Mphaka, ministers and PS questioned over army deployment
Pascalinah Kabi THREE ministers, a principal secretary and Government Secretary Moahloli Mphaka could find themselves in hot water for allegedly masterminding Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s...
View ArticleNo pay for factory workers until 2020/21 budget approval
Bereng Mpaki THE government will only release relief funds to assist private companies and factory workers who are distressed by the ongoing lockdown once parliament passes the 2020/21 budget,...
View ArticleSenior LDF officer warns ministers
says spy agency is investigating ministers who leak cabinet information Nthatuoa Koeshe A SENIOR army officer has accused some cabinet ministers of working to destabilise Prime Minister Thomas...
View ArticleMolibeli is working for the Mahao faction: Thabane
Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has accused Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli of illegally spying on senior government officials and arresting them to settle political scores on...
View ArticleABC rejects Thabane’s immunity demands
Pascalinah Kabi THE national executive committee (NEC) of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) has rejected its leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s demand for immunity from prosecution as a...
View ArticleEnd of the road for Thabane
as ABC gives premier until end of this week to resign or face ouster move comes after Senate approved law to curtail PM’s powers to dissolve parliament…!!! ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE All Basotho...
View ArticleMalema’s EFF demands resignation of “criminal” Thabane
Ntsebeng Motsoeli SOUTH Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has called for the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, describing him as a “criminal” and...
View ArticleSA once again intervenes to save Lesotho
Special envoy Radebe says PM not guaranteed immunity for murder prosecution Pascalinah Kabi Despite his belligerence, pressure has inexorably mounted on Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to quit and he...
View ArticlePolitical parties attack Thabane over army deployment
say move shows he’s no longer fit for office and must go now Pascalinah Kabi THE ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC), the opposition Democratic Congress (DC) and two other parties have attacked...
View ArticleThabane extends lockdown
Limpho Sello PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has extended the national lockdown by 14 days until 5 May 2020 to enable the government to begin mass testing of the population for the coronavirus...
View ArticleSpeed up relief fund-govt told
Bereng Mpaki THOUSANDS of workers could starve if the government delays the implementation of the COVID-19 Private Sector Relief Fund to rescue businesses that are affected by the ongoing national...
View ArticleCourt blocks fresh attempt to oust Molibeli
Mohalenyane Phakela POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli says the real reason for the weekend deployment of heavily armed soldiers around Maseru was to effect his arrest and removal to pave way for his...
View ArticleArmy chief defied orders to arrest me: Molibeli
top cop says he could have been killed had the planned arrest proceeded Pascalinah Kabi POLICE Commissioner Holomo Molibeli says he is a free man only because Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander,...
View ArticleI am not quitting soon: Thabane
“I will leave office on my own terms and a time of my own choosing”, declares premier despite mounting pressure for him to quit now Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane has warned his...
View ArticleFREE | Read the full April 26 2020 edition of Sunday Express
Thabane must go now… demands political parties as they vow to push no confidence motion, Ntsebeng Motsoeli PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane risks being booted out of office unceremoniously instead of...
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View ArticleThabane sets retirement date
Staff Reporter EMBATTLED Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says he will step down on 29 May 2020. He however, said he will only go on that date if the governing coalition and his own All Basotho Convention...
View ArticleFREE | Read the full 10 May 2020 edition of Sunday Express
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View ArticleThabane regime collapses
Staff Reporter THE Thomas Thabane-led government collapsed on Monday. This after all three of the four parties in the governing coalition including Mr Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC) informed...
View ArticleLesotho’s murdered first lady agreed to divorce on day she died — sources
MASERU (Reuters) — Hours before she was shot dead on the outskirts of the capital, Lesotho’s former first lady, Lipolelo Thabane, made a surprising decision. According to both a close friend and a...
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