Public health systems are driven by nurses. Yet, they have little authority.
What makes Kwezi special is the fact that, in the comic’s creation, they get to draw from the cultural terrain of South Africa
Kgomotso Neto Tleane’s photographs carve a revisionist path of his experience of Johannesburg.
Morena Leraba’s sounds may not be cogent, but he is retracing a tradition in a rapid high-tech age
The Southern African Development Community has recommended a wholesale overhaul of the Lesotho army following the recent murder of the commander
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, elected in June, has pledged repeatedly to reduce the power of the military.
Official says Lieutenant General Khoantle Motsomotso was shot by soldiers who had recently been fired.
Outa says Mokonyane has "jeopardised" the water security for Gauteng by delaying the development of the LHWP II for more than two years.
Parties should announce coalitional plans prior to the election so that voters can more properly gauge expected outcomes.
The Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho recently held its third general election in the last five years.
Lipolelo Thabane’s death plunges Lesotho into yet another period of dangerous political instability.
In an interview, Tom Thabane outlines his ambitious – perhaps too ambitious – reform agenda.
As Lesotho proves, a few well-chosen words from South Africa can make a real difference. Zambia needs to hear them.
The mountain kingdom’s politicians keep playing the same old game, with the same frustrating results
Religious leaders are key to addressing the systemic issues that affect LGBTI people.
The minister of water affairs and sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane, stands at the centre of the unfolding tragedy
The photos capture the majesty of the mountains, the riders and sturdy Basotho ponies, but we learn nothing of the subjects’ lives.
South Africa marks Black Wednesday but the struggle for a free press in Africa goes on.
The mountain kingdom needs to cut its dependence on the United States’ Agoa trade deal.
Water sacrifices in Lesotho are the only reason you can still continually get water out of your tap.
Water from Lesotho is sold to South Africa but the drought has increased demand, dropping Katse Dam’s level to its lowest ever.
Basotho army chief Tlali Kamoli’s removal from office is an SADC condition to help restore stability in Lesotho. Will am ambassadorship convince him?
A veiled threat against Lesotho’s US ambassador has been revealed from a radio transcript, showing growing political intolerance in the kingdom.
After battling cancer, heavyweight rower Lawrence Brittain is stronger than ever.
With the opposition boycotting parliamentary sittings – and its leaders still in exile – the country’s international standing is taking a hammering.
The SADC commission looking into violence and political instability in the mountain kindgom is being hamstrung.
Swaziland and Lesotho give stunning examples of how countries should not want their judiciary to operate.
SA will send pathologists and Zimbabwe and Namibia will send investigators to probe the killing of Lesotho’s Maaparankoe Mahao last Thursday.
The country claims it has everything under control but opposition leaders fear for their lives after the death of General Maaparankoe Mahao.
Deputy President Ramaphosa has been dispatched to Lesotho to help ease tensions in the wake of the killing of former army chief Maaparankoe Mahao.
Former Lesotho Defence Force commander Maaparankoe Mahao was shot dead by soldiers last week, and there are fears it could spark a security crisis.
Former Lesotho prime minister Tom Thabane says he fears for his life and is asking for protection.