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Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso reflects on her marriage, being 38, society at large and her transition to the Royal Queen she is today. Tsitsi Matope QUEEN ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso,…
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Tsitsi Matope The descendants of King Moorosi — the formidable leader of the Baphuthi people who passed away in 1879 at Mount Moorosi in Quthing District — believe they are a…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Lesotho is a “water country” and its citizens should benefit free supplies — this is the argument by some pressure-groups and individuals, who have a…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Lesotho Meteorological Services has projected an “abnormally cold” winter this year, which is also expected to be unusually long and rainy. The Lesotho…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Companies Registry, which falls under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing, is in the process of updating its records while also…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Today is Holy Thursday — an important day in the Christian faith, when Jesus had his last supper with his disciples. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has come a long way since its establishment in 1967. Tasked with promoting Lesotho as an attractive…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Lesotho will tomorrow belatedly commemorate World Tuberculosis Day in Nazareth amid a disturbingly high incidence of the disease. Globally, the…
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. . . as Phase Two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is finally launched today By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Today is a big day for Lesotho and South Africa as the…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Officer Commanding Maseru District, Senior Superintendent Mofokeng Kolo has warned communities against taking the law into their own…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Legend has it that while still in his mid-teens, Lepoqo Letlama Mokhachane (later to be known as King Moshoeshoe 1), had already mastered the intricate art…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU-Lesotho is still far from understanding and taking disability issues seriously and this has left the more than 75 000 Basotho living with disability feeling…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU- The Independent Midwives Association of Lesotho (IMAL) has expressed concern that women continue to die during pregnancy and soon after delivery. Lesotho…
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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 members of…
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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…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Minister of Education and Training, ‘Makabelo Mosothoane, says good facilities, well-trained teachers and strong management systems are essential to…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Running battles between the police and livestock-thieves are a regular occurrence in the country’s mountainous districts — a situation which continues to…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Minister of Development Planning, Dr Moeketsi Majoro, has revealed his department’s roadmap aimed at propelling Lesotho to new levels of socio-economic…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — The Local Government Service Director General ’Matiisetso Libetso says every ministry should pay attention to, and learn from, the ongoing decentralisation…
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It’s exactly 510 days since the inauguration of Lesotho’s first-ever coalition government when Lesotho Times (LT) editorial executives caught up with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane last…
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By Tsitsi Matope MASERU — Priority should be given to programmes that build the capacity of young people to become the drivers of economic development in Lesotho, the Acting Director…
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