COMPETITIVENESS, FINANCIAL INCLUSION PROJECT LAUNCHED-TRADE MINISTER
The Minister of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism, Mr. Mokhethi Shelile says the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion Project (CAFI) was successfully launched on 03 April 2023, and the project implementation has commenced in earnest. Briefing members of the National Assembly on Tuesday, the Minister said the CAFI is a successor to the Private Sector […]
CAFI PROJECT LAUNCHED
The Government of Lesotho through the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism launched Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion (CAFI) Project at the event held in Maseru on Monday. The project development objective is to increase access to business support services and financial products targeted at MSMEs and entrepreneurs, especially women and youth. When launching […]
UNREGISTERED SIM CARDS DEACTIVATION IN JUNE
The Vodacom Lesotho Executive Head of Regulatory and External Affairs, Mr. Tsepo Ntaopane says unregistered sim cards will be deactivated on the 23rd of June 2023 at midnight. He disclosed this at the press conference held in Maseru on Wednesday. Mr. Ntaopane stressed that according to the Communications (Subscriber Identity Module Registration) regulations of 2021 […]
RSL LAUNCHES E-PAYMENT, E-TAXATION PLATFORMS
The Revenue Service Lesotho launched e-payment and e-taxation which gives the clientele a platform to pay taxes online and e-file their tax returns. These e-services are aimed at broadening the use of technology and easing tax payments across the country. The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane commended RSL for this initiative, […]
HOUSING DISSEMINATES NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY
The National Housing Policy elaborates on the policy objectives, which are aimed at addressing the key issues and challenges in the housing sector. The Director of Housing, in the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police, Ms. Mamphaka Mabesa said this on Tuesday when officially opening on behalf of the Principal Secretary of […]
MINISTER DONATES SCHOOL UNIFORM
The Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs, and Police, Mr Lebona Lephema donated school uniforms and sanitary towels to 107 students in celebration of National Back to School Day. Speaking at the event, Mr Lephema said the Prime Minister urged all the ministers to go to their hometowns to give back to the community. […]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE PRIORITIZES SYSTEMS SECURITY
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has launched a 72-hour solutions development event, where developers, programmers, and sector practitioners in the sub-Saharan Africa region are invited to register and produce an integrated solution that will allow users to authenticate transactions and manage documents in the integrated financial management information system (IMFS). Speaking at the […]
PM TOURS CLOSED FACTORIES
Prime Minister Mr. Sam Matekane took a tour of two factories, which had closed, leaving over 5000 Basotho jobless. The factories Glory situated at Tikoe Industrial were closed in March 2020, while C&Y found at Thetsane closed shop in December 2021. Both factories retrenched 3,000 and 2,600 workers respectively. The factories closed due to a […]
APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION GRANTS OPEN
Applications for education grants for Orphaned and Vulnerable children for the 2023 academic year are now open. According to a press release from the Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sports, Arts, Culture and Social Development, applications are open from Monday (02/01/2023 until January 31. The release shows that grants are both for Secondary and High school […]
THE PRIME MINISTER VISITS LERIBE
The Prime Minister, Mr Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane on Monday visited Likocheng, Khanyane, and Peka in the Leribe district to inspect gravel roads and footbridges which have been destroyed by heavy rainfalls. This was revealed by the Prime Minister’s Press Attaché Mr. Thapelo Mabote in an interview with LENA, where he said the Prime Minister was […]
