LNDC TALKS CREDIT, INVESTMENT, BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT
Lesotho National Development Corporation conducted a workshop on Thursday last week to disseminate information to various stakeholders on credit opportunities, investment and business empowerment. Addressing attendants on behalf of the LNDC Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Puseletso Makhakhe said the corporation has switched its motto from “We build industry” to “Together we build sustainable industry”. Mrs […]
LESOTHO’S AMBASSADOR PLEDGES COMMITMENT TO AU GOALS
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission (AUC) Ms Nts’iuoa Sekete, recently paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Chairperson of the AUC Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. The Chairperson and four other members of the Commission were voted into office during the Heads of State […]
HIS MAJESTY AT NUTRITION ACTIVATION
His Majesty, King Letsie III, visited a Nutrition Club Exhibition at Mekaling Resource Centre in Mohale’s Hoek. The event was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition. During his visit, the King honored a local Nutrition Club for producing healthy food and promoting good nutrition. He praised the growing awareness of nutrition […]
LESOTHO HOSTS STANDARDISATION WORKSHOP
The Lesotho Standards Institution (LSI) in association with the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) is holding a two-day awareness raising session in Maseru from Tuesday, 15 April 2025. While opening this session on behalf of the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development Mr. Molebatsi Rabolinyane said the Ministry of Trade […]
THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE MARKS A NEW ERA OF INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
The Minister of Education and Training Professor Ntoi Rapapa says the opening of the Confucius Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology is a sign of a new era of international collaboration and academic advancement. The Confucius Institute established at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) is a cooperation between NUL, Jilin Agricultural University and Tonghua […]
PM PUSHES FOR ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
Many African countries remain overwhelmed by the withdrawal of support on a number of the United States funded programs; due to that that Prime Minister Mr Ntsokoane Matekane says that it is time for Lesotho to be economically independent. He highlighted that Lesotho holds great potential in production fields such as agriculture which needs to […]
ETHIOPIAN BUSINESSES EYE LESOTHO
In a remarkable show of diplomatic and economic engagement, Lesotho is witnessing an influx of interest from Ethiopian investors following a recent investment pitch made by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane during his tour of Ethiopia. Lesotho’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Ms Ntšiuoa Sekete, expressed her enthusiasm for the burgeoning […]
NUTRITION PRESIDENT VISITS LESOTHO
The President and Chief Executive Officer of Nutrition International, Mr. Joel Spicer and his delegation have visited Lesotho. Upon their arrival on Sunday, they visited Ha ‘Masana Nutrition Club known as ‘Mathemaloli’, where various products were showcased. Addressing members of the club, the President said he will be in Lesotho throughout the week and that […]
PARLIAMENTARIANS URGED TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGNS
The Deputy Principal Secretary (DPS) in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Mr. Lisema Lekhooana has urged Parliamentarians to support climate change campaigns in an attempt to curb its effects. He said this at an informal sitting in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The Ministry together with Lesotho Lowlands Rural Water Supply and sanitation project lobbied […]
CHINA GIVES GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Prime Minister Samuel Matekane says the Republic of China has granted Lesotho government M250 million for improvement of the country’s economy and for upgrading their agricultural machinery. Speaking at the press briefing on Tuesday following his attendance of the summit of the Forum on China- Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), he said M250 million has been donated […]
