{"id":66686,"date":"2026-02-11T18:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/deputy-prime-minister-visits-juvenile-female-facility"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:38:29","slug":"deputy-prime-minister-visits-juvenile-female-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/deputy-prime-minister-visits-juvenile-female-facility","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Prime Minister Visits Juvenile Female Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span>The Deputy Prime Minister, Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara, paid visit to the Juvenile and Female Correctional Facility in Maseru to engage with inmates and offered them support.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Justice Nthomeng Majara handed over food parcels, toiletries, books and other basic necessities, as its well known that inmates are the most vulnerable group that have critical basic needs on a daily basis such as healthcare facilities, formal education resources and improved sanitation due to the heart-wrenching situation in facilities, The Deputy Prime felt compelled to stretch hand in order to meet their basic needs and honour their human rights as human-beings.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore The Minister of Law and Justice, Honourable Richard Ramoeletsi, received the donations on behalf of the inmates while The Commissioner of Lesotho Correctional Services, Mr Matingoe Phamotse, expressed gratitude to the Deputy Prime Minister for the gesture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Lesotho<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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