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This story was first published inNew Frame Lesotho is fondly known as the Kingdom in the Sky, as its mountainous terrain elevates it more than 1 000m above sea level. This small enclave of a country, completely landlocked by South Africa, has a population of about two million, making it one of the smallest states in the world. But out of these peaks has emerged a feature film, set in the world of its landscape and written and directed by one of its own. Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s  This Is ...

Film review: This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection This story was first published inNew Frame Lesotho is fondly known as the Kingdom in the Sky, as its mountainous terrain elevates it more than 1 000m above sea level. This small enclave of a country, completely landlocked by South Africa, has a population of about two million, making it one of the smallest states in the world. But out of these peaks has emerged a feature film, set in the world of its landscape and written and directed b...

MASERU-IT would be tempting to dismiss Tšepang Tšita-Mosena, 43, as just another political novice. Admittedly, Tšita-Mosena is indeed a political greenhorn having only been elected into Parliament just three years ago. Cool, collected and dressed to the nines, Tšita-Mosena does not look like your typical politician. She speaks softly during the interview, making it difficult to imagine how she fares during heated debates in a male-dominated parliament where high testosterone levels are ofte...

Covid-19 storm looms MASERU-LESOTHO could be sleepwalking into a major Covid-19 tsunami as hundreds of Basotho sneak back into the country without screening. In the past few weeks hordes of Basotho have illegally crossed back home from South Africa. The Lesotho and South Africa governments seem unable to stop the influx of people through the porous borders. Lesotho’s situation is however more precarious because it is receiving people from a country already in the throes of a second wave of th...

ABC, DC fight escalates Share while ABC secretary-general Hlaele demands DC leader Mokhothu be probed.   Pascalinah Kabi BARELY seven months on, the coalition pact between the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and the Democratic Congress (DC) appears to be unravelling. This after the DC accused the ABC of attempting to undermine the former to gain political advantage ahead of the 2022 national elections. As a result, DC secretary general Tšitso Cheba, is breathing fire and has launched a broadside...

6 local films that are set for release in 2021 By Entertainment Reporter Share 2020 has been a difficult year for the global film industry, but plenty of films were released on a variety of different platforms and South African audiences responded enthusiastically. With the new year just around the corner, local film distributor Indigenous Film Distribution, has some real treats lined up for the first half of 2021. Let’s take a look: "This is not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection“ This is no...