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The prime minister has been questioned by the police, plunging the country into another crisis
The mountain kingdom’s politicians keep playing the same old game, with the same frustrating results
With the opposition boycotting parliamentary sittings – and its leaders still in exile – the country’s international standing is taking a hammering.
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The attempted assassination of a military commander has plunged Lesotho into turmoil after an apparent coup that forced the prime minister to flee.
The defence department says South African troops have not been involved in foiling an alleged coup in Lesotho.
Lesotho’s Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has taken charge of the government after Prime Minister Thomas Thabane fled the country.
Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has resigned after his party failed to secure an outright majority and the opposition united to oust him.
Lesotho’s ruling party has won the most votes but fell short of the required majority to govern alone and will have to form a coalition.
Lesotho’s ruling party has taken the lead in its general election, but results show the country is still set to have its first ever coalition Cabinet.
Polling stations closed in Lesotho Saturday, in a tight election that pitted three erstwhile allies against each other.
Lesotho goes to the polls on May 26 and as 15 parties battle it out in the closely fought election, the country’s problems are largely ignored.
Notwithstanding the strong demand for private healthcare, Netcare’s operations in South Africa are operating in an extremely challenging environment, the hospital group said on Monday. This environment was due to ”increased regulatory and cost pressures”, it said.
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/ 31 December 2007
Disguised as an Irish priest and taking advantage of the New Year festivities, Donald Woods launched a dramatic escape 30 years ago to expose one of South Africa’s most notorious apartheid crimes. As the country prepared to ring in the new year, the white liberal editor managed to evade house arrest and cross over into the tiny kingdom of Lesotho.