(MENAFN) Lesotho is actively moving away from relying on the US as a major export destination due to high tariffs and changing buyer preferences, according to Mokhethi Shelile, the country’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Small Business....
(MENAFN) South Africa has dismissed suggestions that it presents any commercial risk to the United States’ economy or national interests, stating that Washington’s assertions about a “trade deficit” fail to account for American advantages in...
(MENAFN) Lesotho has announced a two-year state of disaster in response to soaring unemployment triggered by a steep U.S. tariff introduced under President Donald Trump. Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara declared the emergency after the...
(MENAFN) Lesotho has announced a two-year state of disaster in response to soaring unemployment rates triggered by US President Donald Trump’s April decision to apply a 50 percent tariff on imports from the African country. This drastic measure...
(MENAFN) A Ghanaian economic analyst has warned that African nations are set to experience harmful effects due to the current tariff conflict instigated by the United States. Leslie Dwight Mensah, an economist affiliated with the Institute for...
FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A revealing new study has uncovered a critical public health concern in Lesotho: widespread undernutrition among children aged 6 to 24 months. Researchers found stark...
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the Lesotho’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Business Development have agreed to enhance trade and investment, to advance shared interests. This emanated from a meeting which was...
(MENAFN) The International Trade Centre (ITC) executive director underscored on Tuesday the escalating repercussions of U.S. trade policies on developing economies, now 90 days after Washington temporarily halted its planned "reciprocal" tariffs....
DG Okonjo-Iweala said: "I deeply appreciate Lesotho's commitment to the WTO and to supporting the implementation of this historic agreement. We are now very close to breaking new ground in safeguarding livelihoods and food security and securing...
The summit aims to catalyse long-term cooperation, especially in the context of the AfCFTA and EU Global Gateway JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, June 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Contact: tiekie@shiftimpact.africa |...
A 42-year-old man has been handed a nine-year prison sentence after being caught red-handed stealing copper cables belonging to the City of Ekurhuleni. Khothatso Adora from Lesotho was arrested in March 2023 while digging up cables in Brakpan, the...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Malta, Professor Edward Scicluna, chaired the Commonwealth Central Bank Governors (CCBG) Meeting, held virtually on Tuesday 16 September 2025, the Central Bank said Thursday. Professor Edward Scicluna resumed...
by LENASeptember 18, 2025September 18, 2025023 Share0 MASERU – The youth psychological, social well-being relating to how they cope with entrepreneurship stressors daily matters if they are to build resilient businesses. These sentiments have been...
The African Research and Innovation Hub (ARIH) that was recently launched by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is seeking to unlock up to US$70 billion annually in economic gains for Africa by boosting innovation-driven sustainable...
Dar es Salaam. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has been honoured with the prestigious Nestor Espenilla Jr. Financial Inclusion Innovation Award in recognition of its groundbreaking efforts to expand access to financial services through digital...
Eighteen rural communities in Lesotho have filed a complaint with the African Development Bank (AfDB) over its funding of a multibillion-pound water project whose construction process they claim has ruined fields, polluted water sources and...
The African Research and Innovation Hub (ARIH) that was recently launched by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is seeking to unlock up to US$70 billion annually in economic gains for Africa by boosting...
From the resilient West African franc in Francophone states to the stable pula in Southern Africa, the performance of local currencies is redefining how Africans move across borders and how investors gauge opportunity on the continent. While...
Eighteen rural communities in Lesotho have filed a complaint with the African Development Bank (AfDB) over its funding of a multibillion-pound water project whose construction process they claim has ruined fields, polluted water sources and...
by LENASeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025027 Share0 Maseru, Sept. 17 — A heated debate erupted in the Senate this week as lawmakers raised urgent concerns over the unchecked operations of liquor traders across Lesotho. Senators warned that the...
