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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...
MISA Lesotho Statement On the 2026/27 National Budget: A missed opportunity for media development
MISA Lesotho notes the 2026/2027 National Budget Speech and its articulation of government priorities in infrastructure, agriculture, youth employment, digital transformation, and public sector reforms. While these areas are critical for national development, the...
Statement on the arrest and detention of the Lesotho Times’ Editor Mohalenyane Phakela
MISA Lesotho issues this statement to condemn the arrest and detention of the Lesotho Time’s investigative journalist, Mohalenyane Phakela last night by the anti-corruption watchdog, DCEO, in what signals a deepening crisis for media freedom in Lesotho. Phakela, also...
World Vision Equips Basotho Journalists to Intensify Fight Against Child Labour
By Nicole Tau MASERU – In a concerted effort to combat the pervasive issue of child exploitation, World Vision Lesotho (WVL), in partnership with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Lesotho, concluded a pivotal training workshop for journalists on August...