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Agricultural recovery: Hope in Southern Africa’s post-drought revival
Public Eye
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June 25, 2025
As Africa grapples with escalating hunger crises, new report sounds the alarm TEBOHO KHATEBE MOLEFI MASERU – In a promising turn for Southern Africa, Lesotho has been removed from the UN’s Hunger Hotspots list, marking a significant milestone in...
Starlink Launches High-Speed Satellite Internet in Lesotho, Bridging Digital Divide
South Africa Today
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June 25, 2025
In a landmark development for digital connectivity, Starlink has officially gone live in Lesotho, bringing high-speed satellite internet to both urban and rural areas. The launch marks a significant step toward closing the country’s digital...
Advancing inclusive and sustainable growth in Lesotho: The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a catalyst
Public Eye
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June 25, 2025
The commencement of trading under the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) regime on January 1, 2021, marked the beginning of a new era for trade facilitation in one of the world’s largest free trade areas. With the AfCFTA, 54 of the...
Starlink launches in Lesotho amid US tariff threat
TechCentral
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June 24, 2025
T-Connect Lesotho, a licensed reseller of Starlink – Elon Musk’s satellite internet service – officially launched on Monday, after mounting economic pressure on Lesotho from the US. The country experienced widespread job losses after major US...
Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho
Eye Witness News
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T-Connect Lesotho, a licensed reseller of Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, officially launched on Monday, after mounting economic pressure on Lesotho from the US. The country experienced widespread job losses after major US...
Starlink rolls out its high-speed internet service in Lesotho, now in 24 African countries
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched in Lesotho. The rollout follows the granting of a 10-year operating licence on April 14, 2025, by Lesotho’s communications regulator, enabling...
TZ sets energy benchmark in Africa- Mramba
Daily News Tanzania
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June 23, 2025
CAPE TOWN: TANZANIA is emerging as a continental leader in the energy sector, with its remarkable achievements drawing attention from across Africa, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Engineer Felchesmi Mramba, has said. Speaking...
Lesotho and South Africa Strengthen Border Management and Trade Relations
South Africa Today
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June 18, 2025
Lesotho and South Africa have reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing border coordination and trade facilitation following the recent Bi-National Commission meeting between the two nations. A key outcome of the discussions was the signing of a...
30 Unhappiest Countries In The World in 2025
Insider Monkey
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This article looks at the 30 unhappiest countries in the world in 2025. The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford recently published the World Happiness Report 2025. Finland took the number one spot yet again, marking eight years...
French cultural and creative industry leaders embark on ICC Immersion 2025 in South Africa
South Africa Today
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June 17, 2025
The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Business France South Africa and Southern Africa are proud to announce the launch of ICC Immersion South Africa 2025, a dynamic initiative supporting French companies in the cultural and creative...
Standard Lesotho Bank pumps over M127m in business loans for Basotho
Public Eye
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June 17, 2025
STAFF REPORTER Maseru – Since the launch of the Trade Finance solutions in April last year, Standard Lesotho Bank has provided business loans totaling over M127 million for commercial entities in Lesotho. This was revealed by Keketso Makara, the...
Lesotho’s lifeline to Joburg
Engineering News
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In the highlands of Mokhotlong, Lesotho, the Khubelu and Mabunyaneng bridge projects are rising not only through shrewd engineering, but because of critical collaboration between Lesotho and South Africa that will ensure sustainable water supply...
The African energy market is on the cusp of a step change
African Mining Market
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June 16, 2025
◈ Allen Leuta, Head of Banking and Finance - Bowmans. ◈ Bavesh Pillay, Partner - Bowmans. First-of-kind utility scale transactions through the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) platform are currently underway, signalling the emergence of a...
Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) And World Food Programme (WFP) Early Warning Report Reveals Worsening Hunger In 13 Hotspots: Five With Immediate Risk Of Starvation
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) A new joint UN report warns that people in five hunger hotspots around the world face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action and a coordinated...
Global Media Leaders Discuss Pathways To Energy Transition, Green Connectivity -
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Evertise Digital) The latest installment of the International Editors-in-Chief Roundtable recently took place, focusing on the theme:”Global Energy Transition and Connectivity for Sustainable Development.”The event brought together senior...
Mass lay-offs at Lesotho garment factories as US tariffs bite
Eye Witness News
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On 2 April, Jane*, a worker at Leo Garments clothing factory in Lesotho was sent home. She is one of many workers left sitting at home as Lesotho faces a potential 50% tariff hike from the United States. Until the Trump administration introduced a...
Lesotho textile factories face closure amid US tariff uncertainty
Fibre 2 Fashion
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The 50-per cent tariff rate imposed by the United States on imports from Lesotho—currently under suspension for three months—has started wreaking havoc on the country’s textile exports.Over 5,000 jobs in the sector are hanging in balance, and one...
Matekane urges wool, mohair farmers to increase production
Lesotho Times
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June 11, 2025
Moroke Sekoboto PRIME MINISTER Sam Matekane has called on wool and mohair farmers to ramp up production as part of efforts to strengthen Lesotho’s struggling economy. Speaking at the launch of a new Lesotho Post Bank (LPB) branch in Mokhotlong...
Digital agriculture: The golden key to global market access
Food For Mzansi
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June 10, 2025
As rising protectionism threatens agricultural market access, South Africa has a golden opportunity to embrace digital trade. Buhlebemvelo Dube, economist for trade research at the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), explains how....
Lesotho poultry farmers face crisis after US$31.4M US-funded project ends abruptly
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 3, 2025
LESOTHO – Thousands of poultry farmers in Lesotho are struggling following the unexpected cancellation of a US$31.4 million project funded by the United States, which aimed to revitalize the country’s poultry sector. The programme, called the...