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Heartbreak for Teen Cancer Patient as Passport Delay Leads to Leg Amputation

Est. Read Time: 5m 48s Listen to this article: 28 October 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi A three-month delay in passport issuance by the Lesotho government led to the leg amputation of a 16-year-old cancer patient Tšepang Masilo, who urgently needed treatment in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The delay, compounded by an additional [...]

Lesotho Faces Alarming Shrinking of Wetlands, Over 50 percent Loss Reported Since 2017

Listen to the Q&A: Lesotho faces increasing challenges related to water conservation and land degradation, particularly in its critical catchment areas. To address these issues, the ReNOKA initiative was launched in 2020 with the mission to enhance sustainable management and preservation of natural resources across the country. Through community-driven projects [...]

Lesotho Farmers Find Strength in Collaboration Amid Climate Struggles

21 October 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 8m 3s Listen to this article: In Quthing, shade nets laid scattered across the fields, torn and tangled by the heavy snowfall. These nets, crumpled on the ground, left crops fully exposed to the biting cold. Without the shelter they provided, the [...]

Doctor’s Error Costs Leribe Woman Her Womb; Mamohau Hospital Manager Under Fire – Part 1

18 October 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 6m 43s Listen to this article: A 20-year-old woman from Leribe has lost the ability to have children after a cottonwool-like material was allegedly left inside her stitched womb by a doctor at Mamohau Mission Hospital. The negligence, which has gone unpunished [...]

431,000 Basotho Suffer from Mental Illnesses

16 October 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 4m 18s Listen to this article: In Lesotho, nearly 431,000 people are affected by mental illnesses, according to the country’s newly approved Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan for 2023-2027. Health Minister Selibe Mochoboroane said this Strategic Plan was approved by the [...]

Namibian Legislators Seek Lessons from Lesotho’s Cannabis Industry on Legalisation – Part 1.

14 October 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 4m 15s Listen to this article: In the quiet, pristine Morama Holdings cannabis facility in Lesotho, the air is thick with the rich, complex aroma of freshly dried cannabis buds, meticulously stored in this facility. As parliamentarians from Lesotho and Namibia enter [...]

Revealing the Impact: What the Numbers Say About Lesotho’s TB Campaigns

11 October 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 5m 28s Listen to this article: Data from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning shows that between April and June 2024, Lesotho went beyond its target of informing people about their tuberculosis (TB) status by four percent. It means that for [...]