Trump’s tariffs have destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of women in Lesotho’s textile industry
Unable to pay rent, thousands have returned to their villages, whose subsistence farming-based economy cannot sustain their families. Desperate, many have taken the dangerous road across the border to the illegal mining enterprises in South Africa.
Social movements and protestors intensify struggle in Colombia and other stories
Today we look at the latest on the national strike in Colombia, a strike for better pay and staffing by health workers in New Zealand, and more
The near total strike in Lesotho’s garment sector enters fourth week
Protesting against the government’s failure to review the minimum wage for two consecutive years, 38,000 of roughly 40,000 workers in Lesotho’s garment industry have downed tools since May 14
These African countries brace for potential COVID-19 cases
A few countries in Africa which have not recorded any cases of COVID-19 are preparing for the impact. These include Lesotho, South Sudan, Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe
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