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Political ambitions: Sam Matekane, a wealthy Mosotho, is the leader of the new Revolution for Prosperity political party in Lesotho
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Lesotho’s richest man gets political

Sam Matekane is betting his outsider status will re-energise cynical voters in the Lesotho elections in September

  • The Continent
  • John Aerni-flessner
2 min read
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
11 min read
Tom Thabane. (Reuters)
ALL BASOTHO CONVENTION

Events in Lesotho point to poor prospects for political stability

Since the demand for resources far outmatches the patronage available, Lesotho’s political arena has become brutally competitive

  • Roger Southall
6 min read
Tom Thabane. (Reuters)
ALL BASOTHO CONVENTION

Fractures weaken Lesotho’s ruling party

The rowdiness that marked the All Basotho Convention’s navel-gazing “sabbatical conference” gave a new twist to the leadership battle in the party

  • Lekhetho Ntsukunyane
5 min read
No prime minister has served a full five-year term over the past decade. Now it appears Majoro and his ruling coalition may not be able to escape this chaotic political cycle. (Oupa Nkosi)
ALL BASOTHO CONVENTION

Mysterious murder casts dark shadows over the Mountain Kingdom

Lipolelo Thabane’s death plunges Lesotho into yet another period of dangerous political instability.

  • Simon Allison
4 min read