Nthatuoa Koeshe YME Tunes chief executive officer Sirschaba says the government must consider bailing out the entertainment industry as it is one of the worst affected sectors of the economy by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Born Sechaba Mokoqo, Sirschaba said this in an interview with the Weekender this week. His sentiments come on the back […]
MEDIA personality Thando Thabethe has finally broken her silence following her sudden resignation from 5FM. In a Twitter thread on Wednesday, Thabethe revealed some shocking details that led to her exit from the station, stating that she was the last to find out that her show, the Thabooty Drive was canned. Detailing her reasons why […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe MUSIC producer and entrepreneur, Sechaba “Sir Schaba” Moqoko, says local artistes should use the current Coronavirus induced lockdown to start investing in their craft to ensure that it is good enough to sell online. Sir Schaba told the Weekender this week that artistes who solely depend performances for income will be some of the […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe TGEE Modeling Agency will soon release the first of its Fashion Films Blast Off film to promote local designers. The first fashion film will showcase Avant Cee Elle designs by Kabelo Lichaba. Thato Fonya, the Tgee Modeling Agency manager told the Weekender this week that the first film would be released once the […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe ORGANISERS of the third edition of the Africa Picnic and Camping (APICA) festival have this year assembled a star-studded line up for the event set for Ramabanta Trading Post from 6 to 8 March 2020. Powered by Econet Telecom Lesotho, the event will have performers like South Africans Samthing Soweto and Trompies who […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THARI-EA-TSHEEPE, a local artiste who fuses poetry and Afro-jazz, has released a love song titled ‘Maliepetsane. Born Thaabe Lelosa, Thari-Ea-Tsheepe performed the song at Sehlabeng sa Thuathe on 14 February 2020 at the Be My Moonlight Valentine Event at Scenery Guest House. The artiste told the Weekender in a recent interview that ‘Maliepetsane […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe ORGANISERS of the upcoming debut Strictly Local event say plans are well on course ahead of the 4 April 2020 gig. The organisers told the Weekend this week that they have so far, assembled eighty percent of the line-up for the show that will be held at the Victoria Hotel poolside Among the […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE Flying Fish Add Some Flavour event on Sunday ignited Maseru with a great music experience for revelers at Victoria Hotel. Among the performers were DJs like Mekonko, Donny B, Veenushka, Afro DJ and artistes like Unkle Krack, Lebza Sax and Konsept who all kept revelers on the dance floor. The show also […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe IT is almost impossible not to notice the increase in the number of women who continue to opt for natural hair but the question still remains: to relax or not to relax? Self-taught trichologist, Hape Marite, recently let the Weekender into her new hair studio to share the story of her journey and […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe MASERU Dance Academy founder and dancer, Mavele, has introduced a weekly aerobics class which he says is meant to make gym fashionable and easy. The sessions are held at Memorial Hall, in Maseru and are done with Sesotho background music. Mavele told the Weekender this week that they wanted to come up with […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE hip hop music scene has always been male dominated and rising DJ, Kananelo N.elo Malea is breaking barriers becoming one of the country’s first female hip hop disc jockeys. Ironically, the 20-year-old hails from Motimposo, a place that is notorious for various types gangs. The place is also known for resenting anything […]
Bataung Moeketsi FILMMAKER Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese walked away with the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, United States this week. The Lesotho native and Berlin based screenwriter, cinematographer and experimental film director bested 11 others in their respective category and won the award for […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe COMEDIAN Masapo says he will persevere in the face of crippling challenges that come with the profession in Lesotho. The Sea-Point born entertainer uses a self-deprecating style of comedy by poking fun at his life experiences which always leave the audience in stitches rather than feeling sorry for him. Born Tšepo Mpiti, the […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE Happy Nation singing competition resumes tomorrow as the search for the most talented tertiary student continues. The competition had taken a break during the tertiary holidays. Now down to the top nine, the competition started last September and is meant to come up with the best singer from Limkokwing University of Creative […]
