Lesotho
Lesotho PM Majoro imposes 14-day total lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
Tight travel restrictions and other lockdown measures have been instituted to assist the Mountain Kingdom.
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Over 100 travellers from Lesotho test positive at the border daily - officials
Many prefer to get tested at the border where it costs R170 compared to testing in Lesotho where the test is R800 or more.
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Arrest of Lesotho deputy top cop in SA highlights contrast in lenience on VIPs
Lesotho Deputy Police Commissioner Seabata Tutuoane was arrested at the weekend for not stamping his passport when he crossed into South Africa.
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Lesotho police find 7 bodies in Mohokare River in almost two weeks
The river is located at the Ficksburg border in the Free State between South Africa and Lesotho.
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NW police arrest 36 people following gun fight over illegal mining turf
Officers have also confiscated three assault rifles from the scene.
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Vodacom heads to court after Lesotho revokes its operating license
The regulator announced that it had decided to revoke the mobile operator’s license for noncompliance, but Vodacom accused the regulator of being hostile towards the company.
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Lesotho Communications Authority threatens to revoke Vodacom’s licence
The authority said Vodacom has failed to pay a R40 million fine that was due on Wednesday.
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SA, Lesotho in talks after soldiers, border officials arrested
Lesotho police handcuffed two SANDF soldiers and two other South African border officials, who went into that country to fill up with petrol without passports.
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2 SANDF soldiers and 2 SA border officials arrested by Lesotho police
Lesotho police spokesperson Mpiti Mopeli said the group would be charged for entering the Kingdom in contravention of travel restrictions.
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Lesotho soldiers pursuing cross-border thieves due in SA court without legal aid
Two Lesotho soldiers were arrested a month ago, and their defence force said they had had little assistance to release the pair who were pursuing an alleged cross-border theft.
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Majoro: Lesotho eager to ensure success of SADC industrialisation plan
The annual meeting will see Mozambique take over as chairperson and Botswana will be the head of the organ on politics, defence and security.
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Former Lesotho PM Tom Thabane expected in court over wife's murder
The 82-year-old will be in the dock today to finally be charged with Lipolelo’s murder, like his wife Maesiah, as police allege that the pair masterminded the killing.
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Lesotho's former first lady granted bail in murder case
Maesaiah Thabane has been charged with ordering the killing of former prime minister Thomas Thabane's then-wife Lipolelo Thabane, who was shot dead near her home in Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, in June 2017.
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Decision on former Lesotho first lady’s bail bid due Friday
Maesiah Thabane was locked up for her alleged role in masterminding the killing of former Lesotho prime minister Tom Thabane’s wife, Lipolelo Thabane, in 2017.
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SA journo Paul Nthoba still worried about safety if he returns from Lesotho
Paul Nthoba said in addition to being beaten and detained by police in Ficksburg, in the Free State, while the station commander watched on, he was refused the right to open a case and get medical examination.
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Former Lesotho first lady Maesiah Thabane questions affidavits opposing her bail
She and her husband, former Prime Minister Tom Thabane are accused of masterminding the murder of Thabane’s second wife Lipolelo.
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Lesotho PM Majoro praises Ramaphosa’s efforts as AU chair to combat COVID-19
Lesotho’s new Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro, who was sworn in three weeks ago, paid a courtesy visit to President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Friday to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Ramaphosa, Majoro say prioritising cross-border movement key to control COVID-19
New Prime Minister Majoro recognised the role that South Africa has played in Lesotho’s stability. But, he too wants movement between the two countries to be taken care of.
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Lesotho PM Majoro arrives in Pretoria for courtesy visit to Ramaphosa
The visit is expected to discuss the two countries’ COVID-19 response, stability in the kingdom and the recent clashes of transport operators at the borders of the two countries
