Lesotho
Lesotho confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases from citizens who returned from WC
The health ministry said they were among 421 people tested between 22 and 28 May.
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Lesotho's former first lady Maesiah Thabane arrested after court appearance
Her bail was revoked by the Lesotho Appeal Court last Friday, which said acting chief justice Maseforo Mahase had erred when she granted it.
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Lesotho court revokes former first lady Maesiah Thabane’s bail
The former Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s third wife was granted bail by the high court for the alleged killing of Thabane’s second wife Lipolelo.
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Lesotho’s first coronavirus patient fully recovered
The news that the country’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient, who returned from Saudi Arabia, has fully recovered without showing any symptoms has brought relief.
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Ramaphosa congratulates Lesotho’s new PM Moeketsi Majoro
Majoro took the position following the resignation of Tom Thabane who vacated office this week before the end of his term in 2022.
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Lesotho's Maqelepo wants local lab tests as second COVID-19 case confirmed
Lesotho has confirmed its second case of COVID-19, one of 256 citizens who had travelled home from South Africa.
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New Lesotho ministers hoping to engage with SA to work on COVID-19 response
Lesotho Foreign Affairs Minister Matsepo Molise-Ramakoae said that the coronavirus presented an opportunity for a customised relationship for the two countries.
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Lesotho PM Majoro taps DC's Mokhothu as his deputy
Majoro has retained Basotho National Party leader Thesele Maseribane as minister of communications and Reformed Congress of Lesotho leader Keketso Rant’so - both parties fell out with Thabane’s government before it collapsed.
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Lesotho’s former first lady to hear next week if she remains on bail
Maesiah Thabane and husband, former Prime Minister Tom Thabane, are linked to another suspect in the 2017 killing of Thabane’s second wife, Lipolelo.
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Lesotho’s PM Majoro wants local govt to have more power to plan service delivery
The new prime minister was sworn-in on Wednesday and his ministers will be sworn-in Thursday.
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New Lesotho PM Majoro admits battles within ABC eroded judiciary
Moeketsi Majoro on Wednesday said that he would make restoring the integrity of the judiciary one of his priorities.
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Out with Thabane, in with Majoro: Lesotho officially has a new PM
Lesotho's now former Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro had his appointment sealed by King Letsie III on Wednesday morning.
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Thabane's murder charges in spotlight after resignation as Lesotho PM
Tom Thabane's constitutional court application challenging the murder charges of his second wife Lipolelo Thabane is under the spotlight now that he is no longer Lesotho's prime minister.
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Moeketsi Majoro to be sworn in as Lesotho PM on Wednesday
This comes just hours after Tom Thabane officially announced his resignation on Tuesday.
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Lesotho’s Tom Thabane officially resigns as PM
In a recorded statement, Thabane said: 'The work you assigned me is not over but the time to retire from public office has finally arrived.'
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New Lesotho govt coalition wants Majoro sworn in as PM today
The Lesotho Council of State made a landmark decision appointing Majoro as Prime Minister.
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‘He failed,’ Lesotho's youth ready for Thabane's resignation
Although embattled Tom Thabane is only expected to announce his resignation on Tuesday, the state council has accepted Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s nomination as his successor.
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Lesotho PM Thabane set to make official resignation announcement tomorrow
On Monday, he addressed his Ha Abia constituency in Maseru, saying that he was stepping down as prime minister but not as All Basotho Convention (ABC) party leader.
