44-year-old Kaizer Mahapa’s battle with MDR-TB shines a spotlight on TB as a major public health concern. Lesotho has the highest incidence of TB in the world, estimated at 614 cases per 100,000. 31 October 2023 by Limpho Sello Kaizer Mahapa relaxes as his Ha Matala home after his 26 October [...]
“A person born in the African continent can expect to live 18 years less than someone born in America or Europe. Enduring life in a place with the world’s highest infant and child mortality rates does not guarantee the breaking of this curse.” 30 October 2023 by Pascalinah Kabi Despite witnessing [...]
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“After water, sand is the most consumed natural resource in the world. It has come to a point where sand is called ‘the new gold,’ and the indiscriminate extraction of this new gold is destroying physical and biological environments all over the world.” 27 October 2023 by Pascalinah Kabi These piles of [...]
In many African family settings, open discussions and seeking sexual and reproductive health services by men and boys continue to be regarded as taboo. These deeply ingrained social and gender norms hinder the uptake of SRH (Sexual and Reproductive Health) services among men and boys, often at the expense of [...]
25 October 2023 by Pascalinah Kabi Naha ea Lesotho e tobane le bothata bo boholo haholo ba tšebeliso e mpe ea lithlare. Bothata bona ho bonahala haholo moo litlhare tse tlamehang hore li fanoe feela ka taelo ea ngaka, li fumanehang ha bobe feela moo ho rekisoang litlhare. Sena se [...]
23 October 2023 by Pascalinah Kabi This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists Eighteen years ago, workers at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Roma, Lesotho, delivered the news to Seabata Kanono and his late wife that their daughter, Nnini, had a [...]
20 Mphalane 2023 ka Limpho Sello Le hoja lefats’e le keteka letsatsi la bophelo bo botle ba kelello ka la 10 Mphalane selemo le selemo, Lesotho le ketikile letsatsi lena ka la 20 Mphalane selemong se holimo. Ho ea ka mookameli lefapheng la tlhabollo sepetleleng sa Mohlomi, Lillian Balimo Khesi, [...]
The forced sterilisation of a deaf woman in Lesotho has flagged how families are secretly and illegally sterilising disabled daughters, giving them no say over their sexual and reproductive health rights. This is being done no matter how mild or severe the disability in the name “protecting” them from unwanted [...]
…As the world prepares to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, Lesotho is harnessing advanced HIV testing technology to swiftly identify new infections and enrol affected individuals on antiretroviral treatment. This innovative approach has the potential to identify high-risk populations promptly and mitigate the spread of new HIV infections. 19 [...]