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Lesotho Newspapers, primarily from Yale and Northwestern

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Description & Rationale
Access Provisions: 

This proposal would produce microfilm, to be held at CRL.

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In this project, Yale University Library and Northwestern University Library propose to arrange for the microfilming through CAMP of an estimated 13,838 pages of Lesotho newspaper titles from 1990 to 2018.  The titles include The African, Family Mirror, Her Heroes 'n Heroines, Informative, Lesotho Monitor, Maddhouse Weekly, Mohlanka, Moitseki, Moqolotsi, Motjoli's Review, Nonyana, Sechaba, Shoeshoe, Spectator, Sunday Express, Varsity Breeze, Voice of Free Democrats, Watchdog, and Weekly Mail.

Reasons for consideration: 

One of the least diverse sub-Saharan African countries, the landlocked mountain kingdom of Lesotho is often overshadowed by South Africa, which surrounds it completely.  About the size of Rwanda, but with one-sixth of the population density, it is a constitutional monarchy with an active multiparty system.  During the period covered by the newspapers held by Yale and Northwestern, Lesotho was ruled by a junta, underwent a coup, saw a monarchic abdication, and witnessed other forms of political intrigue, partly under the auspices of SADC, with the participation of defense forces from both Botswana and South Africa.

One of the included newspapers, Mohlanka, includes the perspective of a major political party of Lesotho.  The content of the selected newspapers is all in either English or Sesotho.  One paper, Heroes 'n Heroines, covers Obama's 2009 visit to Africa from a Lesothoan perspective.  The period of coverage of all newspapers is from 1990 to 2018, which saw the rise of the internet and a shift to electronic publications.

Author(s): 
n/a
Publisher(s): 
include: C.R. Communications, Leseli Mokhele, Up Beat Marketing, the Media Institute of Lesotho, the Basotho National Party, and the Lesotho Leadership and Economy Foundation.
Source Format: 
Paper
Target Format: 
Microfilm
Program: 
CAMP
Resource Types: 
Newspapers
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries of Origin: 
Lesotho
Proposal Contributors: 

Richard Richie and Charles Riley, Yale University
Esmeralda Kale and Florence Mugambi, Northwestern University

