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Digital Innovators Summit 2026 – Student RegistrationStudents are invited to register for the Digital Innovators Summit....
10/09/2026

Digital Innovators Summit 2026 – Student Registration

Students are invited to register for the Digital Innovators Summit.

We will once again be hosting the Innovators Summit this year. Kindly share the information with students and encourage them to register to attend using the link below. Space is limited!!!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2KJlszdk-WpinB4lu3VQ5-wj-1MZfQVbVjSWVSZroAtFt_w/viewform

Refreshments will be provided.

The deadline for registration is on Friday, 11/09/2026.

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NUL’s Polile Rasemoko Studies Assessment of the Prognosis of Chronic Kidney Disease in People Living with HIV, Co-Morbid...
10/09/2026

NUL’s Polile Rasemoko Studies Assessment of the Prognosis of Chronic Kidney Disease in People Living with HIV, Co-Morbid Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus in Two Clinics in Maseru
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Abstract

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has recently posed a significant public health concern in lower-middle-income countries, including Lesotho. Despite comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worsening the condition, the combined impact on Chronic kidney disease prognosis is not well understood in Lesotho. Objective: The study aimed to assess the prognosis of chronic kidney disease in individuals living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, co-morbid hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, in two clinics in Maseru. Method: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) and Domiciliary clinics using medical records in adult patients living with HIV, comorbid hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus. The data was analysed with IBM SPSS version 20. The descriptive data were presented as frequencies and percentages, while the continuous data were presented as means and standard deviations. Results: At the LDF clinic, 53.1% of the patients were female, and 46.9% were male. Patients living with HIV were diagnosed with CKD stage 2, those with HIV and HTN had CKD stage 3a, and those with HIV, HTN, and DM had CKD stage 3b. At the Domiciliary clinic, 56.7% of the were female, and 43.1% (56) were male. Patients with HIV and HTN had CKD 2, and CKD 3a for patients with all three comorbidities.
Conclusion: Both CKD-EPI and MDRD methods showed minimal differences in eGFR. The CKD-EPI formula in HIV-comorbid hypertensive and/or diabetic patients defines stage 3 renal failure earlier. HIV, HTN, and DM were the major risk factors for poor CKD prognosis, often leading to kidney failure.
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Rasemoko, P.P., Adontsi, M., Itumeleng, R. and Mohale, M., 2026. Assessment of the Prognosis of Chronic Kidney Disease in People Living with HIV, Co-Morbid Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus in Two Clinics in Maseru. Associative Journal of Health Sciences, 4(4), pp.1-7. doi:10.31031/AJHS.2026.04.000592.

The NUL - Energy Research Centre explores advanced energy storage and other low-carbon technologies in South Korea.From ...
10/09/2026

The NUL - Energy Research Centre explores advanced energy storage and other low-carbon technologies in South Korea.

From 1–4 September 2026, Mr. Moruti Kao represented ERC and Lesotho at the 2026 Energy Storage System Workshop and Learning Visit in Jeju, Republic of Korea. The programme brought together about 30 participants from developing countries, facilitating internationalization and knowledge exchange.

During the four-day programme, participants explored renewable-energy-powered microgrids, battery storage in electricity grids, climate finance, and pathways for turning national energy challenges into practical project concepts.

The workshop uncovered critical questions like:

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯-𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥?

In his words, Mr. Kao says “The possibility of low-cost, reliable electricity for Motete and Linakeng Community-owned mini-grids instantly struck me as we learned about the fascinating facilities at KIER Jeju Global Research Center and the Bukchon Battery Energy Storage System Power Plant”.

Having worked with these communities as the NUL-ERC liason for years, Mr Kao has first-hand experience of low-electricity consumption in rural communities due to low affordability.

What are your thoughts, is battery storage and renewable energy the future of Lesotho’s energy sector?

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NUL’s ‘Makamohelo Malimabe Studies Changing Dynamics in the Burial and Mourning Traditions in Africa: Lessons from Zimba...
09/09/2026

NUL’s ‘Makamohelo Malimabe Studies Changing Dynamics in the Burial and Mourning Traditions in Africa: Lessons from Zimbabwe and Lesotho
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Abstract
Burial and mourning practices in Africa have long been embedded in deeply rooted cultural, spiritual and communal value systems. However, these traditions are undergoing significant transformation through modernisation, urbanisation, migration, religious change and economic pressure. This study examines the changing dynamics of burial and mourning practices in Southern Africa, with particular attention to Zimbabwe and Lesotho. Drawing on qualitative insights from existing scholarship, cultural analysis and the researchers’ contextual observations, the paper explores how mourning periods, communal participation,
ritual ceremonies, ancestral relations and attachment to burial land are being reconfigured rather than simply abandoned. In both countries, prominent shifts include the professionalization and commercialisation of funerals, the influence of Pentecostal Christianity, the growing role of funeral assurance schemes and the disruption of expected rites by COVID-19. Using functionalist, symbolic interactionist and African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS) perspectives, the paper identifies a continuing tension between cultural identity and contemporary practical realities. It argues that some indigenous practices have weakened, while others have been adapted or hybridised into new cultural forms. The comparison contributes to debates on cultural continuity, genealogy, identity and social change by showing how communities preserve the social and spiritual functions of mourning even when its outward forms change. The paper is positioned primarily within cultural studies, specifically the interdisciplinary study of religion, ritual and social change. Among the factors considered, Pentecostal reinterpretation and ritual substitution, the professionalisation and commodification of funerals, and migration, together with pressure on burial land, appear most influential. COVID-19 is retained as a historically bounded accelerator rather than the dominant continuing force.
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Malimabe, M., Muyambo, T. and Leshota, P. (2026) 'Changing dynamics in the burial and mourning traditions in Africa: Lessons from Zimbabwe and Lesotho', Genealogy, 10(4), p. 129. doi: 10.3390/genealogy10040129.

