In Maseru, the government is scrambling to deal with the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s suspension of funds for vital health prgrammes. Photo: Lschefa, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia. Sechaba Mokhethi About 1,500 health workers, including doctors and nurses, have been directly impacted by the suspension of US-funded health programs in Lesotho, affecting HIV/AIDS
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Behind the scene: How we exposed climate change’s impact on hydropower in Lesotho and Zambia
From left to right: Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Sechaba Mokhethi and Cindy Sipula This story was supported by Pulitzer Centre A missed call, a new investigation One morning, environmental journalists Sechaba Mokhethi in Lesotho and Cindy Sipula in Zambia had scheduled an online call with UK-based journalist Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi. The three were working on a separate
Zambia’s power shortages worsen as drought deepens
Cindy Sipula This story was supported by Pulitzer Centre As Zambia grapples with severe electricity shortages and the looming threat of El Niño, citizens confront the harsh realities of life without power. The cascading effects of this energy crisis on daily life, small businesses, and the nation’s development highlight the urgent need for
A tale of red herrings around the DCEO Head….? Or an even bigger ideological war? …
By Monaheng Seeiso Rasekoai The preamble of the seven-year-old article penned by the same author hereof read something like this: ‘The reality is that whenever a debate on corruption comes to the mould, it often amounts to a theatrical performance by politicians and ordinary citizens alike who endeavour to ride on
Lesotho power consumers feel the brunt of drought
Sechaba Mokhethi This series was supported by Pulitzer Centre The irony of Lesotho’s energy crisis is striking: the country’s dams are full, thanks to a halt in water transfers to South Africa, allowing Lesotho to maintain its hydroelectric plant. However, the nation won’t benefit from the renewable energy potential the full dams offer,
The bitter cost of Mohale Dam resettlement
Billy Ntaote and Matiisetso Mosala Twenty years after being forcibly displaced to make way for Lesotho’s Mohale Dam, five households from the now submerged village of Ha Seotsa have found themselves trapped in an ongoing struggle to get the compensation funds they were entitled to when they moved. The compensation is valued
Reflections on the newly promulgated Procurement Act
By Monaheng Seeiso Rasekoai The legal fraternity has had a mouthful to chew within the past half-decade. There were many laws passed by the legislature which impacted tremendously on the commercial landscape. A few live examples include the Pension Funds Act, the Financial Consumer Protection Act, the Insolvency Act; the Administration of
How dry spells cripple Lesotho’s hydropower generation
Text by Sechaba Mokhethi Dataviz by Joel Konopo This story was supported by Pulitzer Centre Persistent and severe droughts have drastically curtailed Lesotho’s capacity to produce its own hydropower, shoving the country into a perennial power crisis. The droughts have reduced the water levels at Katse Dam, Africa’s second-largest dam, which powers the turbines at
Slow walk to deliver GH2 talk in Namibia
Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo, cautioning at the summit that overly-optimistic predictions of up to 250,000 jobs by 2030 may not be realistic but what mattered was the establishing of a new type of industry that he termed the second industrialisation revolution. Photo: John Grobler John Grobler takes stock of
Dubious debt collection tender under scrutiny
Minister Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane challenges award of NMDS tender to SA company ©Picture supplied Relebohile Khutlang Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane has weighed in on a dubious government contract asking the High Court to set it aside. The minister’s critics are questioning her motives and many questions remain unanswered. The country’s
