{"id":61721,"date":"2025-09-16T06:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ministers-motivate-sebabatso-youth"},"modified":"2025-09-16T06:45:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:45:35","slug":"ministers-motivate-sebabatso-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/ministers-motivate-sebabatso-youth","title":{"rendered":"MINISTERS MOTIVATE SEBABATSO YOUTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Gender, Youth and Social Development, Mr. Pitso Lesaoana says, \u2018Sebabatso\u2019 programme has turned out to be the most successful one in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that with this programme, the vision is to bring youth together so that they all become winners in their businesses by exploring numerous opportunities presented by this initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister said this when addressing youth at the 2025 Sebabatso youth conference held in Maseru starting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI) noted the conference comes at the time when STEAM \u2013 Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics week is being celebrated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The Minister of Gender, Youth and Social Development, Mr. Pitso Lesaoana says, \u2018Sebabatso\u2019 programme has turned out to be the most successful one in the country. 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