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Trump boosts tariffs across world, reshaping global commerce
The Hindu Business Line
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August 1, 2025
President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of new tariffs that boosted the average US rate on goods from across the world, forging ahead with his turbulent effort to reshape international commerce. The baseline rates for many trading partners remain...
Lesotho at risk of economic collapse after aid cuts and Trump’s tariffs
South Africa Today
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July 26, 2025
The African Development Bank is urging swift economic diversification, regional trade expansion, and other measures to save Lesotho from economic collapse. In its latest report, the bank says Lesotho’s economic growth could shrink to just 0.5%...
The Latest: Markets react negatively to Trump's latest tariffs moves and weak jobs report
GoSkagit - Washington State
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August 1, 2025
President Donald Trump 's latest executive order placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and alliances — says they'll go into effect in seven days, and not the Friday...
Trump hikes tariffs for Canada and Brazil
The Spirit Business
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August 1, 2025
US president Donald Trump has reinstated his global tariffs, increasing the tax paid by countries including Canada and Brazil, while decreasing others. Canada will be subject to 35% tariffs, while Brazil is one of the countries worst affected,...
SA police: No evidence of Lesotho rebel army
African Insider
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July 28, 2025
Commissioner of Police Borotho Matsoso said on 18 July that a group called Malata Naha was giving military training to Basotho youths on South African farms. Photo from Lesotho Mounted Police Service Facebook page The South African Police Service...
SA-Lesotho relations | Police probing Basotho 'military' camps
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - Police are intensifying investigations into reports of military training camps involving Basotho nationals. Last week, Lesotho police claimed Basotho youth are being recruited for military training in South Africa. Its National...
Sports7 minutes ago FIFA Confirms Nigeria Vs South Africa World Cup Qualifier Venue, Date The world football governing body, FIFA has confirmed that South Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Nigeria will take place at the Toyota Stadium…
Naija News
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July 28, 2025
According to a communication from FIFA’s Head of Qualifiers and International Matches, Gordon Savic, through the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Group C encounter will kick off at 5:00 p.m. Nigerian time. The 46,000-capacity Toyota Stadium,...
US tariffs LATEST: Cyril Ramaphosa negotiating with Donald Trump
The South African
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August 1, 2025
South Africa remains committed to finding a resolution with the United States following the recently imposed reciprocal tariffs. This, as government intensifies efforts to protect jobs, support affected companies and diversify trade markets. This...
Lesotho sends duo to inaugural African Schools Games
Lesotho Times
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July 25, 2025
Leemisa Thuseho THE Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) has only sent two athletes to the 2025 Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) African Schools Games. The inaugural games are scheduled from 26 July to 6 August...
Where are the Basotho military-style camps in South Africa? SAPS has found no evidence
IOL
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The South African Police Service (SAPS) said it has not found any military-style camps training Basotho within South Africa's borders, following assertions by authorities in Lesotho. Last week, IOL reported that authorities in the Kingdom of...
Government, EU Partner to Establish Rwanda as Regional Public Health Leader
KT Press Rwanda
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July 25, 2025
1 Rwanda, in partnership with the European Union and the Team Europe Initiative, has launched the TRIBE-HUB Project, a major initiative aimed at advancing the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)’s role as a Regional Centre of Excellence (CoE) in public...
Trump’s tariffs: full list of rates
Drapers
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump announced a raft of new tariffs hours before his initial deadline (1 August). The new rates are now due to take effect on 7 August. China was excluded from the latest tariff announcement as discussions continue, with the...
LETTER: The Risk of Tobacco
Chronicle-Tribune - Indiana
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Two women sentenced for illegal abortion
Lesotho Times
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August 1, 2025
Hopolang Mokhopi ‘MARETHABILE Khalema (24) of Lithabaneng Ha Keiso has been found guilty of aiding Ntebaleng Matlali (21) of Ha Molengoana to terminate a pregnancy using umbrella wires and abortion pills. The foetus was six months and three weeks...
Donald Trump makes major new tariff announcement with 95 countries hit - full list
Manchester Evening News
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August 1, 2025
Donald Trump has made another major announcement that will affect countries across the globe. The US president updated his controversial list of tariffs overnight, affecting 95 countries in total. Mr Trump signed an executive order setting the new...
Trump signs order for more tariffs on US partners to go into effect in 7 days
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 1, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and alliances. They are set to go into effect in seven days, and not the...
Lesotho Alleges Illegal Military Training Camps in South Africa, Warns of National Security Threat
South Africa Today
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July 25, 2025
Lesotho’s security forces have raised alarms over alleged illegal military training camps operating on South African farms, where Basotho nationals are reportedly being trained in what authorities describe as a potential threat to the kingdom’s...
Who are the winners and losers of Trump's tariffs?
NBC News
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August 1, 2025
The penguins have been offered some relief. The people of Switzerland, Laos and Syria, not so much. This is the unlikely jumble of winners and losers of President Donald Trump’s finalized list of tariffs, which governments, markets and businesses...
Lesotho and India sign digital deal
Lesotho Times
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July 24, 2025
Moroke Sekoboto IN a significant step toward bolstering its digital transformation agenda, Lesotho has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of India to collaborate on the development of Digital Public...
Lesotho insists its citizens undergoing military-style training to reclaim land in South Africa
IOL
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Authorities in the Kingdom of Lesotho insist they have credible information about Basotho undergoing military-style training in certain farms within South Africa, as part of the growing campaign to fight for the contentious land in South Africa's...