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What US Aid Cuts Did to Lesotho — The Dial

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By Majirata Latela
| The Dial
Hours after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day pause on all U.S. foreign development assistance programs. At first, the State Department said that there would be exceptions, like lifesaving assistance. But as the days went on, it became clear that more and more programs would be cut. U.S. foreign aid is a central supporter for public health programs around the world, but to Trump’s supporters, it was a waste of money or a vast global conspiracy.
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‘The pressure is too much’: Lesotho’s garment workers on the frontline of Trump tariffs

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By Rachel Savage Verified, Majirata Latela
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Every morning at 7am, women gather outside clothing factories in Maseru, the capital of the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, hoping to be offered work. However, since Donald Trump imposed swingeing global tariffs in April 2025, those opportunities have been fewer and farther between. Moleboheng Matsepe lost her full-time job sewing sports leggings for the California brand Fabletics in 2023.
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Lesotho makes Trump’s polo shirts. He could destroy their garment industry.

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By Majirata Latela, Ryan Brown Verified
| The Christian Science Monitor Verified
Long before Donald Trump mocked Lesotho as a country “nobody has ever heard of,” and before his administration threatened a 50% tariff on its exports, some in this tiny southern African nation already knew the American president’s name for a different reason. “Trump Golf,” read the label that workers at Precious Garments ironed into the necks of polo shirts made in the factory.
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