Category : Business

  Bereng Mpaki THE Ministry of Development Planning this week kicked off a pilot survey on household energy consumption patterns in conjunction with the Bureau...

  Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO’s credit bureau has expanded its scope by gathering business credit information in addition to collecting data for individuals. The bureau, which...

  Bereng Mpaki METOLONG Authority Chief Executive Officer, Keith Reynolds, has died after spearheading the statutory entity since 2014. Mr Reynolds, who joined Metolong Authority...

  Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO and other southern African states have been urged to consider switching from secondary to tertiary sector reliance in order to leapfrog...

  Bereng Mpaki MINISTRY of Labour and Employment Deputy Principal Secretary Pitso Makosholo says coordination among stakeholders is crucial to improving labour inspection standards in...

  . . . economy reels from political risk, low growth JOHANNESBURG — Although SA avoided a downgrade to non-investment grade, or junk status, in...

  Mills Soko THE end of 2016 provides an opportunity to take stock of Africa’s recent economic performance and future prospects. It’s been a tumultuous...

  IN case you missed the headlines about how stretched millennials are: not many are managing to save. But, if you fall into that category,...

  Tefo Tefo LESOTHO dropped seven points to number 120 out of 138 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) in the 2016 rankings for...

  LONDON — Coca-Cola Co has reached a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev’s majority stake in their African bottling venture for $3.15 billion and hold...

  Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO’S failure to meet development criteria means the country will not graduate from the ranks of Least Developed Countries (LDC) at least...

  Bereng Mpaki THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has extended the operating hours at the country’s ports of entry to cater for the anticipated influx...

  Bereng Mpaki OPERATORS in the private security industry have formed the Lesotho Federation of Private Security Associations (LEFEPSA) as an umbrella body for all...

  Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO Revenue Authority (LRA) has appointed Thabo Khasipe as the new commissioner-general in a move that brings to an end a year-long...

  Bereng Mpaki THE first day of December 2016 will forever be etched in the memories of many Mokhotlong residents after their shopping conundrum was...

  Bereng Mpaki FIRST National Bank Lesotho this week unveiled its latest Slimline mini ATM device to afford clients greater banking convenience by extending the...

  Limpho Sello MASERU City Council (MCC) can only improve the city and render efficient service delivery with the cooperation of residents, MCC Public Relations...

  Pascalinah Kabi WORLD Bank Group has injected US$20 million (M270 million) to assist government to mitigate the effects of the El Nino-induced drought which...

  Bereng Mpaki THE Anti-Corruption Symposium has recommended the establishment of an autonomous public procurement authority as the key step towards combating procurement-related corruption. The...

    Asmita Parshotam LESOTHO is facing challenges in financing its Queen Mamohato Hospital, which costs US$67 million a year to run, representing half of...

  Bereng Mpaki THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) says there has been an improvement in the country’s economic activity in the third quarter of...

  Bereng Mpaki ECONET Telecom Lesotho (ETL) yesterday unveiled a new platform through which its customers can stream over 30 million songs. MusicTime as the...

  Bereng Mpaki A LOCAL fleet management company, Bashoeshoe Pele has added ICAP Lesotho, a health-related non-governmental organisation to its growing clientele base. Bashoeshoe was...

  Pascalinah Kabi LESOTHO Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded three major tenders worth of M186.6 million to private consultants for the design and supervision...

  RISING entrepreneur Makhetha Thaele last Friday opened a fuel station and a convenience shop in Lithabaneng; a feat rarely achieved by many of his...

  SINCE the advent of globalization, it is a well-accepted reality that no country, no matter how rich, can absorb all the people into its...

  PRIME Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s decision to reshuffle Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Secretary-General Selibe Mochoboroane from the Energy and Meteorology ministry to the Small...

  Bereng Mpaki A SMOKELESS cooking stove is among several local renewable energy products that will be exhibited at next year’s international Expo in Kazakhstan....