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It’s game on! The opposition says it is still pushing the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Sam Matekane despite losing the support of the Basotho Action Party (BAP). The BAP abruptly jumped ship to join the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)-led coalition government this week. The stunning about-turn has left the opposition in disarray because they […]
PRIME Minister Sam Matekane is cornered and running out of options as he battles an incessant onslaught from an opposition that wants to topple him. Matekane, the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) officials and his coalition partners spent the past weekend scrounging for numbers to fend off the impending vote-of-no-confidence. But by Sunday evening, a day […]
AGRICULTURE Minister Thabo Mofosi has temporarily banned imports of all poultry and poultry products from South Africa due to a bird flu outbreak. The highly infectious bird flu has struck several provinces in South Africa, affecting major chicken farms. There are reports that South Africa has culled 7.5 million birds, between 20 and 30 percent […]
THREE security agency bosses who this week forcefully condemned a plan to pass a vote-of-no-confidence in Prime Minister Sam Matekane are under fierce pressure to revoke their statement. There is also speculation that Matekane is under immense diplomatic pressure to force the security agencies to withdraw their statement which some opposition parties have described as […]
TEBELLO Khabo, the man accused of killing former MP Moshoeshoe Fako, was granted bail of M1 000 in the High Court on Tuesday. Justice ’Maseforo Mahase granted Khabo bail on condition that he attends remands and does not interfere with crown witnesses. Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane had earlier denied Khabo bail but on Tuesday, through […]