Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service comes after months of US funding cuts and tariffs put immense pressure on the country’s economy
News | 24 June 2025
Mass lay-offs at Lesotho garment factories as US tariffs bite
After the Trump administration’s threat of 50% import duty on Lesotho, orders have dried up and production lines have shut down
News | 13 June 2025
US cuts food aid to 36,000 children in Lesotho
About one in five people in rural Lesotho face food insecurity
Feature | 6 June 2025
Lesotho fishing company’s strange “error” on donations
Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth R2.9-million, but actually gave less than R450,000
News | 4 June 2025
Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts
60% of the country’s HIV counsellors have been laid off and the country’s TB programme is faltering
News | 2 June 2025
Big US-funded chicken project shuts down in Lesotho
Five-year plan was to up meat production by 40%
News | 28 May 2025
The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry
Villagers survive on meagre earnings while big companies make millions
Feature | 15 May 2025
Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting rivers
1,400 workers sent home as work on 38km tunnel stalls
News | 13 May 2025
US shuts down massive Lesotho development project
R6-billion American-funded Millennium Challenge Account is on the verge of collapse
News | 30 April 2025