Lesotho

To save the country's culinary history, star chef Ska Moteane has created the first Lesotho recipe book, traveling to remote ares and working close to the local population

Letšeng Diamonds Ltd has unearthed a 122-carat rough white diamond, an exceptional quality D-colour Type II; it is Letšeng’s first stone over 100-carat this year

Food products in a batch consisting of 1053 tonnes of white rice, parboiled rice and wheat, worth USD 26 million, have been donated to the government by People's Republic of China

Tainted South African bank notes from ATM bombings and cash in transit heists have flooded Lesotho; citizens in possession of legitimateSA bak notes are also stuck as local retailers have started rejecting all SA Rands to try and avoid the tainted notes

Basotho blanket, a garment that became widespread in the country from 19th century, still has a high symbolic value and is present in celebrations and rites of passage; however, its recent use in western high fashion and film has led to criticism

Thirty sugar bean growers from across the country will sign a contract for the 2022/23 agricultural season with Tasty Food Packers, leading grain supplier

Ahead of the reopening of the 11th parliament, opposition parties in Lesotho are up in arms, accusing the new government of failing to provide the most basic services, while crime and corruption are at their peak

Central Bank of Lesotho, noting the negative impact of the South African energy crisis on Lesotho's economy, has decided to moderately raise the interest rate by 25 basis points, from 7 to 7,25% per annum, to counter the inflation rate

Lesotho leads the continent in the number of suicides, followed by Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast, according to recent study by Forensic Medicine Unit of Anatomopathology Department of Treichville University Hospital Centre in Ivory Coast

Democratic Congress, the main opposition party, will hold an elective conference to choose a new national executive committee at the end of the month