The government of Lesotho says releasing Lesotho Defence Force Commander Lt General Tlali Kamoli was not easy, and it's an indication that Lesotho still bows to international pressure at the expense of its people. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili led celebrations to bid farewell to Kamoli, 5 years before his retirement age, after a SADC Commission recommended his removal.

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Thousands of supporters of a new Lesotho political party - Alliance of Democrats - attended an inaugural rally in the capital Maseru.
AD was founded by Monyane Moleleki, a former deputy leader of Lesotho Prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili's Democratic Congress.


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Well-known Lesotho businessman and philanthropists, Sam Matekane, is going into politics.

The 2021 Forbes Magazine winner of Africa's best entrepreneur, says his movement aims to rescue the country's ailing economy. With just under six months until national elections, Matekane has surrounded himself with heavy-weights, including the former Central Bank's Dr Retselisitsoe Matlanyane, and a former Chief Justice.

They vow to contest all of the country's eighty constituencies.

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Lesotho's political parties have stepped up campaigning ahead of general elections later this year. A newly formed party, Revolution for Prosperity, has promised to strengthen ties with neighbouring South Africa. The party has launched its campaign, with leader, Sam Matekane, saying it's vital to have good working relations with South Africa. He has also promised to ensure that Lesotho participates in rebuilding Africa's economy. Matekane spoke to SABC News International Editor, Sophie Mokoena.


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Lesotho's Independent Electoral Commission has completed the 2023 Local Government Elections process. While the official final poll result is yet to be gazetted, the IEC was able to confirm that the ruling Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) is leading the polls, closely followed by the opposition Democratic Congress.
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Lesotho's first lady has appeared in court for her alleged role in the murder of her husband's previous wife.

Maesaiah Thabane is charged with ordering the killing of Dipolelo (Lipolelo) Thabane in 2017.

She has been granted bail but appeared in court in the capital Maseru for a pre-trial hearing.


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Lesotho will hold a parliamentary election on Friday, amid failures by its politicians to pass constitutional reforms meant to end years of political instability in the southern African mountain kingdom.

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The King of Lesotho is appointing a cabinet minister to run the country. That after the military's actions over the weekend caused the prime minister to flee to neighboring South Africa. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane called the military's disarming of police, a coup attempt, but an army spokesperson says the military only stepped in after hearing that police planned to arm political fanatics preparing a demonstration. VOA’s Laurel Bowman reports.

The newly formed political party in Lesotho, the Revolution For Prosperity, has garnered enough votes to form a coalition government.
The RFP fell short of the 50 plus one required for it to govern without other parties. The country's electoral commission has just announced the results.
At the same time, observer missions have released their preliminary reports of the 2022 National Assembly Elections.
The European and SADC observer missions have commended the kingdom for peaceful, free and fair elections.

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The SADC Oversight Committee mandated to be an early warning mechanism for instability in Lesotho met the Speaker of the National Assembly on its second mission to the mountain kingdom.
The committee is also monitoring constitutional and security reforms, and the implementation of the recommendations of the Phumaphi Commission into the death of former army commander, Maaparakoe Mahao.

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Lesotho's former prime minister, Thomas Thabane, was charged over the murder of his estranged wife in a case that has shocked the southern African highland kingdom.

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Maseru, 24 October 2014 - An agreement has been reached in Lesotho, bringing the Kingdom a step closer to constitutional normalcy. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who facilitated the talks, says the agreement will go a long way to bringing stability to the tiny mountain kingdom.

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The Chairman of the regional body SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Corporation President Hakainde Hichilima took a working visit to The Kingdom of Lesotho on Thursday. The one-day visit aims to monitor progress on the National Reforms Process. Ahead of the upcoming SADC Summit in Angola, Hichilema paid a courtesy visit to Lesotho King, Letsie III, and met with opposition parties, the ruling coalition and other stakeholders. Rapelang Radebe has more.

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Lesotho has a new political party. Businessman Sam Matekane says if elected into power, his party - Revolution for Prosperity - will focus on building the economy of the Mountain Kingdom.
The country has experienced instability due to coalition governments since 2012.
International Editor, Sophie Mokoena spoke to Matekane on a range of issues, including the vision of his party, political and economic challenges, and Lesotho's relations with the continent.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting the Lesotho Prime Minister, Sam Matekane for the Inaugural Session of the South Africa - Lesotho Bi-National Commission in Pretoria.

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Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is under renewed pressure to resign after appearing in court over the alleged murder of his estranged wife, Lipolelo Thabane.

Members of his party and the opposition want Thabane to step down before his planned retirement in July.

They say his departure will end the political instability that has crippled Lesotho as it struggles with widespread poverty and unemployment.

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The suspects in the murder of a Lesotho Current Affairs Radio presenter, Ralikonelo “Leqhashasha” Joki, have been nabbed at the Maseru Bridge border post. The Lesotho Mounted Police had earlier confirmed arrest warrants for three Lesotho nationals who had fled to South Africa.
The three men were arrested as they attempted to return to Lesotho via Maseru Bridge.

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Some Lesotho nationals living in Rustenburg in the North West are calling on the government of South Africa and Lesotho to scrap the borders separating the two countries, saying Lesotho should be made South Africa's tenth province. They say the borders that separate African countries are practices initiated by the apartheid regime with the aim of separating and oppressing Africans. This emerged during a meeting of the Basotho nationals held at Boitekong near Rustenburg.

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Lesotho opposition has expressed concern with the latest developments which they say are bordering on compromising the peace and stability of the Kingdom. At least five political parties urged the entire government of the day to immediately step down. The opposition says a culmination of a series of unsolved criminal activities that have led to the erosion of the confidence of the Basotho Nation as a whole. The opposition says that it is from the unexplained death of the Premier's First Lady to the assassination of the two army commanders and many more corrupt activities that has crippled the government coffers. For more, we are joined by our reporter Rapelang Radebe in Maseru, Lesotho.

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Lesotho is water-rich. But the southern African kingdom is one of the world's poorest countries. To fill the state coffers, the government exports water to its parched neighbor, South Africa. Not only do Lesotho's villagers suffer, so does its eco-system.

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