Posted: 
Nov 6, 2018 11:26am
Updated: 
Dec 3, 2018 12:25pm
Source Details
Major Languages: 
English
Sesotho
Holding Institutions: 
Yale University
Northwestern University
OCLC: 
30826853
62722127
503171565
38196377
922894807
672326573
607522667
30709569
769228692
70788812
49363550
30605138
25039809
71200653
701879864
744315825
286765288
232993445
671409937
LCCN: 
940033470
2015271035
2010218135
Source and Holdings: 
TitleLocationFormatHoldings/RangeNotes
The AfricanYale Universitynewsprintvol.1:no.1 (1990:Aug. 31)-vol.1:no.8 (1990:Nov. 09)worn, edges ragged
Family MirrorYale Universitynewsprint2007: issue 2 (2007:July 24)-issue 22 (2007:Dec. 04), issue 24 (2007:Dec.18), 2008: issue 1 (2008:Mar. 03), (2008:Mar. 17), (2008:Apr. 11)Good condition
Family MirrorNorthwestern UniversitynewsprintHoldings from 2007 and 2008.Good condition
Her Heroes 'n HeroinesYale Universitynewsprint2009: issue 4 (2009:May 16)-issue 7 (2009:June 22)Good condition
InformativeYale Universitynewsprint2006: (2006:July)-(2006:Oct.) 2007: (2007:Apr.)-(2007:May), (2007:June 15)-(2007:Dec. 18); 2008: (2008:Jan. 15)-(2008:Dec. 30); 2009: (2009:Jan. 06)-(2009:Dec. 22)Good condition
InformativeNorthwestern Universitynewspint2006-2009; 2010:Jan.5/11-2012:Dec.24/31; 2013:Jan.8/14-2016:Dec.27/2017:Jan.2; 2017:Jan.3/9-2018:May 22/28Good condition
Leseli ka SepolesaYale Universitynewsprint1992: vol.1:no.1 (1992:Sept. 08)-vol.1:no.4 (1992:Dec. 30); 1993: vol.1:no.5 (1993:Jan. 29)-vol.1:no.7 (1993:Mar. 31), vol.2:no.2 (1993:May 04), vol.1:no.10 (1993:June 01)-vol.1:no.17 (1993:Sept. 14), vol.2:no.18 (1993:Sept. 28)-vol.2:no.21 (1993:Nov. 16), vol.2:no.23 (1993:Dec. 14)-vol.2:no.24 (1993:Dec. 30), 1994: vol.2:no.28 (1994:Feb. 15), 1998: vol.6:no.124 (1998:April 21)-vol.6:no.126 (1998:June 09)Good condition
Leseli ka SepolesaNorthwestern Universitynewsprint1992:Sept.-1996:Dec.; 1997-2012, 2016, v.19:no.433 (2017:Pulungoana 24/Tšitoe 7)-v.19:no.435 (2017:Hlakola 16/Tlhakubele 1),v.19:no.437 (2017:Tlhakubele 16/29)-v.19:no.439 (2017:'Mesa 13/26),v.19:no.441 (2017:Motšeanong 4/17)-v.19:no.443 (2017:Phuptjane 15/21); v.19:no.444 (2017:Phuptjane 29/Phupu 12)-v.19:no.449 (2017:Loetse 28/Mphalane 11) v.20:no.450 (2017:Mphalane 12/25),v.20:no.2 (2017:Pulungoane 2/15)-v.20:no.14 (2018:Motseanong 17/30)Good condition
Lesotho MonitorYale Universitynewsprint2007: vol.1:no.1 (2007:Nov.13)-vol.1:no.5 (2007:Dec.19); 2008: vol.1:no.6 (2008:Jan.09)-vol.1:no.49 (2008:Nov.06); vol.2:no.1 (2008:Nov.13)-vol.2:no.6 (2008:Dec.08); 2009: vol.2:no.7 (2009:Jan.08)-vol.2.no.(2009:Jan.15)Good condition
Lesotho MonitorNorthwestern Universitynewsprint2002-2003 (with gaps), 2007-2011 (with gaps)Good condition
Maddhouse WeeklyYale Universitynewsprint2009: vol.13:issue 283 (2009:May 07)-vol.13:issue 287 (2009:June 11), vol.13:issue 289 (2009:June 25)-vol.13:issue 314 (2009:Dec. 17)Good condition
Maddhouse WeeklyNorthwestern Universitynewsprint2007-2010Good condition
MohlankaYale Universitynewsprint1992: vol.1:no.1(1992:Dec. 30); 1993: vol.1:no.2(1993:Jan. 13)-vol.1:no.15(1993:May 08)Yellowed
MohlankaNorthwestern Universitynewsprint1992:December-2002 Yellowed
MoitsekiYale Universitynewsprint1993: vol.1:no.1 (1993:July 02)-vol.1:no.6/7 (1993: Sept. 04)Yellowed
MoitsekiNorthwestern Universitynewsprint1993: Sept. 11Yellowed
MoqolotsiYale Universitynewsprint1997: no.1 (1997:Dec.); 1998: no.2 (1998:Jan.)-no.3 (1998:Feb.)Good condition
MoqolotsiNorthwestern Universitynewsprint2004-2009 with gapsGood condition
Motjoli's ReviewYale Universitynewsprint2005: vol.1:no.1(2005:First Quarter)-vol.1:no.4(2005:Fourth Quarter); 2006: vol.2:no.1(2006:First Quarter)-vol.2:no.4(2006:Fourth Quarter)Good condition
NonyanaYale Universitynewsprint2001: vol.1:no.2 (2001:Oct. 17)-vol.1:no.11 (2001:Dec. 19); 2002: vol.2:no.1/2 (2002:Jan. 09)-vol.2:no.51/52 (2002: Dec. 18); 2003: vol.3:no.1 (2003:Jan. 08)-vol.3:no.16 (2003:Apr. 16)Good condition, edges a little worn
