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Lesotho's Tom Thabane Clings to Power Against the Odds

The courts do not have the powers to order the removal of a prime minister, Constitutional Court Judge Sakoane Sakoane has said. Earlier, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane offered to step down from office by July 31 after he was accused of having a hand in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife. But now Thabane has ordered the security forces and intelligence service to probe his party rivals, whom he accused of plotting to topple his government. His rivals are pushing for his early departure and have teamed up with opposition with the goal of forming a coalition government.

Lesotho: Courts Cannot Remove PM Thabane - ConCourt Judge

Lesotho Times, 9 April 2020

The courts do not have the powers to order the removal of a prime minister as the latter is appointed by His Majesty the King and not the judiciary, Constitutional Court Judge… Read more »

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Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane (file photo).

Lesotho: Six Ruling Party Ministers Endorsed Pact to Oust Thabane

Lesotho Times, 9 April 2020

Six senior ministers including Moeketsi Majoro are among 34 All Basotho Convention (ABC) legislators who endorsed the party's national executive committee (NEC)'s deal with the… Read more »
Lesotho: PM Tom Thabane Clings to Power Against the Odds

ISS, 9 April 2020

If the rolling political turmoil of the past six years has taught the Basotho people nothing else, it must surely be the meaning of the ungainly word 'prorogue'. The Concise Oxford… Read more »

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Minister Majoro Says He is Ready for Lesotho's Highest Office

Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro, who was unanimously chosen by the All Basotho Convention legislators to succeed Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, says he is ready to take over when ... Read more »
- Lesotho: Finance Minister Majoro Says He is Ready to Take Over
- Lesotho: What Lesotho's Constitution Says About Immunity for a Sitting Prime Minister
Twists, Turns Abound in Case of Murder Accused Lesotho First Lady

The police have said they will lay criminal charges against senior judicial officers involved in a controversial decision to release First Lady Maesaiah Thabane on bail in February ... Read more »
- Lesotho: Police, Judicial Officers Clash Over First Lady Maesaiah Thabane's Bail
- Lesotho: Thabane Asks ConCourt to Throw Out Murder Charges
Lesotho PM in Court for Alleged Murder of Estranged Wife

Lesotho is awaiting a historic court ruling that could see its prime minister, Thomas Thabane, charged with murdering his wife. The case, which also involves his current wife, has ... Read more »
- Lesotho: Murder Case - Prime Minister Thabane Enters Uncertain Territory
- Lesotho: Murder Case - Prime Minister Thabane Appears in Court
Lesotho First Lady Charged With Murder of PM Thabane's Ex-Wife

After nearly a month on the run, Lesotho's First Lady Maesaiah Thabane has been charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's former wife, Lipolelo. ... Read more »
- Lesotho: First Lady's Arrest 'Unlikely to Fix Political Crisis in Country'
- Lesotho: Prime Minister's Wife to Be Charged with Murder - Police
Lesotho PM Says He Will Resign as Police Probe First Wife's Death

Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane has agreed to step down after evidence allegedly linked him to the murder of his estranged wife, his party has announced. Police are ... Read more »
- Lesotho: Events Point to Poor Prospects for Political Stability
- Lesotho: Lesotho's Future No Clearer As Tom Thabane to Resign

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