Lesotho Needs 2,000 Doctors but Has Only 295, Medical Association Warns
Social Cluster Chairperson Mokhothu Makhalanyane. [...]
Queen โMamohato Memorial Hospital Finance Manager Struggles to Account for M30,000 Petty Cash
29 July 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Tลกele Sehlabo, the Queen โMamohato Memorial Hospital finance manager who was hired despite allegedly failing his job interview, struggled to provide a detailed account of a M30,000 petty cash withdrawal when the hospital appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 29 July 2026. [...]
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ‘๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐
27 July 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi From being celebrated as a symbol of modern healthcare reform to becoming a test of Lesotho’s ability to sustainably manage a complex tertiary hospital, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) has become one of the country’s greatest healthcare challenges. The challenge deepened following the premature [...]
Children Watch Their Mother BeatenโThen the Alleged Abuser Comes Back Home on Free Bail
24 July 2026 by Limpho Sello The heavy silence in the room was first broken by Officer Commanding Thaba-Tseka Police Station, Senior Inspector Moeketsi Mokotjo, who spoke not with official detachment, but with the raw exhaustion of a police officer fighting a losing battle against institutional failure. He began by [...]
Wednesday Crush!!
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ #๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ! Every Wednesday, we will spotlight an individual in the health or environment sector whose dedication is making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. We believe those quietly creating positive change deserve to be recognised and celebrated. Now, we need [...]
Non-Communicable Diseases Medicines Take Largest Share of Lesothoโs M1.1 Billion Health Product Procurement
22 July 20206 by Monyane Khau Lesothoโs Ministry of Health has allocated M1.1 billion for the procurement of health products in the 2026/27 financial year, with medicines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) receiving the largest share at M252.6 millionโa reflection of the growing pressure chronic illnesses are placing on the countryโs [...]
After Outshining 35 Candidates to Lead Lesotho Medical School, Prof Lineo Thahane Reflects on What It Means for Basotho to Be Treated by a Mosotho Doctor
21 July 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi A Mosotho Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Prof Lineo Thahane, who has been appointed the founding Dean of the Lesotho Medical School, has reflected on what it means for patients and their caregivers to be treated by a doctor who speaks their language and [...]
384 Basotho Health Workers Funded Through Global Fund Face Possible Job Losses
Ministry of Health Acting Director General, Dr Llang Maama. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello. [...]
Thaba-Tseka Girls Want to Get Married and Have Babies
6 July 2026 by Limpho Sello The Thaba-Tseka District Administrator Tlali Mphafi leaned forward, looking closely at the partners in his office. The partners are United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative John Kennedy Mosoti, Vodacom Foundation Senior Specialist Pinki Manong, and government representatives from Social Development. As partners settled [...]