Police bosses in near gunfight
Pascalinah Kabi A FRANTIC telephone call from Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli, who was away on official duty, prevented a potential deadly shootout between officers of the Special Operations Unit...
View ArticleMetsing the unlikely saviour of Thabane
’Marafaele Mohloboli TRUE to the adage that there are no permanent friends and permanent foes in politics, Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothejoa Metsing has emerged as the potential...
View ArticleThabane dodges no confidence vote
as parly adjourns indefinitely Ntsebeng Motsoeli PARLIAMENT was last week adjourned indefinitely amid widespread speculation that this was done to stave off a vote of no confidence against Prime...
View ArticleMajor victory for Mahao
as High Court settles ABC power struggle in new NEC’s favour Mohalenyane Phakela PROFESSOR Nqosa Mahao and his faction have won the long-drawn out battle for the control of the ruling All Basotho...
View ArticlePrime Minister Nqosa Mahao!!!
UNLESS you are a permanent resident of the recently discovered Planet Nandos, and pay the occasional visit to see us here on mother earth and thus completely out of touch with reality. Or unless you...
View Article‘The die is cast, ABC split looms’
Pascalinah Kabi FAR from being the solution, last Wednesday’s High Court ruling which confirmed the legitimacy of the new national executive committee (NEC) of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) only...
View ArticleUS warns govt on second MCC compact
Herbert Moyo THE United States (US) has warned that Lesotho risks losing out on the multi-million-dollar second compact under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) due to concerns about...
View Article‘We are ready to forgive you’ – Thabane told
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE newly elected executive committee (NEC) of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) says it is ready to forgive its leader and Prime Minister Thomas Thabane “for all his wrongs even...
View Article‘We don’t want a GNU’ – Mokhothu
’Marafaele Mohloboli DEMOCRATIC Congress (DC) leader Mathibeli Mokhothu has ruled out joining a government of national unity (GNU) with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, saying the latter should just step...
View ArticlePolitical instability scaring away investors: EU
Ntsebeng Motsoeli POLITICAL instability is scaring away international investors from Lesotho, the European Union ambassador, Christian Manahl, has said. Dr Manahl said the instability had also delayed...
View ArticleI have no ministerial ambitions: Metsing
’Marafaele Mohloboli LESOTHO Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing has reiterated his call for a government of national unity (GNU) to lead the country in the implementation of the...
View ArticleABC factions in near gun battle
Pascalinah Kabi THERE was drama when security guards of the warring All Basotho Convention (ABC) factions came close to exchanging gunfire at the party’s Maseru offices as the power struggle within the...
View ArticleNtsekele accused of plotting Thabane’s ouster
’Marafaele Mohloboli PRIME Minister Thomas Thabane’s children have accused former All Basotho Convention (ABC) secretary general Samonyane Ntsekele of feigning loyalty to the premier while plotting his...
View ArticleThotanyana dumps LCD
Pascalinah Kabi FORMER Mining Minister Lebohang Thotanyana has cut ties with the opposition Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), accusing the Mothejoa Metsing-led party of abandoning its founding...
View ArticleThabane sued for contempt of court
as battle for control of the ABC intensifies amid threats of bloodshed Mohalenyane Phakela/Pascalinah Kabi THE new national executive committee (NEC) of the All Basotho Convention (ABC), fronted by...
View ArticleMahao 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...
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