Mohalenyane Phakela ALL is set for this year’s edition of the Afriski’s Holimo Gin, Wine and Jazz Festival which will run from 31 May to 2 June, with organisers promising a bigger and fun-filled edition. The festivities will kick-off next Friday with a cheese and wine pairing session hosted by Gerhard Holden while Kith & […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe SINGER, song-writer and composer Ms Kelle is set to release her latest album titled what you do to me. After garnering some success with her debut album Brazen Soul, Ms Kelle’s forthcoming project boasts of collaborations with renowned and upcoming producers including the award-winning Nigerian Kunle Ayo and J-Walker of A Nathi Sound […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe PINS ‘N Stripes located at Lower Thetsane in Maseru will be the venue for the first edition of an interactive music show where artistes will perform and then take criticism from the audience afterwards. Penned in for the 24th of this month, the show will be debuted by rapper, Mokebe ‘Skebza D’. The […]
Staff Writer SOUTH African soulful singer, ItuSings is penned in to perform at the Holimo Wine, Gin and Jazz Festival scheduled for 31 May to 2 June at the AfriSki resort in Butha-Buthe. The singer whose grandparents left Lesotho over 50 years ago and settled in South Africa said it will be an emotional journey […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE Lesotho Fashion Week ended on a high note on Sunday at Mpilo boutique with a cross cultural exchange from six international and two local designers. The fashion week, which started last Friday with the red carpet networking session, designer meet and greet and a trade exhibition, hosted designers from Canada, South Africa, […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe MOSOTHO artiste, Kommanda Obbs, has been nominated for the 2019 South African Music Awards (SAMA) scheduled Sun City resort on 31 May and 1 June in the Best African artiste category of 2019. The South Africa based Hip-Hop artiste’s nomination was for his self-titled album Kommanda Obbs which was released in 2018. He […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE producers of local soapie, Ke Nako, have invited the (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) community to audition for the forthcoming season of the film. The Thetsane based Landlocked Entertainment will be audition for its next season this Saturday at the CTC HALL next to the Pioneer Mall. Its director and executive […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe ORGANISERS of this year’s first edition of Denim and Sneakers put together a memorable event at Cuban Linx last weekend. The show came after a social media buzz last week as revelers anticipated another scintillating show. Denim and Sneakers is held thrice annually with revelers dressed in jeans and sneakers and the Saturday […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe FILM production house, Khaya Holdings has partnered with Vodacom and the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology for the upcoming Step-Up Lesotho Season 1, a television music talent search show. The three organisations launched the project at Vodacom Park this week. The show will run from 4 May 2019 and the auditions will […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE Lesotho Graphic Design Association (LGDA), is seeking a M12 000 sponsorship for them to travel to the Humanity in Action International Conference (HIA) which is set the United States (10 to 15 May 2019) and in Lome, Togo from (18 to 22 May 2019). The organisation is sending its national chairperson and […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe CREEPY, terrifying or outright demonic. These are some of the comments that self-taught makeup artist Connie (born Mamokone Liphoto) has had to put up with as Basotho attempt to adjust to her art form. So realistic is the art that some feel it is stuff meant for Halloween (the night of 31 October, […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe COMEDIAN Cura says he is working to set up a cancer awareness project to educate Basotho about the killer disease and the importance of regular testing. Himself a stage two cancer patient, Cura told the weekender that several people keep dying because of lack of knowledge about the disease. Cura was diagnosed with […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE organiser of the Tsikoane Hiking Plateau, Tlali Tlali, says this year’s edition which begins tomorrow and ends on Sunday in Tsikoane, Leribe will be a much improved affair. The event was first held in 2018 and it was disrupted by bad weather. This week, Tlali told the Weekender that this year’s edition […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe FAMOUS famo artistes, Sephaka and Tekano are set to host an all-night Easter special show tomorrow at Moshoeshoe II Hall in Matsieng. The two artistes who have worked together since 2011 when they started their musical careers, said they are ready to give their fans a time of their lives when they ironically […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe A SOUTH Africa trade union, Academic and Professional Staff Association (APSA), is set to sponsor Miss Lesotho 2019 Palesa Makara’s trip to this year’s edition of Durban July. APSA cooperates and has membership in the higher education and has in the past worked with the Miss Lesotho pageant for several years. During the […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe