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28 May 2025
The Best Southern African Songs Right Now
For the month of May, we’ve got heaters from Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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News
03 April 2025
Lesotho, Madagascar and South Africa Among the Hardest Hit Countries by Trump's Tariffs
The new tariffs could effectively end a 25-year-old trade deal that allowed smooth exports from African countries to the U.S.
News
20 March 2025
How Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese Crafts Beautiful Chaos in 'Ancestral Visions of the Future'
The Berlin-based Mosotho filmmaker reflects on fatherhood, his homeland, and the persistent search for a place that calls his name.
News
05 March 2025
President Donald Trump, Here's What You Need to Know About Lesotho
The American president claimed “nobody has ever heard of” the Southern African country. Here’s a list to help him get up to speed.
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29 January 2025
Is Sannere Lesotho’s Biggest Artist Ever?
He went from a gardener with musical aspirations to one of the most revered artists in Southern Africa at the moment.
News
17 October 2024
Inside One Organization’s Fight to Lower Lesotho's Suicide Rate
Through programs designed to build resilience, Help Lesotho is addressing the factors behind Lesotho's grim status as the country with the world's highest suicide rate.
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12 March 2024
Lesotho Musician Mahlanya on Old Stories and New Music
Mahlanya, who recently released his latest album, addresses his chosen genre of music, famo's long-held relationship with illegal gold miners — zama zamas — in Southern Africa.
News Brief
07 July 2023
Tragic Gas Leak Claims 17 Lives in South Africa's Informal Settlement
A gas leak connected to illegal gold mining in outside Johannesburg in South Africa has claimed at least 17 lives in an informal community constructed around the industry.
News
19 April 2021
Lesotho Becomes The First African Country To Export Cannabis To The European Union
Lesotho has made history by becoming the first certified African country to supply the European Union with cannabis for pharmaceutical use.
News
11 November 2020
Lesotho Secures Debut in Oscar Race with 'This is Not a Burial, It's A Resurrection'
Director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese has secured Lesotho's first ever submission to the Oscars with 'This is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection' in the category of 'Best International Feature Film'.
Music
02 September 2020
Interview: Malome Vector On His Success, ‘I Feel Like a King’
Lesotho-born Malome Vector speaks about incorporating different influences into his sound, his hip-hop roots and seeing hard work finally pay off.
News
04 June 2020
Lesotho’s Former First Lady Arrested for Alleged Murder of Husband’s Ex-Wife
In what has been a bizarre sequence of events, Lesotho's former First Lady Maesaiah Thabane has been charged with the alleged murder of her husband's ex-wife.
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