All Basotho Convention
latest news & developmentsLesotho’s richest man gets political
Sam Matekane is betting his outsider status will re-energise cynical voters in the Lesotho elections in September
It’s the end of an era in Lesotho
A political obituary for Thomas Thabane
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
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
Mysterious murder casts dark shadows over the Mountain Kingdom
Lipolelo Thabane’s death plunges Lesotho into yet another period of dangerous political instability.