Tom Thabane

Events in Lesotho point to poor prospects for political stability

Africa Roger Southall - 28 Jan 2020

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

Murders plague Lesotho politics

Africa Simon Allison - 24 Jan 2020

The prime minister has been questioned by the police, plunging the country into another crisis

Goodbye to the godfather of Lesotho politics

Africa Charles Fogelman & John Aerni-flessner - 22 Feb 2019

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

Shaun’s new job: Murder in Lesotho

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 23 Nov 2018

SA’s former NPA boss will prosecute the Mountain Kingdom’s most politically sensitive case

Fractures weaken Lesotho’s ruling party

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 5 Sep 2018

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

New Lesotho murders highlight need for military reform

Africa Simon Allison - 5 Sep 2017

Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, elected in June, has pledged repeatedly to reduce the power of the military.

Lesotho army commander ‘shot dead’ by soldiers

Africa Al Jazeera - 5 Sep 2017

Official says Lieutenant General Khoantle Motsomotso was shot by soldiers who had recently been fired.

Lesotho needs a new electoral system

Africa Timothy S Rich & Vasabjit Banerjee - 21 Jul 2017

Parties should announce coalitional plans prior to the election so that voters can more properly gauge expected outcomes.

Overpopulation is not Lesotho’s biggest problem

Africa Charles Fogelman & John Aerni-flessner - 6 Jul 2017

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

Mysterious murder casts dark shadows over the Mountain Kingdom

Africa Simon Allison - 15 Jun 2017

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

Who is Thomas Thabane, and why is Lesotho’s army so scared of him?

Africa Simon Allison - 15 Jun 2017

In an interview, Tom Thabane outlines his ambitious - perhaps too ambitious - reform agenda.

Lesotho’s Groundhog Day election

Africa Simon Allison - 2 Jun 2017

The mountain kingdom’s politicians keep playing the same old game, with the same frustrating results

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