RAMASHAMOLE CHAMPIONS SAFE DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AT UNGA81
On the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81), Mr. Kanono Ramashamole, the Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, joined high-level international discussions focused on advancing Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) with robust safeguards. Lesotho is actively moving these global principles from policy to practice. In collaboration with […]
STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE ON CYBERSECURITY BILL 2026
The Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI), in collaboration with the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is convening stakeholders for a two-day consultation workshop on the Cybersecurity Bill 2026 in Maseru. Officially opening the workshop, Acting Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology […]
LESOTHO FIRST COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT UN AI BLUEPRINT
Lesotho has become the first country in the world to use the United Nations master plan for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane has announced. Mr. Matekane made the announcement while addressing world leaders in New York during the second UN Digital Cooperation Day, held on the margins of the 81st Session of […]
OPENING REMARKS BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER SAMUEL NTSOKOANE MATEKANE AT THE SECOND UN DIGITAL COOPERATION DAY 2025 IN NEW YORK
Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my honour to open the first substantive session of this Digital Cooperation Day: Introducing the AI Strategy Blueprint: Turning National Ambition into Action. Artificial intelligence is spreading faster than any general-purpose technology in history. Lesotho welcomes its potential. We are not […]
HIS MAJESTY KING LETSIE III ARRIVES IN NEW YORK AHEAD OF UNGA 81
His Majesty King Letsie III has arrived in New York, USA, ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. The theme for the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly is “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all”. At the global level, His Majesty is the Food and Agricultural Organization […]
PRIME MINISTER MATEKANE ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
The Right Honourable, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho (KoL), Mr Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane, arrived on Sunday 20th September 2026 in New York, in the United States of America (USA) for the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Prime Minister Matekane follows in the footsteps of His Majesty King Letsie III who arrived in […]
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 […]
THE GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO TABLED A NATIONAL DATA VALUE CREATION BLUEPRINT DRAFT TO POSITION LESOTHO COMPETITIVELY ON THE INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL LANDSCAPE.
Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation submitted a draft of the National Data Value Creation Blue-Print Lesotho in Maseru. Speaking at the event, Ms. Mabatho Lithebe said the draft to the national ecosystem for validation across four key areas, and those are the strategic Framework. She said the aim was to review the […]
DESPITE THE GOVERNMENT’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENSURE COUNTRYWIDE NETWORK COVERAGE, THE VANDALISM OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUES TO INFLICT FINANCIAL HARM.
The Ministry of Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI) strongly condemned the rising acts of infrastructure vandalism taking place across the country. The condemnation follows two major incidents where criminal elements targeted and destroyed critical national infrastructure. In the first incident, vandals struck an Econet Telecom substation in Lithabaneng, Maseru. In a separate but concurrent […]
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 […]
