Lesotho children’s education suffers due to forced labour
…children also trafficked, forced into commercial sex work, burglary and theft Herbert Moyo/ Limpho Sello LESOTHO’S children are subjected to the worst forms of child...
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Political parties divided over Covid-19 passports rule
Limpho Sello POLITICAL parties are divided over the government decision requiring them to demand Covid-19 passports from everyone who attends their rallies. The ruling...
Lack of men’s support impeding use of contraceptives
Limpho Sello ALTHOUGH more of Lesotho’s women are actively using contraceptives, there is still a huge gap caused by the lack of family support for...
Govt introduces Covid-19 passports
Limpho Sello BEGINNING next month, Lesotho will introduce Covid-19 passports under which sporting events, social activities and some services will only be accessed by people...
Hail storm wreaks havoc in Butha-Buthe, Leribe
Limpho Sello | Bereng Mpaki A HAIL storm which pounded the northern districts of Lesotho last Thursday leaving a trail of destruction has crippled...
Tread carefully on Covid-19 passports: analysts
Limpho Sello THE government remains worried about the slower than desired uptake of the Covid-19 vaccines. This is despite that Lesotho has surpassed...
Govt considers introducing Covid-19 passports
Limpho Sello THE government is contemplating introducing Covid-19 passports under which its various departments as well as private organisations will only provide services to...
Bring on the Covid-19 passports: Vox Pop
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has comfortably surpassed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s target for countries to have jabbed at least 10 percent of their people against...
Lesotho exceeds WHO’s Covid-19 vaccination target
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has so far vaccinated 332 950 people against the Covid-19 virus, a figure which translates to about 15 percent of the country’s...
NACOSEC bemoans slow vaccine uptake
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has only vaccinated 14 percent of the population against the deadly Covid-19 virus, the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) has said. According...
Another oxygen plant launched
Limpho Sello PRIME Minster Moeketsi Majoro says the launch of an oxygen production plant at Motebang Hospital, Leribe will not only help the country in...
Covid-19 vaccines are safe — Sekatle
Limpho Sello THE five people who died in Leribe last month after taking the Johnson&Johnson Covid-19 vaccine were not killed by the jab, Health Minister...
LNA staffers unpaid for six months amid embezzlement allegations
Limpho Sello THE Lesotho Nurses Association (LNA) has not paid its staffers for the last six months from March 2021 due to alleged embezzlement of...
Patriarchy fuelling GBV: SAYoF
Limpho Sello PATRIACHAL norms promoting masculinity and female submissiveness are fuelling Gender Based Violence (GBV) and violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Lesotho and...
Covid Jabs for cash scandal!!!
hospital staffers vaccinate ineligible people for M400 each, corrupt practice disadvantages deserving people who should be getting free jabs. Limpho Sello/Mohalenyane Phakela A HUGE scandal...
Sekatle waits on report on alleged Covid-19 vaccines deaths
Limpho Sello HEALTH Minister Semano Sekatle says he is waiting for a full report from his ministry’s officials before publicly addressing the issue of the...
Maseru Private Academy resumes classes
Limpho Sello The Maseru Private Academy is set to re-open today. The resumption of classes comes just over a week after the top private...
Lesotho makes huge strides towards controlling HIV
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has taken further steps towards controlling the HIV epidemic. This amid revelations that the HIV prevalence has significantly declined from 25, 6...
Majoro tests positive for Covid-19
premier forced to cancel travel plans, goes into self-isolation Limpho Sello PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has tested positive for Covid-19, his press attaché, Buta Moseme,...
Lesotho receives more Covid-19 vaccines
Limpho Sello LESOTHO has received a consignment of 108 000 Johnson&Johnson vaccines for the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. This the first batch of vaccines...
Govt, Netcare fight rages on
…healthcare provider accuses of looting hospital equipment ahead of its departure Limpho Sello THE government’s fight with the Tšepong Consortium is far from over. Even...
Newly appointed QMMH MD calls for unity Limpho Sello NEWLY appointed Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) managing director, Norbert Moji, called for team work and...
Netcare hits back, accuses govt of breach of contract
Limpho Sello SOUTH African healthcare provider, Netcare Group, has accused the Lesotho government of breaching the terms of the two parties’ agreement when it resolved...
Covid-19 outbreak at Maseru Private Academy
Limpho Sello THE Maseru Private Academy has been forced to shut down due to a Covid-19 outbreak. So far, four teachers at the top private...
Staffing shortages hit health centres
Limpho Sello EFFORTS to curb the spread of Covid-19 through contact tracing and isolating infected persons have been dealt a blow after the Health Ministry...
Govt- Tšepong fight gets uglier
as hospital turns away patients over unpaid dues by the state, even those with terminal conditions like diabetes and hypertension not spared. Limpho Sello THE...
“Disability took me out of the classroom, buried my dreams”
Limpho Sello GOVERNMENT officials and other stakeholders have been engaging in a self-congratulatory exercise in the aftermath of the enactment of the long-delayed Persons with...
“Disability took me out of the classroom, buried my dreams”
Limpho Sello GOVERNMENT officials and other stakeholders have been engaging in a self-congratulatory exercise in the aftermath of the enactment of the long-delayed Persons with...
Lesotho officially in Covid third wave: NACOSEC
demands strict lockdown. Limpho Sello LESOTHO is now officially in the third wave of Covid-19, with the National Covid-19 Secretariat (NACOSEC) reporting that the highly...
Tšepong downsizes services and begins QMMH handover process
Limpho Sello THE TŠEPONG Consortium has started scaling down operations at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) and begun processes to hand over the hospital to...