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MAPUTSOE, Lesotho – Since the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the rate of the virus’s spread has slowed significantly, with new infections down 59 per cent from 1995. But that hasn’t stopped it from newly infecting 1.3 million people globally last year, of whom 500,000 are in East and Southern Africa.

MAPUTSOE, Lesotho – Since the height of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, the rate of the virus’s spread has slowed significantly, with new infections down 59 per cent from 1995. But that hasn’t stopped it from newly infecting 1.3 million people globally last year, of whom 500,000 are in East and Southern Africa.

Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli appears to have caught a habit of talking tough but doing little to stop the scourge of crime that has gripped Lesotho for much of his tenure. He was at it again last week when he told a Justice Sector Coordination Forum that the famo music gangs, blamed for much of […]

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How seemingly progressive change did much more harm to my village’s economic ecosystem than good

How seemingly progressive change did much more harm to my village’s economic ecosystem than good

PITSO ‘Bikerboy’ Ntsukunyane appeared before the Maseru Magistrate’s court on Tuesday charged with three counts of fraud. This was the second time that Ntsukunyane has appeared in court charged with fraud. Two weeks ago, Ntsukunyane was charged with defrauding the Ministry of Water Affairs M4.5 million for the construction of a bridge that was said […]

AN alleged paedophile stepfather was thrown behind bars in Leribe last week for allegedly sexually abusing his 15-year-old stepdaughter in the presence of his wife. The wife was also arrested. The man’s 70-year-old mother managed to pay a fine of M1 000 and was released pending finalisation of the case. She was accused of failing […]

Lesotho: Strengthening Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed capacity