'Stigma kills' Nov 15, 2008
The only place in all of Lesotho where people could get ARVs was in the capital, Maseru. But it was impossible for many to reach Maseru. (BBC News -- Africa)
Harare diary Nov 14, 2008
Pulane Mahase, Maseru, Lesotho. A: I just choose not to read the state run newspaper or to listen to state news broadcasts. (BBC News)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Lesotho: High, Dry and Hungry Sep 18, 2008
She now owes her neighbours in Ha Tsiu, a village tucked away in Lesotho's Thaba Putsoa Mountains, 100km east of the capital, Maseru, three bowls of maize-meal. Rantho keeps a mental note of her creditors; when she does manage to find the money to buy a sack of maize-meal, she laughs, "You should see how quickly it all disappears.". (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho: A Village Tries New Ideas to Beat Climate Change Sep 16, 2008
Food production has dipped in his village of Ha Tsiu, perched about 2,500m above sea level on the Thaba Putsoa mountains, about 100km east of Lesotho's capital, Maseru ... The fields have been tilled and now await the rains, but the forecast for the rest of 2008 and early 2009 is quite gloomy, according to Peter Muhangi, a project officer with the Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee (LVAC), based in Maseru. (allAfrica.com)
Creating unconventional metals Aug 21, 2008
8,000) some 34 kilometers south-east of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. Roma valley is broad and is surrounded by a barrier of rugged mountains which provides magnificent scenery. (EurekAlert!)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Thief steals Prince Harry's phone in Lesotho! Jul 26, 2008
He is understood to have been with a group of friends at the nightclub in a town to the north of the capital Maseru. The prince has been a frequent visitor to Lesotho, spending two months working here during his gap year between school and university, and made a television documentary about the plight of the country's children in 2004. (The Drudge Report)
Thief steals Prince Harry's phone in Lesotho Jul 25, 2008
MASERU (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry, briefly dumped by his girlfriend last year over compromising text messages, was breathing a sigh of relief on Friday after being reunited with a cell phone stolen in Lesotho ... He is understood to have been with a group of friends at the nightclub in a town to the north of the capital Maseru. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
* Prince Harry helps prince of Lesotho with kids shelter Jul 14, 2008
LENDING A HAND: The new center houses 40 and replaces one opened in 2002 by a counselor who kept the children in a shipping container AP, MASERU Monday, Jul 14, 2008, Page 6 ... The Child Counseling Unit X set on a hilltop outside Maseru X provides a temporary haven for up to 40 children who have been sexually or physically abused. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Prince Harry balances army duty with charity work Jul 13, 2008
Britain's Prince Harry, left, jokes with a toddler during his visit at a newly opened center for abused children in Maseru, Lesotho ... MASERU, Lesotho (AP) Prince Harry would like to spend more time helping children in Africa ... The unit set on a hilltop outside the capital, Maseru provides a temporary haven for up to 40 children who have been sexually or physically abused. (USA Today)
Lesotho:Dryspell Threatens Population Jul 5, 2008
"We are experiencing the very serious reality of climate change ... in Lesotho this has been evidenced by our country being affected by the worst drought and the longest rains, all in the same year," Monyane Moleleki, the Minister of Natural Resources, said last week during a handover of UNICEF water pumps for schools in the capital, Maseru. Water health hazard. (allAfrica.com)
Your questions answered Jun 21, 2008
Farayi, Maseru, Lesotho. IP: You are absolutely right about the immediate post-election atmosphere. (BBC News)
* Yobo nets again, maintains Nigeria's winning streak Jun 17, 2008
Lesotho have been forced to switch their three home fixtures because the National Stadium in Maseru is being renovated. It was the second consecutive home loss for the Lesotho Crocodiles and realistically rules them out of contention. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Netcare at loggerheads with minister, hints at fee hikes May 20, 2008
Netcare has been selected by the Lesotho government as the preferred bidder on a public-private partnership to build a hospital in Maseru. Friedland said this initiative would be used to gauge the African market. (Business Report, South Africa)
Press Release: Statement by IMF Executive Directors at the Conclusion of their Visit to the Kingdom of Lesotho Feb 21, 2008
Age Bakker, Peter Gakunu, Huayong Ge, Aleksei V. Mozhin, and Ms. Miranda Xafa issued the following statement today in Maseru at the conclusion of a visit to Lesotho. "We are grateful for the opportunity to visit Lesotho and we thank His Majesty the King Letsie III, The Right Honorable Prime Minister Mosisili, Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehohla, Minister Thahane, Governor Senaoana and other honorable members of the Government and Senior officials of the Kingdom of Lesotho for their very warm... (IMF News)
Lesotho: Anti-Chinese Resentment Flares Jan 25, 2008
