The Ministry of Home Affairs and Public Safety has employed a national livestock registrar and 10 district livestock registration managers as part of implementation of the National Livestock Registration, Marking and Information System (NLRMIS). 

The NLRMIS, the chip project, is part of the Stock Theft Act of 2000 and aims at easing registration and marking of  livestock, helping identify the animals and thus preventing stock theft.

A statement from the Ministry said the newly employed officers are currently undergoing three days of training on the livestock registration and marking design and software. Also attending the training are representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture; Local Government and; Trade and Industry; and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service. 

21 November 2005