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…as Mantsonyane farmers allege association boss is protecting broker at their expense Moorosi Tsiane THE simmering dispute between wool and mohair farmers and South African broker BKB has erupted into a fresh confrontation, with farmers accusing Lesotho National Wool and Mohair Growers Association (LNWMGA) chairperson, Mokuenehi Thinyane, of using his influence to keep them tied to the company despite months-long payment delays. The latest showdown erupted at Ha Mahloko shearing shed in Mantsonyane this week, where disgruntled farmers who say they have been waiting almost a year for payment attempted to ditch BKB in favour of newly established Baokunyaoda Wool and Mohair Brokers. Baokunyaoda, which operates from Maseru Industrial Area, is said to pay farmers instantly when they submit their fibre to the company. Instead of an easy BKB exit, the farmers claim they were met with resistance from the association representatives and Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition...

Share0 MUSCAT — United States officials met representatives of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Oman over the weekend, according to five sources familiar with the talks, as Washington seeks to contain renewed instability around the Red Sea. Reuters reported that the previously undisclosed meeting took place at the US Embassy in Muscat, with Oman helping to organise the discussions. The talks followed a major Houthi offensive that gave the group effective control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, including the port of Mocha and Perim Island near the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Two sources said Houthi representatives told US officials that the group did not intend to attack American vessels and remained committed to its 2025 ceasefire with Washington. One source said the Houthis also indicated they would not target Israeli or other commercial vessels, except Saudi ships. Senior Houthi officials Mohammad Abdulsalam and Abdelmalik al-Ajri...

Dentro de la vasta descendencia de Teodoro Obiang Nguema, existe un círculo privilegiado de familiares que goza del afecto ciego del dictador. Esa impunidad los sitúa por encima del resto de los guineanos: hagan lo que hagan, destruyan lo que destruyan o abusen de su poder en beneficio propio o de sus allegados, jamás responderán ante la justicia mientras Obiang siga en el poder. Ese es el caso de su nieto, Tommy Lorenzo Mba Obono, hijo de Cecilia Obono Ndong Nchama —actual embajadora en Ghana— y del fallecido exalcalde de Malabo, Gabriel Mba Bela (Angabi). El linaje no acaba ahí: por vía materna, Tommy es nieto de la difunta Agustina Nchama Nguema Mbasogo (Omumuan), hermana mayor del dictador y expresidenta de Grupo Omomuan Construcciones S.A., firma agraciada con millonarias adjudicaciones públicas. Esa filiación ha sido el billete directo de Tommy a los puestos más estratégicos del régimen, clave para que...

Situational Analysis of the Eritrean Opposition: Strengths, Limitations, and the Meaning of “Success” After Three Decades At the beginning of this year—and toward the end of last year—I made a deliberate effort to reach out to as many leaders in the Eritrean opposition as I could reasonably access. Most were collaborative and generous with their time, and I remain deeply grateful to them. Their willingness to engage allowed me to see the landscape from their vantage point and better understand the internal dynamics of the movement. I found them articulate, smart, knowledgeable, thoughtful, and genuinely committed. Yet at the same time, they were unmistakably adrift—uncertain about how to achieve the unity and relevance that have eluded them for decades. But some simply could not make themselves available, offering a variety of reasons, though the most frequently cited was I have a meeting. Their meetings were either with their own organization...

Sunday Standard PwC ordered to pay costs in Choppies court battle PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Botswana and its former audit partner, Rudi Binedell, have been ordered to pay legal costs arising from three court defeats suffered during their long-running battle with Choppies shareholders Ramachandran Ottapathu and Farouk Ismail. The order brings to a close one of the longest running corporate lawsuits. .ihc-locker-wrap{} There’s more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it’s also expensive to produce. We are reliant on subscriptions to fund our work, and while you can enjoy most of our stories for free, a small number of premium features are reserved for subscribers. You can subscribe for one week, a month or a full year – the choice is yours. Save 77% on an annual subscription. Click here to find out how. Existing...