LNDC TALKS CREDIT, INVESTMENT, BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT
Lesotho National Development Corporation conducted a workshop on Thursday last week to disseminate information to various stakeholders on credit opportunities, investment and business empowerment. Addressing attendants on behalf of the LNDC Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Puseletso Makhakhe said the corporation has switched its motto from “We build industry” to “Together we build sustainable industry”. Mrs […]
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 […]
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 […]
MINISTRY OF TRADE VALIDATES AfCTA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
In efforts to refine the African Continent Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) implementation plan and ensure its effectiveness, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development, with the support of UNDP held a one-day validation workshop in Maseru on Wednesday, 16 April 2025. The workshop was also held to ensure that the AfCTA plan aligns with […]
LESOTHO HOSTS STANDARDISATION WORKSHOP
The Lesotho Standards Institution (LSI) in association with the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) is holding a two-day awareness raising session in Maseru from Tuesday, 15 April 2025. While opening this session on behalf of the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development Mr. Molebatsi Rabolinyane said the Ministry of Trade […]
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 […]
ETHIOPIAN BUSINESSES EYE LESOTHO
In a remarkable show of diplomatic and economic engagement, Lesotho is witnessing an influx of interest from Ethiopian investors following a recent investment pitch made by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane during his tour of Ethiopia. Lesotho’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Ms Ntšiuoa Sekete, expressed her enthusiasm for the burgeoning […]
DPM MEETS WITH THE GERMAN PRESIDENT
The President of Germany, Mr Frank- Walter Steinmeier, says his visit in Lesotho demonstrates willingness to deepen further the existing relations between the two countries. This he said in his statement during a round table meeting which brought together the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) , the Ministers of Trade, that of Foreign Affairs, Transport, as well as the […]
LESOTHO INVITES INVESTORS TO EXPLORE LESOTHO
The Counsellor of the Kingdom of Lesotho Embassy to the Peoples republic of China Ms ‘Mamats’eliso Mokhele extended an invitation to Chinese investors to explore opportunities in Lesotho, saying they can contribute to the growth and development of Lesotho. Speaking during the Africa – China Trade and Investment round-table conference hosted by Great Africa Human […]
PM PAYS WORKING VISIT TO SA PRESIDENT
Prime Minister Ntsokoane Matekane took a working visit to the President of Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. The purpose of this visit was to meet with President Ramaphosa, and discuss bilateral issues of mutual interest relating to migration and trade facilitation. The two Leaders met in Cape Town where the Prime […]
