Monday the 12th September 2022 was supposed to be a day that brought back some measure of comfort for a family in distress. Of course while nothing could bring back their slain daughter they could at least look forward to the beginning of the journey to Justice. Alas this was not to be. Dressed in …
..Like a compass that always finds north… To say the past week has been upsetting would be putting it mildly. Unless one has been living under a rock then surely everyone has seen the coverage about the 8 year old girl who was ALLEGEDLY raped and murdered by Mozambique national Isaque Mantega. I capitalized the …
The Goal Facilitator Name : Keneuoe Mphutlane Institution : American Corner For most of us, finding opportunities means finding jobs and scholarships for ourselves. This is not so for Keneuoe Mphutlane whose work is in finding for young people especially women in Lesotho and Southern Africa. Keneuoe’s work has been in higher education recruitment, research …
The Political Leader Name : Machere Seutloali Institution : Basotho National Party Politics in Lesotho has long been a man’s game, especially amongst the top 3 oldest parties. While women have joined many political movements, none have ascended to the top spot as party leader. Of course except those who have started their own movements. …
THE NATURAL HAIR GURU Name : Hape Marite Mphale Institution : Black Hair After cutting off all her hair or as most black women would say “The Big Chop” Hape Marite started experimenting and learning about hair. Starting with mainly products from her mother’s kitchen , she wanted healthy products that agreed with her ethnic …
The HIV Activist. Name : T’sepang Maboee Institution : Take Me To My Crush T’sepang Maboee has been living with HIV since birth. She finally got tested in 2012 at her grandmother’s insistence after the death of her mother. After the results came back positive. It was not an easy route as she was only …
The Beveragist. Name : Bokang Matlosa Institution : Fruit Xtract Bokang Matlosa went from being an interior design to establishing her own beverage production company in March 2020. At the moment Fruit Xtract produces two drinks; Necta and Tholoana. Necta being a fruit cocktail base while Tholoana is a range of carbonated soft drinks. For …
The Talkshow Host Name : Pinki Manong Mokoena Institution : Real Talks with Pinks. It is often said it is the things we do not talk about that ultimately kill us. Pinki , an international development practitioner aims to change this fact through her YouTube channel ” Real Talks with Pinks” . It has been …
The Maternal Health Hero Name : Mamello Makhele Institution : MobiHope Mamello Makhele is a nurse and Midwife and the founder of MobiHope. A mobile health application addressing HIV issues. Mamello Makhele is an avid sexual and reproductive rights advocate. Having worked as a midwife in rural areas, she has seen first hand maternal deaths …
The Cleaning Lady Name : Paballo Mokoqo Institution : Dust Busters Africa For disadvantaged women across Lesotho , cleaning houses has always been a way to earn a meagre income if one had very few skills. The maid and cleaning industry has been running for decades without any formality and this has led to cleaning …