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10/09/2025

𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐒 𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐂𝐃𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈-𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐌

By: Joyce Lefaso

MASERU – The Ministry of Health, in partnership with key stakeholders, has officially launched a multi-sectoral coordinating mechanism to strengthen the national response to Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDIs).

The initiative aims to drive awareness, prevention, and action in addressing the rising burden of NCDIs across the country.

Presenting an overview, Dr. Malitaba Litaba from the Ministry of Health reported that Lesotho’s age-standardised mortality rate for NCDs stood at 1,137 per 100,000 people in 2021. Cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension, are among the leading contributors, affecting nearly one-third of adults.

Cancer, especially cervical cancer, is a growing concern, while injuries caused by road traffic accidents also weigh heavily on the health system. Lesotho records one of the highest road fatality rates in Africa at 29.5 per 100,000 people, largely linked to poor infrastructure, overspeeding, and alcohol use.

Dr. Litaba noted that the surge in NCDIs is driven by risk factors such as poor diet, harmful alcohol consumption, to***co use, physical inactivity, and adverse social and environmental conditions. She emphasised that these factors heighten vulnerability to chronic illnesses and injuries, undermining the health and wellbeing of communities across the country.

On the global stage, Dr. Colin Pfaff, representing the NCDI Poverty Network, highlighted that NCDs have become a central issue in health systems worldwide, not only because of their growing prevalence but also because of their integration into health service programming. The United Nations and WHO Lesotho have called for a one-third reduction in premature deaths from NCDs by 2030 under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.4. Achieving this, Dr. Pfaff said, requires countries to strengthen prevention, early detection, and treatment while tackling broader social and environmental determinants of health.

Launching the mechanism, Minister of Health Selibe Mochoboroane described the initiative as a turning point and a call for collective action. He stressed that efforts will now focus on reducing all causes of NCDIs and moving Lesotho away from being ranked among the highest in Africa for fatality rates.

08/09/2025

𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒

By: Mapheko Ramotete

MASERU – The Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea) on Monday joined the global community in marking International Literacy Day, highlighting the critical role of literacy and libraries in advancing education, opportunity, and social progress.

Safrea Chairperson, Nathi Gule, said literacy is more than the ability to read and write. “It is the key to opening the doors to a lifetime of learning, productive living, active citizenship, and creative expression,” he noted.

Gule emphasised the enduring importance of libraries, both physical and digital. “They nurture curiosity, protect freedom of thought, and ensure that stories, histories and ideas are accessible to all. For media and communications freelancers, literacy is not only the tool of our trade, but also the foundation for democracy, accountability and human rights,” he said.

According to Safrea, libraries play a key role in:

-Enabling equal access to information regardless of background or income level;

-Conserving culture and history while promoting innovation and creativity;

-Supporting professional development for knowledge workers, freelancers, and lifelong learners.

With challenges persisting in Southern Africa's education, Safrea has called on governments, businesses, and society at large to increase sponsorship for literacy programmes and ensure libraries are accessible to everyone.

08/09/2025

𝐌𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐀 𝐎 𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐈𝐓Š𝐄𝐏𝐎 𝐁𝐀 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀

Ka: Bokang Ntone

MASERU – Ho hola u le ngoanana Lesotho ho tla ka liphephetso tse ngata, haholo nakong eo baroetsana ba qalang ho tobana le mathata a bohloeki a bakang lihlong, ho tšoenyeha le ho fokotsa boitšepo.

Ke ka lebaka leo Rorisang Moiloa oa Sehlabeng-sa-Thuoathe, Maseru, a ileng a theha Help me Help a Sister Foundation ka 2021, e le tsela ea ho khutlisa seriti le ho fa banana tšehetso eo ba e hlokang haholo.

Puisanong le 𝙎𝙠𝙮 𝘼𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙖 𝙃𝘿, Moiloa o supile h**e mokhatlo ona o sebetsa kaho tsoa ho ea metseng le metsaneng, ho etela likolo e le ho nanabetsa letsoho ho bohle ba nang le tlhoko ea lisebelisoa tsena e le ho netefatsa h**e haho motho ea motšehali ea sallang morao.

"ke ile ka tšoenyeha haholo ho hola ke bona ho ena le banana ba lofang sekolo nakong ea matsatsi a bona, a rialo". A supa h**e e nngoe e kholo ke bohloki ba eona mesangona ena ea bohloeki, a re bo susumetsa h**e baholo ba banana ba iphumana ba sebelisa lintho tse kotsi tse ka silafatsang 'mele ea bona joaloka masela.

