Diving squad recovers 50 bodies
MASERU-THE police diving squad has recovered 50 bodies from rivers in the past three months, and described the figures as record breaking even though there are no statistics for the past three years.
Most of the bodies were recovered from Mohokare River, which is used by many locals to illegally cross into neighbouring South Africa.
According to statistics by the World Health Organisation (WHO), drowning accounted for 0.38 percent of total deaths recorded in the country in 2017.
Lesotho at the time ranked number 81 in the world in drowning deaths.
A month ago, police from Lesotho and South Africa conducted a joint operation to rescue the bodies from the Mohokare River and the mission was hailed as a “success” by both countries.
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Perception v reality: What the world missed during five key Sussex revelations
It was 90 minutes filled with talking points, but how did revelations from the Sussexes s bombshell Oprah interview match up with what we already knew?
11 March 2021 • 8:07am
If there was an identifiable seam running through the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wide-ranging and combustible interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired on British television last night, it was surely that of perception versus reality.
After the initial small talk – about Meghan s growing bump, how neither of them actually owned the garden in which they were sitting – subsided, the first real question from the mononymous doyenne of US chat shows came: “What did you think [marrying into the Royals] would be like?”
Covid hits microfinance sector
MASERU-THE microfinance business sector is reeling as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the economy.
The sector, which normally assists those individuals who are generally excluded from traditional banking channels, is now almost on its knees.
Setlokoane Matete the Public Relations Officer of the Lesotho Microfinance Association (LEMFA), told thepost this week that most businesses which were in their infancy in the industry had collapsed.
“They had to close shop. Only those who have been in business for many years are still standing,” Matete said.
He however, said things are very difficult even for those who are still open.
Dignity for the girl child
MASERU-DEAR Bella, a rapidly growing brand of sanitary pads, is set to make the lives of girls and women from poor backgrounds easier.
Two childhood friends, ’Matefo Morakeng, a journalist and public relations professional and ’Mamahapela Mokuoane, a marketer by profession, are the brains behind Dear Bella. They are changing the menstrual health landscape in the country by providing women and girls with quality sanitary pads.
Three years ago, Morakeng was assisting women in the rural Free State province, South Africa, where she now lives, establish income-generating initiatives when it dawned on her that access to sanitary pads was a real and serious challenge.