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MORE THAN 900 GRADUATE AT LIMKOKWING
MASERU — At least 971 graduated with Diplomas, Degrees and Excellency awards during Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) Class of 2025 graduation ceremony. This event was graced by the presence of Queen ‘Masenate Seeiso, DPM Justice...

LCA embarks on cybersecurity awareness campaign
…urges people to be vigilant online …reiterates call for content creators to register Moroke Sekoboto THE Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has launched a cybersecurity awareness campaign aimed at promoting safe online practices and urging...

This Day in History: What Happened Today in History – 04 October
Every day has a story. Every date carries echoes from the past. What happened on October 4th throughout history? What moments shaped nations, science, art, and people? In this article, we will journey through those events. On October 4, 1957, the...

Nigerian Newspapers: Top Stories For Today (05/10/25)
2 Read the full details on our digital edition when you join our WhatsApp Communities here. Here are the major headlines for today: Govs Under Fire Over Poor Performance Amid Increased Allocations … States Lack Vision, Probity, Accountability –...
OPINION:The generation that sold out Swazis to royal supremacy.
By Wandile Dludlu. The Sobhuza take over in 1968 left him and the Swazis in general with an urgent need for state qualified bureaucrats, management, admins and educated working class fit for purpose as the urge to replace white skilled workers...

Women20 Summit to Gather Global Leaders in Johannesburg
Despite progress in recent years, women worldwide continue to face significant barriers to economic empowerment and gender equality. The stark reality is that many women still lack access to financial resources, equal opportunities and a safe...

Thousands of Jobs at Risk in Africa as U.S. Trade Deal Expires
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Workers and industry are bracing for the end of a longstanding U.S. trade agreement that gave African exporters preferential treatment and now leaves businesses vulnerable to new competitive pressures and tariffs. The African...

Ankit Modi's vision for healthcare: Qure.ai's transformative impact on early disease detection
Ankit Modi stayed with Qure.ai, a health-tech company. It leverages AI for early disease detection globally. Qure.ai analyzes medical images. WHO approved its AI for X-rays. Ankit Modi’s journey with Qure.ai could have ended almost as soon as it...

LONG READ: The GEMIs, the Global Emerging Markets' interlocking institutions
The international order is breaking up as the Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) build a raft of new non-Western interlocking international institutions to run their vision of a new multipolar world order. At the same time the incumbent...

Today-History-Oct04
Today in History for Oct. 4: On this date: In 1535, the printing of the first English-language Bible was completed in London. In 1669, Dutch painter Rembrandt died. In 1824, the Federal Republic of Mexico was proclaimed. Today in History for Oct....

Yalokwu seeks up-skills of professionals, managers, regardless of their occupations
A call has been extended to academics, administrators and managers on a broad spectrum to hone their managerial and administrative competences for competitive services delivery. The appeal came during the book launch authored by Professor Patrick...

INNOVATORS ATTEND ANNUAL SUMMIT
Maseru, Sept. 26 — In line with the theme ‘Empowering Truth in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI,’ Digital Innovators are attending their annual summit held in Maseru on Friday. Organised by Sky Alpha HD and it’s supporters, the summit was...

African industries face shock as Trump ends tariff-free AGOA
Africa’s apparel and textile manufacturers – already reeling from US tariffs – will be hardest hit by the end of the US’s tariff-free African Growth and Opportunity Act, according to research by the International Trade Center (ITC). AGOA, which...

African industries face shock as AGOA expires
Africa’s apparel and textile manufacturers – already reeling from US tariffs – will be hardest hit by the end of the US’s tariff-free African Growth and Opportunity Act, according to research by the International Trade Center (ITC). AGOA, which...

The Crisis for the Women Who Make Your Clothes
When Maleshoane Rakojoana was furloughed from her job at a Lesotho clothing factory nearly three months ago, it turned her whole family’s life upside down. No longer able to afford the rent, they had to leave the capital, Maseru, and move in with...

Global Creative Summit launches in SA to strengthen Africa’...
Timed to coincide with the upcoming 2025 G20 Summit, which will be hosted on African soil for the first time, the GCS aims to align Africa’s creative industries with global economic priorities. The summit brings together creative practitioners,...

The disturbing connection between UN's green energy push and illegal immigration
American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac discusses the Democratic Party’s efforts to fight President Donald Trump’s energy policies and more on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump recently...

The Future of U.S.-Africa Trade
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A U.S.-Africa trade agreement expires, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda begin implementing a peace agreement, and Gen Z protests rattle Morocco. Sign up to receive...

HIV deals ‘leave access gaps’
[NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] The rollout of an affordable new HIV prevention drug, hailed as a breakthrough in the fight to end the global epidemic, must be accompanied by broader efforts to increase access, campaigners say. Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly...

Israel in Africa – a friend with no benefits
Israel's surveillance tools are now part of its economic presence in Africa. Photo: File Last month, Israel opened a new embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, after a 50-year absence. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called it part of the “alliance of...