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MASERU - All is not well in the coalition government.This time, it is the Basotho National Party (BNP), a junior partner in the coalition government that is las

Leuta throws hat into BNP ring MASERU-REMEMBER Lesojane Leuta who was controversially ousted as the Basotho National Party (BNP)’s secretary-general? Well, he is back. This time he wants to be the BNP leader and has thrown his name into the hat for a chance to replace outgoing leader Thesele ’Maseribane. Incidentally, it was the fight with ’Maseribane that marred his stint as the secretary-general. The bone of contention at that time was the management of the party’s finances. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Leuta said he will clean up the mess in the party’s finances if...

Succession: BNP at war THE Basotho National Party (BNP) leader Thesele ’Maseribane’s time at the helm of the party is up, according to the constitution. His two terms end this year. Under the party’s constitution, ’Maseribane will be barred from standing in elections. His looming departure has now triggered a fierce jostling among those seeking to take over the leadership of the party. ’Maseribane was elected for a second and final term on June 12, 2016 but some say his time expires on March 26. They want ’Maseribane to go soon while others want him to hang on for a while.