If the Lesotho Congress for Democracy-led government goes with a strategy of appealing to the poor for their votes, it must be careful about what it promises the financial markets.

Nelson Mandela failing classes, fussing over his children, fighting with his wife. This is not the anti-apartheid icon of Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela’s 1995 autobiography. Conversations with Myself, which went on sale on Tuesday in 22 countries and 20 languages from Catalan to Turkish, presents a more human Mandela, faults, frailties and all.

The much-anticipated Lesotho Cabinet reshuffle took place on Wednesday this week, ending weeks of speculation that had dominated debate among Basotho.

On Monday , it will be 44 years since Lesotho gained independence from Britain on October 4, 1966. And if people’s sentiments are anything to go by, it has not been the rollercoaster ride Basotho had anticipated in an era of self-determination and freedom. Each successive independence anniversary only appears to fuel people’s anger and [...]

A lecturer at the country’s highest institution of learning made the shocking remark that was to set the tone for our investigation into the goings-on at the National University of Lesotho. The expatriate professor said he had been trying to find out why someone in her third year of study “could hardly construct a meaningful [...]

…We witnessed some of the most mind-boggling incidents and events this week. Perhaps the one that stole the show was a press conference where some opposition lawmakers announced their plans to stage a follow-up demonstration aimed at putting pressure on government to bail out the troubled MKM. Their reason is that after the August 11, [...]

As has become the norm, Lesotho will once again rely on imports to feed its population, meaning this country’s battle to ensure food security remains one of its biggest challenges. According to a National Statistical System of Lesotho report, our farmers cannot meet the country’s projected food requirements, with maize production – the country’s staple [...]

…A fierce battle between The Law Society of Lesotho and The Lawyer’s Voice appears headed for a dirty ending with the feuding parties making startling allegations against each other this week. And the subject of the bitter standoff is as surprising as it is suspicious. This altercation, which has now spilled into the public domain, [...]

Each day we get furious diatribes from the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), harshly critical of their political opponents. But many ethical questions relating to conflicts of interests by their government ministers for unsavoury bids and tenders are either high or in, neither low nor out: many sincere Basotho do not know what is [...]

According to official statistics, Lesotho – at 23.2 percent – has the third highest HIV prevalence rate in the world, sharing these embarrassing records with regional neighbours Swaziland and Botswana, who are in first and second place, respectively. Some analysts even suppose these statistics to be quite generous, believing AIDS to be far more serious [...]