Hundreds of jobs at stake at Lesotho diamond mine
25% state-owned Kao Mine could shut down “within weeks”
News | 21 October 2025
Lesotho permit: A lifeline for Basotho workers facing collapse of textile industry
Announcement comes weeks after hundreds of undocumented workers were arrested in SA
News | 11 October 2025
Factory workers to march as Lesotho’s textile jobs hang by a thread
Unions demand the renewal of AGOA and lower tariffs on exports to the US
News | 8 October 2025
Lesotho families, moved to make way for a dam, lose court battle
20 years after they were displaced by the Mohale Dam, court tells families to share their compensation payout
News | 7 October 2025
AGOA likely to be renewed for one year, says Lesotho trade minister
African Growth and Opportunity Act has previously been renewed for a decade at a time
Brief | 26 September 2025
Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns
Garment exports make up 80% of the country’s exports to the United States
Brief | 26 September 2025
Malawian politician, fired in 2022, appointed to Lesotho Highlands Water Commission
Helen Buluma’s appointment as deputy CEO of the National Oil Company of Malawi was declared invalid in 2022
News | 23 September 2025
Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Grievances listed include unsatisfactory relocations, damaged homes, a lack of compensation and loss of livelihoods caused by the project
News | 22 September 2025
Lesotho Times editor wrongfully arrested, admits anti-corruption agency
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences accused Mohalenyane Phakela of posing as an officer to obtain documents
News | 12 September 2025