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 often on show.
But beyond that soft underbelly is a wily, combative character who has been aggressively pushing one of the most controversial and radical indigenisation laws ever promulgated in Lesotho.
MISA Zimbabwe advocates for digital rights MISA Zimbabwe advocates for digital rights
Nthatuoa Koeshe
DIGITAL rights should be treated with the same importance like human rights, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe has said.
This came out at a recent multi-stakeholder meeting on digital literacy convened in Maseru by MISA Zimbabwe.
The Lesotho meeting was the last of a series of others held in Zimbabwe Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi.
MISA Zimbabwe’s legal and ICT policy officer, Nompilo Simanje said the campaign is aimed at promoting digital rights in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
Ms Simanje said they are also engaging policymakers, civil society organisations, journalists and content creators.
Lesotho: Govt in Race Against Time to Avert Airport Closure - Lesupi
15 December 2020
MOSHOESHOE I International Airport, the country s only international airport, faces forced closure by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
ICAO is unhappy with the government s failure to maintain high standards at the airport. The facilities are run down and in a state of disrepair.
The government has until next year to refurbish the airport to prevent its closure. This week Lesotho Times (LT) Senior Reporter Pascalinah Kabi sat down with the Director of Civil Aviation, Motsoale Lesupi to find out what needs to be done and when the government will have refurbished the airport to meet international standards.
Sweet smell of freedom
MASERU-IT had always been ’Mareabetsoe Mpeli’s dream to use her small savings to start her own business.
But lacking financial literacy and her husband showing no desire to support her endeavours, the 28-year-old soon abandoned the dream and settled for being a full time housewife taking care of her child and two siblings.
Later, she dusted herself up and reignited her passion for business and started a poultry and piggery project.
“The business was doing well and was growing significantly,” Mpeli says, adding: “The only challenge was that I was unable to keep a proper cash-flow register and did not even know when and what to save.”
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