Penny Mordaunt praised for sword-carrying duty during King’s coronation service The MP presented the Jewelled Sword of Offering to the King. The Independent UK · May 6, 2023
The Penny is mightier than the sword: Twitter reacts to coronation ceremony Penny Mordaunt carried the Jewelled Sword of Offering for ‘longer than Liz Truss was Prime Minister’, according to Twitter users. The Independent UK · May 6, 2023
How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes? WEKU · Apr 21, 2023
Prince Harry personally injects huge seven-figure sum to his own charity Sentebale - a charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 - grew by more than 50 percent in the last year, with a huge donation from the Duke of Sussex Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2023
Harry narrates new video promoting Sentebale’s HIV charity work The charity works with vulnerable children and young people in the southern African nations of Lesotho and Botswana. The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Explainer-Why Lesotho parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa By Carien du Plessis Reuters · Mar 30, 2023
Fashion Sakala boo boys slammed as Rangers star handed firm defence over 'selfish' Zambia jibes Sakala was booed against Lesotho with some fans feeling he's selfish but a former Zambia defender reckons that's wide of the mark. Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023
Fashion Sakala takes Rangers form on Zambia duty as he scores stunning solo goal in comeback win The Light Blues star has been reborn at Ibrox since Michael Beale's arrival at the club and he has taken that confidence on international duty in a African Cup of Nations qualifying win over Lesotho Glasgow Live · Mar 24, 2023
Watch Fashion Sakala score stunning Zambia equaliser as Rangers star's solo effort leads AFCON comeback Sakala inspired his side to a comeback win as he raced past two players and fired in a brilliant solo equaliser. Daily Record · Mar 23, 2023
A timeline of papal visits to Africa: From Paul VI to Francis As Pope Francis visits the DRC and South Sudan, we take a look at previous papal voyages to the continent. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2023
Netherlands to resume international adoptions from Thailand, 5 other countries THE HAGUE: After a nearly two-year-freeze on new international adoptions the Dutch government on Wednesday announced plans resume adoptions of children from the Philippines, Hungary, Lesotho, Taiwan, Thailand and South Africa. Bangkok Post · Nov 2, 2022
Lesotho’s election brought change. Six things needed to promote peace and democracy Lesotho’s 2022 general election, its tenth since its independence from Britain in 1966, was unique in more ways than one. The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022
Netherlands to resume international adoptions from selected countries After a nearly two-year-freeze on new international adoptions the Dutch government on Wednesday announced plans resume adoptions of children from the Philippines, Hungary, Lesotho, Taiwan, Thailand and South Africa. Reuters · Nov 2, 2022
Diamond tycoon Matekane sworn in as Lesotho's new PM Diamond tycoon Sam Matekane has taken the oath as Lesotho's new prime minister. The 64-year-old businessman formed his political party just six months before winning October's elections. France 24 · Oct 28, 2022
Reuters · Oct 22, 2022 Lesotho electoral body says made a mistake over parliament seats Voting authorities in Lesotho have said they incorrectly allocated parliamentary seats after an Oct. 7 election, asking the country's top court to reverse the allocations and halt the legislature's first sitting, court papers showed on Saturday.
The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022 Lesotho elections: turnout was down to 38% - new leaders will have to deal with political discontent The southern African kingdom of Lesotho went to the polls on 7 October 2022. Or at least some of its voters did. Turnout was at an all-time low of 38% of registered voters. Many are expressing discontent with politics in Lesotho by refusing to participate. Those that did come out…
The Conversation · Oct 14, 2022 Lesotho elections: newcomers score impressive win, but politics will still be unstable The 2022 national elections in Lesotho will go down in the country’s history as among the most eventful. A party formed only six months ahead of the legislative election, Revolution for Prosperity, emphatically ended the reign of the All Basotho Convention and the Democratic Congress, which have dominated politics in…
France 24 · Oct 11, 2022 Tunisia struggles as petrol supply disrupted For days, drivers in Tunisia have faced long queues at petrol stations due to fuel shortages. And Lesotho's election winner Sam Matekane has announced a new coalition government. Finally, developing countries call for more funding for the programme that allows crucial grain and food to be safely exported out ofports…
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 Lesotho's election winner announces new coalition government Lesotho’s businessman-turned-politician Sam Matekane of the Revolution for Prosperity party is set to become the southern African country’s next prime minister after cobbling together a coalition
Reuters · Oct 11, 2022 Lesotho's RFP party forms coalition government with other opposition after election win Lesotho's newly formed party Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), which won the most seats in last week's election but fell short of an overall majority, has formed a coalition government with two other opposition parties, its leader said on Tuesday.
Bangkok Post · Oct 11, 2022 'Our home': Lesotho's last cave dwellers KOME, Lesotho: Inside a dimly-lit mud dwelling nestled within a rocky mountain in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho, Mamotonosi Ntefane, 67, dusts off an animal skin.
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 Upstart party wins in Lesotho polls, must form coalition Lesotho business mogul Sam Matekane’s upstart party, Revolution for Prosperity, has won 56 of the 120 constituencies in the general elections
Reuters · Oct 10, 2022 Lesotho populist party wins most seats in election, falls short of majority A Lesotho party led by a diamond magnate won the most seats in last week's election, but fell short of an overall majority, the election commission said on Monday, raising the prospect of more political gridlock.
Reuters · Oct 9, 2022 Lesotho's new party set for election win, early results show A recently founded party led by a millionaire diamond magnate looked set on Sunday to win Lesotho's parliamentary election, having secured enough for a simple majority, according to preliminary results from the election commission.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 7, 2022 Lesotho goes to the polls amid ongoing political crisis Thousands of voters in Lesotho are casting their ballots this Friday in the southern African kingdom's general elections.