For the first time in history a five private radio stations in Lesotho did a simultaneous live broadcasting of political parties rallies ahead of the 28th February, 2015. The transmission was carried out by the Media Institute of Southern Africa Lesotho (MISA Lesotho) chapter as part of the its Peace Building and Conflict Reporting Project... Continue Reading →
Lesotho media house aligned to political parties; Says MISA Lesotho Media Monitoring Group
The Media Institute of Southern Africa Lesotho (MISA Lesotho) chapter' Media Monitoring Group has issued this statement on Sunday 22nd February, 2015. "The Media Monitoring group has observed various media houses on how they report on election related issues. The Media Monitoring Group looks at frequency at which political parties fare in various media houses... Continue Reading →
SADC Security deployment in Lesotho extended until 31st March, 2015
COMMUNIQUĖ EXTRAORDINARY DOUBLE TROIKA SUMMIT 20 FEBRUARY 2015 PRETORIA, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA The Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Double Troika was held in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa on 20 February 2015. Summit was attended by the following Heads of State and Government or... Continue Reading →
SADC Troika of Heads of State and Government to meet over Lesotho
The SADC Troika of Heads of State and Government will meet later this week to give impetus to efforts to create peace and stability in Lesotho , announced Facilitator, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Deputy President Ramaphosa was speaking at the conclusion of his working visit to Maseru on Saturday 14 February 2015 where he met... Continue Reading →
Lesotho army to start country wide patrols tonite
"...in its quest to fulfil its mandated duties to protect the Basotho nation and property, the LDF [Lesotho Defence Force] will deploy in various places countrywide starting from Friday 13 February, 2015." So read the press statement issued by the LDF Public Affairs Office (PAO) in today. A ten lines statement announce that during the... Continue Reading →
President Zuma’s meeting with Lesotho Government Coalition Delegation, Pretoria
Pretoria - South African President and Chairperson of the SADC Troika, Jacob Zuma, today, Monday 9 February 2015 hosted a meeting of the Coalition Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho led by Prime Minister Tom Thabane at OR Tambo Building in Pretoria. The meeting was attended by SADC Facilitator Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Lesotho’s coalition... Continue Reading →