What effect does a piece of writing has on the reader? This is a very interesting question we want to explore today. To illustrate, let’s explore an extract. “I peered out into the street. On the other side, there was a street lamp with a dying bulb. I was opening my mouth to say ‘What?’ …
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I am not a fan of setjoetla or those who perform such acts but bans on persons, individual or collective, should be done on a flimsy claim to threats to national security. Kannete mona ho batloa nale moferong. How does Lesotho declare Zodwa Persona Non Grata arbitrarily on hearsay? She hasn’t said anything against Lesotho …
Narrative writing is like a journey; a beautiful, picturesque, and peaceful journey which takes you through the landscape and, as you travel, you enjoy the flowers, the scent of the flowers, the mountains, you enjoy the soothing air as you climb the beautiful hills. Good narrative is immersive and relaxing and world-changing. You sit there …
Dear brothers and sisters, subjects of His Majesty King Letsie III I come in peace but with grave concern regarding our existence as a nation in the 21st century. It has been 30 years and three months since Lesotho returned to the multi-party democratic rule. This after the army deposed the then BNP government in …
As previously highlighted, Part 3 concludes the co-occurring disorders series. It will highlight measurements commonly used to assess for symptoms and treatment options including the 12-step AA programme as well as local services and resources available in Lesotho. I recall being at a potluck organised by a fellow student. It was at this get-together that …
The most important and beautiful essence of good writing is its ability to portray a world. A good piece of writing should capture the heartbeat, the nerve of a place, person, thing or that which the writer’s pen seeks to achieve. It must vividly paint an object, situation or thing and the sound, taste, smell …
One of the most difficult aspects that most students of the English language grapple with in high school is vocabulary. Many students, without resorting to a handy dictionary, feel completely handicapped.
Did you know? You can go back in time but still live in the future. This is an impractical theory I invented a few days ago and it was inspired by the current events taking place in the “new Lesotho” we anticipated we would live in after last October’s general elections.
As highlighted in the previous article, in Part Two we will discuss the unhealthy or rather complicated relationship between substance use and mental illness. Remember how I stated that we have to be mindful of differences in culture when talking of substance abuse; that remains the case. However, we need to have an idea of …
There are some book titles like Ai-Kwei Armah’s novel of 1968 called The beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, that are meant to make the reader in a bookshop get immediately hooked up to a book and buy it immediately! In this case the title is a catchy phrase which acts like the bait that …
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