The Lesotho chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa defends and promotes media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information in Lesotho.
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False: Lesotho’s 2026 Census Results Have Not Yet Been Released
The circulating figures are unverified, demographically inaccurate, and do not originate from official data. Nicole Tau A viral Facebook post claiming that Lesotho’s 2026 Population and Housing Census recorded a population of 2.1 million people, including 600,000 men...
Partly False: Lesotho’s Constitution and Trade Laws Prohibit Private Land Sales to Foreigners and Reserve Small Business Sectors for Citizens
While foreign nationals can invest in certain sectors, Lesotho's Constitution prohibits private ownership of land by anyone, and the country's trade laws reserve numerous small-business sectors exclusively for Basotho citizens. Nicole Tau A Facebook post published in...
From Kigali to Maseru: Rewriting the ‘Invisible Rules’ of Gender, Media, and Power in Lesotho
Nicole Tau Acting National Director, MISA-Lesotho The most powerful barriers are often the ones we cannot see. They don't appear in legislation or constitutions. They live in the questions we ask, the headlines we write, the jokes we laugh at and the expectations we...
PARTLY FALSE: Sherwood Gathering Exceeded 7,000, but Census Data Contradicts Claims of Millions of Malawians in South Africa
Nicole Tau A Facebook post shared on 13 June 2026 claims that the number of Malawian nationals gathered at Sherwood Community Park in Durban surged from 5,000 to 7,000 in a single day. It goes further, alleging that South Africa is home to "MILLIONS”" of undocumented...
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