Latest News

September 8, 2026

Writes Keketso Lawrence The Kingdom of Lesotho has a rich history of trade with people from clans and tribes from neighbouring nations. Legend has it that Basotho in the early 1800s were already in regular contact with other nations from across the seas and beyond the plains of the great deserts, exchanging artifacts, animal skins, […]

September 8, 2026

Writes Manyathela Kheleli The cover painting and most of the other paintings in the bicentennial section of the Lesotho Insights are the work of Steve Mashoabathe Rasehloho. Steve specialises in painting but is also a sculptor. Born and raised in Maseru, Lesotho at Boinyatso, a village near Roma, Steve is also an entrepreneur who has […]

September 8, 2026

I am humbled to be publishing the fourth edition of Lesotho Insights™ – A Comprehensive Overview of Business, Development and Economy 2023-24. This is the Bicentennial edition that I promised our partners and readers, and I am ecstatic that the idea has finally come to fruition exactly as it was planned. The 2023/24 edition celebrates […]

September 8, 2026

Writes Manyathela Kheleli With a population of about 2.1 million, only 38% of Lesotho’s population has access to electricity. However, the rate of household electrification has continued to rise steadily in recent years, thanks to the Rural Electrification Project currently being implemented by the Ministry of Energy. With measures being taken to connect rural households […]

September 8, 2026

Writes Manyathela Kheleli The commencement of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), does not only bring to fruition, the aspiration of watering the economic aspirations of both Lesotho and South Africa, but also continues to cement the bilateral bond between the two neighbours. Lesotho continues to project itself as a hub for […]

September 8, 2026

Writes Sebabatso Phakisi The annual Moshoeshoe Walk event which is at the top of the calendar for hiking enthusiasts is the brainchild of an entrepreneur and visionary, whose idea was to encapsulate the spirit of Moshoeshoeism among young and adult Basotho. The walk has grown from humble beginnings of just forty hikers back in 2007. […]

September 8, 2026

Belo_Esate_Aerial_View_2_2560x1707.jpeg3_-1280x854.jpeg

Writes Bereng Mpaki Lesotho’s development agenda received a shot in the arm with the signing of the US$300 million Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact in May 2022 as the country endeavours to diversify and stabilise active sectors that are earmarked to grow the country’s GDP. However, despite signing the second MCC compact, Lesotho must meet […]

September 8, 2026

Apica APICA which stands for African Picnic and Camping is an African movement inspired by the outdoor picnic setting in the landscape of the Lesotho mountains. The event is mainly sponsored by Econet Telecomm Lesotho together with Jam Sessions Lesotho. The event attracts well over 400 attendees. This two-day event is a family friendly featuring […]

September 8, 2026

Writes Kekeletso Motopi The Lesotho health services sector is guided by a ten-year master plan that envisages the provision and expansion of the services. The plan titled The National Health Strategic Plan (2017-22), is premised on the contents of the National Health Policy and explains in detail how the objectives of the National Health Policy […]

September 8, 2026

Writes: Sebabatso Phakisi and Manyathela Kheleli Imagine working underground, deep in underground tunnels of a foreign land, where darkness is your permanent companion, along with unbearable heat and giant rocks that can cave in and crush you in an instant. In the grim environs, you long and fantasise about quitting and going back home. It’s […]