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After Trump tariff hit, Lesotho turns to Asia and other markets for textiles
FashionNetwork India
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August 19, 2025
By Bloomberg Published August 19, 2025 Lesotho is courting buyers in Asia and elsewhere for its textiles after producers were battered by the uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump’s new tariff regime and has already secured new...
Hard Numbers: Armenia reaffirms ties with Iran, Congo and M23 rebels miss peace deadline, Lesotho looks for new markets, and Trump takes aim at mail-in ballots
GZERO Media
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August 19, 2025
$3 billion: Armenia and Iran pledged to triple bilateral trade to $3 billion this week, just days after Yerevan inked a US-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan. Tehran takes issue with a part of the deal giving the US exclusive development rights...
King witnesses inaugural Madagascar motorway launch
Eswatini Observer
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August 19, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHis Majesty King Mswati III and Inkhosikati LaMatsebula attended the inaugural launch of Madagascar’s first motorway. Launching the 260km road project was Madagascar President and SADC Chairperson Andry Rajoelina yesterday....
Lesotho youth demand echo in EU-backed film premiere
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
‘MATLALA RAMAJOE MASERU – A powerful documentary chronicling Lesotho’s landmark 2020 youth protests premiered in Maseru last Thursday, launching the country’s commemorations for International Youth Day 2025. The Waking of a Forgotten Generation,...
CBL RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ETHICAL PROCUREMENT
Lesotho News Agency
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August 19, 2025
Maseru, Aug.19 – The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has been awarded the 2025 Corporate Ethical Procurement and Supply Award by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), making it the first institution in the Kingdom to receive this...
After Trump Tariff Hit, Lesotho Turns to Asia and Other Markets
Mint
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August 19, 2025
Lesotho is courting buyers in Asia and elsewhere for its textiles after producers were battered by the uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump’s new tariff regime and has already secured new business from neighboring South Africa. “We...
Tanzania assures SADC observers of full cooperation during the General Elections
Daily News Tanzania
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August 19, 2025
ZANZIBAR: TANZANIA has assured its SADC region partners of its preparedness to hold free and fair General Elections while also promising to give the region’s electoral observers full cooperation. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East...
Trafficked, sold, rescued: A Mosotho woman’s journey from betrayal to survival
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
As Lesotho grapples with unemployment-driven trafficking, one survivor’s escape exposes a brutal trade thriving on trust and desperation MOSA MAOENG The church mate seemed heaven-sent. For Puleng* – a single mother drowning in Lesotho’s 24.6...
Chinese modernisation lights path for Lesotho partnership
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
Scholarships and prizes celebrate shared vision MOSA MAOENG MASERU – The Chinese Embassy in Maseru became a beacon of bilateral cooperation and shared aspiration last week, hosting a dual celebration of the awards ceremony for the ‘Chinese...
UNDP powers Lesotho’s digital leap
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
Computers, tablets, hubs for the underserved ‘MATHATO SEBOKA MASERU – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has significantly boosted Lesotho’s digital inclusion drive, donating 55 desktop computers and110 tablets to the Ministries of...
Case management: A “conditio sine qua non” for the effective and timely delivery of justice in Lesotho
Public Eye
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August 19, 2025
TŠELISO RAYMOND BALE Imagine a football game of two teams, with a referee, spectators and everything, but no 90-minutes time limit. All Players without fixed positions, without fouls and no whistle, and above all, all players playing to score...
LESOTHO GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM TROIKA
Lesotho News Agency
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August 18, 2025
by LENAAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025085 Share0 Maseru, Aug. 18 — The Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho got a green light by officially being removed from the agenda of the Organ Troika, following the positive progress regarding the political and...
LESOTHO GETS DROUGHT INSURANCE PAYOUT
Lesotho News Agency
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August 18, 2025
by LENAAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025036 Share0 Maseru, Aug.18–The African Risk Capacity (ARC) has issued an insurance payout valued at M48,608,055.05 ($2767958) to the government of Lesotho as an activation of its sovereign drought insurance...
Lesotho health minister says his country must be less reliant on SA and ‘stop being beggars’
African Insider
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August 18, 2025
Lesotho’s Minister of Health Selibe Mochoboroane says measures are underway to improve Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital to provide the same services that Basotho seek across the border. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi Lesotho’s Minister of Health Selibe...
Lesotho dropped from SADC Organ Troika agenda
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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Lesotho has been removed from the agenda of the SADC Organ Troika, as announced following deliberations at the 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government on Sunday. The removal is necessitated by what SADC describes as positive progress...
Fazili names Scorchers squad for Lesotho friendlies
Malawi 24
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August 18, 2025
Scorchers Head Coach Lovemore Fazili has named a 27-member squad to face Lesotho in two international friendly matches scheduled for 29th and 31st August 2025 at Mpira Stadium, Blantyre. The squad is predominantly locally based as the matches fall...
Ghana, Lesotho Forge AI and Digital Partnership to Strengthen Africa’s Tech Future
I Africa
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August 18, 2025
Ghana and Lesotho have agreed to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation in a bid to accelerate Africa’s role in the global technology ecosystem. Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and...
Ghana and Lesotho Forge Alliance to Drive Africa’s Digital Transformation
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Ghana and Lesotho are spearheading a continental push to harness artificial intelligence and digital technologies, announcing joint initiatives to position Africa as a competitive force in the global tech landscape. The collaboration emerged from...
Press freedom in Africa an illusion, despite constitutional promises
Mail & Guardian
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August 19, 2025
Journalists throughout Southern and East Africa are harassed, detained mostly through the use of criminal law. Photo: File As outlined in international human rights treaties, and the constitutions of most African countries, freedom of expression...
Landlocked African nation turns to Asia and other markets after US tariff hit
Business Insider Africa
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August 19, 2025
Lesotho is seeking new textile buyers in Asia and beyond after being hit by tariff uncertainty under U.S. President Donald Trump. The country has already secured business from neighbouring South Africa, with the Southern African Customs Union,...