The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) reported a M30 million budget allocation for the 2026/27 financial year is insufficient. The OAG testified before the parliamentary Economic and Development Cluster Committee this week.
Why it mattersThe funding gap has left the institution struggling with mounting debts.
The Land Administration Authority and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority agreed to a M121 million settlement. The agreement was presented before Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane.
Why it mattersThe payment resolves a long-running dispute over unpaid ground rent between the two entities.
The Office of the Auditor-General spent M12 million on a forensic audit of the Lesotho Electricity Company. The expenditure was disclosed during a review by the Economic and Development Cluster this week.
Why it mattersThe audit aims to investigate financial mismanagement, procurement irregularities, and other alleged wrongdoing at the utility.
Retired government employee Molebatsi Monese is suing Chief Police Advocate Borotho Matsoso for M3.2 million. The lawsuit filed in the High Court alleges Monese was suffocated, electrocuted, and had two teeth knocked out during interrogation.
Why it mattersThe legal action seeks damages for torture allegedly inflicted by police officers.
A Maseru businesswoman is suing the Lesotho Defence Force and Lieutenant General Mojalefa Letsoela for more than M6 million. The claim relates to an unpaid balance for military jerseys supplied over a decade ago.
Why it mattersThe plaintiff claims the army's failure to settle the debt crippled her business.