LNDC bids to revive textile industry
Moroke Sekoboto THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC), with support from the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion (CAFI) project, is in the process of promoting ethical manufacturing and rebuild confidence in Lesotho’s ailing textile and apparel industry. The two organisations this week hosted a two-day Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) Technical Training focused on social compliance and […]
IACoV concludes on triumphant note
With renewed hope for climate sustainability Seithati Mots’oeneng THE just ended Improving Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable and Food-insecure Populations (IACoV) project, has made significant strides in enhancing climate sustainability in Lesotho. IACoV officially concluded on a triumphant note this week, having empowered more than 10 000 families across Lesotho over a five-year period, to combat […]
Urgent need to address methane emissions
—to enhance fight against climate change Seithati Motsoeneng AS the global community confronts the undeniable effects of climate change, there is an increasing focus on methane—a potent greenhouse gas that ranks second only to carbon dioxide in its role in global warming. This is according to Neo Mosito, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) coordinator, who […]
Gvt launches promising poverty alleviation project
Hopolang Mokhopi DESPITE grappling with perennial poverty challenges, Lesotho has reason for optimism after the recent launch of Pathways to Sustainable Livelihoods Project (PSLP), a promising poverty alleviation initiative. Launched under the Ministry of Gender, Youth, and Social Development and funded by the World Bank, the PSLP aims to uplift impoverished and at-risk households […]
What a piece of good news from Ntate Maphathe
Something very unusual has just happened in Lesotho’s politics. It’s not something that I think should go unnoticed because it is an issue of monumental significance. Ntate Maimane Maphathe, the legislator for Matelile, has just defected from the Democratic Congress (DC) to that other party that promised us the as yet to materialize revolution for prosperity. It […]
PM announces M400 million loan scheme for local entrepreneurs
As gvt moves to bolster private sector Amid new US tariffs that have upended economy While World Bank urges private sector led growth Seithati Motṧoeneng Prime Minister Sam Matekane has announced a M400 million loan scheme for Basotho entrepreneurs as his government seeks to bolster the private sector and spur local economic growth amid the […]
Trump suspends 50% tariffs
…temporarily saves over 12k textile jobs in Lesotho Mathatisi Sebusi / Mohloai Mpesi The government can heave a sigh of relief for now after the United States government suspended the steep tariffs it had imposed across its trade partners including Lesotho which had been slapped with a massive 50 percent tax. US President, Donald Trump, yesterday announced a 90-day suspension of the […]
Mosito bemoans poor working conditions for judges
…Blasts gvt for delaying salaries of appeal court judges …Law Society leader Tuke gives govt ultimatum to resolve issue Moorosi Tsiane COURT of Appeal President, Justice Kananelo Mosito, has slammed the government for failing to pay Court of Appeal judges their salaries on time for the last session held in October 2024. Justice Mosito made the remarks during the […]