28 April 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 4m 14s Listen to this article: Standing tall with his signature beaded dreadlocks, traditional healer Matela Hlakametsa proudly declared himself as a tuberculosis (TB) champion during the World TB Day commemoration held in Maputsoe, Leribe. “I am a champion, I mean, [...]
10 April 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 7m 14s Listen to this article: For almost four years, the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) had expensive medical machines that could help doctors see inside a patient’s body. But they couldn’t use them because there were no trained workers who [...]
9 April 2025 by Itumeleng Lebajoa Est. Read Time: 5m 40s Listen to this article: At just seven months into her pregnancy, *Mareitumetse Seleso (not her real names) goes into labour. Hours later, she welcomed her daughter into the world. Within seconds, clinicians whisked the newborn away and placed her [...]
Lesotho has one of the world’s highest cervical cancer rates – but with enhanced HPV vaccination and screening campaigns, and a brand-new cancer hospital now under construction, women’s prospects are looking up. 2 April 2025 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 7m “To my guardians who allowed me to receive this [...]
31 March 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 4m 54s Listen to this article: “When we were out in the fields with other herdboys, we would spot a girl approaching and have a quick conversation about her,” Lepheane Mokapane said. Mokapane, aged 26, recalls how, as a young herdboy, [...]
HIV-blocking prophylactic antivirals in vaginal-ring and injectable form are not only longer-acting than daily pills, they’re also more discreet. 7 March 2025 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 7 min When 30-year-old Ithabeleng Mosele (not her real name) discovered that her husband was having an extramarital affair about a year [...]
5 March 2025 Listen to Thato Cheele’s responses here: Thato Cheele is an audiologist at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital, where she diagnoses, treats, and finds solutions for problems in a patient’s auditory system. She emphasises that hearing loss is a silent and often overlooked disability affecting millions worldwide. To address [...]
In September 2024, Prime Minister Matekane said government has terminated its contract with Nikuv. [...]
24 Hlakola 2025 ka Pascalinah Kabi Lineo Koloane, mosali ea lilemo li 24 oa Ha Moroka tikolohong ea Pae-lea-Itlhatsoa, Mokhotlong, o ile a ba mokhachane ka selemo sa 2022. ‘M’e oa hae o ile a mo qobella ho ea lithupelong tsa bokhachane le ho pepa setsing sa bophelo. Molikaliko Health [...]
19 February 2025 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 5m 45s Listen to this article: Twenty-five-year-old Nthabiseng Mabesela takes slow, measured steps, cradling a small brown box in her arms. She delicately holds it close to her chest, as if letting go might shatter everything inside. With every step, the weight [...]