News Lesotho: Lesotho finds its HIV care system unraveling and patients in despair in the wake of US cuts
In the wake of massive U.S. cuts to foreign aid, the tiny country of Lesotho in southern Africa faces deep uncertainty and worry over its HIV-positive residents. When Trump froze foreign assistance and dismantled USAID, chaos and confusion followed in Lesotho.
News Lesotho: Crossing the South Africa-Lesotho Border! The Spectacular Sani Pass
Lesotho, the "Kingdom in the Sky," is completely surrounded by South Africa. This country has a total of 14 border checkpoints, including one international airport. Of these, 13 are land border crossings.Among them, the most famous border crossing is Sani Pass, located on the eastern border of L
News Lesotho: Lesotho Police Fear For Their Lives
Lesotho police have abandoned their positions and stopped wearing their uniforms out of fear of being attacked, said Assistant Police Commissioner Lehloka Maphatsoe on Tuesday. “Police fear for thei...
News Lesotho: China's Wu Opera dazzles in Lesotho
Performer from China's Zhejiang Wu Opera Research Center performs on stage during a cultural event celebrating the 60th anniversary of Lesotho's independence in Maseru, Lesotho, O ...
News Lesotho: Stakeholders validate landmark National Health Policy 2025-2035
Maseru —The Ministry of Health has validated the National Health Policy (2025-2035) following a two-day stakeholder consultation meeting in Maseru on 24 September 2026. This significant milestone sets the direction for Lesotho’s health sector over the next decade and reinforces the country’s commitment to advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The policy provides a renewed framework for strengthening health systems, improving service delivery and ensuring better health outcomes for all Basotho.
News Lesotho: Lesotho and African Tourism Board 3 Year Landmark Partnership to Boost Tourism and Investment
Lesotho is set for a major tourism transformation as it enters a three-year partnership with the African Tourism Board. The landmark agreement will launch new investment, cultural, and eco-tourism initiatives in 2025, positioning the Kingdom as a leading sustainable tourism destination and strengthening Africa’s continent-wide development agenda.
News Lesotho: Lesotho Secures Major Tourism Deal With African Tourism Board
Lesotho and the African Tourism Board have signed a landmark MoU to elevate the “Kingdom in the Sky” on the global tourism map. ATB Chairman Cuthbert Ncube emphasized the need for strengthened marketing, investment, and capacity building. At the same time, ATB Patron Juergen Steinmetz highlighted major opportunities for Lesotho and Africa in the USA, Germany, and beyond.
News Lesotho: Snowfall reported in Lesotho as severe weather grips SA
An unusually intense cut-off low is tightening its grip over South Africa and Lesotho today, bringing a dramatic mix of heavy rain, damaging winds and disruptive snowfall that signals an early taste ...
News Lesotho: How different is Lesotho’s weather from South Africa today?
South Africa and Lesotho share a border, but their landscapes and elevations can create noticeably different weather conditions.
News Lesotho: Lesotho Awards US$27.5 Million Airport Road Rebuild
Lesotho has awarded a US$27.5 million contract to a Chinese firm to rebuild 14 km of the A2 road to its main airport over 18 months.
News Lesotho: Lesotho declares state of disaster after massive tariff threats from U.S.
Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom in Southern Africa, has just declared a two-year state of disaster after being threatened with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. The Trump administration's ...
News Lesotho: Despite tariff reprieve, Lesotho says it is already hurting
MASERU (Reuters) -A reprieve from a 50% U.S. tariff on goods from Lesotho has come too late to prevent damage to the tiny African kingdom's textiles industry, which has been hit hard by months of trade uncertainty, officials and industry players said. Lesotho's tariff rate was slashed to 15% in last week's executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump, down from the level of 50% tariff threatened in April - which was the highest of any U.S. trading partner. Textile industry players in the country - which produces jeans and other garments for popular U.S. brands such as Levi's and Walmart - said the uncertainty around tariffs over the past few months had already devastated the sector, with orders cancelled and jobs cut.
News Lesotho: For Lesotho, 15% tariff down from 50% could still mean disaster
STORY: Donald Trump had threatened to impose a 50% tariff rate on tiny Lesotho - potentially decimating the textile industry on which the landlocked-mountainous kingdom depends. So you might think that last week's decision to significantly lower that rate to 15% would be met with a sigh of relief. Instead, Lesotho's trade minister warns it might still not be enough to avoid a disaster. “For me it’s still like 50% because our people in the garment industry will not compete." Mokhethi Shelile pointed to competition from Eswatini and Kenya, both of whom have lower U.S. tariff rates at 10%. "... and they are, both are in the same market as us, and it would be quite easy for the buyers to switch their allegiance to these two countries and place orders in these two countries." The textile industry is Lesotho's biggest private employer and responsible for roughly 90% of manufacturing exports. It was also heavily dependent on the African Growth and Opportunities Act, or AGOA, which offered qualifying African nations duty-free access to the U.S. market. However, under the tariff threats, many U.S. importers have canceled orders of Lesotho-produced textiles. Shelile said there are close to 12,000 jobs directly in the firing line and another 40,000 that depend on those 12,000. At a market in Lesotho's capital Maseru, clothing vendor Hopolang Lebamang fears for his future. The knock-on effects of the tariffs will mean he has to inflate his prices, he says, and that will make them unaffordable for his clients. Lesotho's textile factories have in recent months indicated that they were searching for new markets. Shelile also said his government would continue to engage with the White House in the hope of having the tariff lowered.
News Lesotho: Strengthening Health Security Through Multisectoral Collaboration in Lesotho
In order to advance the implementation of the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), the Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization, (WHO) recently conducted a multi-sectoral resource mapping exercise to facilitate the identification of financial and technical resources, needs, and gaps in Leribe District. A total of 291 operational NAPHS activities have been identified from the different technical areas with a total NAPHS cost of $53, 277,248.
News Lesotho: Lesotho Is First to Apply UN AI Blueprint, Starting With What It Needs Before What It Builds
Lesotho has become the first country to apply the United Nations Blueprint for National AI and Data Strategies, and has begun Phase One of a National Compute ...
News Lesotho: Lesotho shaped regional political and economic landscape, says King
MASERU, LESOTHO – His Majesty King Mswati III has commended the Kingdom of Lesotho for its monumental contributions toward shaping the political and economic landscape of Southern Africa over the past 60 years. Speaking at Setsoto Stadium during the Diamond Jubilee independence celebrations, the Eswatini monarch highlighted how the mountain kingdom transformed from a sanctuary […]
News Lesotho: Lesotho’s blood donor drive gains momentum
Butha Buthe—The Ministry of Health hosted a colourful national event in Butha Buthe District to commemorate World Blood Day, honouring voluntary blood donors, under the inspiring theme, "Give Blood, Give Hope - Together we save lives".
News Lesotho: Lesotho vs Morocco: How to watch, Live Stream, TV Channel and Time for Africa Cup of Nations qualification game on September 29, 2026
Lesotho host Morocco at Free State Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein for an Africa Cup of Nations 2027 Group A qualifier. The Atlas Lions begin their campaign as one of Africa's top teams. Find out how to watch in the USA.
