of big countries, but people know...
National insurance supervisory authorities in Africa
Atlas Magazine
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Country Insurance supervisory authorities Year of establishment Algeria Ministry of Finance, Insurance Supervisory Commission (CSA) 1995 Angola Agência Angolana de Regulação e Supervisão de Seguros (ARSEG) (Angolan Agency of Regulation and...
Update: Grieving Latter-day Saints in Lesotho mourn with country devastated from crash that killed and injured young women
Deseret News - Utah
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June 23, 2025
Members of the Maputsoe Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were reeling Sunday when they met for their weekly sacrament service, one day after a multi-vehicle crash killed more than half a dozen of the branch’s Young Women....
Multivehicle crash in Lesotho claims lives of Latter-day Saint young women, leaders
KSL - Utah
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LESOTHO — A minibus carrying young women and local leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was involved in a multivehicle collision while traveling to a youth activity in the Kingdom of Lesotho on Saturday, resulting in the loss...
Vunani reports R3. 1 million loss in challenging economic climate
IOL
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June 21, 2025
Vunani, the independent black-owned diversified financial services group, for the year ended February 28, 2025 posted a loss of R3.1 million, compared to a profit of R24.2m in 2024 amid a difficult and volatile operating environment owing to...
Lesotho’s lifeline to Joburg
Engineering News
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In the highlands of Mokhotlong, Lesotho, the Khubelu and Mabunyaneng bridge projects are rising not only through shrewd engineering, but because of critical collaboration between Lesotho and South Africa that will ensure sustainable water supply...
Lipholo’s arrest tears nation apart
Public Eye
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July 10, 2025
‘MANT’SANG KHUTLISI MASERU – Dr Tšepo Lipholo – the leader of Basotho Convenant Movement – BCM was arrested earlier this week in a development that has stirred intense public and political interest across Lesotho. The arrest, carried out by the...
Nthole languishes in Addis jail – ministers sip tea at home
Public Eye
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July 10, 2025
MOTSAMAI MOKOTJO MASERU – Tlapane Nthole, a councillor from Boribeng Electoral Division under the Sephokong Community Council continues to languish in jail in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Meanwhile ministers who should ensure his welfare continue to sip...
Journo Alumni speak on EUVP benefits.
Public Eye
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July 10, 2025
‘MATHATO SEBOKA MASERU – The European Union (EU) hosted a luncheon on Wednesday this week, a gathering which untied alumni of the European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP) and participants from recent regional journalism seminars in Brussels. The...
World Horse Day Celebrated for the First Time
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, July 11, 2025 /MONTSAME/.The 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly discussed and adopted the draft Resolution on "Proclaiming July 11 as World Horse Day," initiated by President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, on June 3,...
Taxman, MISA partner to reinforce media relations
Public Eye
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July 10, 2025
BOKANG MOSHOESHOE MASERU – Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) in collaboration with the Media Institute of Southern Africa – Lesotho (MISA Lesotho) hosted a dynamic Press Club session on RSL Social Club in Maseru this week. The ground breaking move...
19th Chinese medical team sojourns Polihali
Public Eye
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July 10, 2025
LINEO MALATALIANA MOKHOTLONG – The 19th batch of Chinese (Hubei) Medical Team from the People’s Republic of China have assumed their annual responsibility Lesotho in style. The team attached to the ministry of health includes nine doctors and a...
The perverse globalism of Donald Trump
The Business Times Singapore
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July 10, 2025
NO ONE has been more consistent in denouncing globalists and globalism than US President Donald Trump. If “tariff” is the favourite word of his dictionary, “globalist” is his preferred term of abuse. How ironic then, that Trump is turning himself...
IEC chair Mosotho Moepya shortlisted for another seven-year term
BusinessLIVE
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A panel chaired by chief justice Mandisa Maya has published the list of 12 candidates who have been shortlisted for interviews 19 June 2025 - 13:59 by SINESIPHO SCHRIEBER Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) chairperson Mosotho Moepya has been...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
Zero Hedge
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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...