LESOTHO’S AMBASSADOR PLEDGES COMMITMENT TO AU GOALS
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union Commission (AUC) Ms Nts’iuoa Sekete, recently paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Chairperson of the AUC Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. The Chairperson and four other members of the Commission were voted into office during the Heads of State […]
PROGRESS ON VISA REQUEST FROM LESOTHO TO SOUTH AFRICA
Following the long term plea of Lesotho to South Africa on the consideration of VISA granting for Basotho, the Minister of International Relations and Corporation for South Africa, Mr. Ronald Lamola has on behalf of the President of South Africa mentioned that the government of South African is yet to consider the 90 days VISA […]
LESOTHO, SA SIGN MoU’s
At least 6 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were signed by the government of Lesotho and that of South Africa at the second session of the Binational Commission that is currently ongoing in Maseru. The MoUs were signed in the agreement on fields such as the proposal of the construction of 2 ways on the Mohokare/Caledon […]
LESOTHO REAFFIRMS TO SADC PEACE INITIATIVES
The Prime Minister Mr Ntsokoane Matekane joined the rest of the Head of states and governments who participated in the SADC virtual Extraordinary SADC Summit, where Heads of State and Government deliberated on the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this summit, Lesotho reaffirmed its commitment to the SADC-led peace […]
HIS MAJESTY COMMISSIONS KHATHIBE, SELLO AS AMBASSADORS
His Majesty King Letsie III has commissioned Mr. Lebeko Sello and Mr. Ts’iu Khathibe as Lesotho’s Ambassadors to Italy as well as Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative of the United Nations at Geneva, the World Trade Organization and other International Organizations in Switzerland respectively. His Majesty highlighted that Lesotho`s desire is to maintain existing relations […]
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 […]
