Africa-Press – Lesotho. At a time when the government has shut down foreign businesses in the country as another way to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (Covid-19)
In an interview with the Voice of the Nation one of the local traders Mr Sam Hashatsi, whose business is called Cool Point Public Tarven located in Mafeteng district, is also a member of the decision-making and advisory body within their trade association.
An activist in Mafeteng district who has not been active for eight months, has indicated that his business has been heavily affected since March last year.
He explained that the implementation of the lockdown had had a negative impact on their businesses and their lives were severely affected as they struggled to make ends meet.
Hashatsi also points out that she has finally lost her five employees because it has not been difficult for her to pay her monthly salaries because there is no morning income from March to date.
That is why he was moved to make this painful decision to reduce them even though he knew they were relying on him to support their families as there was a huge shortage of work in the country.
He went on to say that he had a child who attended a university in South Africa and was paid by him, so the closure of the mortgage deed made him unable to pay for the child’s schooling and payment. some of his needs such as food and all the other things a person needs while at school.
He also pointed out that the government has not promised them any money to meet them so that they can re-enter the business and the four can continue even during the Covid-19 era so that their businesses do not end up in business.
fell. One of the prominent traders in Mafeteng district, Ms ‘Mamosa Maphathe, a businessman known as the Mpitsa Mafeteng Bird, also said she was failing to pay her staff and rented property.
He said the famine in the country was so severe that they asked the government to look after them kindly. The Minister of Small Business, Cooperatives and Markets, Hon.
promise any support for affiliate business. He said the government was only concerned with public safety against the coronation of snow-covered corona.
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