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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

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Lesotho drops murder charges against ex-PM Thomas Thabane

Maseru – Lesotho on Tuesday dropped murder charges against the country’s former prime minister Thomas Thabane and his wife... Read more

26 Jul, 2022

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Lesotho sets October 7 election date

Maseru – Lesotho says it will hold general elections on October 7, in the latest round of polling in... Read more

20 Jul, 2022

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Lesotho due to hold elections despite lack of progress on key political reforms

Hoolo ‘Nyane, University of Limpopo Lesotho is due to hold national elections in mid-October. The polls were expected to... Read more

6 Jul, 2022

Countries

Cash-strapped and exiled, minnows Sao Tome book AFCON group spot

Johannesburg – Forwards based in Finland and Bolivia scored in Mauritius on Sunday to take minnows Sao Tome e... Read more

28 Mar, 2022