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The new Lesotho reforms programme that has since been in the pipe-line for a while was launched by the Prime Minister Dr. Pakalitha Mosisili in Maseru on Monday.
Speaking at the launch, Dr. Mosisili said the reforms programme is an event of monumental significance in Lesotho’s history and national development.
It is a departure from dealing with the usual pressing problems and constant source of concern like hunger, poverty, unemployment, incurable diseases and rising statistics of crime and this he said are symptoms of institutional flaws that characterise the foundations of Lesotho’s system of governance.
Three workers’ unions have expressed concerns about the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) `s prospects in Lesotho.
In a joint statement petitioning the Prime Minister on Sunday in Maseru, the three trade unions namely NACTWU, Lentsoe la Sechaba and IDUL stated that the Government has not progressed towards full implementation of the SADC decisions as per the request by Michael Froman for Lesotho to be considered for AGOA eligibility.
Speaking on behalf of the unions, Mr Sam Mokhele of NACTWU explained that despite the numerous missions of high level delegations of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the United States government to assure the United States of Lesotho`s progress on AGOA eligibility compliance, the last two visits in November by US Trade Representatives have indicated that Lesotho has not yet met the AGOA eligibility criteria.
Image captionAir qua-lity in Paris has forced political leaders to take a hard stance on the use of diesel
The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel-powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade.
The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens say they are implementing the ban to improve air quality.
After Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi suffered a heavy defeat in Sunday's referendum.
The fall continued after Mr Renzi announced his intention to resign. At one stage the euro hit $1.0507, its lowest level since March 2015.
But it rebounded from that low and a short while ago was at $1.0563, still down 0.96% from Friday's close.
Roof of Africa rally has claimed its first life when a South African Willie-John Le Hanie died en route to Bloemfontein Hospital.
The Lesotho Off-Road Association (LORA) spokesperson Mr Keketso Malebo indicated that Le-Hanie crashed descending a steep hill in the Bushman’s Pass area on Friday and was rushed to Tšepong Hospital, which in turn transferred him to Bloemfontein and died on the way.
“The Lesotho version of Roof of Africa is the longest and toughest and it is also called the Mother of all Hard Enduros for good reasons. It is unfortunate that we lost a life at a time we were seeing progress and a lot of interest from many riders around the world.” Mr Malebo added that LORA conveyed their condolences to the family.
