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Lesotho

Ongoing unrest puts question mark on Lesotho PM’s return
Article
/ 2 September 2014

Ongoing unrest puts question mark on Lesotho PM’s return

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has failed to return home as reports of escalated tensions in the country’s capital continue.

By Staff Reporter
‘We are going home now’ – Lesotho PM’s aide
Article
/ 1 September 2014

‘We are going home now’ – Lesotho PM’s aide

While Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is on his way home, SADC is expected to send a team to monitor the situation in the country.

By Staff Reporter
8 things you probably didn’t know about Lesotho
Africa
/ 1 September 2014

8 things you probably didn’t know about Lesotho

From a dinosaur to a ski resort, here are eight things you didn’t know about Lesotho – Africa’s unusual "kingdom in the sky".

By Staff Reporter
Thabane asks SADC to send troops into Lesotho
Article
/ 1 September 2014

Thabane asks SADC to send troops into Lesotho

Lesotho’s now exiled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says SADC must send peacekeeping troops to Lesotho, as the situation is "out of hand".

By Sapa Ap
Zuma to head talks on Lesotho crisis
Article
/ 1 September 2014

Zuma to head talks on Lesotho crisis

Talks between SADC officials are expected to resume on Monday to discuss a peaceful solution to Lesotho’s attempted military coup.

By Reuters
SADC, SANDF and the Lesotho coup that wasn’t
Africa
/ 1 September 2014

SADC, SANDF and the Lesotho coup that wasn’t

SA has called a SADC meeting to discuss the recent Lesotho "coup", while the SANDF has refuted claims that it was involved in foiling the attempt.

By Sapa and Reuters
Lesotho’s deputy premier takes reins after PM flees ‘coup’
Africa
/ 31 August 2014

Lesotho’s deputy premier takes reins after PM flees ‘coup’

Lesotho’s Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has taken charge of the government after Prime Minister Thomas Thabane fled the country.

By Staff Reporter
Lesotho PM flees to SA, confirms military coup
Africa
/ 30 August 2014

Lesotho PM flees to SA, confirms military coup

Tom Thabane says he has been "removed from control not by the people but by the armed forces" and has fled South Africa in fear of his life.

By Johannes Myburgh
Lesotho attempted coup: ‘There is still a lot of danger’ – minister
Africa
/ 30 August 2014

Lesotho attempted coup: ‘There is still a lot of danger’ – minister

Thesele Maseribane has accused the deputy prime minister of involvement in the move to seize power, after an attempted coup in the landlocked country.

By Staff Reporter
Lesotho’s military seizes control of police headquarters
Africa
/ 30 August 2014

Lesotho’s military seizes control of police headquarters

Armed forces have seized control of the country’s police headquarters and jammed radio stations and phones, says a government minister.

By Staff Reporter
Lesotho PM: I haven’t received money from Guptas
Africa
/ 25 August 2014

Lesotho PM: I haven’t received money from Guptas

Thomas Thabane has defended the Guptas as "solid business-people" and his decision to appoint them to market Lesotho.

By Sapa
Atul Gupta ‘appointed special adviser to Lesotho PM’
Article
/ 14 August 2014

Atul Gupta ‘appointed special adviser to Lesotho PM’

Politically connected business person Atul Gupta has reportedly been appointed special adviser to Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane.

By Verashni Pillay
Lesotho’s parties agree to remain in coalition
Africa
/ 21 June 2014

Lesotho’s parties agree to remain in coalition

Parties in Lesotho’s shaky coalition government have averted a political crisis by agreeing to continue working together until elections in 2017.

By Sapa Afp
Parliament suspended amid fears of a coup in Lesotho
Africa
/ 19 June 2014

Parliament suspended amid fears of a coup in Lesotho

Emergency talks have been underway to determine the future of Lesotho’s fragile coalition government, amid suggestions of a coup.

By Staff Reporter
Remember Lesotho?
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Remember Lesotho?

Rural life – its joy, its sorrow, its contradiction – finds new expression in a poignant tale of the kingdom.

By Laurence Caromba
Cracks in Lesotho’s ruling pact
Africa
/ 27 March 2014

Cracks in Lesotho’s ruling pact

The tripartite coalition government of Lesotho is splintering, with its sponsor BBDP leader Jeremane Ramathebane in custody for suspected fraud.

By Staff Reporter
Gem Diamonds rises after unearthing 100-carat stone in Lesotho
Article
/ 26 June 2013

Gem Diamonds rises after unearthing 100-carat stone in Lesotho

The discovery of a 100-carat white diamond worth an estimated $5-million has put London-based Gem Diamonds on its strongest footing in nine months.

By Staff Reporter
Out with Ramodibedi, says Lesotho government
Africa
/ 20 June 2013

Out with Ramodibedi, says Lesotho government

The government of Lesotho is preparing impeachment proceedings against its court of appeal president Michael Ramodibedi.

By Musa Ndlangamandla
Lesotho chieftainship for men only
Africa
/ 24 May 2013

Lesotho chieftainship for men only

Judges find that banning daughters from inheriting positions is not a discriminatory practice.

By Eva-Lotta Jansson
Bafana to lock horns with Lesotho ahead of World Cup qualifiers
Article
/ 7 May 2013

Bafana to lock horns with Lesotho ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Bafana Bafana will play an international friendly against neighbours Lesotho in preparation for its two Fifa World Cup qualifying matches.

By Sapa
Funding crisis looms large
Article
/ 28 March 2013

Funding crisis looms large

HIV counsellors play a vital role in Lesotho’s health system, but the money is running out.

By Staff Reporter
Lesotho hit by match-fixing link
Africa
/ 15 March 2013

Lesotho hit by match-fixing link

Players and officials allegedly accepted large sums of money to throw a football match.

By Staff Reporter
Migrant workers owed billions in ‘unclaimed’ social security funds
Article
/ 22 February 2013

Migrant workers owed billions in ‘unclaimed’ social security funds

People from SA’s neighbouring countries flock here looking for work. Hundreds of thousands find it in the mining industry and in farming and tourism.

By Eva-Lotta Jansson
Lesotho’s Propane Lebesa implicated in student-rent fraud
Africa
/ 8 February 2013

Lesotho’s Propane Lebesa implicated in student-rent fraud

Former Lesotho Trade Minister Propane Lebesa benefited from a government scheme that was intended to pay the rent of students studying in SA.

By Staff Reporter
Report claims Ethiopian man is smuggling illegals
Article
/ 4 January 2013

Report claims Ethiopian man is smuggling illegals

Lesotho claims an Ethiopian is smuggling illegal immigrants into South Africa – but he denies it.

By Staff Reporter
Water deal irks Lesotho’s new rulers
Article
/ 7 December 2012

Water deal irks Lesotho’s new rulers

South Africa has been accused of putting undue pressure on a weak government to extract an unfair deal. Caswell Tlali reports.

By Sam Sole
Lesotho’s food crisis: A waiting game
Africa
/ 29 November 2012

Lesotho’s food crisis: A waiting game

Lesotho’s declaration of a food emergency in August went fairly unnoticed in South Africa, but make no mistake: this is an emergency.

By Suzanne Beukes
Lesotho convict fights to stay in SA
Africa
/ 16 November 2012

Lesotho convict fights to stay in SA

Katse Dam delegate, Reatile Mochebelele is fighting extradition from South Africa to serve a 10-year sentence for fraud.

By Staff Reporter
All change for African textile giant
Article
/ 31 August 2012

All change for African textile giant

Embedded in the belly of South Africa, landlocked Lesotho has emerged as a textile giant in Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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