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Ex-Lesotho PM Paid Killers $24,000 To Murder Estranged Wife – Police

In this file photo taken on August 19, 2017, Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Motsoahae Thabane is seated at the Opening Session of the 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government at the OR Tambo Building in Pretoria. Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was due to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife, failed to appear in court on…

Lesotho’s new PM sworn in after ex-leader accused of murder

Lesotho’s former finance minister, Moeketsi Majoro, was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, a day after the resignation of Thomas Thabane, who quit after being accused of conspiring to murder of his wife.

The tiny southern African kingdom was plunged into crisis after the June 2017 killing, and pressure had built relentlessly for 80-year-old Thabane to step down.

On Tuesday, he confirmed his…

Lesotho’s embattled prime minister announced on Saturday he had sent troops onto the streets to “restore order”, accusing unnamed law enforcement agencies of undermining democracy.

Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is under pressure to step down after police said they suspect him of having a hand in the murder of his estranged wife in 2017, a case that has thrown the country into political turmoil.

Lesotho PM Shows Up In Court, But Case Referred To Constitutional Court

Lesotho’s prime minister, who had missed a court date last week, showed up in court on Monday for his murder trial, but the magistrates court wasn’t sure it could try a sitting prime minister for any crime.  So, it referred the case to the constitutional court for a decision.

Eighty-year old Thomas Thabane is facing murder charges for the 2017 killing of his former wife, Lipolelo.  This case has…

Lesotho Police Postpone PM Court Appearance Over Wife’s Murder

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 19, 2017 Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Motsoahae Thabane is seated at the Opening Session of the 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government at the OR Tambo Building in Pretoria. GULSHAN KHAN / AFP

Lesotho police on Saturday said they would wait for the prime minister’s return from “sick leave” to resume…

Lesotho PM Misses Court Date Over Wife’s Death

Lesotho’s prime minister Thomas Thabane, who was accused of killing his wife and was due in court for hearing on Friday, did not show up.  Police said they were unsure of his whereabouts.

Lipolelo Thabane was shot dead in June 2017 near her home in the capital, Maseru, two days before the minister took office.

Thabane’s current wife, Maesaiah, has also been charged with ordering Lipolelo’s…

Police To Charge Lesotho PM With Murder Of Wife

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane/ AFP

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged with the murder of his estranged wife, who was gunned down ahead of his inauguration in 2017, police said Thursday, as the beleaguered premier announced he would quit by the end of July.

Lilopelo Thabane, 58, was killed in June 2017 by unknown assailants on the outskirts of the capital Maseru, two…