Lesotho News News Lesotho » Security: Lesotho: Statement On Political and Security Developments in the Kingdom of Lesotho
Statement on the latest political and security developments in the Kingdom of Lesotho by HE Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa and the Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, ...
News Lesotho » Security: Lesotho security forces threaten a de facto military coup to save Prime Minister Sam Matekane
As Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s ouster seemed imminent on Monday, the security bosses issued a statement saying this “will never happen”. About 64 MPs, enough to topple the government in Lesotho’s ...
News Lesotho » Security: Lesotho threatens to unleash military on criminal gangs but opposition say that's 'extreme'
Prime Minister Sam Matekane wants military deployments in civilian communities. Major General Matela Matobakele warned judges against giving light sentences to gang members. Opposition parties and ...
News Lesotho » Security: Two Garment Workers Dead as Wage Protests Intensify
Two people have died and many others injured after Lesotho security forces fired into a crowd of protesting garment workers in the capital of Maseru late last month. The deaths of Pitso Mothala and ...
News Lesotho » Security: SADC report on Lesotho: cause for hope, or more of the same?
This weekend, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene a double troika summit in Mozambique to receive the report of its commission of inquiry into ‘disturbances to peace and ...
News Lesotho » Security: Regional force deploys to Lesotho over security concerns
Maseru - A 258-strong regional force was deployed to Lesotho on Saturday to ease security concerns in the landlocked kingdom after the killing of the country's top army commander in September. The ...
News Lesotho » Security: Op-Ed: Will political and security unrest deepen in Lesotho?
In early September 2017, two high-ranking officers walked into the office of Lieutenant-General Khoantle Motšomotšo, the head of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), and gunned him down. The assassination ...
News Lesotho » Security: SA Police - No Evidence of Lesotho Rebel Army
Lesotho's security chiefs have claimed there are illegal military training camps on SA farms The South African Police Service (SAPS) says the country's intelligence structures have been investigating ...