Category : Opinion

  Silence Charumbira   The Communist Party of China marked its 105th founding anniversary on 1 July 2026, an occasion that stands as one of the...

…from Phala Phala to rising xenophobia, South Africa’s domestic crises are becoming regional challenges with profound implications for Lesotho’s political and economic stability… Thuso Donald...

  By Silence Charumbira The story of China’s rise – from a nation burdened by mass poverty to the world’s most dynamic economic force –...

Mokhali Khohlooa  Walk through the streets of Maseru on any weekday. Near the taxi ranks along Kingsway, young people sell airtime, roasted maize, sweets, second-hand clothes,...

By Amy Pope, Director General, International Organization for Migration Each year on Moshoeshoe’s Day, Basotho retrace a journey that is both physical and symbolic: the...

Gabashane Masupha  IN many countries facing complex developmental, economic and governance challenges such as Lesotho, there is a growing and deeply troubling trend of allowing unqualified individuals to...

Silence Charumbira Historical amnesia about colonial exploitation Recent Western policy briefs on Chinese activities in Africa reveal troubling historical amnesia. For centuries, European and American...

. . . survival politics matter more than service delivery . . . regimes should build on predecessors, not start afresh. Mohloai Mpesi MEMBER of...

By Silence Charumbira Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Kagame during a Presidential panel at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan – Ivory Coast on 12...

  Thuso Mosabala The storm clouds of uncertainty gather on the horizon. The unpredictable winds of global politics, fueled by the “America First” doctrine, threaten...

By Advocate Mothepa Ndumo The brilliant Mosotho Historian, Dr. Sean Maliehe, writes in his book chapter, Money and markets for and against the people: The rise...

Anurita Bains and Richard Banda We know COVID-19 is a global health emergency. But the pandemic has also caused the largest disruption of schooling in...

By Mamello Morrison  5 August 2020 Dear Dr Majoro Let me take this opportunity to address this humble letter to you on this fifth day...

JUNE 25 this year marked exactly five years since the assassination of Lt General Maaparankoe Mahao by men who had sworn to protect His Majesty’s...

  Leonard Nyambuya PROCRASTINATION and the assumption that one has a lot of time ahead of them can delay one from enjoying the benefits that...

Mills Soko and Mzukisi Qobo CHINA has prided itself on being Africa’s true friend, and has always boasted that, unlike Western countries, it has never...