HIS MAJESTY ACCEPTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE FROM TANZANIA
His Majesty King Letsie III says the ongoing climate change, hunger and poverty call for strengthening bonds of cooperation among the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states. This, he said when accepting letters of credence from the High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to Lesotho Mr James Bwana at the Royal Palace […]
LESOTHO’S AI VISION TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE
Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ms. Nthati Moorosi, also Chairperson of the African Union’s Special Technical Committee on Communication and Information Communication Technologies (AU STC-CICT), delivered an impactful virtual address yesterday at the Ministerial Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence for Africa. The meeting was held on the eve of the upcoming World Congress […]
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 […]
AFRICAN LEADERS` CALL DEBT JUSTICE
A week after African leaders called for fair financing at the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, the focus shifts to whether global lenders will act or stall. While the summit ended, Africa’s fight for debt justice and economic sovereignty continues. With bold declarations demanding debt relief as a form of reparations, African leaders placed global financial […]
GOVERNMENT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY
The Prime Minister, Mr Ntsokoane Matekane has launched the Civil Service Charter in an event held at ‘Manthabiseng Convention Centre in Maseru on Wednesday. He stressed that improved quality service delivery is every citizen’s right therefore it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that services are improved and are of quality which […]
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 […]
PRIME MINISTER LAUNCHES UniPOD
Just a few days after budget presentation prioritising digital transformation, the Prime Minister (PM) launched UniPOD Sebopi at Lerotholi Polytechnic (LP) on Friday. The PM stated the UniPOD will unlock the great minds of youth, strive for growth and development of the country economically and otherwise. “This initiative aligns with the country’s National Strategic Development […]
CALL INVESTMENT POLICY TO PROPEL ECONOMIC GROWTH
One prominent budget analyst, Dr Ratjomose Machema says there is pressing need for a comprehensive investment policy and legal framework to bolster foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lesotho. Speaking on the alarming decline in development assistance over the years, he emphasized the critical role that a well-structured investment strategy could play in revitalizing the nation’s […]
FINANCE MINISTER PRESENTS 2025/26 BUDGET
For 2025/2026 financial year, the government projects total spending to 65 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with recurrent expenses at 48.8 percent of GDP. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr Rets’elisitsoe Matlanyane when presenting 2025/2026 budget estimates in Parliament on Wednesday. She said a significant development in the […]
PRIME MINISTER SPOTS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA
PM’S VISIT TO ETHIOPIA SPOTLIGHTS POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Prime Minister, Mr. Nts’okoane Matekane, led a delegation to tour the newly launched Kuriftu Resort in Addis Ababa, with the intention of assessing it as an investment opportunity. The visit, part of the summit program, aimed to explore the possibility of the resort’s owner, Mr. Tadiwos Getachew […]
