Lesotho newspaper form one of the major media of mass communication in the African nation of Lesotho. There are many newspapers that provide authentic information on the current happenings of Lesotho. Lesotho newspapers deal with several types of news. The Department of Information of Lesotho controls the newspapers of Lesotho. Lesotho News Agency or LENA is one of the newspaper agencies present in the country.
Most of the newspapers of Lesotho are published in English. However, there are also a few French newspapers, which are available in the country. There are also a few Arabic and Portuguese newspapers circulated across Lesotho.
The newspaper called “Lesotho” is the only national and government newspaper of the country. A large numbers of foreign newspapers can also be found in Lesotho. Some of the major Lesotho newspapers of general interest are as follows:
- Public Eye
- Afrol News
- Afrik
- Afrol en Espanol
The Lesotho newspapers are mostly general interest papers. They explore all the interesting aspects of the country. There are also some online newspapers published in Lesotho, some of which are:
All Africa
EIN News
IRIN
Index Mundi
Topix
Afrol
One World
Afrik
The newspaper “Leselinyana le Lesotho”, which translates as “The Light of Lesotho”, and the “Moeletsi oa Basotho”, are published weekly, which are brought out by the Roman Catholic Churches of Lesotho. Morpheme is another weekly circulated in the country. Some of the major fields of interest explored by the newspapers of Lesotho are as follows:
Current Affairs
Politics
Entertainment
National News
International News
Local News
Sports News
