Articles for Sechaba Mokhethi
The long road to the market for Lesotho’s wool farmers
From the highlands of Lesotho, quality wool is sold in Gqeberha to the world
Feature | 4 June 2026
The mountain men behind Lesotho’s wool wealth
More than 80,000 herders tend the country’s sheep and goats
Text by Sechaba Mokhethi. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 3 June 2026
Lesotho explores R5-billion floating solar project on its highland reservoirs
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority is proposing large-scale solar plants on the Katse and Mohale dams
News | 29 May 2026
Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has overturned a High Court ruling that allowed a German solar company to attach Lesotho state assets
Law | 25 May 2026
The hospital visit that begins with a boat
Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital
Feature | 14 May 2026
Lesotho starts amnesty process for nationals banned by South Africa
Lists to be sent to SA for approval
News | 29 April 2026
Women weavers: The backbone of Lesotho’s textile legacy
For many of the weavers, the work is more than a livelihood, it is a legacy
Text by Sechaba Mokhethi. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 27 April 2026
Lesotho’s prisons in bad shape despite years of recommendations
Tuberculosis, scabies and pellagra are spreading in the country’s severely overcrowded prisons
News | 24 April 2026
South Africa and Lesotho agree that IDs will be enough to cross the border
Basotho who have been barred from South Africa for overstaying will be granted amnesty
News | 21 April 2026