27 March 2024 by Limpho Sello Est Read Time: 7 min(s) 42 sec(s) Listen to this article: Nursing mothers from Mokhotlong attend the antenatal clinic at Mokhotlong Government Hospital in March 2024. The frozen dew crackles beneath each step as *Mareitumetse hurries along the path to the Dili-Dili Health Centre in [...]
25 March 2024 by Limpho Sello Est Read Time: 6 min(s) 43 sec(s) Listen to this article: 27-year-old Mampe Motlohi and her three children celebrate being TB-free. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello. Six-year-old Tšepiso Motlohi shyly tilts her head down, attempting to conceal the tears welling in her eyes. However, a single [...]
22 March 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est Read Time: 3 min(s) 56 sec(s) Listen to this article: In 2021, a Metolong girl’s photo was captured while she was scooping water from a well in her village. Photo Credit: Sechaba Mokhethi/CCIJ As Lesotho joins the global community today in observing World Water [...]
20 March 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est Read Time: 5 min(s) 11 sec(s) Listen to this article: ‘Mapontso Lematla (right) and Sephapo Moletsane (left) want the Lesotho High Court to order Letšeng Diamonds Mine to pay them for several years they worked as emergency responders. Two azure strings, meticulously twisted into [...]
19 March 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi As of today, three women from Mokhotlong who failed to appear and present their case against Letšeng Diamonds Mine are now indebted to the mine for an unspecified sum of money. This comes after Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane granted an absolute order in favour [...]
18 March 2024 by Liapeng Raliengoane/Motsamai Mokotjo As Lesotho gears up to host its inaugural Mining Indaba Khotla, there is a pressing need to confront the realities surrounding the country’s mining and environmental laws. This event, scheduled for April 25 and 26, 2024, at the ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre in Maseru, [...]
18 March 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi In January this year, Uncensored News featured the story of Mashebisang Matubatuba, a woman from Mokhotlong suffering from a dislocated eye. In the story, Matubatuba appealed to compassionate Basotho for assistance in raising funds to travel to Maseru and seek help at Queen Mamohato [...]
A sorghum salad prepared by Chef Ska Moteeane, Credit: Mamokete Makoko [...]
11 March 2024 by Limpho Sello Est Read Time: 7 min(s) 13 sec(s) Listen to this article: Maseru sex workers wait for clients on the streets at night. Credit: The Post Newspaper. In a hall packed with traditional community leaders, civic groups, journalists, and members of the Key Affected Populations Alliance [...]
8 March 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est Read Time: 5 min(s) 57 sec(s) Listen to the complete interview: “Mampho Thulo’s unwavering commitment spans nearly three decades of service to rural farmers in Lesotho. Credit: RSDA Facebook Page. In the quiet afternoon hours, when the sun hung high and shadows stretched across [...]