In 2025, every child born in Lesotho has lived through the most fragile time of life – the first 28 days. For the first time in many years, not a single newborn baby has been lost so far. For more on the story by @SelloLimpho, click the link below:

Out of every 100 women in Lesotho, 86 experience gender-based violence —a statistic Vodacom Lesotho chief executive officer, Mohale Ralebitso, has described as “scary.” For a detailed story by @SelloLimpho, click the link below: https://t.co/6GBmHTlSBW @UNFPA_LSO @VodacomLes

A phone call can be half the work in tackling risky sexual behaviours among Lesotho’s youth. The new Hello Mocha Call Center offers free, confidential support on SRH, HIV, mental health & more. A game-changer for young Basotho https://t.co/Ltm6DSvm4u

Pelo e Petsohileng is a podcast that explores the untold, heartbreaking stories of girls in Lesotho who are forced to raise children conceived through rape because the justice system is too slow to grant them permission to terminate such pregnancies.

Lesotho’s Minister of Natural Resources, Mohlomi Moleko, has confirmed that Lesotho owes South Africa M513 million in outstanding water-related value-added tax refunds. For more information, click this👇link: https://t.co/ArF9UA4ps3

“I use cloths to pad myself and wrap in blankets whenever I need to go somewhere. Still, the urine leaks through . When I feel the wetness, I have to find a place to change. "Sometimes I hear people whisper, ‘ Ho nkha mosese mona’ (It smells like urine here)."

If not managed promptly, RP and PPH can lead to emergency hysterectomy, circulatory collapse, or even maternal death. Survivors may face long-term complications such as anemia, failure to lactate, and postpartum depression. @SelloLimpho ✍️ https://t.co/jdoussCMSZ

The power of radio. A 4+1 driver who abducted, raped and left a 12-year-old girl in Sehlabeng earlier this week was arrested yesterday. This follows Moafrika FM's robust reporting on this. The man has reportedly confessed, claiming he was in a relationship with the girl.

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Thank you @NewMisa_Lesotho , @Revenue_Serv and @NECDOL , for recognizing distinguished journalists. Congratulations to all winners of #JournalismExcellenceAwards @SelloLimpho #MohalenyanePhakela @motsopa_mapule #MosaMaoeng #NeoKolane

Meet Reitumetse Ntho, a 16-year-old cancer survivor who lost a kidney to neuroblastoma. She uses her model career as a platform to raise awareness about childhood cancer, inspiring fellow survivors and patients to embrace their scars. https://t.co/VROmlCdBEM

A trip to a Maseru health facility for critical surgery or childbirth could soon mean being turned away due to water shortages needed for life-saving procedures. This growing risk is tied to increasing siltation at Metolong Dam, reducing its water capacity

Eaba ho ntse ho senyeha letsatsi le chasing le le likelang litshebeletsong tsa bophelo ka hara naha ena.

On a positive note, ReNOKA has made significant strides in developing Lesotho's first Land Cover Atlas dataset, which stands out as one of the program's key achievements. Read or listen to the interview by clicking on the link below. @PascalinahK reports.

In Quthing, shade nets laid scattered across the fields, torn and tangled by the heavy snowfall. These nets, crumpled on the ground, left crops fully exposed to the biting cold. "It’s a complete mess,” 54-year-old Manthabiseng Koro explained.

In 2017, Lesotho became the first African country to issue cannabis production licenses in line with the 2008 Drug of Abuse Act. Namibian parliament is discussing a motion to legalise cannabis use, it visited Lesotho for benchmarking.

[TB DATA]: Data from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning shows that between April and June 2024, Lesotho went beyond its target of informing people about their tuberculosis (TB) status by four percent. @PascalinahK reports.

Childhood cancer in Lesotho

Sepolesa sa Lesotho se tšoenyehile haholo ka litlaleho tsa tlhekefetso ea motabo tse holimo, tse tobileng banana ba ka tlase ho lilemo tse 16. Ke bonyane mosali a le mong ho ba supileng, ea kile a hlekefetsoa ka motabo bongoaneng ba hae.