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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Prime Minister officially handed over the BTS tower to the Sehonghong community on Friday.<\/p>\n

Addressing the community, Mr. Ntsokoane Matekane said they are working hard to ensure every community is connected to address challenges such as livestock theft.<\/p>\n

He said he is aware that for technology to happen, they will have access to technology and therefore, there is a need to have affordable devices that enable them to access the Internet.<\/p>\n

PM said he is aware Econet has installed the 4G tower which covers villages like Ha Firi, Mashai and Sehonghong.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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