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"We need to urgently travel to US to engage with Executives and plead our case."
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Mokhethi Shelile"While this transition will take time, the process is already underway."
Mokhethi Shelile is a Lesotho politician serving as minister of trade, industry and business development since 30 October 2022. He is a member of Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) and member of parliament from Lithabaneng Constituency 40.
"We need to urgently travel to US to engage with Executives and plead our case."
"My biggest concern was the immediate closure of factories and job loses."
"There are 11 factories in the country,most of which export export goods to the Us and provide employment to 12 000 workers."
"Goods currently in productionwill be affected by these tariffs and will not be transported to the US."
"Effectively, there is no difference between 50% and 15% for the garment industry."
"We cannot solely rely on the US."