Lesotho

Several associations of civil servants, including nurses, teachers, police, have stated that the government should give them a 25% salary increase or else face the consequences of refusing what in their opinion is a deserved change

Money transfer agent Mukuru Lesotho has launched a new product that will allow customers to send money to 20 different countries, while previously customers in Lesotho could only receive money

Since December, widespread favourable rains have facilitated engagement in the farming season and crop growth; however, high prices of fertilisers, agrochemicals and fuel are stopping households from properly tending their crops, reducing yield prospects

A basketball tournament to highlight the fight against gender-based violence and cyberbullying took place this weekend at the Lehakoe Sports and Recreational Centre

A Geo-Science Laboratory will be built in Maseru Industrial Area; it will be the first in the country and open to totally new job opportunities

AsaaseGPS Limited, a Ghanaian software development company, will give the capital city of Maseru a new and effective digital addressing system that can provide accurate data to improve service delivery and assist in the formulation of appropriate policies

According to the latest findings of the vulnerability report, some 470.00 Basotho people are facing high food insecurity between October 2021 and March 2022, requiring humanitarian assistance to reduce food shortages and prevent acute malnutrition

Scatec, a Norwegian renewable energy producer, has signed an agreement with the Lesotho Electricity Company and the government to build the independent power producer's first solar project in the country

The information collected and recorded electronically by data collectors in districts across the country will be used to create the country's first national register of farmers under the FAO-supported project

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will help finance the water supply system in Butha-Buthe district to guarantee up to 9.000 cubic meters of clean water per day, enough to meet the the needs of the population and its industrial sector until 2045

Wool farmers this season will be paid cash directly by the government, in an effort to support their livelihood and the industry, once florid and destroyed in a decade by wrong brokerage agreements