Moroke Sekoboto ALL roads lead to the scenic Ramabanta Trading Post in the outskirts of Maseru this weekend, where the highly anticipated Econet APICA 2025 festival will take place from tomorrow until Sunday. Telecommunications powerhouse Econet Telecom Lesotho has injected over M700 000 alongside organisers Global Events to make this edition one to remember. As one of Lesotho’s […]
Seithati Motsoeneng IN celebration of Lesotho’s 200-year anniversary, the Beauty Pageant Association of Lesotho, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, crowned Lintle Masasa as the special Miss Bicentennial. The competition, held at Makoanyane Square on Tuesday night, saw nine beauty queens vying for the coveted title. But it was Ms Masasa, […]
Seithati Motsoeneng FOR the first time in history, the Lesotho government, in collaboration with the Melodious Awards and LESCOSA, will host the National Music Awards. The event will take place on Friday at the ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre, where outstanding artists will be recognised across various categories for their contributions to the music industry. The initiative aims […]
Letsatsi Selikoe THE picturesque landscape of Lesotho has come alive with energy and rhythm as the renowned United States dance troupe, Step Afrika!, graces the mountain kingdom for the first time. Step Afrika! is a dance company dedicated to the African-American tradition of “stepping.” As a non-profit organization, it tours both nationally and internationally, presents residencies and workshops […]
Moroke Sekoboto RENOWNED radio personality Relebohile Mafatle, better known as Rated R, has officially stepped down from his role as a radio presenter after more than two decades in the industry. The Moshoeshoe II-born veteran resigned from Bokamoso FM last Thursday, marking the end of an era in radio presenting. However, his passion for the […]
Rapper Nadia Nakai has announced the first single from her highly anticipated album, which is a tribute to her late boyfriend rapper AKA. The acclaimed rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes was gunned down in a suspected hit outside Wish restaurant on Durban’s popular Florida Road in February. His friend, chef and entrepreneur Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, who […]
Multi-award winning musician Zahara (real name Bulelwa Mkutukana) has passed away. The hitmaker died at a private Johannesburg Hospital on Monday night. Fiancé Mpho Xaba was by her bedside. The Loliwe hitmaker was admitted in hospital with liver complications two weeks ago. A source close to the muso told Sunday World that the singer passed away […]
‘35,000 people is quite scary but I know that I’m gonna do it’ . . . Picture: Musa Musa Keys is set to become the latest South African artist to headline a stadium show after the amapiano star announced that he will be hosting a festival-style concert at Polokwane, Limpopo’s Peter Mokaba Stadium. In a promotional […]
…urges government to support the arts industry Tokelo Khausela MEXICAN-American visual artist, Beatriz Vasquez, has urged the Lesotho government to invest in the arts industry as it tells stories of Basotho and also has the potential to grow the country’s economy. Ms Vasquez made a name for herself through her work of experimenting with the […]
As Dlala Thukzin, Kabza De Small, and Skye Wanda lead nominations… Dance music geniuses Dlala Thukzin, Kabza De Small and Skye Wanda are leading the 2023 South African Dance Music Awards nominations. Dlala Thukzin, real name Thuthuka Zindlovu, is leading with four nominations this year with the prestigious Best Gqom Record, Best Dance Album, Best Producer and […]
LAWYER, author and motivational speaker, Mary Bosiu, says she is on a mission to help people improve their lives and reach their fullest potential. Bosiu recently released her fourth book but bemoans the dearth of the culture of reading. She opines, just like feeding the body with food, people should always read and feed […]
Staff Reporter THE management of the newly-opened Maseru nightspot, Club 266, has blamed some disgruntled former employees of peddling falsehoods about its operations. In recent weeks, social media has been awash with allegations that the club’s management has been involved in human trafficking, pornography and prostitution among others. It has also been alleged that […]
Moses Magadza Namibian scholar, Professor William Heuva, has published an eye-opening book chapter on Namibia’s Oviritje popular music, probably marking the first time that the genre has had serious critical attention at a very high academic level. Entitled “Commodification of Music in the Digital Age: Locating Namibia’s Oviritje Popular Music Genre in the Capitalist Music Economy,” the […]
Senate Lerotholi SOME are born great; some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The famous quote by William Shakespeare probably rings true for pencil artist, Mphohlela Ralethoko. Popularly known as Uncle Donze, the artist recently hogged the limelight on social media when he posted a drawing of United States comedian, television producer, […]
Senate Lerotholi SINCE 2017, plus size beauty queen, Sebabatso Litlali (21) has been defying the fashion business stereotype that models are petite individuals. She was the first plus size model to compete in the Face of Lesotho pageant on 26 February 2022 where she made it to the top six of the competition out of […]
