THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, THE PRIME MINISTER SAMUEL MATEKANE HELD A BILATERAL MEETING WITH LORD MARLAN TO EXPLORE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LESOTHO
The Right Honourable, The Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Lord Marlan on the margins of the Commonwealth Summit in Antigua and Barbuda. The discussions centered on exploring business and investment opportunities in Lesotho. The two leaders focused on key priority sectors including Energy, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism. Mr. Marlan […]
LESOTHO METEOROLOGY SERVICES URGED BASOTHO TO PRESERVE RAINWATER AHEAD OF ANTICIPATED EL NINO.
The Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) under the Ministry of Environment urged Basotho to preserve and harvest rainwater as the country is currently getting good rains. This strategy will assist and ease work during the upcoming dry season anticipated. According to LMS Director, Dr. Teke Ramotubei who issued this message through LMS publications says, Lesotho has […]
LESOTHO JOINED GLOBAL DIALOGUE TO TACKLE MAJOR GLOBAL ISSUES SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Honourable Limpho Tau leads a briefing session at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in Germany ahead of the Berlin Global Dialogue 2026. The Dialogue, scheduled for October 20 to 22 under the theme “Advancing Alliances for the New Era,” brings together leaders from government, business […]
LESOTHO GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN AWARDED CERTIFICATION TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL YOUTH CHAPTER PLATFORM AIMED AT EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH AGRICULTURAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.
Lesotho had been certified to establish the Lesotho National Youth Chapter, a platform aimed at empowering young people through agricultural skills development, knowledge sharing and opportunities to market their agricultural products internationally. The certification was granted during the World Food Forum held in Rome, Italy. Speaking in an interview with the Agency, the Minister of […]
THROUGH NEW AI-POWERED CHATBOTS DEVELOPED BY LESOTHO GOVERNMENT, FARMERS WILL NOW ACCESS VITAL AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS NATIONAL CHALLENGES.
The Government of Lesotho is developing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to improve farmers’ access to agricultural information and advice. This was said by the Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation Honourable Nthati Moorosi when officially opening the third National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Week 2026 in Maseru, calling for greater efforts to […]
𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇-𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐋 𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀
Lesotho’s 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 […]
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.
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 […]
DUE TO HEIGHTENED GOVERNMENT CONCERN OVER CLIMATE CHANGE, ALL MSMEs ARE ADVISED TO PUT MEASURES IN PLACE TO WITHSTAND CLIMATE-RELATED IMPACTS TO MAINTAIN SMOOTH BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Business Development urged Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to strengthen their preparedness against climate change and other disasters to ensure business continuity and job creation. CAFI Public Relations Manager Ms. Lihaelo Nkaota said the Government, through the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion (CAFI), had launched a M68 million project […]
IN A BOLD MOVE, GOVERNMENT IS EXECUTING INITIATIVES TO CONSERVE WETLAND OF INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE [LETS’A LA LETSIE]
Multi-stakeholders on registration of Letša-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) ’s proposed restoration interventions, clarification of institutional mandates and identification of collaboration opportunities. […]
