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Growing up in Ha-Rachabeli village, Molefi Tutubala, 31, had what he calls a very difficult upbringing. For a start, Tutubala’s own mother did not speak his language. That was a big problem given the centrality of a mother in language acquisition and socialisation. His mother, who is now late, would often speak to Tutubala in […]

STORM Mountain Diamond Mine last Friday donated 43 rams and 86 ewes to farmers in Kao as part of its corporate social responsibility. Twenty-four of the ewes already had lambs while the rest were pregnant. The beneficiaries were 43 farmers from Kao, an area where the company is mining diamonds. The handover was part of […]

OPPOSITION parties say they have instructed their lawyers to draft papers to sue Prime Minister Sam Matekane over the controversial hydro-power conference scheduled for next month. The parties told a press conference on Tuesday that they are going to ask the High Court to order Matekane to reverse his decision to engage a private company […]

AT the time of writing last night, the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) was leading in results that had been announced for last weekend’s local government elections. What stands out though was the massive voter apathy that saw Basotho largely shunning the elections. Under normal circumstances, local government elections should trigger massive local interest as the […]

The hydrogen industry is currently valued about US$243 billion annually and is set to grow to $410 billion by 2030. With more nations coming into the industry we shall see greater returns. The hydrogen battery industry is expected to grow from $2.7 billion industry to $5.7 billion by 2030. Plus other applications that will grow. […]

AT a time when Lesotho is hogging the limelight for the wrong reasons as the world headquarters of homicides, a group of innovative Basotho is now using tourism to promote Moshoeshoe I’s principles of peace. Taking a leaf from King Moshoeshoe’s famous invitation to cannibals who had eaten his grandfather, Peete, the group is turning […]

Parliament’s Natural Resources committee will today start an inquiry into the government’s relationship with Metsi ke Bophelo, a water company fronted by a South African billionaire. The probe comes as Metsi ke Bophelo, which is driven by Mashudu Elias Ramano, prepares to host a two-day Hydrogen and Digital Future Conference and Expo in Maseru from […]

Muckraker could just frown Majoro General Ramanka Mokaloba told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that Basotho soldiers deployed in Mozambique are starving and feel neglected. Mokaloba moaned about the lack of nutritious rations. This was old news but the politicians pretended to be shocked as if this was a major revelation. ‘Mamarame Matela, that irritable […]

MINET Lesotho last Friday donated books, farming equipment, and cosmetics worth M20 000 to Juvenile Training Centre (JTC) inmates. The JTC is an institution that rehabilitates children who have been convicted of crimes, aged between 11 and 17 years. Minet Lesotho is an insurance company specialising in risk advisory, risk transfer and structured solutions. Minet […]

The topic of Lesotho’s quest to regain its conquered territory evokes strong emotions and demands thoughtful consideration. The reclamation of this land by Lesotho’s Parliament pursuant to the United Nations (UN) Resolution 1817 (XVII) passed on December 18, 1962, is a matter that requires a thorough analysis and deep reflection. A closer examination of the […]