Lesotho

MASERU, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Lesotho's former prime minister, Thomas Thabane, was charged on Tuesday over the murder of his estranged wife in a case that has shocked the southern African highland kingdom.

His current wife, Maesaiah Thabane, who has also been charged over the murder, sat beside him as the charges against them were read out at a preliminary court interview in closed chambers at the High Court of Lesotho.

MASERU, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Following the intervention of South African mediators, politicians in Lesotho have pledged “a dignified retirement” for the country’s embattled prime minister.

Thomas Thabane has been under pressure to step down over allegations he had a hand in the murder of his estranged wife in 2017.

Exactly what has been proposed in order to end the political crisis in Lesotho has not been made public.

MASERU (Reuters) - Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane appeared in court on Monday to hear charges of murdering his estranged wife, a Reuters witness saw.

Thabane had initially been scheduled to hear the charges on Friday, but left to South Africa instead for what aides said was a medical appointment.

He is suspected of involvement in the murder of his then-wife Lipolelo, who shot dead in June 2017, two days before he took office for a second stint as premier.

MASERU (Reuters) - Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged with the murder of his late wife, the deputy police commissioner said on Thursday, the latest twist in a love triangle murder case that has stunned the southern African highland kingdom.

The 80-year-old Thabane took to the radio to announce that he would step down at the end of July, but he did not mention the case.

He instead cited old age as a reason for quitting as premier of the tiny, mountainous territory encircled by South Africa and which has a long history of political instability.