Tag Archives: Lesotho Congress for Democracy

Lesotho prime minister resigns

May 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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 … read more »

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Lesotho: Prime Minister’s Party Wins poll

May 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The party of Lesotho Prime Minister Pakilitha Mosisili has captured the most votes in Saturday’s parliamentary elections, but fell short of the outright majority needed to govern. Final results released Tuesday show Mr. Mosisili’s Democratic Congress won 41 of 80 … read more »

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Tense election in Lesotho

May 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Voters in the highland African kingdom of Lesotho went to the polls on Saturday in a wide-open election that analysts say could end without a clear result, as happened in 1998 when South Africa had to send in troops to … read more »

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Lesotho PM fires two ministers

January 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Maseru – Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Tuesday sacked two ministers and a deputy minister amid divisions within the ruling party ahead of polls expected later this year. The sacked cabinet members are Mothetjoa Metsing, who held the communications … read more »

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Radios go off-air in Lesotho elections

October 2, 2011 by benim

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 … read more »

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Lesotho PM accused of ‘dictatorship’

September 9, 2011 by benim

Maseru – Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s “dictatorial” leadership style and his decision not to retire at the end of his term in 2012 worried the ruling party, a leaked US diplomatic cable said. The secretary general of the Lesotho … read more »

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