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Driving economic growth Maseru-EVEN at a young age, Relebohile Sefako has always been fascinated with the concept of making money. His father, who went on early retirement as a police officer, ran a grocery store in Ha-Thetsane in the 1980s. And so at very close range, he would see how his father would buy goods in large quantities and sell for a profit. It was a decent family business that ensured they enjoyed an average life in the city. But beyond maintaining the family, the venture planted ...

AT the time of writing this editorial last night, it appeared as if the coalition government led by Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro would survive after all.This

Tributes pour in for Cardinal Khoarai MASERU-CARDINAL Sebastian Koto Khoarai, 91, the first Mosotho to attain the position, died last Saturday in Mazenod after serving the Catholic Church for 65 years. The church has not revealed the cause of death except saying he was sick and had to be admitted to a hospital for a while. Reverend Francis Makhetha of the Mofumahali oa Maloti, Ketane, in the Mohale’s Hoek diocese, worked closely with the cardinal. He described Cardinal Khoarai as a man of God...

BNP leadership contest gets ugly BNP leadership contest gets ugly Share ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE race for the Basotho National Party (BNP) leadership is increasingly turning ugly. This after three of the six contestants last week went on national radio to accuse the party’s current national executive committee (NEC) of corruption. The three are Professor Lehlohonolo Mosotho, ‘Mota Nkuoatsana and ‘Mamotsepe Motseoa. They have since been slapped with letters demanding that they retr...

Mary Twala Mhlongo (1939-2020) in “This Is Not a Burial. It’s a Resurrection.” (IMDb) I’m Black and African. But I have never seen mud and dung being mixed together to replaster a mud hut’s floor or been present for a sheep shearing ceremony until I watched Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s, “This Is Not a Burial. It’s a Resurrection.” This first narrative feature film shot in Lesotho by a Mosotho director is also the small landlocked country’s first submission to the Oscars in the...

‘My Wonderful Wanda’ and ‘The Great Green Wall’ top this week’s streaming movies at Cleveland Cinemas and Cinematheque Updated Apr 21, 2021; Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Institute of Art’s Cinematheque is virtually screening Jared P. Scott’s environmental documentary “The Great Green Wall” starting Thursday as part of an Earth Day celebration. The film features an epic, music-driven journey of hope, hardship and perseverance along Africa’s Great Green Wal...

The late Mary Twala’s award-winning swan song film opens in cinemas next month Movie has won a string of international awards and gained widespread acclaim around the world, particularly for its star 21 April 2021 - 10:00 Mary Twala played the lead role of the widow Mantoa in the film ‘This is Not a Burial. It’s a Resurrection’. Image: Supplied After wowing audiences at international film festivals and scooping multiple awards, This Is Not A Burial, It’s ...

Muckraker chuckled when she heard Finance Minister Thabo Sophonea complaining bitterly about the civil servants looting the old age pension scheme. You could he

Let’s use regional, international appointments wisely Share Moorosi Tsiane THE footballing community on Monday woke up to the interesting news that Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) president Salemane Phafane has been recommended by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to serve in the FIFA disciplinary committee. Phafane becomes the second Mosotho to be associated with his sport’s international body in a space of two weeks after national boxing coach Sibusiso Keketsi was also appoi...

New movies to stream this week: Roe v. Wade, Every Breath You Take and more Michael OSullivan, The Washington Post April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8John Schneider, left, and Jon Voight play Supreme Court justices in "Roe v. Wade."Quiver DistributionShow MoreShow Less 2of8Matt Smith in "Mapplethorpe: The Directors Cut."Samuel Goldwyn FilmsShow MoreShow Less 3of8 6of8 7of8A scene aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the documentary "The Last Cruise."HBOShow MoreShow Les...