Ho sa le joalo, a re boithuto bona bo entse h**e a be le cheseho e tebileng h**e na a ka etsang h**e a thusetse le ho khutlisa boitšepo le seriti sa basali le banana ba bangata tse ntseng li qepha, ke moo a ileng a theha mokhatlo ona. "Boitšepo ba motho bo ea khutla, ha fela a lokohile," a rialo.

Moiloa o re phano ena etlo fokotsa bohloki, ho ntlafatsa bohloeki, ho fokotsa baroetsana ba tlohelleng sekolo kalehare ba le tlase lilemong, ho kenya thuto h**e baroetsana le basali ba buoe ka litaba tsena kaha e le tlholeho ho motho e mong le e mong e mots'ehali le h**e ba fihlele litoro tsa bona ba sa ts'oenyehe ke letho.

A ipiletsa h**e batho ba ikopanye le ho nanabetsa letsoho ho etsa mekhatlo e tšoanang le oona e le ho rupella baroetsana ba tlase lilemong malebela a h**e na ba itšoare joang nakong ea matsatsi a bona, a re likhoebo esita le mmuso o tiise letsoho ho fana ka lisebelisoa tsena mahala likolong, mekhatlong le metseng kaha ho ea matsatsing hoa motho e mots'ehali e le ntho e senang boikhetholo empa e le tlholeho.

Ha a phethela, a re banna le bahlankana ba be le lentsoe kahar'a mekhatlo le malapa e le ho ikamahanya le ho fana ka thuto ho bana ba banana h**e na ba lokela ho its'oara joang e le ho tlosa sekhobo kapa ts'abo lipakeng tsa bona. "Ka Help me Help a sister foundation ke na le tumelo h**e basali le banana ba tla matlafala, ho se be le ea salletseng morao", Moiloa a rialo.

𝙃𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙠𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙡𝙤 𝙠𝙖 𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙤:

Call/WhatsApp: +266 5945 3141

07/09/2025

𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐀-𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐀 𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐊𝐀 𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐀 𝐒𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐎

Ka: Bokang Ntone

MASERU - Lelibohong la Maseru ka Labone, Sepolesa sa Lesotho (LMPS) se amohetse 'melaelloa ea amahanngoang le litlolo tsa molao ho hlaha Afrika-Boroa ho tla arabela liqoso tse motobileng mona Lesotho.

Tlhaloso ea Sepolesa e supile h**e 'melaelloa enoa ke Sello Mabothile oa Ha Ntjabane, Berea; ke' melaelloang polaong ea monna e mong e neng e etsahale ka selemo sa 2020.

Ho sa le joalo, sa hlalosa h**e 'melaelloa enoa ha a tla bolaea monna eo ka selemo sa 2020, o ne a mo thunye ka le reng monna eo o na le likamano tsa lerato le mofumahali oa hae; 'me o ile a hlaha ka pela makhotla a molao a Lesotho, a fuoa beile eaba esale a ina libono metsing.

Ke moo Sepolesa sa Lesotho ka mehloli ea sona ea utloela h**e eo o ho la Afrika Boroa_ ba nt'o kopa Sepolesa sa Afrika-Boroa ho ba thusa ho batlana le 'melaelloa eo, a ba a qhautsoa.

06/09/2025

𝐄𝐔 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐎

The European Union in Lesotho has announced the appointment of H.E. Mette Sunnergren as its new Head of Delegation to Lesotho, succeeding Ambassador Paola Amadei. She is among the 145 distinguished ambassadors recently designated by EU High Representative Kaja Kallas to lead European Union missions worldwide.

Ambassador Sunnergren brings extensive diplomatic experience, having previously served in ambassadorial roles in Maputo, Khartoum, and Kinshasa. Her understanding of African affairs and long-standing record of fostering international partnerships will be instrumental as she begins her tenure in Maseru.

The EU emphasised that her appointment comes at a time when partnership, understanding, and respect are more crucial than ever. The EU and Lesotho mark over 50 years of collaboration, and Ambassador Sunnergren is expected to play a key role in strengthening this enduring relationship.

06/09/2025

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06/09/2025

𝐕𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐌 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐎

By: Mapheko Ramotete

MASERU – Vodacom Lesotho has published its 2024/25 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting progress in digital inclusion, renewable energy and community investment.

The company reported a 93.6% mobile pe*******on rate, with more than 1.6 million Basotho connected. M-Pesa now serves 855,000 customers, while 4,000 devices have been distributed through its Mohala ka Mokitlane financing initiative.

