Lesotho police may have shut it down, but the Lifaqane festival still offers the hope of uniting African voices in the face of discord and opprobrium.
South Africa’s neighbours are dependent on the union’s short-sighted revenue-sharing formula.
Opposition parties form a coalition government after beating Thomas Thabane in snap elections aimed at bringing stability following a coup bid.
The final results of a vote in Lesotho, called after an alleged coup attempt by the army, show the kingdom is heading for a coalition government.
Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s All Basotho Convention took an early lead in Lesotho’s snap elections as counting continued on Sunday.
Elections in crisis-hit Lesotho proceeded largely without incident, according to the country’s electoral commission, as counting commenced.
Bad reporting in and on the country is poisoning its politics ahead of elections.
Campaigning has been largely peaceful but analysts say tensions are high before the parliamentary vote.
After a deadly shooting earlier this month, the SADC is being criticised for ignoring the cause of Lesotho’s crisis: political violence.
Prince Harry’s image of a Lesotho herdsman is as arrogant as any colonial-era portrait, writes Jonathan Jones.
The mountain kingdom needs a robust, confident media to cover events without fear or favour – but this is unlikely in this polarised society.
Lesotho’s King Letsie III has reopened Parliament, the first step in a peace deal aimed at ending a crisis sparked by an attempted military coup.
It’s no Durban July, but the annual Mehloding Heritage Event Horse Race in Mparane is one of the most exciting events in the country.
Today wrapped up Cyril Ramaphosa’s successful three-day visit to Lesotho that resulted in the signing of the Maseru Facilitation Declaration.
Cyril Ramaphosa returns to Maseru to mediate a resolution after unrest in the country, around the same time a shootout occurred between armed forces.
Award-winning writer, Max Du Preez, transports listeners with a true story of wise men, warriors and an ideology that created the country of Lesotho.
Cyril Ramaphosa is set to return to Maseru to encourage a regional mandate to help restore stability to the country following an attempted coup.
Lesotho may head to the polls soon in an attempt to restore political stability, as the country’s leadership crisis appears to be intensifying.
SA will meet regional leaders after they failed to resolve a crisis sparked two weeks ago by an aborted coup.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking over from Zuma at mediation talks with Lesotho ministers who disagree over the reopening of Parliament.
Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli has been seen in Maseru and says he is not in hiding, nor did he seize a cache of army weapons.
Lesotho’s coalition leaders, who met Jacob Zuma following an attempted coup, have been given two days to agree on a date to open Parliament.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is to travel to Lesotho to discuss peace and stability in the country after an attempted coup.
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has said he won’t re-open Parliament, throwing a South African-brokered peace deal into doubt.
Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli, who Prime Minister Tom Thabane asked to step down, has seized a cache of army weapons for a possible standoff.
Prime Minister Tom Thabane says foreign forces are keeping the peace following the attempted coup.
The mountain kingdom’s fragile three-party coalition faces further tests in the weeks to come.
Many have been left wondering why the Lesotho army interferes in politics time and again.
For some in the mountain kingdom, water is a curse that has washed away any chance of a good life.
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane returned to his home country after fleeing following an attempted coup, which the military denies.
Ts’epe – the mix of Sesotho traditional music and rap – is more than just hip-hop, the movement aims to instil pride in the people of Lesotho.
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has failed to return home as reports of escalated tensions in the country’s capital continue.