Senate Lerotholi Modelling is hard work: Relebohile Buti Modelling requires a lot of hard work, the recently crowned Face of Lesotho queen, Relebohile Buti, has said. Relebohile said this in an interview with the Weekender this week. The interview was in the aftermath of her Face of Lesotho win last month. She was crowned the […]
Staff Reporter MODEL, ‘Malijeng Ntele, will be contesting in the Miss Premium Africa pageant in Nigeria. The event will be held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on 30 October 2021. However, models are expected in Nigeria for the bootcamp on 15 October. The Johannesburg-based model told the Weekender this week that she was busy preparing for […]
Silence Charumbira MOSOTHO jazz musician Tshepo Tshola has died. Ntate Tshola aka The Village Pope died of Covid-19 related complications at Berea Hospital in Teyateyaneng on Thursday morning. His death comes just a month before his 68th birthday. He was hospitalised on 9 July allegedly with Covid-19. His songs include his 1994 classic, Ho Lokile, […]
Mohalenyane Phakela POPULAR South African disc spinner and television personality, Lamiez, set Maseru Club grounds ablaze on Sunday evening leaving revellers screaming and begging for more. From the moment she took over the decks from local DJ Chixx, the crowd became hysterical. DJ Lamiez was in Maseru for the Sparkling Sunday event organised by Kuna […]
Silence Charumbira THE season has now started for Lesotho’s iconic Afriski Mountain Resort after significant snowfall starting Monday. The resort reported this week that it recorded two centimetres of snow on Tuesday from midnight until 3am. This as Lesotho has been recording temperatures as low as -4 degrees Celsius as the winter season peaks. Snowmaking […]
Staff Reporter ARTS management and promotions company Harambee Global Records is targeting to sign at least 200 artistes by the end of 2021. The signing of the artistes will see the company utilising the M4 million investment that has been channelled towards a state-of-the-art visual and audio studio. Harambee founder, chief executive officer and […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe LOCAL disc jockeys (DJs) this week rejected the food parcels that they were given by the government as part of its efforts to provided them with Covid-19 relief. Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s office on Monday handed a 12, 5 kg of maize meal and 5kg of beans to 281 DJs in Maseru. But […]
Staff Reporter THE implementation of the proposed 15 percent alcohol levy in the hopes of collecting M289m to supplement its budget deficit, Lesotho is doing itself a disservice as other African countries that have been down this road have proven that higher levies result in less revenue. This is according to AB InBev Lesotho representative […]
Staff Reporter LOCAL is lekker! The old Boer adage truly rings true when it comes to local fusion artiste Lekaka Brendan aka Leka. Signed to Harambee Global Records, Leka fuses cultural music with trap to come up with a new sound he refers to as mangae or trap-ngae. Trap-ngae may sound like a mouthful but […]
Staff Reporter COVID-19 or wool and mohair are far from entertaining for ardent television viewers. But add family drama to the mix then, you might just have a riveting storyline. This is the case for Pula Media, a local production house, which will this festive season treat Lesotho TV (LTV) viewers to a drama filled […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe LOCAL artistes are ready to pick themselves up and start recovering from the losses they suffered during the prolonged Covid-19 break when they have been barred from musical performances, artiste Nthako Mongali has said. The event will be held at Victoria Hotel’s pool side on 29 November 2020. Mongali told the Weekender this […]
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Lesotho Chefs Association will from January 2021 introduce a meat cutting and cooking expertise course in its drive to improve the local hospitality industry. The course will be offered at Dona@Balos Chef and Hospitality School. Association president Chef Donald Moletsane told the Weekender that the course was necessitated by the need to […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe HIP hop artiste Mosotho Letšela has released a fresh single featuring Kommanda Obbs. Titled Pelo ea ka, the track was released last week and is part of his album to be released next year. The single is currently available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Deezer and Tidal. It is also available on YouTube […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe REGGAE and Dancehall artiste, Sensi Ranks, is working on two singles with South African reggae powerhouse Bongo Riot. Bongo Riot recently won the Best Reggae Album of the Year at the 2020 South African Music Awards (SAMAs). The two singles, Uhlaleleni and Angisenzi will be produced by Powertainment, a South African recording label […]
Mohalenyane Phakela LOCAL tapestry expert, Reitumetse Molapo, is on a nationwide drive to develop the crafts skill to equip locals with means to earn a living in a cheap way. She held a two-day workshop in Ha-Thamae in Maseru last Saturday for different age groups. She had been invited by the Stadium Area legislator, […]
