Uncensored News Lesotho

25/06/2025

"𝗞𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗲-𝗧𝗲𝘁𝗲: 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗯𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝘀𝗼𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗲"

Thabo Maama ke sehoai sa lijo-thollo tikolohong ea Makhaleng, seterekeng sa Maseru. Maama o tumme ka ho hlahisa poone e maroon eo a e rehileng lebitso la Khube-Tete.

Maama o hlalosa h**e Khube-Tete e ikhethile ka boleng ba eona ba phepo, haholo-holo ha e bapisoa le phoofo ea poone e tšoeu kapa e tšehla. O re poone ena e ruile matsoai a thusang 'mele, haholo-holo ho batho ba phelang le mafu a sa phekoleheng joaloka lefu la tsoekere. Tlaleho ka MaPaballo Pascalinah Kabi, khatiso ka Paballo Juliet Kabi.

23/06/2025

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲

For generations, Basotho have depended on rangelands—not only for livestock grazing but for building homes, raising families, and sustaining traditions. Now, climate change is stripping those customs away, blade by blade, season by season.

When the rains stopped, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry stepped in, launching a rangeland rehabilitation program in Ha Khoeli, Maseru. The community joined hands with experts like ‘Mabatho Nthejane to breathe life back into the soil. MaPaballo Pascalinah Kabi writes.

But why does healing take time? Click the link below to discover why:

…In Lesotho, government and LHDA efforts to rehabilitate degraded rangelands are not only revitalising local ecosystems but also providing a sustainable lifeline for communities dependent on agriculture. 28 June 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 5m 9s Listen to this article: Mi

20/06/2025

𝗡𝘁𝗮𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵

Ntaoleng Spaee, aged 55, has lost both her breasts to cancer because when doctors diagnosed her in 2016 and urged her to seek treatment in South Africa, she chose instead to stay behind and sell bread and tea.

For Spaee, the streets of Maseru offered the only way to provide for her children—children who had no one else to care for them if she left for treatment in Bloemfontein. Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko writes.

For more information, click the link below:

Senkatana Oncology Clinic Nutritionist Thato Taunyane Motsamai. On the table next to her are packets of seeds donated by the Blue Ribbon to fight hunger amongst cancer patients.

18/06/2025

𝗡𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀

Mokhothu Makhalanyane, Chair of Chairs for all National Assembly portfolio committees, says Parliament will prioritise adjusting its salary structures and incentives after the winter break to introduce a “no work, no pay” policy.

Makhalanyane says this is to ensure that members of parliament (MPs) who repeatedly miss work will face salary deductions — a step aimed at curbing chronic absenteeism in Parliament.

Makhalanyane was responding to a May 30, 2025 opinion piece by Uncensored Managing Editor, MaPaballo Pascalinah Kabi which criticised MPs for taking a three-month winter break amid a national health crisis triggered by the U.S. government’s decision to freeze foreign aid.

Listen to Makhalanyane’s full interview with Pascalinah, recorded on June 18, 2025, by pressing the link below:

MP Mokhothu Makhalanyane. Photo Credit: Pascalinah Kabi/Uncensored News.

17/06/2025

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼

At least 2,041 women and girls were admitted to various health facilities across Lesotho in 2023 due to complications from incomplete abortions.

This is according to the latest Health Statistics Report released by the Bureau of Statistics Lesotho, which reveals that out of 8,004 female admissions recorded in 2023, 25.5 percent were linked to incomplete abortion cases. Monyane Khau reports.

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Pregnancy illustration. Credit: Online.

16/06/2025

𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀

Village Health Workers (VHW) across Lesotho resumed work today, June 16, 2025, after their representative body urged them to return to serving thousands of patients, citing “positive developments” in salary negotiations with the government.

More than 8,300 VHW are represented by the Lesotho Workers’ Association (LEWA), which is leading ongoing talks with the government over the implementation of the M2,444 monthly wage ordered by the Labour Court in January 2023. Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko writes.

