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Botswana lifts coronavirus lockdown
Botswana has lifted its coronavirus lockdown and announced the reopening of schools in the capital Gaborone, according to a government statement.
''All completing classes (standard…
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SA premier soccer league given deadline on return of football
THE South African Football Association (SAFA) and other sports bodies have until 26 June 2020 to make submissions to the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the staggered opening…
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Former leader on the verge of death three weeks after quitting
Mandlenkosi Dlamini
Maseru—Hardly three weeks after being forced to give up power by his own party, Lesotho’s former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is said to be on the verge of…
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Botswana President Masisi tests Covid-19 negative for third time
Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of Covid-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a…
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Tough times for Lesotho’s fledgling diamond mines
Khotso Sello
LESOTHO’S fledgling diamond mining sector is facing huge viability challenges. Already reeling from the low prices for diamonds on the global market and the disruption…
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Double trouble for Namibia, Zimbabwe
…as Hepatitis and Malaria outbreaks add to Coronavirus misery
…health systems in both countries struggling to cope
Tiri Masawi
WINDHOEK--Zimbabwe and Namibia’s health systems…
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Moeketsi Majoro is Lesotho’s new prime minister
FORMER Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro is Lesotho’s new prime minister.
He was sworn in as Lesotho’s prime minister on Wednesday. He takes over from Thomas Thabane who was forced to…
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Lesotho PM finally resigns, Majoro takes over
Thatho Thulo
MASERU---Prime minister Thomas Thabane resigned Tuesday morning after losing a long-running power struggle battle to members of his own All Basotho Convention (ABC)…
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Masisi reassures workers job security
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has reiterated his administration's commitment to the welfare of workers in the country in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Although…
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Will Botswana join Africa’s scramble for IMF loans?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made available $100 billion in emergency funding to countries whose economies have been affected by the coronavirus and thus far, it says…
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