08/09/2026

Meet our first female professor, Prof. Seroala Tsoeu-Ntokoane
Department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS), National University of Lesotho (NUL)
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Prof. Seroala Tsoeu-Ntokoane is an Associate Professor in PAS and the first female professor to emerge from the Department since its founding. She has built a distinguished academic career spanning more than two decades of university teaching, research, postgraduate supervision and academic service.

She teaches and conducts research in public policy, public administration, development management, governance, comparative foreign policies and research methods. Her research interests also extend to decentralisation, informal economies, climate politics, energy democracy, rural electrification and the politics of energy transitions in Lesotho and across Africa.
Prof. Tsoeu-Ntokoane has served the Department in several leadership and administrative roles, including as Head of the Department of Political and Administrative Studies from 2023 to 2025. She is also a Senior Research Associate at the NUL Energy Research Centre, where she contributes to interdisciplinary research on energy democracy and justice, community participation and sustainable energy transitions.

Her scholarly work has appeared in international peer-reviewed journals, including Cogent Social Sciences, Oxford Open Energy and Discover Energy. Her recent publications examine energy democracy, community engagement in renewable energy projects and household transitions towards cleaner energy solutions in Lesotho.

Beyond the University, Prof. Tsoeu-Ntokoane has contributed to research, policy dialogue and consultancy work involving government institutions, civil society organisations and international development partners. She has participated in academic and policy forums in Lesotho, Southern Africa and internationally, while continuing to mentor emerging scholars and supervise postgraduate research.
Her work reflects the Department of Political and Administrative Studies' commitment to producing scholarship that connects public policy and governance research with the practical development challenges facing Lesotho and the wider African region. NUL - Faculty of Social Sciences, NUL- Public Administration And Political Science Association

08/09/2026

📢 ECONOMICS SEMINAR ALERT! 📢

The Faculty of Social Sciences invites you to an insightful seminar:

🎓 "AfCFTA Tariff Liberalization and Fiscal Stability: A Smart Simulation Analysis of Revenue Implications for SACU"

🗣️ Presenter: Dr Leseko Makhetha, Department of Economics, National University of Lesotho

🏛️ Host: Department of Economics, NUL

📅 Date: Friday, 11 September 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
📍 Venue: Economics Seminar Room

This seminar will explore the fiscal implications of tariff liberalization under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) — a timely topic for anyone interested in trade policy, regional integration, and public finance.

☕ Light refreshments will be served!

All staff and students are welcome to attend. 🎓

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'Mamathe Wonderland Opens Gates, Tourists are Coming! Last Saturday, 'Mamathe Wonderland finally opened! The place that ...
08/09/2026

'Mamathe Wonderland Opens Gates, Tourists are Coming!

Last Saturday, 'Mamathe Wonderland finally opened! The place that has struck visitors with its beauty is now open to everyone from every corner of the earth.

You'll love it.

On that day, something happened that will be written in the books of history, not because it was big, but because it was deep.

There was something different in the air at Ha 'Mamathe that morning.

Not loud.

Not flashy.

Just a quiet kind of excitement that you could feel as people walked in from every direction. From Khalahali, from nearby villages, from homes tucked behind hills. By midday, the place was alive.

Hundreds had gathered.

Not as guests, but as owners.

On the 5th of September, 2026, 'Mamathe Wonderland officially opened, though if you asked the elders sitting under the shade, they might tell you it didn’t start that day.

It had been building for years.

In meetings, in debates, in small ideas shared after long days. The kind of project that grows slowly, shaped by the voices of the people it belongs to.

And that’s the thing, this one belongs to them.

Every family in Ha 'Mamathe and Khalahali is automatically part of the cooperative.

No applications.

No gatekeeping.

If you are from here, this is yours. That simple idea turned what could have been just another tourism project into something else entirely, a shared stake, a shared pride.

Studies on community tourism have shown that people are far more willing to support projects when they are involved from the beginning and see direct benefits for their lives. And here, that involvement is not symbolic...it’s the foundation.

The speeches were there, of course. But they didn’t drag. People listened, clapped, nodded. Some smiled quietly, like they were already thinking ahead...about visitors, about jobs, about what this place might become.

Because the vision is big.

'Mamathe Wonderland is more than a picnic spot or a viewpoint. Backed in part by the National University of Lesotho (NUL) Innovation Hub, the project has ambitions of becoming a full destination, something that could one day include attractions like gardens, canals, and even water sports.

But on this opening day, it was simpler than that.

The very meaning of humble beginnings.

Children ran around freely, treating the place like it had always been theirs. Women shared food. Men stood in small groups, talking about what comes next. There was laughter, a bit of celebration, and that familiar Basotho rhythm of gathering; not in a rush, but fully present.

Someone described the model as “intersection.” It sounded technical at first, but it made sense the longer you stayed. This is where things meet: people and opportunity, tradition and new ideas,
home and the outside world.

Tourism in Lesotho has always been about potential; the mountains, the culture, the authenticity that visitors are looking for.

But potential alone doesn’t change lives.

Ownership does.

And that’s what felt real at Ha 'Mamathe.

Not a project imposed from somewhere else, but something built from within. Something that says: "we are not just a place to visit, we are part of the story."

As the sun began to dip, people didn’t rush to leave.

They stayed a little longer.

They talked a little more.

They looked around again, as if seeing the place differently now.

As if seeing it for the first time.

Because from that day on, it wasn’t just Ha 'Mamathe anymore.

It was....a Wonderland.

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