Land degradation has left rural Basotho in danger of losing the very source of their livelihoods Pascalinah Kabi MOHALE’S HOEK- Technologies for Economic Development (TED)—a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) dealing with ecological issues—has warned Lesotho could fail to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if radical measures are not put in place to […]
Pascalinah Kabi He has been through the wringer in the few years he has been a commercial farmer but 34-year-old Hoaba Nkunyane is not a quitter. Mr Nkunyane says he did not resign from his lucrative job with the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), only to abandon his own business because of teething challenges which […]
Pascalinah Kabi THABA-TSEKA – Mahali Tšoeu is in excruciating pain, but the 14-year-old trudges on as if nothing is amiss. A slight limp is the only betrayal of her agony but the Bobete Primary School student employs all the tricks in the book to mask the uneven gait—the result of cuts and rash […]
Pascalinah Kabi MAFETENG – With Basotho traditions slowly fading away like the rainbow after a heavy downpour, the Taiwanese-owners of a Mafeteng-based orphanage have warned against such decadence which they say eventually robs a nation of its identity. Established in 2008 in Ha Lumisi, Amitofo Care Centre (ACC) and takes care of orphans, giving […]
Pascalinah Kabi Peeking under a girl’s uniform using a mirror is one of the many pranks Basotho teenagers play at school despite the anger this elicits from their victims. This sickening ‘game’ has largely gone unpunished because the aggrieved schoolgirls do not pursue the matter with the relevant authorities for one reason or the […]
Pascalinah Kabi He is frail and coughing incessantly, but 61-year-old Katse Mok’hena smiles broadly as he is told his Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) toilet is now complete and ready for use. The facility is part of government’s Water and Sanitation Programme and one of many being built for Ha Lebopo villagers. The government is also […]
Mohalenyane Phakela AUDITIONS for a television drama series based on the life of King Moshoeshoe I are set to begin tomorrow. Produced by local firm, Landlocked Entertainment, auditions for the 26-episode drama series will be held over two days in Maseru at the RCC Hall. The programme will move to Hlotse’s Molapo High School […]
Pascalinah Kabi MOKHOTLONG–A storm is brewing in Mokhotlong with residents demanding their concerns to be addressed first before they could be displaced by phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). Public gatherings held last week in Ha Lebopo and Thabang villages by two non-governmental organisations— Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) and Seinoli Legal […]
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Pascalinah Kabi THIRTY years after Lesotho and South Africa signed the agreement on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), an atmosphere of gloom and despondency continues to engulf the country with the Youth League Forum of Lesotho (YLF) saying the hoped-for benefits continue to be a pie in the sky. According to Article 4 […]
Makatleho Mohapi MOHALE’S HOEK-The beauty of Ketane in Mohale’s Hoek is enchanting as it is an embodiment of this rolling district. Springs keep the environment nourished and Telle Primary School students, their teachers, and indeed the rest of the community, happy. Even in these hard times of the El Niño-related drought, this is one […]
But 82-year-old Tšeliso Mpiti is not too sure if he can survive a disastrous winter cropping season after barely making it this summer Pascalinah Kabi He has never been known to give up easily and veteran Qoaling farmer, Tšeliso Mpiti, is not about to start now. The 82-year-old is one of Maseru’s prominent agronomists […]
Pascalinah Kabi Maletsie Makoro silently prayed for strength and wisdom soon after fellow Khohlontšo residents nominated her their Village Health Worker (VHW) in May 2014. This was a God-given opportunity for the now 46-year-old not only to help her community but also put food on the table for her family as the responsibility came […]
Pascalinah Kabi ROMA-Worried that years of sleepless nights spent studying at university would all be in vain, three enterprising Roma residents decided to take the bull by the horns and create jobs for themselves and their fellow citizens. That determination culminated in the establishment of Reed Basketry (Pty) Ltd in June last year, whose […]
Pascalinah Kabi MAFETENG – Sitting helplessly next to her bedridden mother five years ago, 14-year-old Palesa Shale (name changed to protect her identity) would cry and pray for her only surviving parent’s miraculous recovery. Palesa is now 18 years of age but clearly remembers those “very difficult” days which changed her life forever. Her […]
Pascalinah Kabi NAZARETH –Two Nazareth schools have been left without water and their students and teachers fearing for their lives due to a pasture dispute which has been raging in the area for more than two decades. John Mount High School and Masapong Primary School had their water cut last month allegedly after some […]
