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Representatives from Strauss and Co, Alliance Française de Maseru, IFAS and the Morija Museum and Archives team gather during the digitisation support mission at the Morija Museum and Archives in Lesotho on April 13, 2026.
Cultural Diplomacy

France backs Lesotho heritage digitisation project

Maseru - A team from Strauss and Co visited Lesotho on April 13 to support an ongoing digitisation project aimed at preserving and...

Dr Leon Schreiber, Minister of Home Affairs for the Republic of South Africa
Diplomacy

SA refutes claims that Lesotho nationals can enter without passports

Pretoria - South Africa's Department of Home Affairs has dismissed as false reports circulating in the media and on social media claiming that...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Lesotho King Letsie III cut the ribbon to officially open the Senqu Bridge in Mokhotlong, Kingdom of Lesotho, on April 22, 2026.
AfricaDiplomacy

Ramaphosa, King Letsie III open Senqu Bridge in Lesotho

Maseru - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa travelled to Mokhotlong in the Kingdom of Lesotho on Wednesday to officially launch the Senqu Bridge,...

The second Tunnel Boring Machine, renamed "Loboborane la Manyokola Thita," begins its journey underground along the 38.5 kilometre tunnel route linking the Polihali and Katse reservoirs as part of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. | Photo: Supplied
DiplomacyEnvironment & Water

Second tunnel boring machine launched for Lesotho water project

Maseru - he second Tunnel Boring Machine has been officially launched at Polihali, pushing forward Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project...

Lesotho's Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, Hon. Lephema Lebona (left), and South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber (right), during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the High Commissioner's Programme in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 October 2024. | Photo: Supplied
DiplomacyMigration

Basotho to cross into SA with IDs only

Maseru - Basotho nationals will soon be able to enter South Africa using only their national identity cards, following a new agreement between...

Lesotho's King Letsie III pictured with 44 recipients of the Prince Mohato Award Scheme and Royal Lesotho Lifesaving Award programme during a ceremony in Maseru on April 17, 2026
Africa

Lesotho king presents awards to 44 learners

Maseru - Lesotho's King Letsie III has presented awards to 44 learners at a ceremony marking the achievements of participants in two youth...

A minibus crosses the Senqu Bridge, a key infrastructure development under the Lesotho Highlands Water Project that is set to be officially opened by King Letsie III and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. Photo: LENA
Africa

Lesotho closes A1 road ahead of Senqu Bridge launch

Maseru - The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has announced a temporary closure of the A1 road linking Mapholaneng and Mokhotlong to prepare for...

Acting Principal Secretary of Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Limpho Masilo-Motsamai and electoral stakeholders from across the SADC region pose for a group photo during the official opening of the SADC Training of Electoral Stakeholders held in Maseru from April 13 to 17, 2026. Photo: Supplied
Diplomacy

SADC electoral training opens in Maseru

Maseru - The Kingdom of Lesotho has officially opened a Southern African Development Community training programme for electoral stakeholders in Maseru, with the...