She now sells cigarettes and beaded jewellery on the sidewalk in the capital, Maseru ... Mabekhla's reaction, stoked by opposition parties and local radio stations, is readily echoed from the streets of Maseru to remote villages ... On 26 November 2007, in what was arguably the most public attack on the Chinese, local street vendors, angered by a municipal campaign to relocate them to a designated market place away from the city centre, went on a rampage in Maseru, targeting Chinese-owned... (allAfrica.com)
Elton rides to the rescue in Lesotho Jan 21, 2008
John, accompanied by his partner David Furnish, took time out on Saturday from a tour of South Africa to visit Lesotho for the handover ceremony just outside the capital Maseru. The donation forms part of the Riders for Health Programme funded by the singer's own Aids foundation. (iAfrica.com)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Gates AIDS funds yield mixed results Dec 18, 2007
" But because of the overwhelming nature of AIDS, wartime disruptions and poor governance in some nations - and because of the priorities of global health groups, including GAVI and the Global Fund - key measures of societal health have stalled at appalling levels or worsened. Dr. Peter Poore, a pediatrician who has worked in Africa for three decades, is a former Global Fund board member and consultant to GAVI. He says they and other donors provide crucial help but overstate the effect of their... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Positive jobsAn employment club in Lesotho helps people with HIV find work Dec 18, 2007
But this is exactly what this Maseru gardener, along with about 70 others, has done in the attempt to find work. "I was desperate to find a job," says Mr Damani. (BBC News -- Africa)
The unintended victims of Gates' generosity Dec 15, 2007
Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesMother and daughter: Lizketseng Lesaoana, 25, half an hour after delivering a baby girl at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho ... Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesMother and daughter: Lizketseng Lesaoana, 25, half an hour after delivering a baby girl at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho ... By Charles Piller and Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers December 16, 2007 MASERU, LESOTHO -- A neighbor shaved Matsepang Nyoba's head with an... (Los Angeles Times)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Lesotho: Women's Lib Not Quite There Yet Nov 15, 2007
"Now I know you are joking," laughed a disbelieving Puleng Latela, who lives in Matsieng hamlet, an hour's drive from the capital, Maseru. People said they had more immediate concerns, like unemployment, HIV and AIDS, and the drought-induced food shortages - the three components of the humanitarian crisis bedevilling the small country. (allAfrica.com)
Confessions of an Australian diplomat guilty of unashamed kindness Sep 27, 2007
He wanted detailed plans prepared which was a pain but understandable as he wanted his wife and children to join him once he was safely in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. All went according to plan. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
494-carat diamond found in Lesotho Sep 14, 2007
MASERU, Lesotho - A 494-carat diamond, believed to be the 18th largest in the world, has been found at a mine in Lesotho, a government official said Thursday. The stone was a white diamond of exceptional quality, said Natural Resources Minister Monyane Moleleki. (MSNBC -- International)
Stephen Lewis given Lesotho's highest honour Sep 11, 2007
In a long political and diplomatic career, Mr. Lewis, 69, has received no shortage of awards (including more than two dozen honorary degrees), but he remarked after the ceremony in Maseru that this one was particularly poignant. "They really seem to think I was of help, and that's extraordinarily touching," he said. (Globe and Mail -- International)
New frontiers| Aug 31, 2007
Semonkong is 130km from Maseru, Lesothos capital, with the drive taking three hours. Unless youve got a 4x4 its a journey best done in someone elses car. (iAfrica.com)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
LESOTHO: One of the worst droughts in 30 years prompts US$18.9 million appeal Jul 31, 2007
"Most people are dependant on remittances from family members working in the capital, Maseru, where the average salary is less than $100 a month," Motsamai said ... Figures from the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, the country's main referral centre, for the period January to July 2007, have revealed that 12 percent of admissions to paediatric wards resulted from severe malnutrition, while fatalities in such cases were around 25 percent ... The flow of water into the Mohokare River, which... (AlertNet)
Lesotho Calls State of Emergency Over Food Jul 20, 2007
Farmers at Thuathe, a farming area near the capital, Maseru, welcomed the prime minister's call for assistance, saying that without help they would have nothing to feed their families. In normal circumstances, Malakabane Mokoatsi, a sharecropper and mother of six, produced 40 bags of maize from the eight hectares she tends. (allAfrica.com)
Botswana President to Mediate Lesotho Crisis Jul 12, 2007
com: Lesotho: Masire Seeks to Mediate as Tensions Grow in Maseru (Page 1 of 2) ... Lesotho: Masire Seeks to Mediate as Tensions Grow in Maseru ... In the past few weeks tensions have mounted in the capital of Maseru with a week-long curfew and roadblocks set up after shooting attacks on the homes of a number of government ministers and their bodyguards as well as at the home of main opposition leader, Tom Thabane. (allAfrica.com)
Journalist Forced to 'Insult' Prime Minister Jul 12, 2007
