The Basotho are homogenous people sharing a language, culture, and history. The kingdom covers 30,000 square kilometers, and has a population of about 2,175,699. Lesotho was a British colony for 98 years and gained...
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South Africa foreign policy: Ambiguous or misunderstood?
Misalignment in South Africa’s foreign policy strategy has been the subject of much recent scrutiny and criticism. Could the issues involved be due to ambiguities in South African foreign policies or are they due to...
Africa’s informal traders adapt to hostile COVID environment
By the beginning of July 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had gripped the world, shutting down much of what had previously been taken for granted. Perhaps more significantly, it had laid a deep sense of...
State of Covid-19 response readiness for the third wave in the SADC region
A 21% surge in Covid-19 cases across Africa since early June casts spotlight on the SADC's response to the pandemic According to recent World Health Organization (WHO) reports, Covid-19 cases have be been steadily...
Lesotho’s political impasse – a case of déjà vu?
Stuck in a rut “If we can just get to the next scheduled elections in 2022, that will be an achievement.” - Lesotho political commentator After barely a year in office, Prime Minister (PM) Moeketsi Majoro finds himself...
Gone for good
Sub-Saharan Africa: the medical brain drain Doctors and other medical professionals migrate for many reasons, but their absence seriously compromises health service delivery A brain drain of African medical staff over...
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