For more information, click the link below:

In this file picture, Village Health Workers sing at the event organised by the Ministry of Health. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News.

12/06/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗟𝗶 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗮-𝘇𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗡𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮—𝗕𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗲?

Setsebi sa litaba tsa khoebisano ka batho, Lerato Nkhetše, o re banna ba bangata ba Basotho ba tlohang Lesotho ho ea sebetsa merafong e koetsoeng, eo re e tsebang e le li zama-zama, ba qetella ba sa khutlele hae.

Hobaneng? Ba bangata ba bolaoa, ‘me ba bang ba tšaba ho khutla ka lebaka la lintho tse bohloko tseo ba li boneng kapa ba li phetseng. Tlaleho ka Monyane Khau.

Penya link ena ho fumana litaba tse felletseng:

12 Phuptjane 2025 ka Monyane Khau Setsebi sa litaba tsa khoebisano ka batho, Lerato Nkhetše, o re banna ba bangata ba Basotho ba tlohang Lesotho ho ea sebetsa merafong e koetsoeng, eo re e tsebang e le li zama-zama, ba qetella ba sa khutlele hae. Hobaneng? Hobane ba bangata ba bolaoa, 'me ba bang

11/06/2025

𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

At least 8,300 Village Health Workers across Lesotho have effectively stopped assisting patients after government failed to pay them the M2,444 monthly wage ordered by the Labour Court in January 2023.

Their decision has left patients—especially those needing help with illnesses like tuberculosis—desperate and without support in their communities.

Village Health Workers also provide essential services such as referring patients to health facilities, but these have now been suspended indefinitely. According to their representative body, the Lesotho Workers’ Association (LEWA), services will only resume once an agreement with the government is reached. Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko reports.

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File Photo: Village Health Workers at the event organised by the Ministry of Health. Photo Credit: Limpho Sello/Uncensored News.

10/06/2025

𝗟𝗖𝗦 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀

Amid public outrage and a damning Ombudsman report exposing torture and medical neglect, Lesotho Correctional Services insists it upholds the rights and welfare of inmates.

Yet, as shocking inmate abuses come to light and politician Makotoko Moshe calls for even harsher treatment, LCS continues to defend its mandate—even as top officials are implicated in a system critics say fosters impunity rather than rehabilitation.

For more information, click the link below.

LCS Senior Assistant Commissioner Phoka Scout. Photo Credit: Pascalinah Kabi/Uncensored News.

06/06/2025

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗼𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗸𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗼 𝗜𝗽𝗵𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗸𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝗧𝘀𝗶𝗽𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗸𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗴

Monna oa Ntlholohetsane, Mokhotlong, o balehile ka mora ho hlekefetsa morali oa hae ea lilemo li 15 ka ho mo tsipa ka linokeng ka kinipitang ka la 4 Phuptjane 2025.

Motlatsi oa ‘Moelli oa Sepolesa sa Lesotho, Inspector ‘Mareabetsoe Mofoka, o boletse h**e monna enoa o ne a belaella morali oa hae ka h**e o utsoitse clipara le charger ea mohala. Morali o ile a hlalosa h**e lintho tseo li tla fumaneha ho moithuti-’moho le eena sekolong.

Ho ea ka Inspector Mofoka, ngoanana o re o ne a etselletsa moithuti eo ka khopolo ea h**e hang ha ba fihla sekolong, matichere a tla mo sireletsa. Tlaleho ka Monyane Khau.

Penya 👇 ho fumana lintlha ka botlalo:

Motlatsi oa ‘Moelli oa Sepolesa sa Lesotho Inspector ‘Mareabetsoe Mofoka. Setšoantšo ka Africa-Press.

05/06/2025

𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗯𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗮 𝗧𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗸𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗿’𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗡𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗼

Basali ba Basotho ba nyetsoeng ke banna ba Nigeria nakong eo bobeli bo neng bo lula Lesotho ba iphumane ba le mathateng ha ba fihla Nigeria, moo ba ileng ba fumana h**e banna bao ba nyetse ebile bana le malapa a bona Nigeria moo. Ka lebaka leo, banna bao ba ile ba siea basali bana likerekeng Nigeria, moo ba qetellang ba fetoha batho ba kerekeng.

