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Curfew in Lesotho to tackle gun crime after journalist killed
Radio journalist Ralikonelo Joki was shot multiple times by unknown attackers.
Lesotho lawmakers to debate reclaiming parts of South Africa
The motion, based on a 1962 UN resolution, aims to ‘return’ South Africa’s entire Free State and four other regions.
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From: People & Power
The Accordion Wars: Famo music and gang violence in Lesotho
How musical rivalry in Lesotho gave birth to gang violence.
Published On 9 Mar 2023
Malefakome, 54, a resident of the Kome Caves site. [Marco Longari/AFP]
The Kome Caves site in the district of Berea. [Marco Longari/AFP]
Ndlovu, 40, a resident of the Kome Caves. [Marco Longari/AFP]
The caves are mud dwellings that originally served as a hideout for the Basia and a Bataung clan during the 18th-century Lifaqane Wars (Mfecane Wars). [Marco Longari/AFP]
Makoenweo, left, 60, and Mamtsaseng Khutsoane, second from left, 66, residents of the Kome Caves, sit with other women in front of dwellings. [Marco Longari/AFP]
Ndlovu looks over the valley in front of his dwellings. [Marco Longari/AFP]
A herder drives his cattle on the Kome Caves site. [Marco Longari/AFP]
More than 1,800 metres above sea level, some 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Maseru, the settlement is surrounded by barren pastures. [Marco Longari/AFP]
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Political rookie’s new party wins Lesotho vote but no majority
The All Basotho Convention party, which led the outgoing government, won only eight of 120 seats in parliament.
Lesotho votes for new parliament amid continuing political crisis
The election has gone ahead despite a deadlock in parliament and analysts say this could hurt the ruling party.
Lesotho to hold parliamentary vote amid political instability
The ruling All Basotho Convention has been unable to pass important constitutional changes in parliament.
Lesotho drops murder charges against ex-PM over ex-wife’s murder
Police accused former prime minister Thomas Thabane of paying assassins a down payment of $24,000 to kill his ex-wife.
S Africa’s Cele visits community after migrants, residents clash
Citizens and undocumented migrants frequently clash in working-class areas of South Africa.
From: Risking it all
Women taxi drivers take on Lesotho’s dangerous mountain roads
Two brave young women branch out by launching their taxi service on Lesotho’s notoriously dangerous mountain roads.
Published On 3 Feb 2022