4 September 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Did you know that every time you buy antibiotics over the counter without a prescription or do not finish the full course, you are making germs stronger and harder to fight? This is known as Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)—when bacteria, viruses, and fungi become resistant [...]
28 August 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 5m 57s Listen to this article: Boitumelo Marake, a young man from Quthing, holds up a pair of black, laced panties, demonstrating how to attach a pad to the gusset. Marake is giving a public demonstration on the correct use of a [...]
…as the Africa Centre for Disease Control calls for effective mpox messaging 26 August 2024 by Pascalinah Kabi Est. Read Time: 5m 50s Listen to this article: Nearly thirteen days after the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security—the first such [...]
8 August 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 3m 55s Listen to this article: Ha Moqathinyane, a village of 370 households, is facing a crisis of a high number of young mothers in Mahobong, Leribe district. Amohelang Mabathoana, an intern at Sesotho Media and Development Psychosocial Support, told Uncensored News [...]
7 August 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 6m 7s Listen to this article: A steep road leads to a yard adorned with two old huts, a modern house, a kraal, and a fireplace in Mjanyane in the Quthing district, Lesotho. In the yard, Nokhaya Tyhali, the Queen of Mjanyane, [...]
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3 July 2024 by Teboho Khatebe Molefi Est. Read Time: 5m 36s Listen to this article: Lesotho schools are not the safest or most welcoming places for students who do not identify strictly as boys or girls to express themselves and learn freely. According to Mahlape Mota, a Master’s graduate from [...]
26 June 2024 by Limpho Sello Est. Read Time: 4m 50s Listen to this article: South Sudan, Somalia, and Lesotho have the highest maternal mortality rates in the East and Central African region. Lesotho’s United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Coordinator, Blandina Motaung, explained that South Sudan [...]
12 May 2024 by Limpho Sello Est Read Time: 5 min(s) 5 sec(s) Listen to this article: “I have noticed that many young nurses tend to gravitate towards urban settings for convenience. However, Basotho in every corner of the country require our services,” shared ‘Mabokang Damane-Ntsie. Sekhametsi Matamane, a graduate of [...]
10 May 2024 by Limpho Sello Est Read Time: 7 min(s) 42 sec(s) Listen to this article: Quthing’s Government Public Health Nurse, ‘Mateboho Khoarai-Mothupi, is keenly aware of the porous nature of the Dili-Dili River that serves as a border between Lesotho and South Africa. Situated along the banks of the [...]