IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO IS COLLABORATING TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH POPULATION WITH ACCESS TO SERVICES AND INFORMATION.
The Minister of Gender, Youth and Social Development Hon. Pitso Lesaoana underscored the importance of partnerships in revitalizing Youth Resource Centres (YRCs) into safe, inclusive and digitally enabled spaces for young people. Speaking at the opening of a four-day workshop on YRC revitalization, Hon. Lesaoana said that the initiative supported by the United Nations Population […]
DESPITE CURRENT RESOURCE LIMITATIONS, LESOTHO GOVERNMENT REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO THE WELFARE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AS KEY TO BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY.
Minister of Public Service, Honourable Moeketsi Mots’oane, has warned public servants that poor service delivery could undermine efforts to secure better salaries for civil servants. Hon. Mots’oane issued the warning during a meeting with public servants held at the District Administrator’s Office grounds in Botha-Bothe. He said whenever he presents salary structures and requests for […]
THE UNITED STATES WILL PROVIDE LESOTHO WITH $7 MILLION TO STRENGHTEN ITS HEALTH SYSTEM AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE PATH TOWARD SELF-RELIANCE.
CDA Hines joined the Minister of Health Honourable ‘M’amokete Ntšekhe, World Vision Lesotho National Director Dr James Chifwelu, and senior government and development partners to launch the Faith and Community Initiative (FCI) in Lesotho. FCI transforms U.S. foreign assistance into a strategic investment, strengthens health systems, and delivers integrated HIV and Maternal and Child Health […]
PRINCESS SENATE UNVEILED AS UNDP LESOTHO NATIONAL GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Her Royal Highness Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso had officially been unveiled as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lesotho National Goodwill Ambassador for Equality and Sustainable Development, marking an important milestone in advancing equality, youth empowerment and sustainable development in Lesotho. The appointment was officially marked by a signing ceremony, followed by the presentation of […]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEATURED PROMINENTLY AMONG THE PRIORITY AREAS IN THE BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE BETWEEN LESOTHO AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
On the margins of the 2026 KOAFEC Ministerial Conference, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Development Planning of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Honorable Dr. Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane, held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea, Dr. Jisung Moon. The discussions focused on strengthening economic cooperation between Lesotho […]
THE GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO IS CALLING ON BASOTHO TO CONSERVE WATER, DESPITE THE M200 MILLION BUDGETED FOR EL NINO RESPONSE MEASURES.
Ministry of Environment and Forestry appealed to relevant stakeholders including community leaders, farmers and civil society organisations(CSO) to strengthen the preparedness with regard to the anticipated weather changes. This is according to the statement made by the minister of Environment and Forestry Mr Thabo Mofosi concerning the anticipated weather conditions where he stated that most […]
LESOTHO GOVERNMENT PRIORITIZES NATIONWIDE ROAD INTERCONNECTIVITY AND INVEST IN EMPLOYEE TRAINING TO ACHIEVE HIGH STANDARDS OF EXPERTISE.
Nine Roads Directorate employees graduated from Lerotholi Polytechnic’s Roads Technician Capacity Building Course, with a call for them to apply their newly acquired technical skills to improve service delivery. The graduates received their certificates during a ceremony held at the Roads Directorate Training Centre in Teya-Teyaneng and the event also featured the signing of a […]
LESOTHO’S KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND CLIMATE TECHNICAL EXPERTS GATHERED TO DEVELOP AND VALIDATE DISASTER FORECASTING AND EARLY ACTION PLANS AHEAD OF EL NINO AND OTHER HAZARDS.
The Disaster Management Authority (DMA) in collaboration with the Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) is holding a five-day Sectoral and Sub-National Workshop aimed at developing and validating forecasting and early action products to strengthen Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Management in Leribe. The workshop brought together key stakeholders, technical experts and district sector representatives. Officiating at […]
SEMONKONG GETS POWER BOOST AS LESOTHO GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED A HYDRO-POWER STATION TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICITY.
The Right Honourable the Prime Minister Samuel Matekane, accompanied by Cabinet Ministers as well as stakeholders in the electrification sector launched a hydropower station in Semonkong aimed at improving access to reliable electricity for the community. For years, residents of Semonkong have relied on solar power, which was available for only about 14 hours a […]
LESOTHO GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH YOUTH CHANNEL TO BOOST PARTICIPATION AND AMPLIFY YOUTH ISSUES
”The Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI) plans are under way to have a youth channel aimed at addressing challenges in their space.” This was publicly announced by the Minister of Information, Communication, Science, Technology and Innovation, Honourable Nthati Moorosi when addressing youth at the UniPod Creative Challenge 2026 Agenda held in […]
