LIMPOMPO - A chrome mine in Limpopo, potentially one of the richest in South Africa, has sat idle while a series of arc…
NUL Innovation Hub scientists make tiles from Lesotho stones
When they hit the markets, these will be some of the best…
… From poverty management to a development management approach.
Africa faces its worst economic recession in 25 years,…
DEALERS who will be found in possession of diamonds without proper documentation after January 27, 2021 will be arreste…
THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has warned the public not to buy shares in a company called Bohlale Ba Bohloa Ltd bec…
New security scanning equipment of international standard have been installed for use at Lesotho’s Moshoeshoe I Interna…
ALL traders and individuals who are not registered with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) face complications whe…
…It’s time to end the plunder of Africa’s resources
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) re…
…Exciting times ahead for traders despite anticipated teething problems and COVID-19
One day in February 2020, Accra-b…
DEPUTY Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu says it only through unity that Basotho can overcome issues of corruption whil…
THE upward trend in African countries liberalising their visa regimes and welcoming African travellers continues, the 2…
REPRESENTATIVES of scores of former miners in Lesotho are calling for the immediate release of compensations for miners…
CONSTRUCTION work at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is in top gear despite a slow start in May due to the C…
THE Chief Executive Officer of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) Mohato Seleke has filed an urgent ap…
AS part of government’s initiatives to advance the country’ development for all investors both, domestic and foreign, t…
THE Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has launched an online VAT-11 certificate that will allow clients to apply online w…
A NEW mining town financed to the tune of M1 billion by a local company - Paramount Equipment Lesotho will be construct…
THE Minister of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing, Keketso Sello has encouraged small stock farmer…
MASERU - The textile and mining industries - the two pillars of the domestic economy, are the main reasons behind the 6…
ECONOMIC activities have finally been unlocked, with the government announcing on Sunday that the country is moving fro…
THE Kao Mountain Storm Diamonds (MSD) Mine has spent M28 million on the construction of 15 news houses belonging to res…
DIED, 56, Kenrick Cockerill, the chief executive officer of Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB), died on 20 October in South Af…
LOCAL trade unions have piled pressure on government to address issues of human trafficking, police brutality and other…
THE decision by government to increase ministers’ salaries is indefensible and gives a wrong imprint about Dr Moeketsi …
THE Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing is in the process of establishing an independent…
THE Chief Executive Officer of the Water and Sewage Company (WASCO), Futho Hoohlo has been slapped with a 28-day suspen…
OWNERS of local hotels and guest houses whose establishments were used by the government as quarantine facilities final…
MASERU – Dr. Moeketsi Majoro administration has been accused of nepotism and advocating for police brutality following …
MASERU – The government has lost more than M3.5 billion in the treatment of cancer patients over the past seven years. …
LESOTHO’s first coal mine is expected to start operations in Qhalasi, Mohale’s Hoek before the end of the year, the Min…
THE Country’s key economic sectors have been undermined severely with agriculture expected to contract by 5.2 per cent …
A NEW small plant called The Village Factory has been formed in Maseru, to manufacture Maritšoana – a tasty sorghum bev…
ESTEEMED Gauteng hotel magnate Thabiso Tlelai who died on Sunday in a horrific car crash together with his wife Ayanda …
MASERU - A 100% BASOTHOowned business called Mon-Foods, which runs a poultry farm and an abattoir, with the capacity to…
MASERU - In a continued effort to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lesotho, Lesana Financial Services on Tu…
MAFETENG – Growing up, Mookho Taleng did not have a good education to help her secure a better paying job today, becaus…
MASERU - The Minister of Finance Thabo Sofonea has demonstrated that fiscal consolidation and structural reforms are re…
JOHANNESBURG - IT is difficult to see how Eskom will continue as a going concern without enormous tariff increases desp…
A 100% BASOTHO-owned business called Mon-Foods, which runs a poultry farm and an abattoir, with the capacity to produce…
SHENANIGANS in the multi-million maloti wool and mohair industry continue, leaving the Ministry of Small Business, Coop…
SCORES of disgruntled business owners have taken issue with the government on its intention to increase tax on tobacco …
MASERU – THE Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Small Business Development and Marketing (MSDM) Tankiso Phapano has…
BASOTHO nationals working and living in South Africa have teamed up to form an association that will help them fight th…
BASOTHO believe that the export of their natural resources that include diamonds, water as well as wool and mohair do n…
MASERU - FIVE local farmers have pooled their resources together to form a company called ‘Lecholi’ in a bid to meet me…
STREET vendors provide essential services in towns across the world, particularly in Africa where people rely on them f…
THE Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has won the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Investment Awards 2020 …
TRANSPORT operators have accused government of disrespect following its announcement to temporarily suspend the operati…
MASERU- Police have released a chilling warning to the public transport operators who will embark on a week-long strike…
Unhappy Lesotho wool and mohair farmers disregarded minister’s dialogues resulting to non-attendance and poor attendanc…
JOHANNESBURG – JOB creation is the focus of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan presented by President Cyril …
THE Ministry of Small Business, Development, Cooperatives and Marketing has embarked on data collection process for str…
THE Lesotho Hotels and Hospitality Association (LHHA) is planning to take action against the government if it fails to …
Africa’s young entrepreneurs can play a significant role helping the continent recover from COVID-19, according to Jaso…
The International Monetary Fund is projecting a deep recession in 2020 with global growth projected to be -4.4% in its …
THE government has introduced a new law which restricts foreigners from operating small businesses in Lesotho.
