Articles for Sechaba Mokhethi
Lesotho rural schools still dealing with aftermath of US funding cuts
Community volunteers completed one school but another is still waiting for promised donor money
Brief | 27 July 2026
Lesotho citizens lose millions to SGK pyramid scheme
Popular app promised guaranteed returns for watching videos – and then stopped paying out
Feature | 23 July 2026
Lesotho’s only snake park: one man’s 30-year battle
Nkhooa Molahlehi has faced witchcraft allegations while building a snake conservation park under a sandstone cliff in Qacha’s Nek
Feature | 20 July 2026
Court setback for Lesotho Highlands dam compensation claims
Court rejects constitutional challenge, but thousands of villagers and businesses can still pursue claims through the High Court
Law | 8 July 2026
R2.7-billion in compensation paid to sick mineworkers
17% of silicosis and TB claims have been paid out as of 30 June
Chart by The Outlier. Text by Sechaba Mokhethi.
Charts | 3 July 2026
Parliament questions cancellation of Maseru’s fumbled dumpsite contract
City council says the M27-million agreement was unlawful from the start, but MPs say it remains responsible for the deal
Brief | 29 June 2026
Lesotho seeks compensation and economic support from South Africa
Foreign affairs minister Limpho Tau lists land dispossession, migrant labour and apartheid-era raids as historical injustices
News | 26 June 2026
Dispute stalls closure of hazardous dumpsite in Maseru
Court ordered shut down of the Tšosane dumpsite delayed after council cancels M27.3-million contract
News | 24 June 2026
Lesotho opposition leader faces treason charge
Tšepo Lipholo is accused of links to alleged military training camps on farms in South Africa
News | 22 June 2026