MASERU-THERE is chaos in the government after Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro abruptly fired two ministers and reshuffled several others.Labour Minister Keketso
Vendors get M500 subsidy each
MASERU-The government on Tuesday distributed M500 each to over 5 500 Maseru street vendors to help them cope during the lockdown.
Each registered vendor received the funds through his M-pesa and Ecocash mobile money apps.
The money was initially set to be distributed under the Thomas Thabane-led government in April.
The Moeketsi Majoro-led coalition government imposed a fresh lockdown on January following a spike in Covid deaths countrywide.
The lockdown triggered a fresh court battle by street vendors demanding to be allowed to continue their business or they would starve.
The Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Small Business Development, Tankiso Phapano, said the ministry took long to pay the vendors because they were still collecting data from across the country.