AI for the world, or just the West? How researchers are tackling Big Tech's global gaps

rob dobi/Getty ImagesSince the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has become significantly entrenched in our lives. But popular AI products are set up to serve primarily American and European interests, despite being...

Lesotho welcomes Peace Corps for education, health support

By Thoboloko Ntšonyane MASERU- Last week saw the swearing-in of the 92nd cohort of Peace Corps Lesotho Volunteers. The event, which celebrated 57 years of Peace Corps partnership in Lesotho, witnessed the ushering in of 25 Volunteers take the oath...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: The New York Times on the indictment of James Comey The events of the past week in Virginia mark a dark new stage in President Trump’s effort to turn federal law enforcement into a...

Tipperary County Council takes home award at 2025 Irish Planning Awards

The Irish Planning Institute, the all-island professional membership body for spatial planners, has announced the winners of the 2025 Irish Planning Awards. After receiving a record 80 entries from all around the country, the expert judges...

Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II

Name of the Project Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) – Phase II. Location Lesotho. Project Owner/s The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) is the implementing authority and the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission the oversight...

Lesotho seeks partnership with Geo Pomona

Blessings Chidakwa in MASERU, Lesotho A DELEGATION from Geo Pomona Waste Management met Lesotho Prime Minister, Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane, here yesterday to discuss a potential partnership aimed at improving waste management in the country. The...

Tech to help monitor cross-border movement

Home affairs minister Dr Leon Schreiber holds one of the drones that will be used to monitor border movement. The Border Management Authority (BMA), in partnership with the Department of Rural Development, has unveiled high-tech tools, including...

Colorado Scientist Stands Up in Defense of Curiosity

It should come as no surprise that a President who lies constantly wants to censor science. If you have no regard for the truth, then it follows that you should have no interest in a system designed to reveal that truth. This is, at its core, a...

News24 | Fund research not Tesla trucks: The HIV casualties of Trump's war on science

This year there were empty seats at the prestigious Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Croi, in San Francisco, where groundbreaking HIV research gets presented. Missing from the conference: people working for US government...

Lesotho takes a leaf from Zimbabwe’s Geo Pomona

Blessings Chidakwa in MASERU, Lesotho LESOTHO, which exports hazardous waste 500 kilometres to South Africa and does not currently have a landfill, has engaged Zimbabwe for assistance with appropriate waste management. The partnership involves the...

Lesotho takes a leaf from Zimbabwe’s waste management system

Blessings Chidakwa in MASERU, Lesotho Lesotho has engaged Zimbabwe to assist it with proper waste management, with Geo Pomona Waste Management invited to that country to forge a partnership. Residents of the capital city, Maseru, are living next...

SEBABATSO CONFERENCE DELIBERATES ON CIRCULAR ERA

by LENASeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025031 Share0 Maseru, Sept. 16 — STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics in the circular era is one of the top agendas at the ongoing SEBABATSO youth conference. Amongst the key...

HIV drugs shortage hits Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Donald Trump administration’s decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has severely disrupted the supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, with supplies expected to run out in the coming...

Moshoeshoe Walk, Lesotho’s own version of the Long March: a walk of resilience to triumph

From 6 to 8 March 2025, hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds joined Basotho on the Moshoeshoe Walk from Leribe to Thaba Bosiu. The walk commemorates the legacy of the great King Moshoeshoe I. This year, Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho, His...

Central Co-op CEO Debbie Robinson on a new chapter for Chelmsford Star

Chelmsford Star Industrial Co-operative Society was set up in Essex by iron foundry workers in 1867, with the aim of becoming ‘the Star of the County’. It’s been a much-loved fixture in the county and an established heritage brand – and last month...

UNGA latestNetanyahu addresses UN with speakers broadcasting speech in Gaza

Friday, September 26 Morning: Israel, Netherlands, China, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Armenia, Ireland, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Malta, Bhutan, Spain, Bangladesh. Afternoon: Lesotho, Greece, Cabo Verde, Bulgaria, Saint...

Why America Needs to Hear About Lesotho

Midway through President Donald Trump’s recent address to Congress, while listing initiatives he views as “appalling waste,” the President referenced “eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever...

Lerato Groups Offer Technology Solutions

By: Lebohang Maluke MASERU Lerato Groups, founded in 2013 by Mr. Lerato Mofarai, is a pioneering company located at Sea-Point, Maseru, offering specialised services in both engineering and media technology. Since its beginning, the company has...

UNGA 2025 live: Israeli military to broadcast Netanyahu's speech to Gazans through loudspeakers

Friday, September 26 Morning: Israel, Netherlands, China, Thailand, India, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Armenia, Ireland, Georgia, Japan, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Malta, Bhutan, Spain, Bangladesh. Afternoon: Lesotho, Greece, Cabo Verde, Bulgaria, Saint...

Starlink faces backlash over local ownership in Lesotho

Salve, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here's what I've got for you today: Starlink faces backlash over local ownership in Lesotho SA ditches smartphone tax for low-income users Paratus Group enters Tanzania Starlink faces backlash over local...