Press Releases

Lesotho Announces Two-Year Disaster Due to 30 Percent Jobless Rate

(MENAFN) Lesotho has announced a two-year state of disaster in response to soaring unemployment triggered by a steep U.S. tariff introduced under President Donald Trump. Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara declared the emergency after the...

Lesotho Declares State of Disaster Over Unemployment

(MENAFN) Lesotho has announced a two-year state of disaster in response to soaring unemployment rates triggered by US President Donald Trump’s April decision to apply a 50 percent tariff on imports from the African country. This drastic measure...

Trade minister states Lesotho shifts away from US market

(MENAFN) Lesotho is actively moving away from relying on the US as a major export destination due to high tariffs and changing buyer preferences, according to Mokhethi Shelile, the country’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Small Business....

Undernutrition crisis: how Lesotho’s infants are falling behind

FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A revealing new study has uncovered a critical public health concern in Lesotho: widespread undernutrition among children aged 6 to 24 months. Researchers found stark...

Lesotho formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

DG Okonjo-Iweala said: "I deeply appreciate Lesotho's commitment to the WTO and to supporting the implementation of this historic agreement. We are now very close to breaking new ground in safeguarding livelihoods and food security and securing...

Trade, Industry and Competition on agreement with Lesotho to enhance trade and investment

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the Lesotho’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development have agreed to enhance trade and investment, to advance shared interests. This emanated from a meeting which was...

Minister Pemmy Majodina invites media to witness reopening of Lesotho Highlands Water Project Tunnel, 25 May

Members of the media are invited to join Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, together with Deputy Ministers, David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo to witness the reopening of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel in Clarens, Free...

Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo leads South African delegation to ORASECOM Climate Resilient Investment Conference in Lesotho, 8 May

Deputy Minister Seitlholo to lead a South African delegation to the ORASECOM Climate Resilient Investment Conference in Lesotho Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr. Sello Seitlholo, will lead the South African delegation to the...

Water and Sanitation on signing of MoU with Lesotho for another water resources development framework

The Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on another water resources development project for the benefit of the two countries. The agreement seeks to see the two countries establish a...

President Cyril Ramaphosa undertakes Working Visit to the Kingdom of Lesotho, 23 Apr

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 April 2025, undertake a Working Visit to Maseru, Lesotho, to Co-Chair the Second Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho,...

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Second Session of the Lesotho-South Africa Bi-National Commission

Your Excellency Prime Minister Matekane, Honourable Ministers, Our respective High Commissioners, Senior Government officials, Members of the media, Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellency, Thank you for your warm words of welcome. It is an honour...

Water and Sanitation on Vaal Dam and IVRS slight decline in water levels

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) reports that water levels in the Vaal Dam have recorded a slight decline but remain above full supply capacity. This forms part of the Department’s operational water supply strategy and drought...

CBD Edibles Market Size to Exceed USD 38.01 Billion by 2034, Driven by 10.8% CAGR | Towards FnB

Ottawa, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global CBD edibles market size stood at USD 13.63 billion in 2024 with projections indicating a rise from USD 15.10 billion in 2025 to reach nearly USD 38.01 billion by 2034, at a strong CAGR of 10.8%...

Border Management Authority co-chairs Eswatini–South Africa Steering Committee Meeting on Border Management, 2 Oct

The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, will on Thursday, 02 October 2025, lead a high-level delegation from the Authority to co-chair the Eswatini–South Africa Steering Committee Meeting on Border...

UPDATE Qatar and International Partners Launch Global Autism Alliance at UN General Assembly

New York, NY, USA, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A call to join an action-driven global alliance focused on building a more inclusive future for people with autism around the world has been sounded by Qatar, alongside international partners,...

The State of Qatar organizes a High-Level Ministerial event to launch the Global Autism Alliance Coalition on the margins of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York, NY, USA, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The State of Qatar, in collaboration with Qatar Foundation, Autism Speaks, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO), organized a High-Level...

Water and Sanitation on progress of work on Lesotho Highlands Water Tunnel

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel maintenance operations are currently going according to plan since the tunnel shutdown on 01 October 2024. The maintenance operations are undertaken by the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) on...

Inflation targeting: considerations for central banks in Africa

By Paul Fisher and Glenn Hoggarthfootnote [1] This article is an output from the Bank of England’s Centre for Central Banking Studies (CCBS). The CCBS was established in 1990. It is a small division in the Bank that provides training and technical...

Honouring the past and shaping the future through the ex-political prisoners’ reunion

Robben Island, once a notorious symbol of apartheid oppression, served as a prison for leaders of South Africa’s liberation movement, isolating them from the growing resistance across the country. These political prisoners endured harsh...

Water and Sanitation on Vaal Dam and IVRS levels staying high ahead of summer rainfall season

Water and Sanitation on Vaal Dam and IVRS levels remain high as summer rainfall season approaches According to Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly report on the status of dams. Vaal Dam has marginally decreased from last week’s 105.0%...