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 [...]
…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: At 64, Motanya Liphoto has seen it all—from working [...]
As climate change worsens water scarcity, Lesotho faces access challenges, prompting government initiatives and community advocacy for equitable water provision solutions. 10 June 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 4m 37s Listen to this article: A ten-year-old, *Thabo Ntai, places a 20-litre container under the spout of a protected well, [...]
14 May 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est Read Time: 5 min(s) 51 sec(s) Listen to this article: A selection of organically grown vegetables – including oversized pumpkins, carrots, beetroot, butternut, radishes and spinach– is displayed on the table in front of their growers. While some fresh produce items, like carrots, radishes, [...]
23 April by Pascalinah Kabi Est Read Time: 5 min(s) 46 sec(s) Listen to this article: A vast potato field tended by farmer Tsikane Lillane. This is the second crop of potatoes, soon to be harvested for consumption. Photo Credit: Pascalinah Kabi A sea of vibrant green potato leaves blankets the [...]
08 April 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi This investigation was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Centre. Est Read Time: 8 min(s) 33 sec(s) Listen to this article: Infants who consume water from Maloraneng Stream could face a potentially deadly threat – suffocation induced by hemoglobinemia disease. This is according to a government [...]
22 March 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est Read Time: 3 min(s) 56 sec(s) Listen to this article: In 2021, a Metolong girl’s photo was captured while she was scooping water from a well in her village. Photo Credit: Sechaba Mokhethi/CCIJ As Lesotho joins the global community today in observing World Water [...]
20 March 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est Read Time: 5 min(s) 11 sec(s) Listen to this article: ‘Mapontso Lematla (right) and Sephapo Moletsane (left) want the Lesotho High Court to order Letšeng Diamonds Mine to pay them for several years they worked as emergency responders. Two azure strings, meticulously twisted into [...]
18 March 2024 by Liapeng Raliengoane/Motsamai Mokotjo As Lesotho gears up to host its inaugural Mining Indaba Khotla, there is a pressing need to confront the realities surrounding the country’s mining and environmental laws. This event, scheduled for April 25 and 26, 2024, at the ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre in Maseru, [...]