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For the month of May, we’ve got heaters from Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The new tariffs could effectively end a 25-year-old trade deal that allowed smooth exports from African countries to the U.S.
The Berlin-based Mosotho filmmaker reflects on fatherhood, his homeland, and the persistent search for a place that calls his name.
The American president claimed “nobody has ever heard of” the Southern African country. Here’s a list to help him get up to speed.
He went from a gardener with musical aspirations to one of the most revered artists in Southern Africa at the moment.
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.
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.
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.
Lesotho has made history by becoming the first certified African country to supply the European Union with cannabis for pharmaceutical use.
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'.
Lesotho-born Malome Vector speaks about incorporating different influences into his sound, his hip-hop roots and seeing hard work finally pay off.
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