News and statements
FACT-CHECK: Lesotho Embassy Job Advert in Nairobi is a Scam
Officials warn the fake Facebook ad for 1,000 jobs at the Lesotho Embassy in Nairobi is a scam linked to fraud and human trafficking.
FACT-CHECK: No, Namibia Has Not Banned Lesbianism
A false Facebook post alleges President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah outlawed lesbianism in Namibia. Officials and media debunk the claim, warning it fuels stigma and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.
FALSE: Carbon dioxide generators in greenhouses does not mean the gas is good for the planet
Extra carbon dioxide in the controlled environment of a greenhouse can boost photosynthesis, but causes global warming and climate change in the atmosphere.
Launching the 2025 MISA/RSL Lesotho Journalism Excellence Awards
Submissions are now open for the MISA/RSL Journalism Excellence Awards 2025! Journalists across Lesotho are invited to submit their best work by 20 October 2025. Winners in each category will receive M5,000 and a trophy, with the Journalist of the Year chosen from the category winners.
Fact-check: Statement addressing the issue of targeted politicians is from an imposter account, not Prime Minister Matekane
The prime minister’s office flagged the statement as fake.
FACT-CHECK: Viral TikTok Claim That Lesotho Has Only 600 Men and is Advertising for Husbands is False
Lesotho’s population is 49% men and 51% women and is consistent with global averages.
Statement on the arrest and detention of the Lesotho Times’ Editor Mohalenyane Phakela
The arrest and detention of investigative journalist Mohalenyane Phakela mark more than an attack on one individual, it signals a chilling attempt to suffocate media freedom in Lesotho. By criminalising journalism, the state is not only silencing dissent but also dismantling the very infrastructure that sustains a free and independent press.
PARTLY FALSE: This is not a cloudburst in Pakistan in 2025
The video was recorded in the Japanese town of Atami in July 2021.
Fact-check: One of the images in this post does not depict children learning outdoors in Zimbabwe
The image is of learners outside a local church in Malawi.