Baby Fights for Life in Hospital After HIV-Positive Mother Leaves Two-Week-Old Baby to Attend Initiation
At just two-weeks, his HIV positive mother left him to go to an initiation school at Ha Motloheloa. [...]
American company behind HIV prevention drug criticised for excluding sub-Saharan manufacturers
6 November 2025 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 4m Listen to this article: South African National AIDS Council chief executive officer, Dr. Thembisile Xulu, has denounced the American biopharmaceutical company behind the HIV prevention drug lenacapavir (LEN) for shutting out sub-Saharan manufacturers — even after the region played a [...]
How Mountain Grannies are Saving Mothers and Babies in Thaba-Tseka
These Thaba-Tseka grannies are helping women deliver their babies in safe, clean environments. [...]
Africa CDC Boss Raises Alarm Over Vanishing Aid — What About LGBTQI+ Funding in Lesotho?
Africa CDC director general, Dr. Jean Kaseya. Photo Credit: Online [...]
15-Year-Old Girl in Thaba-Tseka Forced into Marriage After Sneaking Out to See Boyfriend
13 October 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 8m Listen to this article: A shy yet confident voice fills the air, serenading a group of journalists documenting the devastating impacts of child marriage in Lesotho — a southern African nation of crisscrossed brown mountains that conceal both beauty and pain. [...]
High Blood Pressure Is Lesotho’s Leading Deadly Disease That Doesn’t Spread from Person to Person
Health Minister Selibe Mochoboroane. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News [...]
Did You Know That No Newborn Has Died in One Health Facility Lesotho so Far in 2025?
10 September 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 4min Basotho, let us come together to celebrate a historic milestone for our beloved nation of 2.4 million. In 2025, every child born at one health facility—Ntšekhe Hospital—has survived the most fragile period of life: the first 28 days. This is a [...]
Do Not Eat Meat from Sick Animals, Experts Warn
Experts at the International Health Regulations and Performance of Veterinary Services (IHR–PVS) Bridging Workshop held in Maseru. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News. [...]
Vodacom’s Ralebitso Calls 86 in 100 Women Facing Gender-Based Violence ‘Scary’
29 August 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 4min Listen to this article: Out of every 100 women in Lesotho, 86 experience gender-based violence (GBV)—a statistic Vodacom Lesotho chief executive officer, Mohale Ralebitso, has described as “scary.” Ralebitso stressed that these numbers are not mere statistics but a painful reality [...]
How a Phone Call Is Half the Work in Addressing Risky Sexual Behaviours Among Lesotho Youth
22 August 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read: 5min Listen to this article: When 25-year-old Karabo Leluma walked into Maseru Regional Hospital in the heart of Lesotho’s capital, one service immediately stood out to him — the Hello Mocha Call Centre. For Leluma, it is nothing short of a game-changer. [...]