LESOTHO GOVERNMENT IS POISED TO BENEFIT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WORLD BANK AS IT’S ON A VITAL MISSION TO TACKLE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE DIGITAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS.
The Honourable Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Nthati Moorosi, alongside the Principal Secretary (PS) Mr. Kanono Ramashamole and the Ministry’s management team, held a pivotal meeting with a high-level delegation from the World Bank’s Urban, Resilience, Disaster Risk Management and Land unit to align strategic urban planning with Lesotho’s aggressive digital transformation […]
LESOTHO JOINED A CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE AI, DATA AND DIGITAL SKILLS PAVING THE WAY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SMART AFRICA DIGITAL ACADEMY.
The Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Honourable Nthati Moorosi, Participated virtually in the 21st Smart Africa Alliance Meeting. The meeting was advancing discussions on Africa’s digital transformation agenda, including Internet Governance, the African Civil Drone Blueprint and the Mentorship Framework. Since joining the Alliance in 2025, Lesotho has benefited from initiatives in […]
LESOTHO REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO RESILIENT SEED SYSTEMS
Lesotho has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening sustainable and resilient agrifood systems as African countries seek to advance food security and nutrition in line with the aspirations of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Limpho Tau, led Lesotho’s delegation to the inaugural African Ministerial Seed Summit held […]
LESOTHO GOVERNMENT ASSURED BASOTHO TO RECEIVE PASSPORTS WITHIN FOUR WORKING DAYS TO FACILITATE EASIER TRAVEL.
Members of the public welcomed an announcement by the Minister of Home Affairs and Police, Hon. Voeswa Tsheka that it will now take only four working days for Mosotho to get a passport. The Minister announced that following the Prime Minister’s commitment made on July 01st 2026, a backlog of 64,000 passports had been cleared […]
LESOTHO RECEIVES CTO125 CYBERSECURITY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Lesotho has been named 2nd Runner-Up for the Cybersecurity Excellence Award during the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) 125th Anniversary Week and Awards Ceremony in London, United Kingdom. The award was received by the Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon. Nthati Moorosi, who represented Lesotho at the celebrations from September 28 to 30, […]
BOTSWANA, LESOTHO MARK 60 YEARS INDEPENDENCE
As Botswana celebrates her 60 years independence on Wednesday, Lesotho gears for her own golden Jubilee independance as well on Sunday. The two sister countries are set to be marking decades of peace, stability and governance after gaining freedom from the British Colonial rule that is September 30, 1966 for Botswana and October 4, 1966 […]
LESOTHO JOINS COMMONWEALTH DIGITAL LEADERS AT CTO@125
Lesotho is this week participating in the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO)’s 125th Anniversary Week in London from September 28 to 30. The delegation comprises representatives of the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI), the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in the United Kingdom and the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA). The delegation […]
PRIME MINISTER MATEKANE ADDRESSES THE 81st UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Prime Minister Sam Matekane has just told world leaders at the 81st UN General Assembly that *Lesotho is the FIRST country in the world to implement the UN AI Blueprint! While the big countries are still planning, Lesotho is DOING. “Lesotho already has three digital policies, a government data centre and a Chief Digital Officer. […]
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 […]
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 […]
