Lesotho seeks expansion of Thaba-Bosiu Monument’s historic recognition

MPHO RAMOLULA MASERU – Ministry of Tourism, Sports, Arts and Culture hosted a workshop on Monday at UNESCO hall which focused on expanding the scope of the Thaba-Bosiu National Monument to include historically significant sites. Thaba-Bosiu National …

US slaps Lesotho with 50% tariff

Thousands of local textile jobs in jeopardy RETHABILE MOHONO MASERU – The United States President, Donald Trump, has imposed reciprocal tariffs on goods from Lesotho, increasing them from zero to 50 percent. In a media briefing following the announcement, …

Let’s talk: Lesotho seeks phone call with Donald Trump after being slapped with highest tariffs

The Kingdom of Eswatini is seeking a telephonic conversation with United States President Donald Trump, after the tiny southern African nation was slapped with a 50 percent trade tariff that risks wiping out nearly half of its exports.  Lesotho’s modest US …

Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa’s Lesotho, threatening the diamond industry

'Shocking': Lesotho, among the world's poorest countries, hit with top tariff

The country with the highest of all the tariffs announced last week by President Donald Trump, one which he recently said "nobody has ever heard of," is sending a high-level delegation to the U.S. to try and ward off what it fears could be a …

Tariff Tsunami: Global wave shakes Nations from Lesotho to the UK –Analysis of the GITFiC

Accra, April 7, GNA-President Donald Trump marked “Liberation Day” from the White House Rose Garden, introducing an ambitious plan for global reciprocal tariffs aimed at creating fairer trade practices. This policy establishes a baseline 10 per cent tariff …

Lesotho Highlands tunnel maintenance expected to be completed by end April

Maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel is expected to be completed by the end of April, after experiencing some delays. The critical tunnel, which transfers water from Lesotho to South Africa’s Vaal dam, was closed on October 1 …

How Lesotho ended up in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariff blitz

NEW DELHI: Lesotho, a small, landlocked nation in southern Africa, is facing a mounting economic crisis after the United States imposed a steep 50% tariff on its exports — the highest levied on any country under US President Donald Trump’s new global trade …

READER LETTER | Lesotho lacks visionary leadership

Lesotho shouldn't be running like a headless chicken in responding to Donald Trump's new 50% tariffs. The country's hysterical envoy is impulsively packing blankets and bean stew for Washington summer weather instead of thinking out of the box …

Lesotho laments 50% import US tariffs

The recent US Liberation Day tariffs announcement has sent shock waves to the world, and punched Lesotho the hardest, with a total of 50% import tariffs. Africa Expo in Lesotho supplies South Africa with 90% of its products. The remaining 10% goes to the …