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Nigeria handed fresh twist in World Cup qualification battle as South Africa issue statement after punishment

South Africa have been penalised for fielding an ineligible player in a qualifying win over Lesotho

Evening Standard

Nigeria's World Cup qualifying hopes boosted as South Africa slapped with points deduction

Bafana Bafana have been penalised for fielding an ineligible player in a qualifying win over Lesotho

Evening Standard

Lesotho villagers complain of damage from water project backed by African Development Bank

About 1,600 people file complaint to AfDB demanding transparency over forced relocations and compensation

The Guardian - UK

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South Africa vs Nigeria: World Cup qualifier – start, team news and lineups

All to know before the crucial showdown between Group C leaders South Africa and powerhouse Nigeria.

Al Jazeera

Is Lesotho vs South Africa on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch World Cup qualifier

Everything you need to know ahead of the CAF Group C fixture

The Independent UK

Lesotho’s historian ‘Burns’ Machobane told the country’s story – and helped build it after colonialism

Last year Lesotho celebrated 200 years since the founding of the nation by Moeshoeshoe I. This year the small country in southern Africa will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence from colonial Britain. As it does so, the number of Basotho people who personally saw colonialism end is…

The Conversation

Prince Harry considers founding new charity after Sentebale dispute

Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana

The Guardian - UK

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Harry starting new humanitarian charity ‘a possibility’ amid Sentebale row

Harry stepped down as patron of the charity in March, after chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka made accusations of bullying and harassment.

Evening Standard

Prince Harry Speaks Out Following "Bullying" Accusations in Sentebale Charity Commission Probe

The Duke of Sussex issued a statement after no evidence of "widespread or systemic bullying or harassment" was found.

Marie Claire

Prince Harry hits out at Sentebale row report as Charity Commission casts blame on all sides

The Duke of Sussex founded charity Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people and children in southern Africa

Evening Standard

Harry and others criticised in Charity Commission report

The Duke of Sussex founded charity Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people and children in southern Africa.

The Independent UK

Lesotho's textile factories face closures despite US tariff cut

Lesotho's U.S. export tariff has been reduced from a threatened 50% to 15%, but its textile industry still faces challenges

The Independent UK

Africa braces for fallout as US tariff deadline is pushed back a week

African countries have gained an extra week to renegotiate trade terms with Washington, with new US tariffs – including steep hikes for South Africa and Algeria – now due to take effect on 7 August. The latest executive order signed by President Trump introduces a flat 15 percent tariff on…

Radio France Internationale

As Trump's tariff deadline looms, a clothing factory in the tiny African nation of Lesotho goes dark

Officials and workers in the textile industry of the small African nation of Lesotho are holding their breath as a key deadline for U.S.-imposed tariffs approaches

The Independent UK

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International Business Times

Lesotho's Jockeys Saddle Up For Mountain Horse Racing

Swathed in vibrant woollen blankets against the biting winter chill, jockeys -- some no more than boys -- thundered down a dusty track carved between the undulating hills of the tiny kingdom of Lesotho.

Radio France Internationale

Lesotho declares 'state of disaster' as it struggles with US policy changes

Lesotho's reliance on the United States has left the country on the brink of disaster following the Trump administration's decision to cut off aid. Its manufacturing sector too is under threat, thanks to uncertainty around the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

The Guardian - UK

Lesotho activist arrested after video on unemployment rates angers prime minister

Tšolo Thakeli had long campaigned on youth joblessness, but a post questioning Sam Maketane’s promises on work creation landed him in prison

The Guardian - UK

Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as ‘hotspotting’ takes hold in Lesotho

Women campaign against needle-sharing and ‘hotspotting’ in African state with one of the world’s highest rates of HIV

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The Conversation

Morabo Morojele: Lesotho’s swinging jazz drummer who became a literary star

We use the term “Renaissance man” very loosely these days, for anybody even slightly multi-talented. But Lesotho-born jazz drummer, novelist and development scholar Morabo Morojele was the genuine article.

Evening Standard

Prince Harry ‘killed spirit of African charity Sentebale after marrying Meghan'

Chief Khoabane Theko claims the Duke of Sussex became ‘disinterested’ in Sentebale following his marriage and subsequent move to North America

The Conversation

Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows

Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs – a 10% levy on nearly all U.S. imports, along with targeted duties aimed at punishing countries he accuses of exploiting American markets. Just a week later, on April 9, his administration abruptly…

International Business Times

Despite US Tariffs Pause, Southern African Economies Under Threat

Washington's 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25-percent hike on car imports, analysts say.

The Independent UK

African nations that faced steep Trump tariffs get some relief but mostly more uncertainty

African nations that were facing some of the steepest reciprocal tariffs from the Trump administration have been given a moment of relief with the pausing of the duties

The Guardian - US

Trump’s ‘liberation day’ could mean recession in the US and pain worldwide

The US president’s tariffs are vengeful and impetuous – and will have immense costs with no clear goal

The Independent UK

How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have struck among others the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho, one of the world's poorest nations

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