Lesotho’s election brought change. Six things needed to promote peace and democracy: Outgoing Lesotho prime minister Moeketsi Majoro, right, hands over the national flag as the symbol of passing power to his successor, Sam Ntsokoane Matekane, on 28 October 2022. Molise Molise/AFP via Getty Images Lesotho’s 2022 general election, its tenth since its independence from …
Lesotho’s 2022 elections: new leaders have a lot of work – and convincing – to do: Sam Matekane, Lesotho's new prime minister has the daunting job of restoring public trust in politics and government. Molise Molise/AFP via Getty Images The southern African kingdom of Lesotho went to the polls on 7 October 2022. Or at …
Book review: Zakes Mda’s subversive take on Lesotho’s traditions: Portrait of a Lesotho shepherd, Ntoaesele Mashongoane. JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images In 2019 at the Abantu Book Festival in Soweto, South African writer and artist Zakes Mda was celebrating the publication of his final novel, The Zulus of New York, when he made a surprise …
Zakes Mda on his latest novel, set in Lesotho’s musical gang wars: A masked herdsman in Lesotho. Edwin Remsberg/The Image Bank via Getty Images Zakes Mda is one of South Africa’s best-loved novelists – though he is also a celebrated playwright, children’s book author and an increasingly visible painter. His latest novel, Wayfarers’ Hymns, is …
Virtual exhibition breathes life into Lesotho’s musical tradition and clay art: Clay figurines of musicians, by Samuele Makoanyane Kirby Collection, University of Cape Town The start of the news broadcast on Radio Lesotho is signalled by an unforgettable vibrating sound, rather harsh, as if made by a large bird. This is the lesiba, a musical …
The Village Pope has passed: remembering Tsepo Tshola, Lesotho’s musical giant: Tsepo Tshola performs at A Night With Legends Live in Johannesburg in 2020. Screengrab/Slice Events “It’s the love of what I’m doing that’s kept me in the business,” declared singer and composer Tsepo Tshola, who passed away in Lesotho on July 15, aged 68. …
Choosing Lesotho’s judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms: The move towards an open process for appointing judges is unprecedented in Lesotho. shutterstock Lesotho’s Judicial Service Commission has started a process to recruit seven judges of the High Court through a merit-based process. In February 2021, the Commission issued a public …
South Africa in the news: EU allows Lesotho’s MG Health to export cannabis flower for medicinal use: Lesotho start-up MG Health has become the first African cannabis-grower to win European Union permission to export cannabis flower for medicinal …: “South Africa” – BingNews Notoane reveals Olympic medal hopes for SA Under-23 side and explains Tau …
Lesotho’s new leader faces enormous hurdles ensuring peace and political stability: Lesotho's former Prime Minister Tom Thabane, left, and his successor Moeketsi Majoro, at the latter's swearing in ceremony at the Royal Palace in Maseru. Molise Molise/AFP-GettyImages Tom Thabane (81), the embattled veteran Lesotho politician, has finally bowed to pressure to resign as the Prime …
Why Lesotho’s in such a mess and what can be done about it: Lesotho voters wait patiently to cast their ballot. EPA/Kim Ludbrook In an interview following his recent return as Prime Minister of Lesotho, Tom Thabane has blamed the army for the country’s chronic political instability. Stating that his previous administration (after an election …