Speaker Sephiri Motanyane had to appease the opposition, which was demanding a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Tom Thabane before the budget was tabled.

Lesotho Primer Minister Tom Thabane said instead that members of parliament should praise him for leaving office, unlike some African leaders.

This was to give time to the Constitutional Court to decide whether Metsing can be charged despite a SADC agreement for temporary amnesty.

The prime minister appeared briefly in court on Monday where his lawyer asked the magistrate to refer the matter for constitutional interpretation.

Thabane's office said he left for South Africa early on Friday morning to seek emergency medical attention.

Sibolla fled Lesotho when police started questioning first lady, Maesiah Thabane, on the 2017 killing of the prime minister’s estranged wife Lipolelo.

Metsing fled to South Africa previously when Prime Minister Tom Thabane's government first made attempts to charge him.

Police were expecting Thabane to appear before the Maseru magistrates court but he did not arrive.

Tom Thabane is expected in court where he will be charged with murder, attempted murder, and malicious damage to property.

Thabane is expected to appear at the Maseru magistrates court on Friday morning where he will appear and be charged with murder.

On Wednesday, the national executive committee of Tom Thabane’s party, the ABC, gave him an ultimatum to resign by Thursday while the opposition threatened to block the budget if he did not.

Lesotho deputy police commissioner Paseka Mokete has confirmed that the director of public prosecutions was ready to charge Prime Minister Tom Thabane with his second wife Lipolelo's murder.

The NEC confirmed on Wednesday it had given Prime Minister Tom Thabane until Thursday to step down.

ABC leader and Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane has announced twice that he will retire with no time specified.

The Lesotho Communications Authority confirmed that it slapped Vodacom with an R8.2 million penalties for failing to pay regulatory fees on time.

Thato Sibolla, the survivor of the shooting that killed Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s second wife Lipolelo in 2017, wants the appeal court to review Maesiah Thabane's bail.

Lawyers challenging the bail of murder accused Lesotho first lady Maesiah Thabane in the appeal court said that they were struggling to obtain a date.

DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille announced Williams’ nomination on Monday.