Lesotho News
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The week's uncertainty over the formation of a government in Lesotho following its May 2012 National Assembly (NA) elections, whose results inferred a hung parliament scenario, has come to end. The 120-member parliament was sworn in yesterday, Wednesday 6 June 2012, after the outgoing Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and his party the Democratic Congress (DC) conceded failure at augmenting its
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Politicians on both sides of the aisle in Lesotho say a longtime opposition leader will be the southern African country's prime minister. After parliament met Wednesday for the first time since May 26 elections and chose a speaker, Thomas Thabane's All Basotho Convention and two smaller parties presented documents claiming they had enough seats to govern as a coalition. Thabiso
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On a dusty mountaintop in Lesotho, Mamoliehi Tsapane beats sorghum with a wooden stick, the white grains popping from the husks over a bright green tarp. Just beyond her backyard, a Chinese construction company is blasting the mountain, carving out the base of what next year will become the 73-metre-high Metolong Dam. Commissioned by Lesotho, financed by Western and Arab
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Maseru - Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili resigned on Wednesday after his party failed to secure an outright majority in parliamentary elections, the former government secretary said. "The prime minister has just resigned," former government secretary Tlohang Sekhamane told journalists after he himself also relinquished his post. Mosisili would announce his decision in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Sekhamane
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Maseru - Lesotho opposition parties have agreed to form a coalition after veteran Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's party failed to win an absolute majority in parliamentary elections. All Basotho Convention leader Tom Thabane said late on Tuesday that at least five parties would form an alliance giving them a minimum of 64 seats, a majority in the 120-seat parliament following
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Lesotho's one million voters went to the polls Saturday in a tight general election where bitter personal rivalries among the three main party leaders have overshadowed worries about jobs and poverty. Polls were set to close at 5:00 pm (1500 GMT) after 10 hours of voting across this mountainous kingdom in which most people live as farmers in isolated villages
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African observers Friday called for peace on the eve of Lesotho's hotly contested general elections, while praising the tiny country for a campaign period free of major violence. "We call on all Basotho electors to exercise their democratic right and civic duty and participate massively and peacefully in tomorrow's elections," said former Nigerian leader Yakubu Gowon, chief observer from the
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Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's 14-year rule of the country will be hotly contested when the population goes to the polls tomorrow. Mosisili faces a great deal of discontent as recent polls list him among Africa's most despised leaders. Additionally, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) sought to depose him on several occasions, culminating in his split from the group and
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Maseru - Tiny Lesotho votes on Saturday in the most hotly contested election since Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili came to power in a 1998 vote that sparked rioting and a South African military intervention. After 14 years in power, Mosisili has established himself as a towering figure in this mountainous kingdom, bordered on all sides by South Africa, the regional
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Lesotho has seen political violence flare ahead of May 26 elections, with the opposition claiming that dirty tricks have undercut their turnouts. Fifteen political parties and several independent candidates will fight for the country's 120 parliamentary seats, although the main battle will be between Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's newly formed ruling Democratic Congress and his former party, the Lesotho Congress
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The King of Lesotho has set 26 May as the date for eagerly awaited general elections following a successful dialogue that ended the deadlock among the main political players. Agreement was reached one year ago after lengthy negotiations mediated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) aimed at finding a lasting solution to the political challenges in the country. "King
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The run-up to the general election in Lesotho has taken a dramatic turn, with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili leading a walkout from the Lesotho Congress for Democracy. Lesotho media report that 45 members of Parliament joined Mosisili in crossing the floor to form a new party, the Democratic Congress, which will take over as the majority party in Parliament. Agence
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Maseru — Lesotho is due for a general election to choose a new national government between February and May of this year. Despite a legal framework that stipulates a general election every five years, it appears none of the actors on the national stage are ready for it. So, are we building up to another snap election? The last election
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The United Nations agency that works to improve the lives of the world's rural poor is providing $10 million to help small farmers in Lesotho boost agricultural production. The agreement signed in Rome between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Lesotho comprises a $5 million loan and a $5 million grant to increase market opportunities
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Lesotho called for the world's nations to renew their commitment to the Kyoto Protocol in order to bring relief to climate change vulnerable Africa. Lesotho delegation leader Natural Resources Minister Monyane Moleleki said: "The Kyoto Protocol is the cornerstone of the UNFCCC process." The future of the protocol had to be guided by the authoritative and informed findings of the
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Maseru — Lesotho's textile sector - the country's largest employer - is regarded by many as the only way out of the poverty trap in a tiny kingdom where more than half of the population lives on less than 1.25 dollars a day. But what many do not know is that the government and the World Bank have unofficially turned
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Maseru - Lesotho has signed a $15bn renewable energy deal with a South African company in the country's largest-ever private investment, officials said on Thursday. "The project aims to harness the natural resources of wind and water in Lesotho's Maluti Mountains to produce power that will be used by both Lesotho and South Africa," Johannesburg-based Harrison & White Investments said
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Maseru - Three main private radio stations lost their signal during local elections in Lesotho on Saturday as first results were about to be released, an editor said.
"This is going to hinder us from broadcasting the results from the ground," said Ratabane Ramainoane, chief editor of MoAfrika FM radio station.
"The only
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Johannesburg — The trial of eight men charged with plotting to assassinate Lesotho Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili is expected to begin on Monday in the country's high court, SABC news reported.
The men have been charged with 31 counts, including murder and attempted murder, over a military-style offensive on the official residence of the prime minister
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A lawyer representing seven people charged with plotting to kill Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Thursday challenged their extradition process from South Africa.
Haae Phoofolo claimed the extradition was unlawful and did not follow proper procedures.
"This court has no jurisdiction to continue with the case because it is important that we
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Lesotho's main opposition leader Tom Thabane said Friday that more electoral reforms are needed, despite a deal reached with the ruling party on a law to oversee next year's polls.
Lesotho's main church grouping and the 15-nation Southern African Development Community announced on April 28 that their mediation efforts had produced an agreement on an electoral law meant
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