Lesotho

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Oshiwambo

Oongeshefa odhindji odhili momalimbililo mo Sub Sahara Africa sho etsokumwe lyo AGOA tali kwishi nena

Oongeshefa omayovi mo Sub Sahara Africa odha tegelela eyamukulo ko African Growth and Opportunity Act-o AGOA. Oveta ya pitithwa lotango mo 2000,oyapa iilonga ya  Africa 32 ompito yoku tumina iilongomwa yawo komalandithilo ga America pwaahena iihohela ya gwedhwako. Ashike oveta otati kwishi nena,na inaapa ziminwa elelepeko lyasha. O White House oyati omupresident Donald Trump ota yambidhidha okuyi lelepeka nomumvo gumwe,ashike ethimbootali endelele. Pwaahena o AGOA,aanongo oya londodha kutya iilonga omayovi […]

today30 September, 2025

Oshiwambo

Aaleli ya  Africa otaya indile etulomiilonga lyeendelela lyo African Continental Free Trade Area

Aaleli ya  Africa otaya indile etulomiilonga lyeendelela lyo African Continental Free Trade Area,sho uutile tau koko ,omolwa iihohela ya gwedhwapo ya America yili pombanda,yimwe yili poo % 50 kiilongo ngaashi Lesotho. Ompangela ya tamekithwa mo 2021,noya ziminwa kiilongo 49,otayi ka hanganitha aantu oobilion 1.4 menenevi okuya melandithilo limwe. Onzonkundana yo Reuters oya lopota kutya omadhidhiliko gokuyele gepondolo otaga ulike,niipindi mu Africa yiindjipala noo % 12.4 omumvo gwa piti okuya poodola oobilion […]

today21 July, 2025

Africa

Lesotho Foreign Minister Condemns Trump’s Dismissive Remark

In a Reuters report, Lesotho’s foreign minister expressed shock and insult on Wednesday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that "nobody has ever heard of" the African nation. Trump made the remark during his address to Congress while criticizing foreign aid spending, including $8 million allocated for LGBTQI+ programs in Lesotho. In response, the minister invited Trump to visit the country.

today6 March, 2025

Africa

Lesotho needs constitutional reforms to help gain political stability – but the latest attempt is flawed

      By Hoolo 'Nyane, University of Limpopo     Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades. The judiciary, security agencies and civil service have been politicised, resulting in the institutions being […]

today23 September, 2024

Africa

Fossil algae show a lake once existed on Lesotho’s Mafadi summit but it vanished about 150 years ago

        By Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand and Anson Mackay, UCL     Lesotho is a small, land-locked, mountainous country located in the middle of South Africa. Its Eastern Lesotho Highlands are often referred to as the region’s “water tower” because they receive some of the highest rainfall amounts in southern Africa, providing water to South Africa and electricity to Lesotho through the Lesotho Highlands Water […]

today29 July, 2024

Africa

Lesotho declares food insecurity emergency

Lesotho's government says people are at risk of extreme hunger in the next eight months. The country's Prime Minister Sam Matekane has declared a national food insecurity disaster spanning eight months from July 2024 to March 2025. The Lesotho Times reports Matekane announced that severe El Niño-induced droughts are causing extreme hunger for at least 700,000 Basotho, a notable rise from the 582,000 affected in the 2022/2023 period. This crisis, […]

today24 July, 2024

Africa

South Africa: new Drakensberg nature reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water

          South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains have a new 6,500 hectare nature reserve. The new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve is working with communities and will preserve ancient rock art, vital grasslands and water sources for millions of people. It connects a neighbouring world heritage site to another nature reserve, expanding a huge transnational protected area from South Africa to neighbouring Lesotho. Most importantly, it will open a […]

today4 June, 2024

Environment

South Africa’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: what the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming and residents

  By Ifedotun Aina, University of Cape Town   The main water supply to South Africa’s economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country’s breadbasket in the Free State, is scheduled to be cut off for six months. Maintenance work on the 37 kilometre Lesotho Highlands Water Project tunnel is due to begin in October 2024. Ifedotun Victor Aina, a senior researcher at the Water and […]

today5 April, 2024

Local

Pupkewitz motors celebrates Etienne Steenkamp’s Prestigious Toyota chairmanship award

  Pupkewitz Motors proudly announces the recognition of Etienne Steenkamp, Franchise Director of Pupkewitz Toyota in Namibia, with the prestigious Toyota Chairmanship Award. The award ceremony took place on the 15th of March 2024, at the Toyota Dealer Awards in Sandton, Johannesburg, a hallmark event for Toyota dealers across southern Africa, including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Eswatini. Etienne Steenkamp's remarkable leadership and dedication to the Toyota brand have […]

today27 March, 2024