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In this blog, we present the main results of our Survey of Young Basotho’s Aspirations and Challenges, in which we hear from the youth themselves about their preferences, outcomes, perceived barriers, and behaviors related to education and jobs. The survey reached more than 1,000 youth (aged 15 to 35 years) from urban, peri-urban, and rural areas in the country’s four ecological zones—lowland, river valley, foothills, and mountains.

Currently starring as Leruo Ts’eole in the hit new Showmax Original Outlaws, Lehlohonolo Mayeza is the Mosotho hunk that television viewers have been waiting for.  From Tshedza Pictures (Adulting, The River, The Republic), the modern-day Western tells the story of two families at war with each other: the Zulu, cattle-farming Biyela clan and the Basotho, cattle-raiding Ts’eoles.  We sat […]

This is an edited excerpt from the Steve Biko Memorial Lecture Pali Lehohla delivered at Nelson Mandela University on September 12

Fables16 SeptemberJoin the Free State Symphony Orchestra for a magical evening with Ben Schoeman (piano) as soloist under the baton of Gérard Korsten (conductor)....

“Kale is my Coca-Cola”

Singer and actress, Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku, plays Sihle Biyela in the new Showmax Original hit drama series, Outlaws

AT 40, Lejone Mpotjoane is the youngest Cabinet minister in Sam Matekane’s coalition government. He is Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. That is no small feat for a man who had never held political office of note until after last October’s general elections won by his Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party. Mpotjoane’s […]

A victim said she was at work when her two kids called her.

MINING Minister Mohlomi Moleko on Monday came under vicious attack during a debate on the mining sector for allegedly defending mining companies in Lesotho. The debate was aimed at clarifying the economic impact and compliance of mining companies in the country. In his keynote address, Moleko said the mining industry is one of the largest […]

IT was Sam Matekane’s rousing call to “revolutionise Lesotho’s economy” that eventually persuaded Moeketsi Motšoane, 45, to join the newly formed Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party last year. Almost a year after Matekane was elected Prime Minister, Motšoane remains acutely aware of the huge challenges his party is facing in transforming Lesotho’s anemic economy. There […]