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Matsipa leads the way in the ‘green gold’ industry
Mohalenyane Phakela
WHEN he was forced to drop out of school due to financial challenges, Bokang Matsipa plunged headlong into the underworld of the illicit cultivation and trade of marijuana.
This helped him make ends but never in…
Rural women bear obstetric fistula’s brunt
Pascalinah Kabi
SHE could have easily carried the mantle of the beauty of the plateaus of Semonkong, a tiny remote town 115km into the heart of Lesotho’s mountain ranges, but 17 year old Ntšepeng (not her real name) died an outcast…
Pig farmer dares to defy stereotypes
Pascalinah Kabi
WHEN Thabang Tlhapi opted for agriculture, and not the more popular woodwork at secondary school, little did he know that he had chosen his life’s passion.
“I find inner peace when dealing with nature and…
Reusable pads restore girls’ dignity
Pascalinah Kabi
LERIBE – The late Whitney Houston, a world-famous musician, once sang about how we all have dreams and how “everyone wants a chance to become someone”.
The rest of the song was about the importance of…
Reusable pads restore girls’ dignity
Pascalinah Kabi
LERIBE – The late Whitney Houston, a world-famous musician, once sang about how we all have dreams and how “everyone wants a chance to become someone”.
The rest of the song was about the importance of…
A silver lining to the El Nino drought
Pascalinah Kabi
SEVENTEENTH century English poet and civil servant John Milton is credited with coining the phrase “silver lining” which was eventually developed into the saying “every cloud has a silver lining”.
This…
Dignity restored for primary school learners
Pascalinah Kabi
BOBETE, THABA-TSEKA – Sixteen-year old 'Mantsali Selumi can finally afford a smile thanks to the Lesotho Red Cross Society and Wateraid Southern Africa who built toilets at her Marumo Primary School and Bobete…
‘Water scarcity affects women the most’
Pascalinah Kabi
MAFETENG – Polotso Mokhasi is a nursing mother from Ha Ralitabo in Kolo, Mafeteng.
Having grown up in the isolated village, she knows only too well the struggle to access water, sanitation and hygiene…
‘National gender dialogue imperative’
Pascalinah Kabi
GENDER and Youth, Sports and Recreation Deputy Minister ‘Marefuoe Muso says the obstacles women were facing in their socio-economic advancement could only be addressed through a national dialogue on gender…
Fighting a deadly legacy
Young people who have witnessed the social and medical effect of mining on their parents are fighting for their rights.
Caelainn Hogan
On a hard shoulder of the God Help Me Pass, men who worked…