HIS MAJESTY COMMISSIONS MOHATONYANE TO BELGIUM
His Majesty Letsie III, has Commissioned Mrs ‘Mantoetsi Mohatonyane as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the Kingdom of Belgium at the Royal Palace in Maseru. Mrs Mohatonyane succeeded Ambassador Dr ‘Matumelo Ponts’o Sekatle whose tour of duty ended. Ambassador ‘Mantoetsi Mohatonyane brings a wealth of both academic and political experience into Lesotho’s diplomatic […]
NATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION COMMITTEE LAUNCHED
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Ts’eliso Mokhosi has officially launched the National Labour Migration Committee for Lesotho (NLMCL) in Maseru on Thursday. In his keynote address, Mr Mokhotsi said that the committee will serve as a state-led regular information sharing and policy dialogue aimed at shaping national governance of labour migration and strengthening […]
CHINA READY TO WORK WITH AFRICA – XI JINPING
The People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping says China stands ready to work with Africa to implement 10 partnership action plans to jointly advance modernization. This he said while officially opening a three day summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on Thursday in the presence of about 52 African leaders. He said […]
LESOTHO WELCOMES TUNNEL BORING MACHINE
Lesotho marked a significant milestone on Wednesday in the construction of Phase II of the Lesotho Highland Water Project (LHWP) by welcoming one of two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) into the country. The TBM was received at the Caledonspoort border post this morning by the Minister of Natural Resources, Mr Mohlomi Moleko, alongside South African […]
HIS MAJESTY WELCOMES NUTRITION DELEGATION
A delegation from the Nutrition International Agency (NIA) has paid a courtesy call to His Majesty King Letsie III at the Royal Palace in Maseru on Monday. Speaking in an interview with LENA, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s office Mr Limpho Tau said that this visit comes in as a follow-up to a request […]
LESOTHO HOPES FOCAC TO BEAR FRUITFUL RESULTS
With only two days left before the official launch of the much anticipated Forum on China – Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) hosted in Beijing, Lesotho hopes it addresses major issues like infrastructure. This is according to the Minister of Public Works and Transport MrMatjato Moteane , who is among Prime Minister Mr Sam Matekane’s delegation. He […]
MINISTER SHARES PROGRESS ON SECTION 34
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mokhethi Shelile says there is progress to implementing Section 34 of the Business Licensing and Registration Regulations, 2021. He said this when making a statement in the National Assembly on Friday following a resolution of the House last month on implementation of the said Section. He stated this […]
NATIONAL CONTACT CENTRE, PRO WORKSHOP
National Contact Centre (NCC) and Public Relations Officers (PRO) held a workshop on Thursday. Acting Director Information, Ms Pulane Ntjantja, from the Ministry of Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation explained that the purpose of the workshop is to bring together the PRO’s of different ministries to enable information sharing. “The purpose of NCC is to […]
WOMEN ARE POWERFUL PEOPLE, SHOULD BE SUPPORTED TO EXCEL -MANKA
The District Senior Information Officer of Mafeteng, Mr Rorisang Manka, says women are the powerful people ever and ought to be given opportunities and supported within various sectors to excel while at the same time contributing to country’s economic growth. Speaking at the two-day Workshop Economic Empowerment training, he said they intended to improve livelihoods […]
LESOTHO IMPROVES IN ICT
Lesotho’s Human Development Index (HDI) trajectory has in recent years shown progress and this is linked to improved Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and increased mobile phone usage, however challenges are reported to persist in addressing economic inequality and gender disparities. This is according to the Lesotho National Human Development Report 2024 which was launched […]