Bataung Moeketsi THE Lesotho Copyright Society of Authors and Artistes (LESCOSAA) board was recently inaugurated at Makoanyane Square, in Maseru. The board comprises of nine representatives, seven of whom are from various local arts associations. Among them is Sechaba Moqoko (chairperson), Limpho Mokhochane, Thakane Letsie, Teboho Khalieli, Shoepane Sehashe, Khotso Thahane and Litšepiso Matsosa. Additionally, […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe PRETORIA based photographer Blunt Moya will on Saturday host a photo exhibition dubbed #BlackBoysDream at Café What in Maseru. The exhibition will comprise of picture that he has exhibited all over South Africa from 2015 to 2019 in exhibitions such as #TheSuitcase, #lgaveYouLife and #ClosetlsForCIothes under one roof. Moya said #TheSuitcase is a […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe WHAT started off as a December project has now become a monthly event after Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) extended its Add Some Flavour Chillas. Initially held on Sundays in December, the gathering was designed to spice up weekends for party lovers with Sunday parties at Victoria Poolside. Powered by Flying Fish, the laid-back […]
Limpho Sello THE Machabeng International School of Lesotho Confucius class has strengthened the relations between Lesotho and China, class lecturer Nei Laoshi has said. Laoshi said this on the sidelines of this year’s celebrations of the Chinese New Year at Machabeng in Maseru. She said this was envisaged by the fact that the two nationalities […]
Bataung Moeketsi MORIJA based creative technology lab, The Hub, has released a short clay animation (claymation) film titled Matsohong A Rona with the aim to raise climate change and environmental degradation awareness. Released on 27 December 2019, the film is currently available on the organisation’s Facebook page and on YouTube. Loosely translated to “in our […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THREE years into his musical journey, rapper Riley Makhobalo says he is finally making progress as evidenced with the recent release of his album Tsoelopele. Loosely translated mean development, Tsoelopele was released on 23 December 2019 and features artistes like SkebzD, Ltweety, Jennie Kay, G flaggz, Molly and Eska pound. It was produced […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe BONGISWA Hesman, a beauty queen from Qacha’s Nek, is the inaugural winner of the Miss Democratic Congress (DC) beauty pageant after beating a bevy of other beauties last Saturday at Lesotho High School in Maseru. The event, organised by the country’s biggest opposition DC, is the culmination of several regional competitions held across […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe AS the curtain descends on what was arguably one of the most eventful years of the last decade for Lesotho entertainment news, we take a look at the year’s highlights. If you’re not a regular reader of this paper, and to be more precise, The Weekender section, you could be under the impression […]
Staff Writer ORGANISERS of the first edition of the Gin & Trout Festival say all is now in place for the event. Starting on Saturday and ending on Sunday at Thaba Bosiu Cultural Village, the festival will run under the theme “Spirit of the Kingdom”. One of the organisers, Tšokolo Makeka, told the Weekender that […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe LABANTWANA Ama Uber hitmakers, Semi T, Miano and Kammu will tomorrow perform at Club Yugo in Maseru in celebration of the song’s feat of selling platinum in four months. The smash hit was released in August this year and sold gold in a few weeks and has now reached 1 million sales. Organiser […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe LOCAL film, Molisana, has been nominated for an award at the 2020 Waco Family and Faith International Film Festival in Texas. The film brushed aside at least 1 600 other films from all over the globe to make it on the shortlist. The film’s executive producer, Lebohang Motlomelo, said the film would be […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe HARAMBEE Global Concerts says it expects to fill the 15 000-seater Setsoto Stadium to the rafters when it hosts the Local Annual Music Experience (LAMEX) on 26 December 2019. Dubbed #FillUpSetsotoStadium, LAMEX will feature the best home-grown talent in genres including Afro-jazz, gospel, famo, kwaito and hip-hop among others. Harambee Global Concerts was […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe CAFÉ What will tomorrow host Lesotho’s debut edition of the famed A Market of Some Sort (A-MOSS) event. The event has previously been held thrice in South Africa at places like Moyo Zoo Lake, Roving Bantu Kitchen & Treks and at the Unknown Union (all in Johannesburg). Musician Sneiman, who is one of […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe CAFÉ What will on 15 December screen a new locally produced short film titled Moth. Shot in Morija, the film features Mpho Manare, Thoko Phooko, Natan Makhalanyane and Nthabiseng Mohanela, who are all members of local fashion collective, The Fabric Era. The film was written and directed by Tshepiso Mahase under her production […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE fourth edition of the Letsema creatives platform recently brought together food and fashion at a colourful event at Café What in Maseru. This year’s edition brought together fashion students from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and culinary arts students from Dona@Balos to showcase their craft. Founder of the platform, Palesa Mercedes Recalde, […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe A LOCAL social club, Team Shanghai recently partnered with Cuban Linx for a blood donation initiative at LNDC Square in Maseru. The initiative was meant to encourage Basotho youths to donate blood and help mitigate the current blood shortage. Dubbed “Give the Gift of Life and Save Lives”, the initiative was held […]
