Business
Standards body opens doors
MASERU-THE Lesotho Standards Institution (LSI) began operations yesterday opening doors for local products to reach international markets.Trade Minister, Thabiso Molapo, said the operationalisation of the LSI will enable Basotho to
Tippy taps to fight Covid-19
MOKHOTLONG-CLEANLINESS is next to godliness.While most people have always appreciated the need for cleanliness, the matter has now assumed greater significance in these days of Covid-19 pandemic. Social distancing and
MMB hands over PPEs
MASERU-THE Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) yesterday donated Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) to 1 200 legal liquor outlets.The MMB said it was donating the PPEs to assist the liquor industry comply
580 000 Basotho to need food aid
MASERU-OVER a quarter of Lesotho’s 2 million people will need urgent food aid, according to the Disaster Management Authority (DMA)’s assessment released last week. Most of the food insecure 582
Majoro pledges to back farmers
MASERU-THE government will provide a 60 percent subsidy to farmers to secure inputs for this year’s cropping season.Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro said this as he donated 12 bags of fertilizers,
Lockdown bites MMB
MASERU-THE Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) says it could throw away beer worth M127 million due to the Covid-19 restrictions on alcohol sale.MMB said the beer is currently stuck at its
Shopping in style
MASERU-THE Masianokeng Lifestyle Centre opened its doors to the public yesterday amid pomp and fanfare.The new centre will bring services closer to communities living in the southern parts of Maseru.
Covid-19 stalls economic activity
MASERU-THE Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) says “economic performance in the second quarter of 2020 has generally been weak” as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a monetary
Minister deflects mine criticism
MASERU-THE government has rejected criticism that it was to blame for Mothae Diamond Mine’s failure to resume operations after the first Covid-19 lockdown that ended in May. Mining Minister Serialong
Bean deal for Lesotho farmers
MASERU-A local food packaging company has come to the rescue of farmers who were struggling to get a reliable market for their beans because of the Covid-19 crisis. Tasty Food
