Lesotho Trade minister says US tariff relief may come too late to save textile sector [SOUND]

# Lesotho’s Trade minister Mokhethi Shelile warns the US tariff cut from 50-percent to 15-percent may be too late to rescue the struggling textile industry. Months of uncertainty caused factory closures and job losses. The sector, Lesotho’s top exporter and biggest private employer, relied on African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits. Speaking to Reuters, Shelile confirmed 12-thousand jobs are at risk as buyers shift to lower-tariff nations like Eswatini and Kenya: