Education

By Kefiloe Kajane The Examinations Council of Lesotho (Ecol) is ready for examinations as timetables have been released for all external classes which will be sitting for examinations from November. Despite the challenge of schools having been closed since the beginning...

By Staff Reporters The COVID-19 pandemic has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the near-total closures of schools, universities and colleges. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. As...

One good thing about Covid-19 is that it looks set to accelerate the adoption and appreciation of technology. This was mentioned by National University of Lesotho (NUL) Student Representative Council president, Reatile Makateng, who said despite the challenges they may have encountered with the...

By Kefiloe Kajane With external end-of-year examinations drawing ever so close, a dark cloud hangs over Lesotho’s education system after it was thrust into turmoil and uncertainty by the Covid-19 pandemic which forced closure of schools. Former minister of education and...

The National University of Lesotho (NUL) through its Faculty of Social Sciences and the Lesotho Institute of Accountants (LIA), on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to augment NUL’s academic programme on Accounting and Finance.   As part of this collaboration, LIA has already assisted NUL by...

By Neo Kolane Tertiary students from around Lesotho were joined by parents at a memorial service for the late Manyai Theoha, a second year Lerotholi Polytechnic business management student was gang-raped and killed by three men at Thabong in Maseru two weeks ago.

By Kefiloe Kajane Higher education students are in their second week back to school after weeks long break because of the Covid19. Many students who are sponsored by the Lesotho government through the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS) were concerned about their upkeep as they...

The president of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Limkokwing has donated protective masks worth M180,000 to support front liners in Lesotho who are currently serving the nation during the COVID-19 outbreak. Limkokwing University is an international University with a global presence across three continents. With...

By Kefiloe Kajane The Maseru Bridge was a hive of activity on Monday morning as Basotho learners attending South African schools converged to cross the border following the resumption of classes. This is after reopening of schools were postponed from June 1 to June...

By Neo Kolane The Federations of University SRC’s in Lesotho have expressed deep concern at the continuing violence and brutal killings of students in their different places of sojourn. This after last weekend’s gruesome death of a female student of Lerotholi Polytechnic, who was gang-raped...