Lesotho
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.
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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.