STREET vendors and hawkers working in the small rural town of Semonkong say the effect of COVID-19 has been devastating…
THE Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has revoked Vodacom Lesotho (VCL)’s unified license after the communications…
MASERU – Cross-border crime between Lesotho and the Free State Province is on the rise and police say stock farmers are…
MASERU – Local farmers are struggling to secure market for Pinto and NUA 45 beans after their deal with the World Food …
MASERU - Vodacom Lesotho (VCL) has been accused of deliberate non-compliance, dishonesty and lack of remorse towards th…
MASERU – In a bid to meet local farmers halfway during these tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maluti Mountain …
MASERU – Cross-border crime between Lesotho and the Free State Province is on the rise and police say stock farmers are…
STRICT border crossing regulations have created roaring business at the Maseru Border Gate for unemployed youths who ch…
THE Minister of Small Business, Development, Cooperatives and Marketing Keketso Sello has urged the local business comm…
MASERU - Consumers might interpret government decision to impose a suspension on the issuance of import permits for use…
MASERU - The plummeting domestic and regional economic conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic is killing the principal…
THE Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Thabiso Molapo has encouraged Basotho to venture into different types of busines…
Lesotho's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Tefo Mapesela has strongly urged Teyateyaneng small stock farmers t…
THE incessant decline in economic activity in the textile and clothing along with construction and mining industries i…
THE Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Secretariat this week hosted a virtual Council of Ministerial Retreat, which …
A tax audit has pried open new details of the money laundering structure used by the crime family to fund the infamous …
MASERU – With the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns fast approaching, the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has urge…
MASERU - Effective and efficient governance systems in the legislator, executive and judiciary are the backbone of any …
HALO Labs, a leading global cannabis giant and owner of Lesotho cannabis manufacturer, Bophelo Bioscience and Wellness …
THE World Bank says results from the recently concluded five-year Climate Action Plan make clear the group’s leadership…
THE Minister of Water Nkaku Kabi has warned the public to refrain from burning pastures as it destroys soil properties …
FOLLOWING the announcement made to recall all Liquid Fruit red grape juice in 330ml cans from local retail stores, heal…
THE Mothae Kimberlite Mine located in Thaba-Tseka will start mining operations between October and December following i…
MASERU - COVID-19 has widened gender and economic inequalities, leaving women and girls especially hurt by the resultin…
MASERU - Edgars Stores based at the Maseru Mall has closed shop, leaving the upper-class shopping complex, already hit …
THE Maseru City Council (MCC) has called for the immediate removal of Liqui Fruit red grape beverage from the shelves o…
MASERU – With a view to help revive its tourism sector, the South African tourism minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane say…
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom Group Chief Executive Officer André de Ruyter suspended two power station managers on Thursday in …
MASERU – The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Tefo Mapesela says agriculture is essential in tackling the hung…
MASERU- Motorists will have to dig deeper into their pockets following an increase in petrol prices effective from Frid…
MASERU - WHILE still maintaining their hope that the government will include them in the M410 million in Partial Risk G…
AKINWUMI Adesina, the eight president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been sworn in for the second term foll…
MASERU - In terms of economic growth, 144 developing countries, Lesotho included, would increase their GDP by 8 trillio…
PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro, head of Lesotho’s 10-party coalition (now nine after recently withdrawn) acknowledges t…
Southern African leaders have approved a long-term vision that sets out the aspirations of the region until 2050 as wel…
The quest to transform southern Africa into an industrialised region is being hampered by the declining level of intra-…
MASERU – The Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) has welcomed the government’s decision to move the country to the purple lev…
MASERU - The government through the Ministry of Development Planning is set to launch a ‘means testing’ policy to cast …
MASERU - Standard Lesotho Bank has spent over M1.5 million in the 2020 financial year in an effort to assist in the fig…
MASERU – The Letšeng Diamonds mine located in Mokhotlong has recovered another huge stone, a 442-carat high quality typ…
MASERU - Food insecurity in Lesotho could take a further knock due to the late onset of rains projected ahead of the ne…
MASERU – While consumption of alcohol in public places is prohibited under the COVID-19 restrictions in Lesotho, sellin…
