THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lesotho has partnered with local telecommunications giant, Econet Telec…

PHUTHALICHABA Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited’s total revenue has increased by 139 percent, with the soc…

WHILE a recent survey found that a large proportion of South Africans struggled to afford three meals per day, food aff…

PRELIMINARY findings indicate that a dust explosion from within the confined flour bin ignited the fire that broke out …

GEM Diamonds, the company that owns the Letšeng Diamond has announced that the 2021 dividend of US$3.8 million (M 63, 7…

IN a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all economic activities over a long period of time, local farmers sh…

AN international business syndicate that has allegedly extorted aspirant small businesses in both Lesotho and South Afr…

It’s no secret that Africa is a continent of entrepreneurs. Not only does Africa have the highest percentage of entrepr…

MASERU - MOHAHLAULA Airline, one of the two local companies holding an airline operating certificate (AOC), has announc…

VODACOM Lesotho Foundation has joined the global initiative, the Entrepreneurial World Cup (EWC) which is a global incu…

STANDARD Lesotho Bank is once again the subject of discussion in line with inconsistent financial information provided …

SIN taxes for tobacco and alcohol will be increased by 30 and 15 percent respectively over a five-year period on the ba…

MOST businesses collapse due to lack of administration skills and financial controls, says Basotho Enterprises Developm…

UNREGISTERED accountants will no longer be able to offer their services should the Institute of Chartered Accountant Bi…

UNLICENSED ‘moriana’ (traditional medicines) sold on the streets and backyards face closure as a regulatory authority t…

THE World Bank has approved a US$26.5 million (M424.7 million) loan to the Lesotho government to improve the efficiency…

A plan to upgrade the road between Matatiele and Qachas’ Nek for an estimated M105 million is expected to bring about a…

FRIDAY will finally see the much anticipated 30 percent taxi fare increase, a sigh of relief to hundreds of taxi operat…

THIS week, Maseru Metro held a meeting with the Lesotho Post Bank financial planners to discuss how best Basotho could …

THE newly appointed governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL), Dr Maluke Letete should develop wisdom in handling p…

THE recent launch of the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA)’s e-tariff platform is expected to enhance cross border trade …

GOVERNMENT has set aside M30 million a month for the next six months to subsidise the ever skyrocketing fuel prices, a …

GEM Diamonds Limited has announced the recovery of an exceptional quality 245 carat white Type II diamond from its Mokh…

THE World Food Programme Lesotho (WFP) has revealed that its overall actual expenditure for the year up to 2021 stood a…

DR Maluke Letete has been appointed governor and chairman of the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) with effect from the Jun…

ONLY M15 million of the M50 million government’s Covid-19 relief fund has been disbursed to beneficiaries, a cause for …

THE South African government on Monday said that law enforcement authorities in the UAE have arrested Rajesh Gupta and …

LESOTHO is failing to train and equip its citizens with the latest technologies that its migrant mineworkers are contin…

GOVERNMENT owes local businesses a whopping M200 billion, the Minister of Finance, Thabo Sophonea has said.

THEY call their coffee brand Kofi Khafetsa. After graduating from the National University of Lesotho (NUL), both Litšit…

THE culture of saving remains one of the main challenges in Lesotho, a way of life that many Basotho need to practice i…

SOUTH African bakery franchise, Blue Ribbon has announced that the price of bread will increase by M1.30 effective June…

BASOTHO spend a whopping M272 million year-on-year on imported South African vegetables, says the latest statistics fro…

THE Diamond Amendment Bill 2021 that was rejected by Senate earlier this month is expected to be gazetted by Friday, ac…

VODACOM Lesotho (VCL) here this week launched a payment digital platform, Patala Ka Mpesa, which will see consumers buy…

THE second cohort of the Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO) business plan competition has officially b…

THE Government has come under fire for late payments, a bottleneck that frustrates the growth of the private sector.

LESOTHO on Thursday signed the US$300 million (M4.8 billion) second US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant.

MINING heavyweights convened in Cape Town this week for yet another bout of mining industry offerings in opportunities …

THE Consumer Protection Bill will not interfere with other institutions but it will set clear standards for a body in w…

LESOTHO’s external debt is expected to maintain an upward trajectory, surging from 42.5 to 43.9 percent in 2022, says t…

STORM Mountain Diamonds, that operates Kao Mine has recovered the biggest pink diamond ever to be found in Lesotho.

CONSUMER prices in Lesotho are expected to average 6.1 percent year-on-year, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

GOVERNMENT has tightened the noose on the importation of livestock and its products following an outbreak of the foot a…