May 19, 2023

Killing the Messengers

Lesotho imposed a national curfew this week following the murder of a prominent journalist, as authorities attempt to address rising crime rates in the small southern African kingdom, the Guardian reported Thursday. Unknown assailants shot and killed radio presenter Ralikonelo “Leqhashasha” Joki as he left his...

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October 13, 2022

New Kid on the Block

Political newcomer Sam Matekane will become Lesotho’s new prime minister after forming a three-party coalition following last week’s general election, the Associated Press reported. Results showed that Matekane’s Revolution for Prosperity Party won 56 seats in the 120-seat parliament, just five seats shy of securing a...

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July 28, 2022

Not Innocent

Lesotho prosecutors dropped all charges against former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his wife for their involvement in the 2017 murder of his estranged ex-wife in a case that shook the tiny, politically-unstable African nation, Agence France-Presse reported. Officials said they dropped the case after they...

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