Lesotho election results expected by Tuesday
Supporters of Thomas Thabane, All Basotho Convention (ABC), celebrate in Maseru a day after the people of Lesotho went to the polls in National Assembly elections. (AFP) “Currently most of the urban...
View ArticleHillary Rodham Clinton comment on Lesotho's Elections
Monday, 11 June 2012, 12:54 pm Press Release: US State Department Lesotho's Elections Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 8, 2012 The United...
View ArticleLesotho king names opposition leader Thabane prime minister
Lesotho's king on Thursday named opposition leader Tom Thabane as prime minister after May polls saw the ruling party crash to defeat, the royal palace said. The appointment, which came after outgoing...
View ArticleLesotho king names prime minister
Maseru - Lesotho's king on Thursday named opposition leader Tom Thabane as prime minister after May polls saw the ruling party crash to defeat, the royal palace said. The appointment, which came after...
View ArticleFood crisis threatens Lesotho
An impending food crisis in Lesotho was discussed during a meeting between that country's leaders and President Jacob Zuma on Thursday. Prime Minister...
View ArticleJoint Communique On the Meeting Between His Excellency President Jacob Zuma...
[SA Govt]1. At the invitation of the President of the...
View ArticleZuma to meet Lesotho PM
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will host Lesotho Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas Thabane, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Thabane will be accompanied on his visit by the ministers of foreign...
View ArticleJoint Communiqué on the meeting between His Excellency President Jacob Zuma...
18 October 2012 1. At the invitation of the President of the Republic of South Africa, HE President Jacob Zuma, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, The Right Honourable Mr Motsoahae Thomas...
View ArticleJoint Communiqué on the Meeting between His Excellency President Jacob Zuma...
Joint Communiqué on the Meeting between His Excellency President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and The Right Honourable Motsoahae Thomas Thabane, Prime Minister of The Kingdom of Lesotho: Pretoria, 18...
View ArticlePresident Zuma to host Prime Minister Tom Thabane of Lesotho (South Africa...
Press release 17 October 2012 President Zuma to host Prime Minister Tom Thabane of Lesotho President Jacob Zuma will host the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, The Right Honourable Motsoahae...
View ArticlePresident Jacob Zuma hosts Prime Minister of Kingdom of Lesotho, Honourable...
President Zuma to host Prime Minister Tom Thabane of Lesotho 17 Oct 2012 President Jacob Zuma will host the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, The Right Honourable Motsoahae Thomas Thabane, for...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Lesotho Pays an Official Visit to the Sahrawi Arab...
[SPS]Bir Lahlou -The Prime...
View ArticleHuman Rights Reports - Lesotho
[]Lesotho is a constitutional monarchy with a democratic parliamentary...
View ArticleSouth African police guard Lesotho PM after 'military coup'
Tom Thabane returns to Lesotho with South African protection after fleeing country on Saturday ...
View ArticleLesotho PM Thabane to Seek Re-Election Next Year
Peter Clottey Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says he will seek re-election next year after signing an agreement with rival political parties. In an interview with VOA, Thabane said he is...
View ArticleLesotho's deputy premier takes reins after PM flees 'coup'
By Marafaela Mohloboli and John Mkhize MASERU (Reuters) - Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing has taken charge of the government after the Prime Minister Thomas Thabane fled the country...
View ArticleS. African President Zuma to Meet With Lesotho Leaders Tuesday
Peter Clottey South Africa President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to meet leaders of Lesotho’s coalition government Tuesday in a bid to help resolve sharp political disagreements that led to last month’s...
View ArticleSouthern African Countries to Help Restore Order in Lesotho
VOA News Southern African countries say they will send an envoy and an observer team to Lesotho following an apparent coup attempt over the weekend. Officials from the Southern African Development...
View ArticleSituation in Lesotho remains tense after possible coup
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The situation in Lesotho remained tense on Saturday after a possible coup that sent Prime Minister Tom Thabane going into hiding. Early Saturday morning, the military...
View ArticleLesotho PM heading home after 'coup'
Maseru (Lesotho) (AFP) - Lesotho's exiled prime minister is heading home, and aide told AFP on Monday, as regional mediators sought to reinstall him to power days after an apparent coup. "We are going...
View ArticleZuma to mediate on Lesotho's reopening of Parliament
President Jacob Zuma will travel to Lesotho on Tuesday to discuss restoring “peace and stability” in the country, the international relations department said. “During the visit, the president is...
View ArticleZuma fails to bring stability in Lesotho
Related articles Zuma prods Lesotho leaders to renew peace talks THE INSIDER: Confusion reigns in kingdom of coups In this article People: Jacob Zuma THE political impasse in Lesotho is looking as...
