Category : Business

Bereng Mpaki LOCAL diamond dealers have called on the government to permit diamond trading while it works on reforming relevant trading laws. The dealers, who...

Bereng Mpaki LOCAL companies still lag behind in the comparative ratio of jobs against South African companies in the implementation of the second phase of...

Bereng Mpaki THE government owes its suppliers an estimated M800 million for goods and services supplied in the 2017/18 financial year. This was revealed by...

Bereng Mpaki THE government is planning to benchmark the local diamond industry against the Botswana model to ensure that there is value added to gems...

Bereng Mpaki LOCAL car dealers have largely adhered to government’s directive to erect standardised showrooms and shelters to stock their vehicles. The directive was issued...

Bereng Mpaki THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with government, workers and employer representatives at Thaba Bosiu Cultural...

Bereng Mpaki PROSPECTIVE business people continue to be greeted by long queues at the company registry’s office despite the introduction of an on-line registration service...

Bereng Mpaki THE Parliamentary Counsel (PC) office recently received information communication technology (ICT) equipment and training for its staff to improve its efficiency. The office,...

Bereng Mpaki THE Central Bank (CBL) has freed up US$70 million (about M988 million), in Net International Reserves (NIR), bringing relief to the government’s acute...

Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO is crafting a law to enable the formation of a competition commission to deal with unfair market place practices. This was said...

Bereng Mpaki VODACOM’S mobile money platform, M-pesa has made phenomenal impact in the finance and health and education sectors over the last five years that...

Nthatuoa Koeshe THE Entrepreneurship Network (TEN) and Standard Lesotho Bank have dedicated the August edition of The Hook up Dinner (THUD) to women in line...

Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) chief executive officer, Mohato Seleke, says when he joined the organisation in December last year it had...

Bereng Mpaki THE Water and Sewage Company (WASCO) must deal with its inefficiencies or find alternative means to fund their capital projects instead of burdening...

Nthatuoa Koeshe ENTREPRENEURS must plan properly before getting into business to avoid suffering great losses, business consultant Sam Mphaka, has said. He said this in...

Nthatuoa Koeshe METROPOLITAN Life Lesotho this week launched a toll-free call centre that is expected to enhance communication between the organisation and its clients. Speaking...

Bereng Mpaki HOPES for the establishment of a diamond mine in Quthing have been shuttered after the prospecting company discovered that the deposits in the...

Nthatuoa Koeshe VODACOM Lesotho yesterday launched the Vodacom ticket, a new innovation tailored to suit individual internet usage. The ticket which comes in bundles will...

The month of July begins with exciting news for Econet subscribers who will no longer pay extra fees on airtime purchases through the company’s mobile...

Bereng Mpaki THE Private Sector Foundation of Lesotho (PSFL) wants the government to establish a micro-financing organisation that will help small businesses access the necessary...

Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO spends estimated M69 million on bottled water imports annually, the Ministry of Small Business has said. The situation is largely caused by...

Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has embarked on a restructuring exercise to complement its 2018-2023 strategic plan that was launched in Maseru...

Bereng Mpaki GEOIDAL Management and Experts (GM&E), a local engineering consultancy has urged the government to set up a commission of inquiry into the disputes...

Bereng Mpaki SEVERAL farmers across the country are stuck with unsold wool and mohair after the recent regulations that that blocked the fabric from being...

Bereng Mpaki TRADE unions of different sectors intend to demonstrate and petition Prime Minister Thomas Thabane over what they called the “poor and unprofessional handling”...

Bereng Mpaki LOWER income earners will have to shift their consumption patterns if they are to afford paraffin to warm themselves this winter. This has...