Video: How to Make a Keyhole Garden

Set in Lesotho, this video shows a group of schoolchildren making a keyhole garden. The charity Send a Cow showed them how to make it and the children can now make their keyhole gardens at home and have more food. Keyhole Gardens are a great addition to any school grounds. The design – which looksContinue reading “Video: How to Make a Keyhole Garden”

Cultivating African Voices

Originally posted by Mahala By Lineo Segoete September 5-7, 2014 saw the beginning of a revolution in the politically tense mountain kingdom of Lesotho, with the re-birth of Ba re e ne re literature festival. Ba re e ne re means: “They say it was said…” (The equivalent of “once upon a time…”), and theContinue reading “Cultivating African Voices”

Ba re e ne re: Reigniting Lesotho’s literary culture

Originally posted by Mail & Guardian: Voices of Africa By Leila Hall Lesotho is an interesting place to be in at the moment. At the end of August, we made headlines worldwide, unfortunately for the wrong reasons. The news had nothing to do with the country’s many unique and positive qualities. There was no mentionContinue reading “Ba re e ne re: Reigniting Lesotho’s literary culture”

Ba Re E Nere Literature Festival

Ba re e nere was first dreamt up by Liepollo Rantekoa to promote the culture of reading/writing and the arts in Lesotho. Ba re e nere Literature Festival took shape in March 2011 as a month-long series of weekly events dedicated to topics of arts and literature. Liepollo brought her vision to life through anContinue reading “Ba Re E Nere Literature Festival”

InI sound a breath of fresh air

Originally posted by Lesotho Times By Mohalenyane Phakela GIFTED with a witty lyrical delivery coupled with a unique melody, InI’s bursting on the local music scene has been a breath of fresh air for Hip Hop lovers. Imagine and Inspire, or simply InI, is a grouping consisting of producers, rappers and vocalists. The outfit was formed a coupleContinue reading “InI sound a breath of fresh air”