18 November 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 3m 42s In Lesotho, a single cannabis facility consumes approximately 90,000 litres of water per day. While the full impact of this high water usage on the country’s overall water availability remains unclear, a recent study published by ScienceDirect raises concerns about [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
25 September 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi The Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has announced an increase in the estimated emergency funds needed to respond to the drought-induced humanitarian crisis, rising from the initial M1.2 billion to M2,002,863,799. In July 2024, Prime Minister Samuel Matekane declared a national food insecurity disaster, stating [...]
18 Loetse 2024 ka Pascalinah Kabi Nakong ena eo naha ea Lesotho e tobaneng le litlamorao tse bosula tsa phetoho ea boemo ba leholimo, Lefapha la Bolepi le thakhotse boithuto bo tebileng ka tsebo ea Basotho litabeng tsa bolepi. Ho ea ka ofisiri ea Lefapha la Bolepi, Mosuoe Letuma, boithuto [...]
Est. Read Time: 4m 52s Letšeng Diamonds Mine, a leading mine in Lesotho, has constructed two water pipelines following extensive media investigations into its alleged water pollution. These investigations were supported by the Bertha Foundation and the Pulitzer Center. The water infrastructure projects have been completed in two villages located downstream [...]
14 August 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 5m 49s Listen to this article: It is approximately 10:40 a.m. on July 16, 2024. 50-year-old Tsotang Tsibela last ate malebota—papa fried with cooking oil and salt—on July 14, 2024, and does not know where his next meal will come from. To [...]
…As Prof Marake warns of a water management crisis 12 August 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 3m 33s Listen to this article: In an unprecedented admission, the Lesotho government has acknowledged that it does not know the value of the country’s underground water. Essentially, the government is admitting that [...]