Business
M3 million equipment for wool & mohair project
MASERU-SOME farmers are not happy after the Wool and Mohair Promotion Project (WAMPP) bought M3 million equipment which they say is outdated. The equipment which was aimed at easing farmers’
Major boost for trout project
MASERU-LESOTHO’S leading aquaculture company, SanLeiTM that supplies premium trout, has received a major investment boost.SanLeiTM is a vertically integrated processor of trout located at the Katse Dam in Lesotho. The
Bank hands over M1.2m for Covid-19 ward
MAPOTENG-Forewarned is forearmed, so says an English proverb.Only when we have knowledge of possible danger would that give one some tactical advantage. With the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc across our
Covid-19 hits potato farmers
MASERU-IT’S a Monday afternoon and a group of young men are washing potatoes. Time is not on their side: the potatoes have to be dry and packed before sunset. They
Meat traders want tender probed
MASERU-THE Meat Traders Association Lesotho (MTAL) wants the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) to investigate how a South African company won the tender to supply meat to the
Econet offers endless browsing
MASERU-ECONET Telecom Lesotho’s customers will now have the luxury of browsing the internet and work from home or study online, without worrying they will run out of data. That is
Alcohol black market booms
MASERU-THE Covid-19 lockdown has now seen the mushrooming of a booming alcohol black market.Nkeane Motseki, who is the Chairman of the Lesotho Liquor and Restaurant Owners Association (LL&ROA), said there
Mpilo Boutique Hotel shuts doors
MASERU-AN upmarket hotel in Maseru, Mpilo Boutique Hotel, shut its doors this week as the Covid-19 pandemic claimed its first major scalp in the business sector. The hotel said the
Street vendors on the edge
MASERU-Tšolo Lebitsa, a street vendor, says only “divine intervention” will see him through these hard economic times after the government imposed a 21-day lockdown at midnight on Sunday. Lebitsa, who
Watch out for strategic drift
The external environment is changing fast and is impacting on business positively and negatively. Companies that ignore changes in the environment will find that they have lost their competitive advantage.
