BASOTHO URGED TO WEAR NATIONAL FLAG ON SUNDAY
Basotho have been urged to wear any or all of the colours of the national flag during the climax of the country’s 60th independence anniversary celebrations at Setsoto Stadium on Sunday. The call was made at a press conference held in Maseru on Friday ahead of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, which will take place on […]
LESOTHO RECEIVES CTO125 CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Lesotho has been named 2nd Runner-Up for the Cybersecurity Excellence Award during the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) 125th Anniversary Week and Awards Ceremony in London, United Kingdom. The award was received by the Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon. Nthati Moorosi, who represented Lesotho at the celebrations from September 28 to 30, […]
BOTSWANA, LESOTHO MARK 60 YEARS INDEPENDENCE
As Botswana celebrates her 60 years independence on Wednesday, Lesotho gears for her own golden Jubilee independance as well on Sunday. The two sister countries are set to be marking decades of peace, stability and governance after gaining freedom from the British Colonial rule that is September 30, 1966 for Botswana and October 4, 1966 […]
CHINA BOOSTS LDF WITH MAJOR DONATION
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Mr. Limpho Tau on Wednesday joined the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Mr. Yang Xiaokun, at a formal signing ceremony marking a substantial military donation from China to Lesotho. The People’s Liberation Army (LPA) of the People’s Republic of China […]
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS BILL VALIDATION WORKSHOP CONCLUDES
The Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has concluded a two-day stakeholder validation workshop on the Electronic Transactions and Communications Bill 2026. In his closing remarks, Mr. Kopano Tšenoli, Director in the Department of Appropriate Technology Services (ATS) at MICSTI, speaking on behalf […]
LESOTHO JOINS COMMONWEALTH DIGITAL LEADERS AT CTO@125
Lesotho is this week participating in the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO)’s 125th Anniversary Week in London from September 28 to 30. The delegation comprises representatives of the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI), the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in the United Kingdom and the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA). The delegation […]
MICSTI ON ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS BILL
The absence of a legal and regulatory framework on electronic transactions has created uncertainty for government, businesses and consumers, particularly in relation to electronic contracts, signatures, records, online services and digital commerce. This, was said by the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI) Director ICT Mr Masiu Khiba on behalf of the […]
PRIME MINISTER MATEKANE ADDRESSES THE 81st UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Prime Minister Sam Matekane has just told world leaders at the 81st UN General Assembly that *Lesotho is the FIRST country in the world to implement the UN AI Blueprint! While the big countries are still planning, Lesotho is DOING. “Lesotho already has three digital policies, a government data centre and a Chief Digital Officer. […]
RAMASHAMOLE CHAMPIONS SAFE DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AT UNGA81
On the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81), Mr. Kanono Ramashamole, the Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, joined high-level international discussions focused on advancing Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) with robust safeguards. Lesotho is actively moving these global principles from policy to practice. In collaboration with […]
STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE ON CYBERSECURITY BILL 2026
The Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI), in collaboration with the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is convening stakeholders for a two-day consultation workshop on the Cybersecurity Bill 2026 in Maseru. Officially opening the workshop, Acting Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology […]