ENTERTAINMENT outfit Oh Aces Events and Tours is set to host the Corporate Triathlon Weekend from 26 to 28 April 2019. The triathlon will start at Thaba Bosiu Cultural village and finish at Kome Caves. Founder and director of the event, Kananelo Masia told the Weekender that the event consists of running, swimming […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe LOCAL rapper L-Tore is set to release debut album this year despite winning the Vodacom Superstars competition in 2015. L-Tore won the competition in the music category and has being releasing a mixture of EPs and singles since rising to stardom. The rapper told the Weekender in a recent interview that he has […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe BOTHO University Lesotho Campus is celebrating the National Library Week with different activities to promote library use and support by students and lecturers. This university dedicated each day from 8 to 12 April 2019 to different activities done by students and staff members. According to the university, the National Library Week is a […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe ALL Basotho Convention (ABC)’s decorated musician Sebili Joseph Sebili wants the country’s copyright laws to be amended to protect artistes’ intellectual property and curb rampant piracy which he says is negatively affecting their creativity. The 51-year-old musician, who has 17 albums under his belt, recently told the Weekender that political musicians were not […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe THE South Africa duo, Major League, gave left its audience at Cuban Linx (CLX) asking for more after an hour-long set at the Living it Up event on Friday evening. Although, the twins’ set was almost derailed by technical glitches, the audience appeared not to care and danced the night away. The event […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe FORMER Ultimate FM presenter Dallas T, born Tello Leballo, is set to launch his online radio station named Sky Alpha HD next month. The station will go on air on 1 May 2019 after the training of 12 presenters who emerged victorious ahead of 77 others at auditions that were held at Victoria […]
Lawyer, model and activist Thando Hopa has made history by becoming the first woman living with albinism to appear on the cover of Vogue. The magazine honoured the African continent by having the South African model on the cover of its April Portuguese edition: “African Motherland”. Hopa wrote in a Facebook post that she had […]
Staff Writer LESOTHO’S tourism sector recorded a modest 3, 1 percent growth in tourist arrivals in 2018. This was said by the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation’s LTDC Public Relations Manager ’Manchafalo Motṧoeneng in an interview with the Lesotho Times this week. Ms Motṧoeneng said the marginal increase in tourist arrivals showed there was progress in […]
Staff Writer LOCAL hospitality schools must ensure that their students get exposure in other countries which have bigger and more vibrant tourism and hospitality industries to ensure that they produce graduates who are ready for employment. This was said by Donald Moletsane, who is the president of the Lesotho Chefs Association (LCA) in a recent […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe COMEDIANS and other local artistes will on 5th April 2019 come together to host a comedy show at Victory Hall to raise funds for radio personality Cura who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Cura was diagnosed with leukemia late last year and he is currently undergoing his chemotherapy in a Bloemfontein. The organisers […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe LOCAL musician Preezy (born Peter Moruthoane), says as much as cultural diversity is important, local artistes must embrace their culture for the sake of originality. The 24-year-old recently told the Weekender that music plays a critical role in impacting on people’s lifestyles hence he is using his music to restore culture while transforming […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe DESPITE rain fear that seemed to grip party lovers at Royal Rock in Berea on Saturday, when the rain finally fell, they seemed to ‘ignite’ another level of joy at the Cleketseng celebration. Dubbed the Magic 5, Cleketseng is an annual event held in celebration of the combined birthdays of Clepa and Lieketseng […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe A CLIMATE change presentation which 22-year-old model Khothatso Sefali presented at the debut Miss Africa International held in Egypt from 6 to 26 February 2019 could be a promising idea for the empowerment young rural women in Lesotho. The project proposal was selected as one of the top 15 projects out of 50 […]
Mohalenyane Phakela RECENTLY crowned Miss Lesotho 2019, Palesa Makara, has set high goals aimed at transforming the country’s environmental health focusing on rural areas. The 23-year-old stunner told this publication in a recent interview that she has been troubled by the unhealthy environment people live in which exposes children to harmful bacteria which often lead […]
Nthatuoa Koeshe SOUTH African disc spinning twins, Major League DJz, are billed to perform at the downtown situated Cuban Linx club at a party dubbed ‘Living it Up’ on the 29th of this month. The fiesta is being organised by CLX management in collaboration with Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB). Phoka Lithebe, who is one of […]