SechabaYale Universitynewsprint1992: vol.1:no.1 (1992:Oct. 08)-vol.1:no.10 (1992:Dec. 21); 1993: vol.1:no.11 (1993:Feb. 05)-vol.1:no.23 (1993:Aug. 30)Yellowed
SechabaStanford UniversitynewsprintVarious English and Sotho issues from 1992.Good.
ShoeshoeYale Universitynewsprint1993: (1993:June 24)-(1993:Dec. 03)Yellowed
ShoeshoeHarvard Universitynewsprintv.1:issue 1(1991:summer)-v.1:issue 2(1991:autumn), v.1:issue 4(1991:late spring); v.2:issue 1(1992:spring), v.2:issue 5(1992:summer)-v.2:issue 6/7(1992:spring), v.3:1(1994:Tŝitoe) v.3:1 in Sesotho, v.3:issue 2(1996:Feb.), v.3:3(1996:Phupu) v.3:3 in Sesotho Good
SpectatorYale Universitynewsprint2005: vol.1:no.1 (2005:Sept. 07)-vol.1:no.7(2005:Nov. 02)Good condition
Sunday ExpressYale Universitynewsprint2009: vol.1:issue 1 (2009:Aug. 16)-vol.1:issue 19 (2009:Dec. 20); 2010: vol.1:issue 20 (2010:Jan. 10)-vol.1:issue 31 (2010:Feb. 28); vol.2:issue 1 (2010:Apr. 04)-vol.2:issue 38 (2010:Dec. 19); 2011: vol.2:issue 39 (2011:Jan. 09)-vol.2:issue 50 (2011:Mar. 27); vol.3:issue 1 (2011:Apr. 03)-vol.3:issue 25 (2011:Sept. 18), 2012: vol.3:issue 41 (2012:Jan. 22)-vol.3:issue 50 (2012:Mar. 25); vol.4:issue 1 (2012:Apr. 01)-vol.4:issue 38 (2012:Dec. 16), 2013: vol.4:issue 40 (2013:Jan. 20)-vol.4:issue 49 (2013:Mar. 24); vol.5:issue 1 (2013:Apr. 07)-vol.5:issue 38 (2013:Dec. 22); 2014: vol.5:issue 39 (2014:Jan. 12)-vol.5:issue 50 (2014:Mar. 30); vol.6:issue 1 (2014:Apr. 06)-vol.6:issue 10 (2014:June 06)Good condition
Sunday ExpressNorthwestern Universitynewsprint1980-1981, 1983-1985, 2009-2015, [vol.6:issue 11?]- vol.8:issue 50 (2017:Apr.2/8), v.9:issue 2 (2017:Apr.9/22)-v.9:issue 7 (2017:May 21/27) (Issue 2 is the first issue of the volume.) v.9:issue 8 (2017:May 28/June 3)-v.10:issue 8 (2018:May 20/26)Yellowed
Varsity BreezeYale Universitynewsprint2008: issue 1(2008:Sept. 23)-issue 6(2008:Dec. 02), 2009: issue 18(2009:June 23)-issue 27(2009:Nov. 24)Good condition
Varsity BreezeNorthwestern UniversitynewsprintPossible gaps from 2008 and 2009.Good condition
Voice of Free DemocratsYale Universitynewsprint2007: vol.1:no.1 (2007:Dec. 05), 2008: vol.1:no.10 (2008:Mar. 19), vol.1:no.13 (2008:Apr. 16)-vol.1:no.50 (2008:Dec. 31), 2009: vol.2:no.1 (2009:Jan. 07)-vol.2:no.44 (2009:Nov.10)Good condition
Voice of Free DemocratsNorthwestern Universitynewsprint2007-2009Good condition
WatchdogYale Universitynewsprint2006: vol.1:no.1 (2006:July 20)-vol.1:no.5 (2006:Sept. 01), vol.1:no.7 (2006:Oct.31)-vol.1:no.9 (2006:Dec. 12); 2007: vol.1:no.10 (2007:Feb. 15)-vol.1:no.26 (2007:June 29), 2008: vol.2:no.27 (2008:Feb. 20)-vol.2:no.37 (2008:July 21)Good condition
Weekly MailYale Universitynewsprint2007: vol.1:no.1 (2007:Aug. 07)-vol.1:no.8 (2007:Dec.11), 2008: vol.2:no.1 (2008:Jan. 29)-vol.2:no.4 (2008:Mar.18), vol.2:no.6 (2008:Apr. 19), vol.2:no.8 (2008:June 05)-vol.2:no.11 (2008:July 25), vol.2:no.13 (2008:Aug. 11)-vol.2:no.27 (2008:Dec. 29); 2009: vol.2:no.28 (2009:Jan. 08)-vol.2:no.50 (2009:July 08), vol.3.no.1 (2009:Aug.12), vol.3:no.3 (2009:Aug. 26)-v.3:no.18 (2009:Dec. 22)Good condition
Source and Holdings Notes: 

Potential additional contributions from Stanford, Harvard, and possibly Columbia have not been figured in to the above section.

Existing Reformatted Materials: 

None of the included titles have been microfilmed previously.

Intellectual Property Considerations: 

Reformatting for preservation purposes. 

Activity
StatusCurrentDescription
FlaggednoThe proposal is flagged for further research.
VettednoThe proposal has been examined and vetted.
BallottednoThe proposal is currently on a committee ballot.
ApprovedyesThe proposal has been selected for reformatting. Reformatting efforts are pending.
ReformattednoThe proposal has been reformatted and access information is now posted.
Inactive / DeclinednoNo longer under consideration for reformatting.

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