Lesotho: Aids Orphans Get Helping Hand Nov 6, 2009
Maseru Fifteen-year-old Ntsebeng Tlokotsi* sighs with relief as she is given 140 dollars ... Since August Tlokotsi has been living with her aunt Tiisetso (23) in Semonkong in the Maseru district ... This hard-to-reach district is one of the three areas of Mafeteng, Qacha's Nek and Maseru where the programme will be piloted. (allAfrica.com)
South Africa: Women Farmers Play Vital Role in Food Security Nov 1, 2009
" Ntsiuoa Kobo, 31, and her sister Sebolelo, 28, were encouraged from a young age by their father, Lesitsi, to equip themselves to one day run an agribusiness on the family's land, Thitapoho, about 90km from Bloemfontein in the central Free State province. The sisters realised their father's dream in 2003 when Ntsiuoa established a hydroponic production enterprise, called Lema Intensive Farming Venture, assisted by Sebolelo. Little could Kobo senior have imagined then that just six years later... (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho: Too Much Water And Not Enough to Drink Oct 4, 2009
Maseru Mmankosana Letsoela has been queuing since 5am to collect water ... Mmankosana is one of the many members of the community at Sekamaneng village, some 13 kilometres north of Maseru town, who knows little or nothing about what to expect from the Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply Scheme (LLWSS) ... Maseru and other lowland districts of Lesotho suffer serious water shortages, and in a bid to address this, the LLWSS has embarked on building the Metolong dam along the Phuthiatsana river on the... (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho: Compensation Victory for Displaced Villagers Sep 25, 2009
Maseru Mr Taelo Motseki had every reason to wear a broad smile despite the afternoon chill ... On Sep 8, the Ombudsman, Sekara Mafisa, reversed and earlier decision and ruled in their favour, ending what had become a source of both frustration and anger for the 22 households now resettled at Ha Matala, in Lesotho's capital, Maseru ... "It has been a long and painful wait because since we moved to Maseru; life has been very difficult because of the change of environment," Motseki told IPS.. (allAfrica.com)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Southern Africa: SADC Leaders Reject New Madagascar Govt Sep 10, 2009
com: Southern Africa: SADC Leaders Reject New Madagascar Govt (Page 1 of 1). Southern Africa: SADC Leaders Reject New Madagascar Govt. (allAfrica.com)
Toxic Water Flows from Jeans Cos.' Plant Aug 3, 2009
Children sort through garbage near Maseru, Lesotho ... On the outskirts of Maseru, dozens of children - the poorest of the poor - scavenge at a huge municipal dump for anything useful - anything they can sell. (CBS News)
Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2009-Positive Prospects for Lesotho Jul 29, 2009
Location: Maseru, Lesotho. The African Development Bank, the OECD Development Center and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa have launched the 2009 African Economic Outlook (AEO) on Friday 24 July 2009, in Maseru, Lesotho. (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho: Mediator Blames Govt for Unrest Jul 24, 2009
2009 April - PM Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili survives unhurt an apparent assassination attempt in the capital Maseru, according to the government. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Lesotho: Cultural Beliefs Threaten Prevention of Mother-Child HIV Transmission May 22, 2009
Maseru A health centre in one of Lesotho's poorest districts has scored significant success in implementing a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme, but health experts warn that a number of factors, including cultural beliefs and stigma, threaten to derail it ... Rannyali, who tested HIV-negative, was among a group of expecting mothers who were advised by doctors at St James Mantsonyane Mission Hospital, in Thaba Tseka district, about 200 kilometres outside Lesotho's... (allAfrica.com)
Health - DBSA to fund R700m hospital Mar 23, 2009
The hospital would be situated at Bots'abelo, the site of the government's medical campus in Maseru, the bank said in a statement with Tsepong and the government of Lesotho on Friday. Tsepong, a consortium led by Netcare, would be responsible for the construction, upgrading and operation of the hospital. (Business Report, South Africa)
What's the Rx for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis? Hard Work--And Imagination Feb 24, 2009
When he touched down in Maseru, Lesotho, in September 2007, had to help get a hospital renovated and a lab built ... There was little they could do at the time, so the doctors left the dusky hut and drove back to Maseru with the intention of getting the man to the hospital in the capital ... But at the time Keshavjee arrived at the end of summer to meet Satti, the hospital would not be ready for at least another month, so the doctors decided to rent an apartment in Maseru for the miner. (Scientific American)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