Stakeholders fear the worst over Tuberculosis Pascalinah Kabi IT never rains but pours for Lesotho. After leapfrogging Botswana into second place in the world on HIV-prevalence, the Kingdom is now ranked first in Tuberculosis (TB) infections, with 852 people in every 100 000 now said to be suffering from the highly infectious disease, […]
Pascalinah Kabi Sinohydro Corporation Limited —a Chinese company which was the main contractor in the construction of Metolong Dam and related infrastructure—has been supplying water to Ha Makhale villagers since October last year due to the prevailing drought which has since forced the government to declare a national emergency. According to Sinohydro Safety Manager, […]
Former agriculture minister Litšoane Litšoane is expecting a good harvest at his Leribe farms despite the drought devastating the country. Pascalinah Kabi LERIBE – He stands tall in the middle of his thriving maize crop, but still Litšoane Litšoane cannot conceal the telltale signs of a worried man. A Minister of Agriculture and Food […]
. . . as widow grapples with taking care of special needs child Pascalinah Kabi SEHLABENG – Trapped in a body of a newborn baby, little Ntšeliseng Taaso only weighs 4.3 kilograms even though it is now 36 months after her birthdate. Despite her increasing age, Ntšeliseng has remained physically and cognitively similar to […]
‘Makatleho Mohapi BEREA-‘Mantsoaki Rakotsi forces a spoonful of porridge into the mouth of her crying 14-month-old daughter Blessing, but the infant is clearly not interested in the food as she promptly spits it out. “Unlike her twin sister, she does not like this maize-meal porridge. I don’t know what else to give her since […]
Turf war between Basotho looking for gold in abandoned South African mineshafts spills into Qeme leaving a trail of destruction Pascalinah Kabi QEME-‘Malekata Lebuso remembers that tragic day as if it was yesterday. The elderly woman stares at the bowl of porridge before her as if oblivious of the people around her. She slowly […]
Pascalinah Kabi LERIBE-Today marks exactly 14 months since four Khethisa High School students perished and 16 others were badly injured when a minibus taxi they were travelling in was involved in a horrific accident. The tragedy plunged the district into a state of mourning and many in Leribe remember that dark day as if the […]
Exiled soldier, Lance-Corporal Tankiso Mokhele, grieves for his late wife Keiso Mohloboli IT is exactly 13 months since Lance-Corporal Tankiso Mokhele fled the country and sought refuge in neighbouring South Africa. The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) officer maintains he had to leave his family, friends and job after receiving threats from his superiors. He […]
Butha-Buthe school becomes Lesotho’s first institution to offer Cambridge Advanced Level qualification Pascalinah Kabi BUTHA-BUTHE-Soofia English Medium School has made history by becoming the first institution in Lesotho to offer the Cambridge International General Certificate of Education Advanced Level qualification—one of the most widely accepted qualification for university entry alongside the International Baccalaureate (IB) […]
Butha-Buthe school becomes Lesotho’s first institution to offer Cambridge Advanced Level qualification Pascalinah Kabi BUTHA-BUTHE-Soofia English Medium School has made history by becoming the first institution in Lesotho to offer the Cambridge International General Certificate of Education Advanced Level qualification—one of the most widely accepted qualification for university entry alongside the International Baccalaureate (IB) […]
LERIBE – Ask 90-year-old Rammitsane Matela how climate conditions have changed over the years and he does not need to stretch his memory far to find the answer. “Heavy rains and drought are things that started recently,” he says of the extreme weather events which, as in so many other parts of the world, […]
The ramifications of theft of public opinion By: Adv. Haae Phoofolo K.C. IN various platforms, there have been many brazen attempts to steal the public opinion about both my professional and personal dignity and integrity. However, to my dismay, there has never been an open and frank confrontation about two of my alleged cardinal […]
Pascalinah Kabi QUTHING – Hungry and not knowing where her two young children’s next meal would come from, Quthing single parent ‘Mafumane Mokhahlane eked out a precarious existence. Unlike in the biblical story where manna fell down in the early hours of the morning for Israelites during their spiritual journey from Egypt to Canaan, […]
Council, businesses see red over garbage Pascalinah Kabi A time-bomb. A hazard slowly developing into a crisis unless the situation is brought under control as a matter of urgency. That’s how Ministry of Health Inspector Themba Fobo has described Pitso Ground, Sefika and Manonyane taxi rank areas in Maseru due to garbage which […]
