Sechaba Mokhethi

Investigative Journalist |MD & Co-founder @CijLesotho |Grantee: @pulitzercenter, @OxCIEJ, @the_ccij, @journalismfund |Fellow @amaBhungane @GroundUp_News 2025

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

In Lesotho, the company selected to develop what could become the country's largest-ever foreign direct investment has a track record that raises questions about the government's due diligence.

By @Mokhethiss for @CijLesotho.
1: https://t.co/ObT0EEOvvi
2: https://t.co/nwDwLR0lJk

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

Management at Scott Hospital sat in silence as a medical waste contractor falsely identified itself to villagers at a public meeting convened to address the dumping of hazardous medical waste in their community.||Writes @1202Shazzy
https://t.co/77B7RO0teC

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

Twenty-five years after their land was taken during the construction of a dam supplying water to South Africa, the community of Ha Rapokolana in Lesotho is still waiting to be compensated.

More in this report by @Mokhethiss for @CijLesotho: https://t.co/nelcglSuL7

[Janet Machuka @janetmachuka_]

15 Documentaries to Watch This Weekend

1. Terrorist Oil: Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller - Nat Geo (https://t.co/USJnIAGNSc)

2. The Science of Fatherhood - Moconomy (https://t.co/2lxVTB45RL)

3. The Rise of A.I. - Golden Age or the Beginning of the End? - ENDEVR Documentary (https://t.co/mMq9QvPrAA)

4. Hidden Side Of Luxury | Inside the Dark World of $5,000 Handbags - Moconomy (https://t.co/8xv7bEHmz9)

5. TikTok, China and the fear of digital propaganda - DW Documentary (https://t.co/Unj0sngYA8)

6. Eating With The Enemy: A Feminist And A Masculist Perspective On Society - Only Human (https://t.co/sshylUDzEf)

7. Follow the Money: Why the World's Poorest Countries Stay Poor? - BingeWorthy Documentaries (https://t.co/ZUXdXZQiQO)

8. Globalization - How crises change our World ( 1&2) -DW Documentary (https://t.co/Ik80MVByzY)

9. One of the Most Disturbing Cults in Modern History - Sommer Sanchez (https://t.co/eB5tdz7iq1)

10. John Robinson: What a "Family Man" Hid In His Basement For 15 Years - Real Crime (https://t.co/b6O4xgdyLy)

NETFLIX
1. The Man With 1000 Kids

2. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

3. Love Con Revenge

4. Stolen: Heist of the Century

5. The Truth About Jussie Smollett?

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

Maseru residents living near the Tšosane dumpsite have been choked by smoke from a fire that has been ablaze since Saturday night. The Ha Tšosane community has been fighting to close and relocate the dump for years.||Writes @Mokhethiss|
https://t.co/SG3L56bqfS

[John Aerni-Flessner @LesothoJohn]

I wrote a tribute to the now-late doyen of #Lesotho #historians, LBBJ #Machobane (with assistance from Patrick Whang and Sibusiso Nkomo).

He was more than just a historian--he build institutions in the post-independence era

https://t.co/w6XUYYw30D

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

Lesotho’s laws protecting endangered plants haven't been updated since 1967—but overharvesters are still walking free with just M200 fine. 5 ppl were prosecuted for illegally trading pelargonium recently. Click to see more||Writes @Mokhethiss https://t.co/bS0zGVN2vG

[Pascalinah Kabi @PascalinahK]

The arrest of @Lestimes Editor Mohalenyane Phakela by DCEO is a blatant attack on press freedom. Sources say he was interrogated over two corruption stories his paper published — a clear attempt to silence journalists. @UncensoredNewsL @RealDoctorC @PolokoMokhele_ @YourKayBol

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

From M8-billion to M53-billion, South Africa explains the Lesotho water project cost surge|| Writes @Mokhethiss https://t.co/oWH0osuoiT

[Sechaba Mokhethi @Mokhethiss]

@LesothoJohn Congratulations John, can't wait to get my hands on it.

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

US aid cuts have been bad news for schools in the remote highlands of Lesotho. Learners take classes under the open skies. Lessons have to be shortened and classes cancelled during bad weather||Writes @Mokhethiss https://t.co/phq1x7HPsF

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

We are excited to share that one of our documentaries was featured in the Films Investigating Global Manufacturing, screened at the Washington D.C. Environmental Film Festival. Our documentary starts from 33:33 mins of the compilation: | See it here: https://t.co/vbDZy4WC5q |

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

A programme designed to feed more than 36,000 learners at 200 schools in Lesotho will now end after abrupt cuts by the US Department of Agriculture.||Writes @Mokhethiss| https://t.co/jveUuGEkQC

[Kananelo Boloetse @YourKayBol]

Only 12% of Lesotho’s R2.2-billion health budget was government-funded last year. More than half of the budget came from USAID and the US Centre for Disease Control.
With 93% of USAID funds cut this year, 652 frontline workers have had to be laid off.
https://t.co/2gnuCpwihi

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth M2.9-million, but actually gave less than M450,000||Writes @Mokhethiss | https://t.co/vU1I1bnkVI

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

A major US-funded project aimed at boosting Lesotho’s chicken farming industry has been canned.||Writes @Mokhethiss| https://t.co/vl1rZeInwc

[Lesotho Times @Lestimes]

IN the heart of Lesotho, where tales of struggle and resilience are woven into the fabric of everyday life, one young lawyer stands as a beacon of hope.

Born in Roma and raised in Maseru, Advocate Mokitimi Tšosane, has transformed his personal tribulations into a passionate commitment to law and justice.

With a robust educational background and a deep understanding of the socio-economic challenges faced by his fellow Basotho, the young lawyer exemplifies all the aspirations and potential of a new generation of young lawyers in Lesotho.

The 32-year-old Adv Tšosane, was born on June 3rd 1993 in the small town of Roma in the outskirts of Maseru, to Mphutlane and ‘Matšosane Tšosane. After the tragic loss of his parents and eldest brother, all to Tuberculosis, he was raised by his grandmother in Matsoatlareng, Maseru.

“My grandmother was the shield against poverty,” he reflects, emphasizing the critical role she played in his upbringing.

Despite the hardships of growing up without his parents and having to rely on his grandmother for his livelihood, Adv Tšosane pursued education with evangelical fervour, eventually earning his LLB from the National University of Lesotho (NUL) after completing his secondary education at Lesotho High School.

https://t.co/EFeDnryAR4

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry, villagers survive on meagre earnings while big companies make millions|| Writes @Mokhethiss
https://t.co/dllphSNa4B

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

A construction company working on Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has been forced to suspend operations because it has been dumping acidic and oily wastewater into nearby rivers and the Katse reservoir.||Writes @Mokhethiss https://t.co/WrkQ4kDTNs

[MNN CIJ @CijLesotho]

A 6-billion Maloti American-funded development project in Lesotho is on the verge of collapse as the United States moves to shut down the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the agency behind the programme.|| @Mokhethiss https://t.co/YaKZPDoNkH