"Nobody has ever heard of" Lesotho, Donald Trump said last month with his trademark braggadocio. That's despite the US' diplomatic mission in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a tiny mountainous enclave ...

Lesotho faces an economic crisis as the US imposes a 50% tariff on its exports, threatening the textile industry and 12,000 jobs. The abrupt tariff hike is a part of President Trump's global trade ...

For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. US President Donald Trump's branded golf shirts are manufactured in Lesotho, which was hit with his 50% import tariff on Wednesday ...

Garment factory in Lesotho - Photo credit: Neo Ntsoma via AP After being struck by the highest U.S. tariffs in the world, Lesotho is urgently seeking a way forward. The small southern African ...

If you have ever bought a pair of jeans from an American brand like Levi’s or Wrangler, chances are they were manufactured at a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho.Related ...

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 ...

Lesotho on Monday granted a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, hours after denying it was fast-tracking the process as part of US tariff concessions ...

For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. Lesotho is at risk of a liquidity crisis if US president Donald Trump follows through on plans to impose a 50% levy on imports from the ...

The tiny, rural southern African nation of Lesotho is also one of the world's poorest countries. Its exports to the U.S., mostly denim and other textiles used for American brands such as Levi's ...