FINANCIAL inclusion is central to the country’s strategies towards reducing poverty and unemployment while building a s…
THE Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Thabiso Molapo says Lesotho should diversify the textile industry since the Afric…
LEGAL action will be taken against entities or persons who fail to comply with the pension fund registration and licens…
WITH the challenges that came with the 2020 financial year due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, local commercia…
THE Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has come out with guns blazing, slamming the government for budget …
NOTWITHSTANDING the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) has registered a…
THE Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Tefo Mapesela has encouraged Basotho farmers who are interested in govern…
PRIME Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro says he is satisfied with the manner with which the government operates in monitoring…
A group of Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) staffers is under fire and faces disciplinary action after the author…
BANK loans and advances extended to business enterprises decreased by 0.9 percent in February, compared to a 0.9 percen…
THE government has pledged to settle an outstanding balance of over M10 million due to the 2 710 wool and mohair farmer…
THE Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Thabiso Molapo says the government is going to revive the ceramic tiles firm in M…
THE government is set to subsidise farming inputs for the upcoming winter cropping season with 60 percent, the Minister…
LETŠENG Diamonds Mine is in the process of developing a five-year Corporate Social Investment Strategy from 2022 to 202…
MOTOR Dealers who sell imported Japanese vehicles are not happy with the decision by the Ministry of Trade and Industry…
IN a move to promote local productivity and capacity to supply local market and for potential future exports, Standard …
THE case in which Letšeng Diamond Mine is challenging an amended tax assessment it was issued in December 2019 by the L…
ECONET Telecom Lesotho has partnered with a locally owned chain store called Enrich Stores, through a point of sale int…
INCREASE in government expenditure on wage bill and health care has widened the country’s fiscal deficit projected to r…
THE expansion project at the Mothae Kimberlite Mine has been completed and the mine is set to operate at new expanded c…
AND the preferred are...! Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has unveiled the winning operators for projects that will plug…
THE Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture Advocate Lekhetho Rakuoane has embarked on an offensive charm to visit…
DESPITE the significant uncertainty regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the diamond market, Gem Diamonds Limited - a co…
AIR navigation fees and regulations of 2004 are on the verge of being repealed and replaced by the new 2020 regulations…
THE recently launched Lesotho Academy of Science and Technology (LAST) is expected to play a critical role towards addr…
THE glaring disparity in the financial records between stakeholders in the wool and mohair saga is scary and may result…
ANTON Nicolaisen has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Standard Lesotho Bank effective from March 1,…
BASOTHO Meat Enterprise (LTD) PTY has indefinitely shut down its operations, after three of the company’s shareholders …
A bumper harvest is imminent in Southern Africa following the heavy rainfall the region has received during the 2020/21…
THE M5.1million worth Telu-Khunoana Bridge whose refurbishment was officially launched last week is projected to recrui…
PRIME Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro has appealed to Basotho to unite and engage in successful fruit farming in order to o…
THE Managing Director of Paramount Equipment Lesotho, Hubbard Monaheng says preparations are on track to build the mini…
TSHIAMISO Trust - a body which has been established to carry out terms of settlement agreement reached between six mini…
INFORMAL cross border trade and commerce between Lesotho and South Africa have been severely reduced due to the restric…
PRIVATELY owned regional airline - Airlink, will resume daily scheduled air services between Johannesburg and Maseru fr…
PRIME Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro has appeal to Basotho to consider producing their products in large scale as it is es…
THE M25 million agricultural census that was launched in July last year finally roars into life on Sunday, the Ministry…
THE Lesotho Migrant Workers Association is vexed by the government’s decision that Basotho in the diaspora should not c…
THE government is yet to receive data from a total of five districts in order for them to receive their COVID-19 relief…
POOR maize production in the past season has caught up with local farmers as they are failing to meet the demand requir…
WITH just a Standard Seven Certificate to his name, Maseru businessman Motlomelo Motlomelo took just 29 days to build a…
CHINESE contractor, Shanghai Construction Company will begin the construction of the state-of-the-art, 200-bed Maseru D…
SUCCESS of the second phase of the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP II) is in doubt as the government has show…
TRADE unions for factory workers are hopeful that the Ministry of Labour and Employment will implement the allocated bu…
VODACOM is still eagerly awaiting for the judgement over a hefty fine imposed on it, as well as the revoking of its lic…
THE government will rehabilitate the Moshoeshoe I International Airport so that it meets International Civil Aviation O…
GOVERNMENT expenditure is projected to increase drastically to 60.3 percent of GDP against slower revenues while the fi…
’MAMARAME Matela, who heads Lesotho’s telecommunications watchdog, is on a drive to hold Vodacom accountable over alleg…
SINCE the first national lockdown that was implemented in March 2020, the manufacturing industry has experienced lowest…
THE total revenue collection for the financial year 2021/22 is expected to decline by 7 percentage points, lower than t…
CONSTRUCTION of diversion tunnels at the Polihali dam has resumed after it was disrupted by heavy rains and high water …
LESOTHO’s tax revenue GDP ratio is high compared with those in Sub-Saharan African countries overall, but low in compar…
LESOTHO's share of agriculture in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in percentages from 2009 to 2013 seems be stagnant, the …
HALO Labs, a Canadian based international leading cannabis company that cultivates, extracts, manufactures and distribu…
WITH challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the manufacturing sector, Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro led a ses…
MPILO Boutique Hotel, an entity that has been operating for the past five years has been forced to close shop permanent…
EMBATTLED Lesotho Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) boss Futho Hoohlo, who has been under investigation since November…
PRIME Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro has relaxed lockdown restrictions, moving the country from the dangerous red colour c…
DUE to shocks that stunned the country in recent years, Lesotho has a high social protection programme spending relativ…
THE decision by the government to ban the importation of selected fresh vegetables including tomatoes, green beans and …
EMPLOYEES of the Nien Hsing International Lesotho (Pty) Ltd factory are expected to resume operations on Monday after t…
THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has increased the Net International Reserves (NIR) target floor from US$635 million t…
THE newly appointed Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) Managing Director Mohato Seleke who was recently fired from the L…
WHILE South Africa’s wool market declined by of 0.5 percent last week, the industry’s players in Lesotho believe the lo…
THE conclusion by street vendors to take the government to court challenging its decision to prevent them from trading …
WHILE the year 2020 came with all sorts of challenges for many people, the end results were not as disappointing for th…
LESOTHO will have to wait for Botswana to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in order to star…
THE Ministry of Small Business and Cooperatives has introduced an urgent stimulus and backstop market access smart phon…
BOTH the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe …
CENTRAL Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has taken a firm stand to prevent illegal and unregistered companies from violating finan…
AT LEAST 25 textile factories are still open after they convinced the Minister of Employment and Labour, Keketso Rantšo…
MOTHAE Diamond Mine which is managed by Lucapa Diamond, has suspended operations for 14 days in response to a nationwid…
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has plenty of scope to pull the trigger again…
THE Executive Director for Africa Group 1 Constituency, Dr Taufila Nyamadzabo says his visit to Lesotho this week is ai…
JOHANNESBURG - The battle between the government and trade unions over salary increases for South Africa’s 1.2 million …
MASERU - Thousands of Basotho migrant workers, both formal and informal are at the risk of losing their jobs as they st…
DISGRUNTLED members of the Micro, Macro and Medium Enterprises Association based in Berea, Leribe and Botha-Bothe have …
Dr Ibrahim Mayaki is the CEO of the African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NE…
IN a move to enhance the sluggish economy and create employment, Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro has called for the o…
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…
