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 […]
AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT HELD IN ETHIOPIA
Prime Minister, Ntsokoane Sam Matekane was among the Heads of state and government that attended the African Union’s 38th Ordinary Assembly began last Saturday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The summit brought together heads of state to discuss key regional and continental issues, including peace and security, economic integration, and institutional reforms. The two-day summit […]
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 […]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER BRIEFS MEDIA ON AUC VISIT
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Mr Lejone Mpotjoane says the outgoing Africa Union Commission Chairperson Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat discussed several issues with His Majesty and Prime Minister during his visit to Lesotho. He said this when briefing the media on Friday, following Mr Mahamat’s courtesy call to both the His Majesty […]
PRIME MINISTER REPORTS ON SADC SUMMIT
Prime Minister Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane says Lesotho remains committed in upholding peace regionally, particularly Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He said this during a press conference on Tuesday, when giving a report on the Southern African Development Committee (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe last week. […]
LESOTHO SEEKS TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK
Lesotho will hold a one-day workshop in Maseru on Monday which comes as an initiative by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The workshop will be under the theme “Re-Thinking the Use of Tax Incentives and Other Investment Promotion Tools in Lesotho.” In an interview with Lesotho News Agency (LENA), the Lesotho National Development Corporation`s (LNDC) Corporate Communication […]
DPM MEETS WITH THE GERMAN PRESIDENT
The President of Germany, Mr Frank- Walter Steinmeier, says his visit in Lesotho demonstrates willingness to deepen further the existing relations between the two countries. This he said in his statement during a round table meeting which brought together the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) , the Ministers of Trade, that of Foreign Affairs, Transport, as well as the […]
LESOTHO INVITES INVESTORS TO EXPLORE LESOTHO
The Counsellor of the Kingdom of Lesotho Embassy to the Peoples republic of China Ms ‘Mamats’eliso Mokhele extended an invitation to Chinese investors to explore opportunities in Lesotho, saying they can contribute to the growth and development of Lesotho. Speaking during the Africa – China Trade and Investment round-table conference hosted by Great Africa Human […]
MINISTER OFFICIATES CYBER SECURITY MEETING
The Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI), Ms. Nthati Moorosi officiated a one-day high- level meeting on Cybersecurity held in Maseru on Wednesday. The cardinal focus of the meeting was on education, protecting the rights of people in the digital space, and above all deliberating towards fast-tracking Cybersecurity Bill currently before Parliament, […]
