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UNTIL just about a decade ago Koalabata was just like other villages on the fringes of a growing town. It appeared untouched by the developments happening in Maseru City, some five kilometres away. When other peri-urban villages were getting street lights, Koalabata’s streets remained dark. As other villages got paved roads Koalabata was stuck with […]

Lesotho: Health Minister Urges For Human papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination

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A sting operation by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) has exposed rampant corruption and fraud in the distribution of old-age pensions. In what is seen as a tip of the iceberg, DCEO officers discovered 53 ghost pensioners at 17 pay points in Leribe. The 53 died between 2018 and 2022 but officers […]

When times are hard, as they often do for most families in Lesotho, the choice is often between buying food for the family and buying sanitary pads for the young girls. In most cases, it is the former that wins the battle of wills. That leaves most girls, particularly in rural areas, without any protective […]

Lesotho Commemorates World Habitat Day and World Cities Day

On this International Day of the Girl Child, we celebrate the boundless potential of young girls and women around the world, and we renew our commitment to empowering them with the tools they need to thrive. Our organisation, Sentebale Foundation, was co-founded by our patrons – Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Matsieng and Prince Harry, […]

Lehlohonolo Lesenyo, 28, a South African national from Welkom, is a self-proclaimed prophet with a sweet tongue. When he arrived in Lesotho, he told people that he was a “prophet” with divine powers to see beyond their problems and help them deal with their anxieties. But they had to pay him first. And they did. […]

KHAUTA Khanooetso, 28, is claiming over M5 million from Lehlohonolo Phali who allegedly assaulted him, causing him permanent blindness. Khanooetso approached the Northern Region High Court in Tšifa-li-Mali asking for an order forcing Phali to pay him because he has caused him permanent disability. He said in April 2020, Phali attacked him with a walking […]

Period poverty in Lesotho is rife, due to economic and educational factors. However, a number of NGOs are working to change the status quo.