Thabo Thakalekoala, a freelance reporter and talk show host at Harvest FM, was arrested on the steps of the private radio station's offices in the capital, Maseru, after his broadcast on Friday ... According to Thakalekoala, the bail conditions set by the court included a surety payment of R10,000 (US$1,400), he has to report to the Maseru police station each Friday evening, and has to refrain from speaking about the pending case, which has been postponed until 25 July. (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho: Country Seeks Help to End Crisis Over Disputed Poll Jul 10, 2007
Masire was president when SADC acted swiftly to end chaos in the capital Maseru nine years ago after Lesotho soldiers abandoned their barracks and caused mayhem in the capital following a disputed election ... One of the soldiers freed by the High Court in Maseru last week told a radio station broadcasting from South Africa that he was tortured while in custody and allegedly forced to give statements linking the ABC to the disturbances. (allAfrica.com)
Waiting for the rain| Jun 29, 2007
Driving out of the capital Maseru, field after field of knee-high withered maize bears testimony to the devastation wrought by the country's worst drought in 30 years ... In the village near Mafeteng, around 80 kilometres south of the capital Maseru where Mothibeli lives, the situation is especially dire and the World Food Programme is bringing pulses, maize and vegetable oil which will see 29 households (158 people) through the next month ... The mostly rural country is massively food insecure... (iAfrica.com)
Uganda suffer Nations Cup blow Jun 21, 2007
MASERU: Ugandan hopes of ending a 30-year absence from the African Nations Cup suffered a setback on Tuesday when held 0-0 here by lowly Lesotho. Egypt-based Uganda striker Geoffrey Massa fluffed the best chance to break the deadlock after 30 minutes at chilly Setsoto Stadium as his close-range volley flew wide. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Lesotho:Govt Eases Curfew After Attacks on Politicians Jun 20, 2007
The Lesotho government has slightly eased the curfew it imposed in the capital, Maseru, last weekend after attacks on the homes of leading politicians. Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili announced the slight lifting of the curfew today in Cape Town. (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho/Nigeria: Nigerian Soccer Rejoices as Ugandans Held to Draw Jun 20, 2007
After the Cranes of Uganda's hopes of securing the automatic Group 3 Nations' Cup ticket ended yesterday following the goalless draw with Lesotho in Maseru, Nigeria Football Association (NFA) chiefs heaved a sigh of relief, happy that the Super Eagles have finally landed in Ghana with a game in hand. Bolaji Ojo-Oba, Secretary General of the NFA told THISDAYSports shortly after match officials ended the postponed game in Maseru: "We are still going to prosecute the last match against Lesotho as... (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho: Curfew Imposed After Attacks Jun 19, 2007
A curfew has been imposed in Maseru, capital of the kingdom of Lesotho, after "politically motivated" attacks on the homes of three government ministers and an opposition leader, according to a government official ... Thabo Thakalekoala, the Maseru-based regional chairman of the Media Institute of Southern Africa, a watchdog organisation, said political turmoil had gripped the Lesotho parliament in recent weeks, with disagreements over the allocation of seats under the proportional... (allAfrica.com)
Railway towns and the big chill May 22, 2007
"Things seem alright on the Bloemfontein side of the country but there's cold weather coming up from Grahamstown," said Melvin Peters of Mission Aviation Fellowship, shortly after coming into Maseru from the mountain airstrip of Manamaneng on Monday morning ... Peters' job on Monday involved bringing a woman to hospital in Maseru from Manamaneng. (iAfrica.com)
4 players banned one year, 2 teams kicked out by CAF Apr 29, 2007
The CAF also announced a three-match suspension and $5000 fine for Niger coach Tchanille Bana, who ordered his players to leave the pitch during their African Nations Cup qualifying defeat against Lesotho in Maseru in March. Editor: Jiang Yuxia. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lesotho: Women Legislators Fall Below Target Figure Mar 27, 2007
"Although only three countries have achieved the;SADC target (of 30 percent representation), on average women comprise 20 percent of the region's legislators: second only to the Scandinavian countries where the average is 38 percent," the organisation noted in a statement presented to the SADC head of states summit held in Lesotho's capital -- Maseru -- in August 2006. "And where it took the Scandinavians 60 years to achieve this, SADC has shown that rapid change is possible.". (allAfrica.com)
Mugabe Expected at Summit Mar 27, 2007
Armed soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital, Maseru, last week as all businesses were closed in the city centre except for government offices. ABC leader Thomas Thabane said a collapse of talks with the ruling party over disputed parliamentary seats had prompted an appeal to SADC.. (allAfrica.com)
Southern Africa: SADC Corners Mugabe Mar 24, 2007
Diplomats said the Zimbabwe issue was informally a talking point yesterday during the Sadc Council of Ministers meeting in Maseru, Lesotho, where there was a discussion over the 2007/2008 Sadc budget and other issues relating to regional economic integration. They said it was also talked about at a Standing Committee meeting of senior Sadc officials who gathered on Monday in Maseru to prepare for the Council of Ministers conference. (allAfrica.com)
