30 September 2026 by Limpho Sello Healthcare workers who worked during the HPV vaccination campaign in 2024 and the measles campaign have not been paid their stipends, despite the Ministry of Health having funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to pay them. This emerged during a debriefing meeting of the [...]
29 September 2026 by Limpho Sello Lesotho’s immunisation programme faces a major transition as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, prepares to significantly reduce both cash and vaccine support during its next strategic period. The funding cuts raise concerns about possible declines in vaccination coverage, an increase in the number of zero-dose [...]
28 September 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi In Lesotho, cooking in the house on an open fire is linked to an estimated 244 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the Country Director of Africa Clean Energy, Rethabile Marumo. The figure highlights the health risks associated with households relying on open fires [...]
The Chinese ambassador to Lesotho, Yang Xiaokun, says agriculture remains an important area of cooperation between Lesotho and China. Xiaokun says the signing of a protocol on the export of Lesotho’s wool to China has provided both countries with an important foundation for expanding bilateral agricultural trade. “Following the outbreak [...]
22 September 2026 by Limpho Sello For Morakabi Ramohlanka, a strong-wind warning is not simply a message on a weather forecast. In Mafeteng, such a warning can mean waiting for reports of damaged homes, destroyed property, affected crops and, in some cases, schools left damaged by the force of the [...]
23 September 2026 by Limpho Sello Dr. Tesfay Girmay Teklehaimanot, head of the paediatric department at Lesotho’s only referral hospital, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), has allegedly failed to provide the Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council (LMDPC) with a certificate proving that he is a paediatrician. Instead, he has [...]
16 September 2026 by Limpho Sello Lesotho is developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at ensuring that weather and climate warnings do more than alert people to approaching hazards—they must also clearly guide institutions, communities and other stakeholders on what action to take and when. The SOPs development is part [...]
15 September 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi When Lerato McPherson first held his child in his arms after he was born on 13 June 2026, he never imagined that the child would need a liver transplant less than three months later. Initially, nurses at St Joseph’s Clinic in Abia, Maseru, thought [...]
Moahloli Ntele is the Head of the Research and Innovation Development Section at the LMS and National Coordinator for Impact-Based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS). Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News [...]
Photo Credit: Paballo Juliet Kabi [...]