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“This is a clear abuse of authority by the government, and a blatant move to silence the media and its people.” The Media Institute of SA has condemned the arrest. Initially accused of “high treason,” Thakalekoala is now charged with “failing to report subversive activity.” This report from Reporters Without Borders details that Thabo [...] Harvest FM journalist Thabo Thakalekoala has been arrested by the LDF. Thakalekoala’s arrest follows his reading on the air of an open letter to the Commissioner of Police which argued for the arrest of the Prime Minister, his entire Cabinet and Principal Secretaries on corruption charges. He was given the letter by members of the [...] The curfew has been lifted. “The announcement was made on Friday (afternoon). The curfew couldn’t be there indefinitely, the situation seems a bit calm at the moment,” national police spokesperson Inspector Pheello Mphana said. Full story here. In other news: Lesotho’s Government has denied media reports that it has asked for an intervention or [...] The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mokoto Khoeli has appealed to soldiers and police officers who are on duty during the six-six curfew to stop torturing the public. Full story. And if you have an image of the police harassing old ladies then you are probably just about spot on. I also have a [...] This sentence pretty much sums it all up: The Lesotho government will relax the restrictions of the curfew it had imposed after a spate of attacks on cabinet ministers, Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili said on Tuesday. Full story here. the curfew will be modified from 18:00-06:00 to 20:00-05:00. All of this comes on the heel’s [...] Opposition leader Tom Thabane’s home was attacked, as were some homes of other Lesotho cabinet members. Violence could not be used to try and destabilise Lesotho, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad said on Thursday. Full story here. Which means that SADC is ready to do something about/to/for Lesotho. Like impose a curfew. [...] Pheko said when South Africa was engulfed by the chaos of the apartheid years its black people were scattered all over the world including Lesotho, now is the time to return the favour. “If the comrades in Lesotho have to seek refuge in our country, because they are being persecuted for resisting government repression, we [...] Verbatim from Reuters story: Government offices in Lesotho caught fire early on Friday, burning several buildings around the seat of government in Maseru. The fire ripped through several sections of the government complex, including the boardroom of the cabinet principal secretary, close to the prime minister’s office. The road to the government complex was cordoned [...] An artist’s rendition of the drama: Read all about this madness: here and here. Old Tommy is rounding up the troops for a coalition in parliament. The ABC and the BNP have joined to… do stuff… Full story here. Meanwhile, Mophato Monyake the chairperson of the newly formed ABC branch in Bloemfontein, says the coalition will push for improvement of the lives of many in Lesotho. This will be [...] |
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