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COLLAPSED BRIDGE DISRUPTS ACCESS TO SCHOOLS, SERVICES IN TŠIAME ED

LENASeptember 15, 2026September 15, 2026

by LENASeptember 15, 2026September 15, 20260143

Berea, Sept — Learners and residents of Khafung are facing access challenges four years after a bridge collapsed at Ha-Mahleke, with no intervention or assistance...

Disaster International

XI ORDERS FOR SEARCH, RESCUE IN NEPAL

LENAAugust 27, 2026August 27, 2026

by LENAAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260294

Maseru, Aug.27—President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to search and rescue people who are missing after a mudslide in Nepal caused casualties at Gyirong...

Disaster Maseru

JEALOUS HUSBAND DESTROYS HOME

LENAAugust 19, 2026August 19, 2026

by LENAAugust 19, 2026August 19, 20260208

MASERU, Aug. 19 — A house constructed by the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) for a vulnerable household in Lepereng has reportedly been vandalised allegedly by...

Disaster Mafeteng

TRACTORS WITHOUT LIGHTS, REFLECTORS RAISE ROAD SAFETY CONCERNS

LENAAugust 14, 2026August 14, 2026

by LENAAugust 14, 2026August 14, 20260288

Mafeteng, Aug. 14 — Motorists in Mafeteng have raised concerns over tractors operating on public roads without proper lights and reflectors, warning that the practice...

Disaster News

NOT EVERY CRISIS IS A DISASTER – DMA

LENAAugust 14, 2026August 14, 2026

by LENAAugust 14, 2026August 14, 20260405

MASERU – The Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has urged Basotho to distinguish between individual emergencies requiring immediate local assistance and disasters that overwhelm the capacity...

Development Disaster Maseru

MORE FUNDRAISING FOR VICTIM OF DOG ATTACK

LENAAugust 12, 2026August 12, 2026

by LENAAugust 12, 2026August 12, 20260257

Maseru, Aug. 12 — Basotho Business Community is planning a fundraising event on August 29 for ‘Nete Leotlela who was attacked by German Shepherds dogs...

Disaster LIVESTOCK

PREGNANT EWES DIE FROM SNOW, DOG BITE

LENAAugust 12, 2026August 12, 2026

by LENAAugust 12, 2026August 12, 20260182

Mokhotlong, — About 24 pregnant ewes are reported to have died after being trapped by snow and bitten by dogs at Hohobeng in the Makhoaba...

Disaster Maseru

ILLEGAL MINERS DIE IN MINE COLLAPSE

LENAAugust 11, 2026August 11, 2026

by LENAAugust 11, 2026August 11, 20260217

Maseru, Aug. 11 — South African Police Service (SAPS) has reported that 14 illegal miners have died and eight others sustained serious injuries after a rock...

Disaster Maseru

DMA WARNS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL, BITTER COLD ACROSS LESOTHO

LENAJuly 28, 2026July 28, 2026

by LENAJuly 28, 2026July 28, 20260353

Maseru, July 28 — The Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has urged Basotho to prepare for heavy snowfall in the highlands and a sharp drop in...

Disaster Maseru

LESOTHO EXPECTS SNOWFALL, EXTREME COLD WEATHER

LENAJuly 28, 2026July 28, 2026

by LENAJuly 28, 2026July 28, 20260369

Maseru, July 28 — The Lesotho Meteorological Services has warned of possible snowfall in some of the country’s highlands from Tuesday, until Wednesday night, while...

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