Trump tariffs threaten Lesotho manufacturing success

Steep US tariffs on Lesotho, one of sub-Saharan Africa’s few manufacturing success stories, could cause an economic crisis. The country is the largest African exporter of garments to the US, an industry built on a Bill Clinton-era trade agreement. But …

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi defends Julius Malema, discusses Elon Musk, PayPal mafia, and Lesotho’s Starlink deal

Former EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has defended his former leader Julius Malema, who was recently described as a small boy, toy soldier and a pest.  The remarks were made by Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene last week following a statement by US …

Ructions in Lesotho over licensing of Starlink

Earlier this week, Lesotho succumbed to pressure and granted a 10-year licence to Starlink Lesotho, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. This followed an announcement by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane earlier this month that his government would remove …

Lesotho will be hit by major crisis if Trump follows through with harsh tariffs

Lesotho is at risk of a liquidity crisis if US president Donald Trump follows through on plans to impose a 50% levy on imports from the tiny southern African mountain kingdom, its trade minister warned. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Lesotho is at …

Meghan Markle ‘never visited Lesotho’ as Prince Harry accused of ‘turning back on charity’

A Lesotho royal has claimed Meghan Markle “never came” to the country where Prince Harry’s charity Sentebale was born and claimed the Duchess remains a “far-away person” to locals. Chief Khoabane Theko, brother of Prince Seeiso, claimed Prince Harry lost …

Dream71 to build renewable energy web platform for Lesotho

  Dream71 Bangladesh Limited has been entrusted with building a digital platform to promote renewable energy in the African nation of Lesotho. The leading Bangladeshi information technology company will develop a modern, web-based system to streamline e- …

How EU partnership powers Lesotho exports

By: Thoboloko Ntšonyane MASERU Amid the global economic uncertainties, Lesotho stands to benefit under the Regional Value Chains Lesotho (RVCL+) project, supported by the European Union (EU) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale …

Tariffonomics, Trumplflation, and Their Impact on the African Economy: A Focus on Lesotho

Greetings, the latest 50% tariffs slapped on Lesotho by the US almost sounded the death knell for the manufacturing industry here, and with Trump’s flip-flopping and making serious policy and economic announcements on social media, on the day they were to …

Ministry of Health improves Lesotho’s Health System

By: ’Moelo Motsiri MASERU The Ministry of Health recently held an important meeting at Maseru Avani to talk about how to improve health services in Lesotho. It is at this meeting where the National Health Research Forum shared their research findings and …

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