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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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The World Briefly

October 13, 2022

New Kid on the Block

Lesotho

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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Need to Know

October 06, 2022

The Kingdom and the Chaos

Lesotho

Born in Shanghai in China, Zhenyu Shao moved to Lesotho 25 years ago and became a citizen in 2006. Now he’s running for parliament in his adopted country when voters go to the polls for a general election on Oct. 7. However, some Basothos, as...

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The World Briefly

July 28, 2022

Not Innocent

Lesotho

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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