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🌟 ANNOUNCEMENT: COMMONWEALTH DAY ESSAY COMPETITION FINALISTS! 🌟
We are excited to unveil the shortlisted candidates for the 2026 Commonwealth Day Essay Competition! 🎉✍️

This year, the competition was extremely tight with over 120 submissions from brilliant Basotho writers across the country. The judging panel, made up of seasoned experts, had the incredibly difficult task of selecting only a few outstanding essays from a pool of exceptional talent.

And now… here are the finalists:
📚 Category 1: Ages 16–20
⭐ Juliett Paballo Kabi
⭐ Lehlohonolo Lebesa
⭐ Mokhali Khohlooa

📖 Category 2: Ages 21–29
⭐ ’Mahalieo Motolo
⭐ Bokang Monyane
⭐ Tankiso Nkhahle

📘 Category 3: Ages 30+
⭐ ’Malebona Makoetje
⭐ Puleng Letsie
⭐ Theko Tlebere

🎉 Congratulations to all our finalists!
Your essays were powerful, insightful, and full of fresh ideas on the Commonwealth’s role in shaping economic opportunity and youth empowerment for Lesotho.

🙏 And a heartfelt THANK YOU to every single participant who entered this year. Your voices matter. Your ideas matter.
You made this competition vibrant, challenging, and inspiring!!

Stay tuned as winners will be announced Tomorrow 19th March 2026 during the commemoration of Commonwealth Day, and the winning essays will be published in a national newspaper! 🗞️✨

Youth Hub Connekt Lesotho Department of Youth Lesotho