View ArticleLesotho PM to return home following SADC intervention
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who sought refuge in South Africa following an attempted military coup in his country on Saturday, is on his way home...
View ArticleLesotho PM says army staged coup, military denies
MASERU (Reuters) - Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Saturday accused his country's army of mounting a coup against him and said he had fled to South Africa, but the military denied seeking to...
View ArticleOngoing unrest puts question mark on Lesotho PM's return
Gunfire and power cuts rekindled tensions in Lesotho’s capital of Maseru overnight, as the expected return to Lesotho of the exiled prime minister Thomas Thabane appeared uncertain following an...
View ArticleSouth African President Zuma Due in Lesotho to Mediate Crisis
South African President Jacob Zuma will visit Lesotho tomorrow in a bid to mediate a political crisis that has gripped the mountain kingdom since an alleged army coup attempt last month, the country’s...
View ArticleLesotho PM set to return after coup rumours
Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane is set to return to his country after three days in exile in neighbouring South Africa, as regional mediators seek to reinstall him to power after an apparent coup....
View ArticleLesotho PM safely back home after 'coup'
MASERU: Lesotho's embattled prime minister, who fled to South Africa at the weekend after an apparent bid to oust him, returned safely to his home country today, an aide said. Prime Minister Tom...
View ArticleLesotho defends call to give Guptas passports
Maseru - Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has defended his decision to issue diplomatic passports to members of the Gupta family and rejected opposition demands to withdraw them. Thabane said the...
View ArticleLesotho power vacuum after apparent coup attempt causes PM and deputy to flee
Police were off the streets and out of uniform in the Lesotho capital Maseru today after an apparent coup attempt by the army caused the Prime Minister to flee the country. King Letsie III is...
View ArticleLesotho prime minister in S. Africa for safety
Lesotho's prime minister fled to South Africa in fear for his safety and will now meet with leaders of southern Africa's regional group to seek peace, he said Sunday. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane said...
View ArticleS. African forces not involved in Lesotho coup: authorities
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The South African Department of Defence on Sunday refuted reports that its special forces had helped foil a coup in Lesotho. The Sunday Times reported that SA special...
View ArticleZuma tackles Lesotho’s coalition deadlock
Maseru - South African President Jacob Zuma remained locked in meetings on Tuesday night with the leaders of the three feuding parties in the coalition government in Lesotho. On his arrival at midday,...
View ArticleLesotho Prime Minister Returns After Fleeing Due to Coup Attempt
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane returned to the mountain kingdom guarded by the South Africa Police Service five days after he fled following an alleged coup attempt by the army, his political...
View ArticleLesotho’s deputy premier takes reins after PM flees ‘coup’
Related articles ANC condemns Lesotho coup Lesotho military seize control of police headquarters, jam radio stations Lesotho crisis eases as ruling coalition survives Lesotho parties negotiate as SA...
View ArticleAtul Gupta 'appointed special adviser to Lesotho PM'
Atul Gupta’s web of influence is set to grow, following his reported appointment as special adviser to Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane. Gupta is said to be one of three advisers who have received...
View ArticleSADC, SANDF and the Lesotho coup that wasn't
Foreign ministers of three Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) member states will be discussing the recent events in Lesotho, the international relations and co-operation department (Dirco)...
View ArticleLesotho Should Decide on Future Post-Coup, S. Africa’s Zuma Says
Lesotho should be able to determine its own future after the landlocked kingdom’s military carried out an attempted coup yesterday, South African President Jacob Zuma said as he prepared to meet Prime...
View ArticleLesotho prime minister returns home to pick up pieces
Related articles Zuma sets up compromise for Lesotho Sadc troika meets over Lesotho SA troops not involved in Lesotho, says department MASERU — Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane returned to state...
View ArticleBan voices concern about reported military takeover in Lesotho (United...
(Source: United Nations Security Council) Ban voices concern about reported military takeover in Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Motsoahae Thabane of the Kingdom of Lesotho. UN Photo/Sarah Fretwell 31...
View ArticleBan voices concern about reported military takeover in Lesotho (UN - United...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Ban voices concern about reported military takeover in Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Motsoahae Thabane of the Kingdom of Lesotho. UN Photo/Sarah Fretwell 31 August 2014 -...
View ArticleLesotho wants elite athletes to assist with sports development
Lesotho has called for professional athletes to train in their mountainous terrain to help with the country's development. Prince Seeiso thinks Lesotho offers the ideal environment for high-altitude...
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