MASERU- The ongoing inconsistencies in the global diamond market has forced Lucapa Diamond company, owner of Mothae Kim…
MASERU - Lesotho, like the rest of the world is experiencing tough economic conditions, mainly due to the prevailing CO…
MAFETENG - Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro (pictured) says small-stock farmers have full rights on where to sell thei…
MASERU - A study conducted at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences shows that people who eat spicy foods six to seve…
MASERU - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Lesotho’s public debt is projected to rise over the next…
MASERU - For Lebona Mosala, 20, venturing into online business and balancing it with his studies is not a big deal. Thi…
MASERU – The Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has launched development finance instruments aimed at deve…
MASERU - Challenges ranging from dilapidated electricity networks as well as unplanned power cuts are set to continue a…
MASERU - The government has finally bowed to wool and mohair farmers’ pressure by allowing them to sell their product t…
Likeleli Monyamane is the Head of Strategy, Project Management and Innovation at the Alliance Insurance Company. She is…
MASERU - Life after retirement may be an exciting moment and interpreted as an achievement by most employees across the…
MASERU - Significant pressures in the diamond industry, some caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, have taken a toll on Moth…
MASERU - Tough times lie ahead of Lesotho’s economy as the rate of inflation is expected to keep rising until 2022. Tha…
MASERU - Local retail outlets mainly run by Chinese and other Asian nationals, should be brought under control by the M…
MASERU - The government has once again solemnly pledged to buy grains from local farmers to ease the grip of hunger and…
MASERU - Basotho miners working in South Africa have started to die due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports have shown. M…
MASERU – Scarcity of tobacco has attracted skyrocketing prices amid Covid-19 impact on the business between Lesotho and…
MASERU – The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with Kerchin consultancy recently held a virtua…
MASERU – The Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) in collaboration with Independent Basotho Off-sales Association (IBOSA) and …
MASERU - The economy of Lesotho has plummeted with some 900 thousand people across the country living in poverty due to…
MASERU - The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has given the green light to one of the leading global cannabis giants, Halo…
MASERU – The Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) has following the announcement made on Monday rolled out t…
MASERU - The next few days are set to be the hardest in the energy sector in Lesotho as the nationwide truck drivers’ s…
MASERU - There is a mounting frustration among wool and mohair farmers as the shearing season nears, starting next mont…
MASERU - Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro, has called on farmers to increase local production so as to tackle hunger a…
MASERU – Standard Lesotho Bank has denied allegations of a confirmed case of Covid-19 amongst its staff members. The ba…
MASERU - The Ministry of Finance through the Apprenticeship Programme has deployed 44 young people to the Lesotho Post …
BOTHA-BOTHE - Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro on July 2 officially opened the Qholaqhoe Shearing shed, one of 22 shea…
A diamond that features prominently in the British Crown Jewels may have originated from very far below the Earth’s sur…
MASERU – The Lesotho Post Bank has set up a start-up grant towards uplifting the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (S…
MASERU - The Coronavirus pandemic is having profound consequences on communities, especially the rural poor who were al…
MASERU – The Covid-19 pandemic is negatively affecting economies around the world and Lesotho is not an exception. The …
An Israeli company has received approval to import indoor grown cannabis to Israel from Canada and is already importing…
MASERU – Lesotho and South Africa could soon come out with a template that might resolve Africa’s long awaited vision o…
MASERU - Lesotho Post Bank has lowered its prime lending rate from 8.75 percent to 8.25 percent effective from May 27.
MASERU- While there has been a contradicting figure on the projected economic slump for the year 2020, a true reflectio…
MASERU – One of Lesotho’s top-notch hotels - the Mpilo Boutique has been forced to close doors and retrench all its emp…
LERIBE - The Manager of Jonsson Factory in Maputsoe has admitted that the factory failed to align with some of the COVI…
MASERU- Alliance Group Investment Holding policy holders will enjoy a six-month premium reprieve, thanks to a bold deci…
MASERU- While Vodacom Lesotho was faced with a number of challenges towards the end of the 2019/20 financial year; the …
MASERU – Local meat suppliers have raised concern over a beef supply tender offered to a foreign enterprise named El To…
For many livestock farmers, the past two years have been the most difficult mainly due to three factors: outbreak of fo…
Africa has so far been relatively resilient with regard to infections, but the opposite is true for economic effects.
