By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Some desperate cancer-patients are resorting to the traditional way of treatment due to fear they might not survive the “complex” medical therapy. Most cancer patients …
Features & Analysis
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By Tsitsi Matope SETIBING — Livestock-farming in the beautiful mountains of Ha-Chalalisa village in Setibing, has never been this exciting — thanks to the newly established Moleko Ambulatory Veterinary Services …
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Tasked with bringing development, sanity on the roads By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — A minibus taxi parks right in the middle of the highway, while another makes a U-turn in …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — It should take less than one hour to drive from Ramatseliso’s Gate Border Crossing to the Sehlabathebe National Park, but this is made difficult because …
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By Tsitsi Matope QUTHING — The green mountains momentarily block the sun as it descends to retire for the night just beyond the Letšeng-la-Letsie wetland in Quthing district. The almost …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — It is 8am and 31-year-old Nthabeleng Ramone is one of the mothers already waiting for services at ‘Mabatho Clinic and Maternity Home in Maseru’s high-density …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — That many mothers have a chill down their spines each time they imagine what could happen if they decide to fall pregnant is a reality …
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In Lesotho’s most remote areas where gynaecologists and obstetricians are but an alien species, falling pregnant could be as risky as traversing the high country in the middle of snowy …
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Women in rural Butha-Buthe struggle to survive childbirth By Tsitsi Matope Butha-Buthe is a district in great need of baby-delivery services in the rural clinics. All clinics in the district’s …
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Ha-Mokoto Clinic is providing a critical service to impoverished Thaba-Tseka communities, but the delivery is not without its challenges. By Tsitsi Matope THABA-TSEKA – Ha-Mokoto Clinic is a sanctuary of …
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The sad tale of Damaseka — a village in Butha-Buthe which gives a clear picture of what it means to live in a ‘hard-to-reach’ area in Lesotho By Tsitsi …
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When the serious business of fish creates a floating slum By Tsitsi Matope LAGOS – It never runs dry in Makoko—an informal settlement uniquely built on the stilts above the …
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The Ministry of Health is set to implement new innovations to turn around the sector By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — It is almost 14 years after the 189 countries that are …
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If you are seeking a holiday in the sky, look no further than the New Oxbow Lodge — an astounding place, situated in the enchanting Maluti Mountain Range in northern …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) governor, Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane, says the implementation of broad-based strategies aimed at developing the country’s economy should be prioritised …
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By Tsitsi Matope BUTHA-BUTHE — It is a rugged environment, but one which the elderly Austin Sehloboko has enjoyed his entire life. Sehloboko has grown accustomed to the mountain’s biting …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Private Sector Competitiveness and Economic Diversification Project (PSCP) will enter its second phase next month, following the successful implementation of the first phase between …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Maseru South West suburb (Masowe) is the latest giant housing project blossoming in the capital and promising to become one of the most attractive …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — It is every town planner’s dream to apply their skills and ensure the development of well-organised and functional urban or rural settlements. A good town …
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By Billy Ntaote MASERU — Seventeen subcontractors in a M568 million joint venture originally enlisted to build 101 health centres but which is now under provisional liquidation have petitioned the …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Extolling the virtues of good nutrition is at the heart of Dr Mphaka Joane Sankoela Mphaka’s drive as a Herbalife Independent Distributor. The Bloemfontein-based Mphaka …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Keneoue Mohale is inconsolable as she narrates how her only 23-year-old daughter was shot several times by her ex-boyfriend in South Africa two years ago, …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) chief executive officer, Mpaiphele Maqutu said decision-makers are a major target in his organisation’s new marketing strategy. Maqutu told …
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By Mohalenyane Phakela MAFETENG — Sesotho Media and Development trainee Mohapi Moshesha said abuse can lead to the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Addressing Malealea community during …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — There is no turning back when it comes to defining himself as a man in a woman’s body. The 32-year-old Matrix Support Group’s Dialogue and …
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By Tsitsi Matope ROMA — After giving birth to seven daughters in a two-decade search for a son, 36-year-old ‘Makatiso Sam and her husband from Nyakosoba village in Roma finally …
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By TsitsiMatope MASERU — They say they have not seen any meaningful development in their area of Tšenola Lepereng for close to two decades; they are Maseru city’s forgotten community. …
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By Tsitsi Matope HA MASAKALA — The time is just a few minutes before 5pm and workers constructing the magnificent cable bridge in Ha Masakala are preparing to call it …
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU-A water crisis is looming countrywide with the capital Maseru left with only a less than a month supply of raw water from Maqalika Dam. This year’s …
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. . . Some of the girls need sanitary ware, which the home is struggling to provide By Tsitsi Matope MOTSEKUOA — At last, 13-year-old Moliehi can now go to school …