Poll strike closes Lesotho city Mar 20, 2007
A BBC correspondent in the capital, Maseru, say the city is deserted, with no public transport and almost all shops closed. Armed members of the security forces are patrolling the streets. (BBC News -- Africa)
Former Military Junta Threatens Protest Over Elelction Results Feb 22, 2007
Lekhanya, who has retired from the military, is blaming his party's dismal performance on election rigging and is planning a protest march through the streets of the capital, Maseru, on Friday, followed by a party rally on Sunday. According to political analysts the BNP's leader still harbours the ambition of holding the highest political office in the land, but the election has severely dented his aspirations. (allAfrica.com)
Ruling party leads in Lesotho vote Feb 20, 2007
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) -- The ruling party of Lesotho, which has held power for 10 years and ushered in a period of stability and democracy in this once turbulent kingdom, held the lead in early general election returns Monday. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and his Lesotho Congress for Democracy won 27 seats in Sunday's vote, according to interim results from the Independent Electoral Commission, which said counting would continue through Tuesday. (CNN -- World)
Prince Harry bound for Iraq, paper says Feb 18, 2007
Lesotho Turnout is high for tight election MASERU -- Long lines of people braved a blistering sun yesterday to cast their vote in tight elections pitting Lesotho's ruling party, which has brought stability to the mountain kingdom, against a new rival set up on a platform of change. The mood was peaceful and turnout appeared high, with significantly large numbers of people showing up at the 2,500 polling stations throughout the southern African country, which has one of the highest incidences of... (Boston Globe)
Lesotho:Counting of Votes Under Way in Election Feb 18, 2007
Denis Kadima, deputy leader of a delegation from the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, said in an interview from the Lesotho capital, Maseru, that the elections had gone "very well." ... However, Kadima said preliminary figures indicated a low voter turnout, which was "puzzling." In the Maseru constituency at which he was watching the counting of votes, it was 55 percent, and he had received reports of percentage polls of as low as 30 percent. (allAfrica.com)
New Lesotho opposition vies for power Feb 18, 2007
MASERU, Lesotho A new opposition party mounted a stiff challenge in national elections Saturday, promising to end hunger and poverty in this tiny mountain kingdom in southern Africa one of the world's poorest and most AIDS-ravaged countries ... "I am confident that I will win the elections because of the people," Thabane said as he cast his vote at a polling station just outside Maseru. (Houston Chronicle)
High turnout in Lesotho vote Feb 18, 2007
Mosisili, who is hoping for a third term, cast his ballot in his constituency of Tsoelike, six hours from the capital, Maseru, on Saturday ... " The early turnout on Saturday appeared higher than in the past. Previous elections have been marked by voter apathy, due to violence and tensions. There were snaking queues at polling stations in Maseru. Some voters said they had lined up from 4am (0200 GMT), long before the booths opened at 7am. Strong turn out There are about 920,000 registered voters... (Aljazeera.Net)
Basotho Go To Polls Feb 17, 2007
Lesotho is set for peaceful elections on February 17 and a smooth counting process afterwards, but the crucial test will be the electorate's response to the outcome, the head of a civil society monitoring group said in an interview from Maseru. Dennis Kadima, executive director of the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, told allAfrica that the institute's 17-strong monitoring team headed by Sir Ketumile Masire, former president of Botswana had surveyed a sample of voting districts and found... (allAfrica.com)
A Small Country Whose Volatile Elections Have Caused Big Problems Feb 17, 2007
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Voting opens in Lesotho Feb 17, 2007
At Sefika Highschool polling station in Maseru, about 500 people were waiting in line, while Methodist High School polling station had similar numbers, with some claiming they had been waiting since 4am to start voting. "I feel excited that I am going to vote today. What is important is that we need change and we want to choose a government that will listen to the people," said 34-year-old Tsepang Makakole. (iAfrica.com)
Find the Right Emerging Market Feb 15, 2007
Businesses are closing in the capital, Maseru, and moving across the border to a South African town where more and more people from Lesotho do their shopping. Falling tax receipts are followed by government crackdowns on small businesses in an attempt to get more revenue, so the businesses just leave. (MSNBC -- Business)
LESOTHO: New policy to help orphans and vulnerable children Jan 4, 2007
MASERU, 3 Jan 2007 (IRIN/) - Lesotho's government has approved a policy to care for its growing population of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). "The policy comes at a time when, irrespective of gender, orphaned children are exposed to various forms of abuse and exploitation, including ... prostitution, sexual abuse, child labour, early marriage, maltreatment and neglect by caretakers, poor health and inability to access and afford essential services," said Itumeleng Kimane, a senior... (IRINnews.org)