…
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) says it will continue to provide essential services delivery during …
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), an implementing and management arm of the Lesotho Highlands Water P…
MASERU - The Minister of Trade and Industry Halebonoe Setšabi has strongly appealed to businesses which will be operati…
MASERU – Patrons and liquor establishments that fail to comply with a new alcohol business curfew, which runs between 1…
There were 60 competitors - from esteemed institutions all over Africa in Round 1, in a competition called "Innovation …
MASERU – The national wool and mohair liaising officer, Lehlohonolo Tšehlana is concerned about the perpetual uncertain…
MASERU - The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) in partnership with the Smallholder Agricultural Developmen…
Lesotho’s rural and industrial areas’ access to electrification that will include Belo in Butha-Buthe, Bera, Mokhotlong…
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) in partnership with the Smallholder Agricultural Development Project…
The British government promoted the first ever UK-Africa Investment Summit held in London in January 2020 as an opportu…
In recent years, Lesotho has seen growing interest in the number of foreign investors interested in investing in the ag…
Trading in Africa’s free trade area is scheduled to begin on July 1. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) S…
Composting your kitchen waste will never be easier. The product itself is not a compost, however, it helps you make a c…
The public is expected to voice its opinion on the anticipated setting of new minimum wage for the year 2020. The Labou…
While the growth in connectivity and convenience for hundreds of the people in Lesotho are making the life easier, the …
Africa is not only ready for the fourth industrial revolution. It is set to outdo the achievements of the developed wor…
MASERU - Hundreds of top selling tinned Pilchards products have been recalled from retail outlets’ shelves across the c…
Budget Speech to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho for the 2020/21 Fiscal Year
“Inter-ministerial collaboration…
MASERU- Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (SADP) has taken local farmers to a week-long expedition in South A…
Public transport operators complain that playing by the book has subjected them to losing out on business to the pirate…
MOKHOTLONG - It is significant for stakeholders in food and nutrition issues to understand the national food and nutrit…
The Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has filed application for 32.6% electricity tariffs increase with the Lesotho Ele…
MASERU – The Ministry of Forestry is set to embark on a massive tree planting campaign starting this week to take advan…
Local financial reporters are set to know in detail the meaning of Public Private Partnership (PPP), a model that has b…
Catherine Oshotse, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos, Nigeria, has the internet to thank for her growing business. …
As part of contributing efforts to reduce road accidents, two National University of Lesotho (NUL) have under the Resea…
It is that time of the year when heads are up with all desiring to know how budget has been allocated this time around.
MASERU - Thousands of Basotho living in rural and semi-urban areas will have improved access to reliable and affordable…
BOTHA-BOTHE – The Minister of Finance Dr Moeketsi Majoro says the completion of 16 factory shells at the Ha Belo factor…
MASERU - Customs officials should be commended for contributing towards the development and growth of the economy of an…
Old age pensioners and retiring civil servants have been warned to ensure that they have national identification cards …
The office of the Auditor-General is to review its strategic plan in a four-day seminar to take place in Maseru from Ja…
MASERU - The Ministry of Trade and Industry in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Developmen…
MASERU - Lesotho’s attempts to localise and improve wool and mohair production are already reaping positive results as …
MASERU – The fall of the last year saw a worrying dearth of domestic paraffin around the country, and the problem has r…
MASERU – Lesotho youth entrepreneurs are back in the country after participating in the BOLESWA Youth Cooperative Excha…
MASERU – The local organising committee for the forthcoming 2020 AUSC Region 5 youth games, to be held in December next…
MASERU – The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has completed routine inspection and maintenance works foll…
MASERU - The Commissioner General of the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), Thabo Khasipe, and his South African counterp…
MASERU – The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing, Lerata Peka…
MASERU - The Lesotho Wool Centre has paid 29, 996 wool farmers and 18, 427 mohair farmers for the 2018/2019 season.
MASERU - With the 2019 Entrepreneurship Expo just around the corner, commencing on November 18 in Maseru, the Basotho E…
MASERU - Nkau Matete, the kind hardworking former Metropolitan Lesotho managing director played a significant role in t…
Business in Africa has never been better due to a slew of new investment opportunities on the continent, and companies …
MASERU – The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security says it is crucial for the government to engage in Climate- smar…
MASERU - Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Finance ’Mamakopoi Letsie made stunning revelations on Monday th…
MASERU – The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Marketing Lerata Pekane, on Wedn…
MASERU - Rich Kids and Transportation, this is a new concept that specialises in commuting kindergarten and primary sch…
MASERU – The Director of the Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing Lekhooe Makhate says th…
MASERU – Tourism Minister, Chief Joang Molapo, has taken to the forefront to make the culmination of all ministerial ac…
MASERU - The first wool and mohair auction is scheduled to be staged live in Masianokeng on October 7, chairperson of g…
MASERU – Wool and mohair broker, Dr Mohlalefi Moteane, this week made startling revelations that suggest government is …