Vodacom achieved 100% renewable energy matching for grid electricity, with 110 solar-powered sites and a head office system producing 123,968 kWh annually. Over M23.1 million was invested in health, education, youth development and environmental projects.

Education support included free monthly data for 169 schools, Information and Communication Technology training (ICT) Training for 2,000 teachers and new computer labs in seven schools. Since 2021, more than 20,000 trees have been planted to boost biodiversity.

Executive Head of External Affairs and Regulatory, Tšepo Ntaopane, said the report reflects Vodacom’s mission to “connect Basotho, protect the environment and build enduring trust through responsible business practices.”

Looking ahead, the company has pledged to intensify climate action, with ambitions to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, expand rural network coverage and champion biodiversity initiatives in partnership with government and other stakeholders.

04/09/2025

🔥 It’s happening right now! 🔥

The Southern African Tour Of Dances and Struggles is live at Alliance Française de Maseru Hall. The energy is unmatched with Super-Twins and local dancers lighting up the stage! 💃🏾✨

04/09/2025

𝐅𝐖𝐀𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐎 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍

By: Rorisang Moiloa

MASERU — The 13th FINITE Magazine Women Appreciation Awards were held on Saturday, honouring exceptional Basotho women for their remarkable contributions across diverse sectors.

The prestigious ceremony, organised by Finite Magazine in partnership with BAM Group Foundation, was graced by senior government officials, representatives from various ministries, and members of Parliament.

A total of 50 remarkable women were nominated for their outstanding contributions across various sectors.

After a rigorous selection process, 10 exceptional women emerged as winners, representing different categories and showcasing the diversity, talent, and impact of Basotho women in driving positive change in their communities and beyond.

One of the winners Libuseng Mohoang, the founder of Botanical Range products under manufacturing consumables category gave her heartfelt gratitude. “Being recognised at the Finite Magazine Women Appreciation Awards feels both humbling and empowering. It is truly an honor to be celebrated among so many inspiring women, and I am deeply grateful for this acknowledgment,” said Mohoang.

In her remarks, Ntšepeng Tšita-Tikiso, President of BAM Group Foundation, said the awards, launched in 2012, have become one of the country’s most significant platforms for recognising women.

“These awards are not only about honouring achievement but also about inspiring confidence. We believe Basotho women have limitless potential, and tonight is proof that they are stepping forward to lead and transform our nation,” she said.

01/09/2025

01/09/2025

𝐒𝐄𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐎 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄

By: Mapheko Ramotete

MASERU – From Teyateyaneng to the world of bookshelves, Liteboho Seotlo has walked a journey that blends law, philosophy, and poetry. A legal professional by training and a poet by passion, Seotlo is an investigative writer and author of three books that mirror both his struggles and his triumphs in life.

Born and raised in Berea, Seotlo studied at Assumption High School and later pursued his degree at the National University of Lesotho. His career as a legal professional sharpened his curiosity about life. “The biggest question I asked myself has always been ‘Why?’ Why does everything happen the way it does?” he explained. That questioning spirit, he says, sharpened his investigative instincts and inspired his writing.

His writing journey began in high school, where he first experimented with poetry after immersing himself in books. “I made a choice that I would not follow any route where I had to do anything mathematical,” he said, highlighting how literature drew him in. Since then, he has self-published all his books, including The World of Thoughts: The Minds of People (2017), A Stranger’s Heart (2020), and his most recent collection So Much for a Life (2025).

Publishing, however, has not been without its hurdles. Seotlo admitted that he faced challenges along the way but stayed determined. “I have always researched methods of publication by myself and have always self-published my work. Collaborations only come after I have self-published,” he explained.

His latest book, So Much for a Life, captures the many turns of human existence, failures, pain, survival, and progress. It speaks of life’s hardships but also the resilience to rise above them. One of the title poems paints a vivid picture of struggle and disillusionment:

So much for a life
"Not so much of a sync
My life is a smoldering crime
Petty cash and narcotic dust
My pockets are missing a few dimes”

For Seotlo, these verses are not just words on paper, they are reflections of a lived experience.

The collection touches on philosophy, the essence of life, and even love, which Seotlo calls “a cherry on top.” Among the poems, one that stands out for him is While We Wait, which reflects on the struggles and unfairness faced by good and intelligent people, encouraging them not to lose their kindness and tenderness despite the world’s brokenness.

Although Seotlo has not yet received formal recognition or awards for his work, the joy he feels when readers connect with his poetry is unmatched. “My overall perspective is uplifting and encouraging. Therefore, it means a message is passed through my art,” he said.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙚𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙤:

Call or WhatsApp: +266 5625 3698
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