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Lesotho elections: Newcomers score impressive win, but politics will still be unstable

Hoolo ‘Nyane, University of Limpopo The 2022 national elections in Lesotho will go down in the country’s history as... Read more

17 Oct, 2022

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Lesotho tycoon forges coalition after poll breakthrough

Maseru – A diamond millionaire who scored a stunning breakthrough in nationwide elections in Lesotho last week announced on... Read more

11 Oct, 2022

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‘Our home’: Lesotho’s last cave dwellers

Mateka  – Inside a dimly-lit mud dwelling nestled within a rocky mountain in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho,... Read more

11 Oct, 2022

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Millionaire wins Lesotho vote but no majority

Maseru – A millionaire political novice won the most votes in legislative elections in Lesotho but fell short of... Read more

11 Oct, 2022

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Polls close in troubled Lesotho after parliamentary vote

Maseru – Voters draped in traditional shepherd’s blankets cast their ballots on Friday in parliamentary elections in Lesotho, but... Read more

8 Oct, 2022

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Diamond millionaire hopes to rock Lesotho vote

Maseru – Sitting at the desk of a grand office in Lesotho’s capital of Maseru, Sam Matekane doesn’t attempt... Read more

7 Oct, 2022

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Lesotho since independence: coups, turmoil and murder

Maseru – Key dates since independence in the southern African mountain nation of Lesotho, which holds legislative elections on... Read more

7 Oct, 2022

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Lesotho bungles political reforms, risking fresh bout of instability after 2022 poll

Hoolo ‘Nyane, University of LimpopoThe Kingdom of Lesotho – a small landlocked country in southern Africa with a population... Read more

6 Oct, 2022

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Unstable Lesotho to hold vote with no clear frontrunner

Johannesburg – The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho holds parliamentary elections on Friday, which analysts expect to deliver... Read more

6 Oct, 2022

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Shadow of Lesotho’s ‘famo’ music wars hangs over Soweto massacre

Johannesburg – When 16 people were shot dead at a South African tavern, few thought the investigation would lead... Read more

11 Sep, 2022