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Investment: Lesotho’s proposed $6.2 billion Convalt Energy project would pair a 1,200MW hydropower plant with a 900MW AI data centre. The deal remains at the feasibility-study stage, with construction dates still unknown. Roads: Prime Minister Ntsokoane Matekane has launched construction of a 55km road linking Makhoabeng and Sekiring in Thaba-Tseka. The M1.5 billion project is expected to take two and a half years, with 15% reserved for local firms. AFCON Qualifier: Lesotho host Gabon on November 17, with Sierra Leonean referee Sulaiman Santio Kamara appointed to lead the officials. Transport: Lesotho plans to buy 20 buses from Uganda’s Kiira Motors, while President Yoweri Museveni has pledged five more. Child Health: A five-year plan to reduce stunting is due to start in June 2027, targeting six districts and focusing on women and children under five. Festival: The Standard Lesotho Bank Lifestyle Festival is moving from Thaba-Bosiu to Manthabiseng Convention Centre.

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Oct. 12, 2026

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LESOTHO STRENGTHENS DIGITAL COOPERATION THROUGH BILATERAL MEETINGS AT ITU CONFERENCE

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Basotho call for stronger economic ties between Lesotho and SA

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7 hours ago

Lesotho national receives life sentence despite confessing to girlfriend's murder

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Lesotho’s R100bn investment deal with US firm Convalt repositions ties with Washington and Pretoria

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2 Sierra Leonean Officials to Take Charge of Lesotho-Gabon AFCON Qualifier

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Nov. 12, 2026

PAN-AFRICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, SOVEREIGNTY, AND INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE: LESSONS FROM UGANDA’S INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND LESOTHO’S BUS ACQUISITION- Fred M’membe

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Nov. 11, 2026

STANDARD LESOTHO BANK LIFESTYLE FESTIVAL MOVES TO NEW VENUE

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Lesotho News Agency

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Nov. 10, 2026

LESOTHO STEPS UP EFFORTS TO COMBAT CHILD STUNTING

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