Lesotho
Cold weather sets in as parts of South Africa experience first winter snowfall
Snow fell over high-lying areas of the Western and Eastern Cape, and the Drakensberg region of KwaZulu Natal and Lesotho.
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Shaun Abrahams welcomes ruling overturning scathing decision in treason case
Former NDPP Shaun Abrahams has welcomed a ruling from Lesotho’s highest court overturning a scathing decision by the country’s chief justice to bar him from prosecuting in a high-profile treason case.
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Lesotho finance ministry officials face charges of fraud and money laundering
The group allegedly stole over R50 million from state coffers by diverting payments from suppliers to their own companies.
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Lesotho ruling party withdraws from its own government
The speaker of the national assembly, Sephiri Motanyane, read a letter from the ABC's caucus secretary announcing its withdrawal as the leading party in the coalition government.
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Lesotho ex-PM Thomas Thabane charged with estranged wife's murder
Thomas Thabane is accused of hiring hitmen to kill his wife Lipolelo in June 2017, two days before the prime minister's inauguration.
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Tsepo Tshola's voice and music praised as unique and unforgettable
Tsepo Tshola's musical career spans over four decades and those who loved and cherished him and his music christened him 'The Village Pope'.
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‘He was a talented legend’ – music fraternity remembers the late Tsepo Tshola
Tshola, dubbed the 'Village Pope', passed away earlier on Thursday in his home country of Lesotho from COVID-19 complications.
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2 suspects en route to Lesotho kill Free State police officer
Earlier this week the two men shot a former police officer in his home in Thaba 'Nchu and hijacked his van.
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Lesotho PM Majoro sets up commission of inquiry into R850m deal with German firm
German firm Frazer Solar said they signed an agreement but the kingdom didn’t keep its end of the deal, but Lesotho said it never approved or signed.
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Lesotho govt fights R850m Frazer Solar order
In a statement released late on Friday night, Lesotho Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro said his new Attorney General had instructed law firms in South Africa to apply for a stay of execution.
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Diplomats caught in booze selling scandal given 72 hours to leave SA
Eyewitness News last year uncovered a duty-free alcohol ring run by Lesotho diplomats.
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SADC facilitation team hits out at Lesotho politicians over reform delays
SADC facilitation team leader, retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, said that Lesotho’s delays were squandering enormous SADC, EU and UN resources when there were more compelling conflicts in Mozambique and the DRC.
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Ramaphosa concerned about political instability in Lesotho - Radebe
Jeff Radebe said he met the king, the prime minister and the opposition while in Lesotho.
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Lesotho's Democratic Congress still committed to coalition govt after ABC split
Lesotho’s wounded coalition government has assured its people and the international community that it still has the required majority to remain in power.
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Lesotho’s Majoro fires 4 ministers, coalition now faces possible collapse
The latest move by the PM follows the sacking of controversial Agriculture Minister Tefo Mapesela last week, and it means Majoro’s coalition government, with the opposition Democratic Congress, is now facing a possible collapse.
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Lesotho PM faces ouster after ruling party break-up
Moeketsi Majoro took power in May last year following the dramatic departure of his predecessor Thomas Thabane, who resigned amid allegations that he conspired to murder his wife in 2017.
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Lesotho fund frustrated by govt delaying COVID vaccine procurement
Sesiu, a solidarity fund that has raised R25 million and secured the Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, has been waiting for the letter from the ministry of health.
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Lesotho PM declares state of emergency after heavy rain pummels country
Majoro said that the country needed between R70 million and R100 million to rebuild and he has called on development partners to assist.
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Lesotho PM Majoro fires new defence minister 10 days after making appointment
On 4 February, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro reshuffled his cabinet when he fired a minister of defence and appointed Lekhetho Mosito in that position.