Sena ke ho ea ka Lerato Nkhetše oa Migrant Association of Lesotho, nakong eo a neng a koetlisa baqolotsi le baphatlalatsi ba litaba ka Khoebisano ka Batho (Trafficking in Persons). Koetliso ena e neng e hlophisitsoe ke Department of Home Affairs, e ne e tšoaretsoe Maseru ka la 4 Phuptjane, 2025. Tlaleho ka MaPaballo Pascalinah Kabi.

Ho mamela litaba tsena ka botlalo, tobetsa mona 👇:

Lerato Nkhetse oa Migrant Association of Lesotho. Setšoantšo ka Pascalinah Kabi.

04/06/2025

𝗡𝗮 𝘂 𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮: 𝗛𝗼 𝗝𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗷𝗼 𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮 𝗲𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝗧𝘀̌𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗮 𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘀̌𝗲?

‘Matebello Moleleki ke mohloli oa mofetše oa letsoele. Moleleki o re e ngoe ea lintho tse kholo tse ileng tsa mo thusa ho hlola mofetše ke ho mamela likeletso tsa lingaka tse ileng tsa mo khothalletsa ho ja lijo tse hloekileng (organic) hobane li matlafatsa sesole sa 'mele oa hae.

Moleleki o re lingaka li ne li mo eletsa h**e a qobe lijo tse hlahisitsoeng ka potlako (processed foods), kaha li ka eketsa menyetla ea ho tšoaroa ke mofetše kapa tsa liehisa ho fola ho bakuli ba seng ba fumanoe ba e-na le mofetše.

Litaba tsa Moleleki li tšehetsoa ke lipatlisiso tse phatlalalitsoeng ke The Lancet ka Hlakola 2023. Tlaleho ena e senola h**e har’a batho ba ileng ba nka karolo lipatlisisong tsena, 22.9 phesente ea lijo tseo ba li jang li hlahisitsoe ka potlako (ultra-processed foods).

Nako ea lipatlisiso tse nkileng lilemo tse ka bang leshome, batho ba 15,921 ba ile ba fumanoa ba na le mofetše, ha ba 4009 ba hlokahetse ka lebaka la mofetše. 10 phesente e ngoe le e ngoe ea bakuli bana e amahanngoa le sekhahla se phahameng haholo sa tšebeliso ea lijo tseo tlhahiso ea tsona e potlakisitsoeng (ultra-processed foods), haholo mofetše oa mala. Hape, keketseho ea liphesente tse 10 tšebelisong ea lijo tsena e ne e amahanngoa le kotsi e phahameng ea lefu la mofetše ka kakaretso – oa mala le oa letsoele.

Mokhatlo oa Rural Self-Help Development Association ka tšebelisano le Slow Food In Lesotho o sebetsa ka thata ho thusa lihoai tsa Basotho ho hlahisa lijo tse hloekileng (organic), e le h**e sechaba se je lijo tse hloekileng (organic foods). Har’a lintho tse ling, mekhatlo ena e 'meli e sebelitse ka matla ho aha likamano tse otlolohileng pakeng tsa lihoai le baapehi seterekeng ka seng, e le h**e baapehi ba fumane lihlahisoa ka litheko tse amohelehang.

Khoeling ena ea Phupu e tsejoang lefatšeng ka bophara e le Khoeli ea Bahloli ba Mofetše, re u tlisetsa puisano e khethehileng pakeng tsa Moleleki le Limpho Sello. Puo ena e hatisitsoe ka Hlakola 2025. U tla boela u utloe mookameli oa Slow Food in Lesotho, Ska Moteane, ha a buoa ka bohlokoa ba lijo tse hloekileng Thaba-Tseka ka khoeli ea Motšeanong 2025. Tlaleho ka Mamoshe Limpho Makotoko Theko