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News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Airlink suspends flights between Johannesburg and Maseru: What it means for the economy

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/travel/air-travel/airlink-suspends-flights-between-johannesburg-and-maseru-what-it-means-for-the-economy/ar-AA1PV7F8
Published on: Wednesday 05 November 2025

Regional carrier Airlink has announced the immediate suspension of its daily flights between O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Moshoeshoe I International Airport in Maseru, Lesotho ...

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Lesotho Awards US$27.5 Million Airport Road Rebuild

News channel or source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/lesotho-airport-road-rebuild-2026/
Published on: Monday 12 October 2026

Lesotho has awarded a US$27.5 million contract to a Chinese firm to rebuild 14 km of the A2 road to its main airport over 18 months.

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Trump's highest tariff will kill tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, economist says

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/trump-slaps-tiny-african-kingdom-lesotho-with-highest-tariff-all-2025-04-03/
Published on: Thursday 03 April 2025

MASERU, April 3 (Reuters) - A 50% reciprocal trade tariff on Lesotho, the highest levy on U.S. President Donald Trump's long list of target economies, will kill the tiny Southern African kingdom that ...

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Economic growth through sustainable access to renewable energy solutions in rural Lesotho

News channel or source: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/lesotho/economic-growth-through-sustainable-access-renewable-energy-solutions-rural_da
Published on: Sunday 19 February 2012

The Economic Growth Through Sustainable Access to Renewable Energy project aims to build a social enterprise that will provide, promote and distribute renewable energy solutions to rural communities ...

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Promotion of Decent Work in the Rural Economy and Facilitating Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy in Lesotho

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/meetings-and-events/promotion-decent-work-rural-economy-and-facilitating-transition-informal
Published on: Sunday 31 July 2016

The ILO supported a two and half day workshop, from 9 - 12 May 2017 held at Maseru Avani Hotel in Lesotho attended by representatives from government, worker’s organisation and employer organisations ...

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: A Small African Nation Has Few Options to Counter 50% U.S. Tariffs

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/business/economy/lesotho-trump-tariffs-us-denim.html
Published on: Wednesday 09 April 2025

In Lesotho, which makes denim that goes into U.S.-branded jeans, both the private sector and the government were weighing their next moves. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London In Lesotho, the small ...

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Lesotho fears Trump shake-up could tear threadbare economy

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/lesotho-fears-trump-shake-up-could-tear-threadbare-economy/
Published on: Wednesday 26 March 2025

The textile industry is Lesotho’s largest employer with more than 35,000 workers – Copyright AFP Mandel NGAN In a sweltering factory in Lesotho, rows of workers ...

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Roundup: Bound by resolve, China and Lesotho mark national milestones, look to shared future

News channel or source: http://www.chinaview.cn/20261012/c862a5abf5b94a6989ae1f488ab476f1/c.html
Published on: Monday 12 October 2026

"Sixty years is not only a milestone; it is a new starting point," Ambassador Yang said, closing his address with Lesotho's national motto: "Khotso, Pula, Nala" (Peace, Rain, Prosperity).

News Lesotho » Maseru » Economy: Lesotho fears Trump shake-up could tear threadbare economy

News channel or source: https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/national/lesotho-fears-trump-shake-up-could-tear-threadbare-economy/article_f6402227-e144-5a6a-99ea-8891d1b87687.html
Published on: Wednesday 26 March 2025

In a sweltering factory in Lesotho, rows of workers hunch over thrumming sewing machines churning out piles of jeans for the global market from a country that US President Donald Trump has mocked as ...