2025 in Lesotho

See also: 2025 in Southern Africa

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Events in the year 2025 in Lesotho .

Incumbents

• King: Letsie III
• Prime Minister: Sam Matekane

Events

• 2 April – The United States imposes a 50% tariff on imports from Lesotho. ^[1]
• 28 May – The US-funded Sustainable Transformation of Enterprises in the Poultry Sector (STEPS) project shuts down. ^[2]
• 21 June – A bus heading from Maputsoe to Maseru crashes into a pile-up of vehicles, killing 11 people and injuring 12 others. ^[3]
• 10 July – The government declares a two-year national state of disaster due to rising unemployment attributed to US tariffs. ^[4]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Lesotho

Source: ^[5]

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• March 11 – Moshoeshoe's Day
• April 18 – Good Friday
• April 21 – Easter Monday
• May 1 – Workers' Day
• May 25 – Africa Day
• May 29 – Ascension Day
• July 17 – King's Birthday
• October 4 – Independence Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 26 – Boxing Day

References

1. "Trump imposes 50% tariff on Africa's Lesotho, the highest among nations". Al Jazeera. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. Mokhethi, Sechaba (2025-05-28). "Big US-funded chicken project shuts down in Lesotho". GroundUp News. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
3. "Nine LDS girls, two adults killed in crash on their way to a church activity in Africa". The Salt Lake Tribune . 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
4. "Lesotho declares two-year state of disaster amid US tariff fallout". Africanews. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
5. "Lesotho Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

External links

• Online calendar

• 2020s portal
• Current events portal