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A just transition cannot be built on women’s land, labour and bodies

Dr Melania Chiponda The 46th Ordinary Summit of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government held in Durban on 17 August 2026...

Those who feed the nation deserve national recognition

Theko Tlebere When Basotho gather at the ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre on 11 and 12 September 2026 for the Farmers Pitso Agricultural and Excellence Awards, they...

A call for free education and economic reform in Lesotho

Originally published on LinkedIn on 22 November 2024. It is republished amid renewed public debate following allegations that the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS)...

Good service is not enough: Lesotho now needs smart government

Theko Tlebere Last week, I wrote about the need for Lesotho to modernise the way it manages job applications. The argument was simple: technology should...

Editorial Comment: When journalism gives voice to the forgotten

The arrival of dredging equipment at Rasebala Dam in Mafeteng is more than the beginning of an engineering project. It is proof that when...

Dear King Letsie III, we need new thinking

By Liteboho Motšekalle Happy birthday, Your Majesty! My seven-year-old nephew was enthusiastic at the thought of celebrating and eating cake with you. To him, a...

Soldier on: A message to young Basotho

Dr Theko Tlebere Back in 2019, while I was serving in Lusaka, Zambia, under the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps, Mme Lerato Matheka, the Managing...

Architects of poverty: How to make a country fail — the case of Lesotho and South Africa

Dr Chris N. Mokolatsie In recent months, South Africa has intensified operations against undocumented migrants, leading to arrests, detention, and deportations, including many Basotho. The...

Is the construction of the Senqu Bridge considered development?

Theko Tlebere Being a National Development scholar myself, I have learned to closely follow development debates on social media and try to look at them...

Lesotho needs an effective Prime Minister, not a powerful one

Theko Tlebere The debate about power in Lesotho often begins from the wrong place. We usually ask whether a Prime Minister should have “full control”...

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