Mahao warns Thabane of imminent ouster
as the ABC deputy leader issues premier with two week ultimatum to resolve crisis ’Marafaele Mohloboli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader, Nqosa Mahao, says he foresees...
View ArticleThabane faces angry youths
Pascalinah Kabi/Ntsebeng Motsoeli EXASPERATED youths from across the country are planning a massive protests against Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s government over a host of issues that include the...
View ArticleMphaka attacks “self-serving” principal secretaries
Pascalinah Kabi GOVERNMENT Secretary Moahloli Mphaka has accused some principal secretaries of focusing on tenders for personal enrichment instead of their core obligation of ensuring efficient service...
View ArticleProcess to recruit new IEC bosses sparks a storm
Pascalinah Kabi THE recently started process of recruiting new commissioners of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is already mired in controversy. Two of the ten shortlisted candidates,...
View ArticlePM told to resign
MPs say Thabane has lost control of party and govt ’Marafaele Mohloboli TWENTY All Basotho Convention (ABC) legislators including one Senator have urged their leader Thomas Thabane to resign as Prime...
View ArticleMahase must go: Mochoboroane
Staff Reporter ACTING Chief Justice ’Maseforo Mahase should not be given the position on a substantive basis but should instead be sent packing on account of her bias for Prime Minister Thomas Thabane,...
View ArticleThabane must go now: Mochoboroane
MEC leader says he thrice rejected the PM’s offer of a ministerial post says Lesotho risks being a failed state if Thabane remains in charge Staff Reporter MOVEMENT for Economic Change (MEC) leader...
View ArticleKamoli, accomplices accused of sabotaging Mahao trial
as they hope for amnesty if Thabane’s gvt collapses Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli and his fellow accused soldiers appear to have adopted a scorched earth...
View ArticleKamoli falls on hard times
begs govt to foot his legal bills Mohalenyane Phakela MURDER accused former army commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli has fallen on hard times and can no longer afford his legal costs, according...
View ArticleThabane has no powers to fire ABC members: Judge
Mohalenyane Phakela In an ominous sign for Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, a judge of the High Court has declared that the All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader has no right to expel members of his party...
View ArticleChurch leaders bemoan political crisis
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE Christian Council of Lesotho (CCL) has expressed concern over the power struggle in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC), saying the resultant political...
View ArticleDrought breeds multi-faceted crises for border communities
Limpho Sello THE recent El-Nino induced drought has spawned a multi-faceted crisis for Basotho communities in the border areas with South Africa who are often forced to illegally graze their livestock...
View ArticleWool farmers, political parties pile pressure on Thabane
Bereng Mpaki PRESSURE continues to mount on the beleaguered Thomas Thabane administration after thousands of disgruntled wool and mohair farmers brought Maseru to a standstill with the “mother of all...
View ArticleThabane to be hauled before disciplinary tribunal- Mahao
Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader Professor Nqosa Mahao has said that ABC leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will soon be hauled before a disciplinary tribunal to answer...
View ArticleRamaphosa jets in
Pascalinah Kabi SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in the country this morning to try and breathe new life into the much-delayed multi-sector reforms recommended by the regional...
View ArticleBNP conference in doubt
as party members file lawsuit Nat Molomo/Mohalenyane Phakela IT never rains but pours for the governing coalition with the Basotho National Party (BNP) being the latest to be beset by infighting....
View ArticleMetsing must account for Mahao murder – family
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE family of slain army commander Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao has warned Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing against entertaining any notion...
View ArticleMahao blasts ’Maesaiah Thabane’s “takeover of govt”
says “bedroom coup” potentially more disastrous than that of Grace Mugabe Pascalinah Kabi ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) deputy leader Professor Nqosa Mahao has savaged ABC leader and Prime Minister...
View ArticleThabane, Kabi move to block ABC conference
Mohalenyane Phakela THE High Court will today hear a case in which ABC leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and deputy secretary general Nkaku Kabi are seeking to block the holding of a special...
View ArticleCongress parties outfox gvt on IEC commissioners
Pascalinah Kabi OPPOSITION parties outwitted the ruling coalition and parachuted their loyalists for appointments into the all-powerful Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). If the opposition’s...
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