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Seventeen HigherLife Foundation Lesotho funded students graduate
Nthatuoa Koeshe
SEVENTEEN HigherLife Foundation Lesotho students have defied the Covid-19 pandemic by graduating with diplomas and degrees from five different institutions of higher learning in Lesotho.
The 17 graduated at different…
Small Business courts EU to fund wool testing laboratory
Bereng Mpaki
THE Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing is courting the European Union (EU) Embassy to finance the establishing of a wool testing laboratory.
Small Business Development minister Keketso…
Govt engages SA company to explore for coal
Bereng Mpaki
THE Ministry of Mining has roped in South African coal mining experts to explore the viability of starting commercial coal mining in Mohale’s Hoek with a view to soon licence an operator.
Mining Minister Serialong Qoo,…
Parly interrogates proposed alcohol, tobacco levy
Bereng Mpaki
THE parliamentary economic and development cluster portfolio committee has expressed reservations on the proposed tobacco and alcohol levy by the government.
The committee this week heard presentations from the…
Farmers’ debt costs wool broker licence
Bereng Mpaki
THE Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing this week suspended Maseru Dawning’s operating licence for the broker’s failure to pay wool farmers for auctioned fabric as far back as the…
LNDC to set up special economic zone in Mafeteng
Bereng Mpaki
THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) is establishing the country’s maiden special economic zone (SEZ) in Mafeteng.
A special economic zone is a business area with different business and trade laws…
Rent relief for commercial property owners
Bereng Mpaki
OWNERS of commercial properties will soon share M50 million from a government rent relief scheme that is being implemented to cushion businesses against the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government has…
Small Business minister blasts officials
Bereng Mpaki
THE Minister of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing, Keketso Sello, last week blasted officials from his ministry who are stationed in Mokhotlong for failing to satisfactorily do their jobs.
Mr Sello…
Allowing small-scale diamond mining will empower locals-Tjatja
THE Ministry of Mining is pushing for the licensing of small-scale diamond miners which it says will help in boosting the economy. Small scale mining was banned in 1968 after worries about the safety of miners among other issues.…
Factory shells to help alleviate unemployment
Bereng Mpaki
THE construction of more factory shells will help the government address the rising unemployment rate, Trade and Industry Thabiso Molapo has said.
Dr Molapo said this during a familiarisation tour of the…