Lesotho's New Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro Sworn In
Moeketsi Majoro was sworn in as Lesotho's new Prime Minister, a day after his predecessor, Thomas Thabane, resigned under pressure over a scandal involving the killing of his wife. Thabane bowed to calls to resign, three months after police named him and his current wife Maesaiah as suspects in the murder of his former spouse Lipolelo in a case that has plunged the mountain kingdom into a political crisis.
Lesotho's New Prime Minister Designate Moeketsi Majoro (file photo).
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Lesotho:
PM Thomas Thabane Steps Down Over Ex-Wife's Murder Probe
DW, 19 May 2020
The resignation follows a months-long political crisis in the kingdom. Instability shook the country after Thabane was accused of being complicit in his ex-wife's murder late last… Read more »
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Lesotho:
ABC Infighting to Blame for Collapse of Govt - Moleleki
Lesotho Times, 14 May 2020
Alliance of Democrats (AD) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki says the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has only got itself to blame for the infighting that led… Read more »
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Lesotho:
First Lady to Blame for Thabane's Ouster - Analysts
Lesotho Times, 14 May 2020
Outgoing Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has only got himself to blame for his ouster as he allowed his wife, 'Maesaiah Thabane, a free hand to meddle in government and party… Read more »
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Lesotho:
Embassies Call for Speedy Installation of New Govt
Lesotho Times, 14 May 2020
Foreign missions in Maseru yesterday urged the country's political parties to expedite the installation of a new government to enable it to get down to the task of addressing the… Read more »
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Lesotho:
Machesetsa Attacks 'Maesaiah and her 'Corrupt Cabal'
Lesotho Times, 14 May 2020
Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader Machesetsa Mofomobe has launched a scathing attack on the First Lady, 'Maesaiah Thabane, accusing her of running a cabal which received… Read more »
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Lesotho:
Lesotho's Thabane Digs in His Heels - Again
Daily Maverick, 14 May 2020
Lesotho's never-say-die Prime Minister Tom Thabane has once again dug in his heels, refusing to leave office even after this week apparently endorsing a new coalition formed to get… Read more »
InFocus
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The government of Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has fallen apart in Parliament after his coalition partners withdrew their support, signaling a potential end to a lengthy ... Read more »
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Lesotho's ruling party has turned down Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's demands for immunity from prosecution in connection with the 2017 murder of his estranged wife, Lipolelo ... Read more »
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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 »