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By Kefiloe Kajane The Coalition of Trade Unions this week called on government to address the increasing scourges of human trafficking, police brutality, unemployment, poverty and to respect for human rights. The Independent Democratic Union of Lesotho (IDUL), United Textile Employees...

By Neo Kolane Lephema Executive Transport yesterday donated a Covid-19 laboratory to the Berea Hospital, that is dedicated to fighting against Covid-19, at an event that saw Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro officially inaugurating the facility. The lab and two mobile clinics...

By Kefiloe Kajane After closing down for four weeks due to lack of health commodities, the National Reference Laboratory for Covid-19 is now fully operational, with health minister Motlatsi Maqelepo disclosing that the lab is now open after government replenished the finished items.

Lesotho has joined the world health facility, WHO and the rest of the world to launch the global strategy for elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. It will officially be launched worldwide at around 15:30 hours today. Cervical cancer occurs when...

By Kefiloe Kajane Contrary to the popular belief that diabetes is an illness for older people, Ntṧiuoa Raliengoane who found out she had diabetes when she was just 24 years, tells a story that dispels this myth. Raliengoane says, although some...

By Neo Mathibe The recent #BachaShutDown which saw the youth come together to voice their concerns to the government of Lesotho, resulted in a number of youths incurring an assortment of injuries from the beatings and rubber bullet shots the police used to disperse...

By Majirata Latela According to the Southern African Institute of International Affairs, Lesotho receives the least number of migrants in the SADC region with the country hosting only 6 572 immigrants compared to neighbouring South Africa which receives 3 142 511 of migrants every...

By Neo Mathibe Metropolitan Health Lesotho donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Independent Practitioners Association (IPA) today at a Maseru Golf Club. The donation comprised, among others, hazmat suits, goggles, gloves and face shields, all valued at up to M334 000.

The management of the National University of Lesotho (NUL) has come under fire for alleged discrimination, poor governance and worthless implementation of online teaching and learning. To this effect, the Lesotho Teachers and Researchers Union (Lutaru) has petitioned Acting NUL Vice Chancellor Professor Kananelo...

The Lesotho National Federation of Organisations of the Disabled (LNFOD) has teamed up with Unicef to advocate for the effective implementation of the Lesotho Inclusive Education Policy which was adopted by the ministry of education and training in 2018 and launched in August 2019.