Features & Analysis

Land degradation has left rural Basotho in danger of losing the very source of their livelihoods     Pascalinah Kabi MOHALE’S HOEK- Technologies for Economic Development (TED)—a local non-governmental organisation (NGO)…

Pascalinah Kabi He has been through the wringer in the few years he has been a commercial farmer but 34-year-old Hoaba Nkunyane is not a quitter. Mr Nkunyane says he did not resign from his lucrative job with the Lesotho…

Pascalinah Kabi THABA-TSEKA – Mahali Tšoeu is in excruciating pain, but the 14-year-old trudges on as if nothing is amiss. A slight limp is the only betrayal of her agony but the Bobete Primary School student…

Pascalinah Kabi MAFETENG – With Basotho traditions slowly fading away like the rainbow after a heavy downpour, the Taiwanese-owners of a Mafeteng-based orphanage have warned against such decadence which they say eventually robs…

Pascalinah Kabi Peeking under a girl’s uniform using a mirror is one of the many pranks Basotho teenagers play at school despite the anger this elicits from their victims. This sickening ‘game’ has largely gone…

Pascalinah Kabi He is frail and coughing incessantly, but 61-year-old Katse Mok’hena smiles broadly as he is told his Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) toilet is now complete and ready for use. The facility is part of…

Mohalenyane Phakela AUDITIONS for a television drama series based on the life of King Moshoeshoe I are set to begin tomorrow. Produced by local firm, Landlocked Entertainment, auditions for the 26-episode drama series…

Pascalinah Kabi MOKHOTLONG–A storm is brewing in Mokhotlong with residents demanding their concerns to be addressed first before they could be displaced by phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). Public…

 Makhopotso Mothusi World Vision International is known for its unique approach to development issues, particularly those which seek to alleviate the suffering of less-fortunate members of society. A global Christian…

Pascalinah Kabi THIRTY years after Lesotho and South Africa signed the agreement on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), an atmosphere of gloom and despondency continues to engulf the country with the Youth League Forum…