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Lesothoβs Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane, attended the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa and Global Cooperation, held on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The panel was chaired by Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, and brought together senior African leaders […]
HIS MAJESTY KING LETSIE III RALLIES WORDL LEADERS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL MEALS FOR THE FUTURE
His Majesty King Letsie III delivered a compelling call to action today in New York at the Rockefeller Foundation School Meals for the Future High-level Side Event which took place on the margins of the Eighty-First Session of the United Nations General Assembly. His Majesty urged the international community to elevate school meal programmes as […]
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’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.
Β 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 […]
PRIME MINISTER MATEKANE JOINED AU EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT IN ANGOLA AND TOURED FERTILIZER FACILITY IN ZAMBIA.
The Right Honourable, the Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane formed part of the Heads of State and Government who attended the African Union Extraordinary Session in Luanda, Angola. The session brought together African leaders to deliberate on matters of continental importance and strengthen collective efforts towards Africaβs development and integration. Β Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane […]
LESOTHO STRENGTHENS DIASPORA INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Β The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), is hosting a workshop on the Remittance-Investment National Framework, aimed at strengthening the contribution of the Basotho diaspora to national development. Speaking on behalf of the Principal Secretary in the Ministry Finance, Ms. Maseeiso Lekholoane said the […]
THE GOVERNMENT CONVENED WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO REVIEW THE BIODIVERSITY BILL TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCESS AND SHARING PROJECT.
How can Lesotho ensure that the benefits arising from its biological resources are accessed and shared fairly? The Ministry of Environment and Forestry in collaboration with UNDP Lesotho convened withΒ the Natural Resources, Tourism and Land Cluster Portfolio Committee for a strategic workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) from 12β13 August 2026. The workshop is […]
KICKING OFF THE BASOTHO PLANTING SEASON, THE GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO HANDED OVER TRACTORS AND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT TO FARMERS IN CONSTITUENCIES AND TO KEY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
The Government of Lesotho officially launched the 2026/27 planting season at Lema, Ha Foso by handing over tractors and agricultural equipment to strengthen food production across the country. A total of 121 tractors have been distributed, including 100 small tractors for constituencies and 21 large tractors. So far, 102 farmers have received financial support from […]
IN A BOLD MOVE, GOVERNMENT IS EXECUTING INITIATIVES TO CONSERVE WETLAND OF INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE [LETS’A LA LETSIE]
Multi-stakeholders on registration of LetΕ‘a-la-Letsie catchment participated in a one-day meeting held at Kubung Hotel Upper Moyeni and that meeting was organized by the district Department of Environment and Forestry aimed at review and validation of Regeneration of Landscape and Livelihoods (ROLL) βs proposed restoration interventions, clarification of institutional mandates and identification of collaboration opportunities. […]
THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED VULNERABLE BASOTHO WITH M5,400.00 EACH THROUGH THE ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMME, URGING RECIPIENTS TO LAUNCH INCOME-GENERATING BUSINESSES.
Minister of Gender, Youth and Social Development, who is also Member of Parliament for Maama constituency strongly warned beneficiaries under Manonyane Community Council to use funds from the Economic Inclusion Programme (EIP) strictly for their approved proposals. He said this during a public gathering held at Maphotong where he emphasized that misusing government support is […]
