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Charles Fogelman

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Thomas Thabane, leader of All Basotho Convention (ABC), greets supporters in Maseru in 2012. (Photo by Alexander Joe/AFP)

ALL BASOTHO CONVENTION

It’s the end of an era in Lesotho

A political obituary for Thomas Thabane

John Aerni-flessner
Charles Fogelman

With the retirement of Pakalitha Mosisili from politics in January comes the opportunity for a younger generation of opposition leaders to challenge the position of
current Prime Minister Tom Thabane and his party.(Xinhua/AFP)

Goodbye to the godfather of Lesotho politics

Pakalitha Mosisili has been the pre-eminent power broker for decades. What will the Mountain Kingdom look like without him?

Charles Fogelman
John Aerni-flessner

A notice published in the Government Gazette by Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande last month said 33% of students could return to campus under level 3.

Overpopulation is not Lesotho’s biggest problem

The Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho recently held its third general election in the last five years.

Charles Fogelman
John Aerni-flessner

News reports in Lesotho newspapers and on radio often suffer from limited analysis

Pierce Lesotho’s fog with facts

Bad reporting in and on the country is poisoning its politics ahead of elections.

John Aerni-flessner
Charles Fogelman
Jeffrey Smith