10 August 2026 by Limpho Sello The Lesotho Meteorological Services is warning that weather forecasts are of little use if ordinary Basotho cannot understand what the warnings mean and use that information to make informed decisions about what to do when disaster is coming. LMS Head of Research and Innovation [...]
10 August 2026 by Limpho Sello “Today, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 32 percent of all deaths in the Kingdom of Lesotho.” The words of Nhlanhla Ngomane, Technical Assistance for the Meatless Monday Project, hung over a quiet conference hall in Maseru. There public health officials, civil society leaders and [...]
Paray Mission Hospital. Photo Credit: Online [...]
3 August 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Lesotho’s only referral hospital, Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), owes suppliers M150,074,277. The debt was disclosed when QMMH management, accompanied by Minister of Health ‘Mamokete Ntšekhe and senior officials from the Ministry of Health, appeared before Parliament’s Social Cluster Portfolio Committee on 31 July [...]
Social Cluster Chairperson Mokhothu Makhalanyane. [...]
29 July 2026 by Pascalinah Kabi Tšele Sehlabo, the Queen ‘Mamohato 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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
22 July 20206 by Monyane Khau Lesotho’s 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 million—a reflection of the growing pressure chronic illnesses are placing on the country’s [...]
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 [...]