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Majoro appointed ABC deputy leader Majoro appointed ABC deputy leader Share Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has been appointed deputy leader of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC). He replaces Professor Nqosa Mahao who dumped the ABC to form the Basotho Action Party (BAP) after falling out with Dr Majoro and secretary general Lebohang Hlaele whom he both accused of conniving to hand back the party and government to former Prime Minister and current ABC leader Thomas Thabane. His appointment was announced by the ABC’s national executive committee (NEC) at a media br...

ABC splits after accusing Majoro and Hlaele of handing over ABC to Thabane, DC fears move could spell the end of the governing coalition.   Pascalinah Kabi THE long-running infighting within the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) finally reached its zenith this week with deputy leader, Professor Nqosa Mahao, breaking away to form a new party called the Basotho Action Party. Prof Mahao yesterday confirmed the formation of the new party in an interview with the Lesotho Times. He said the new party had been tentatively named Basotho Action Party. He said he and other unnamed ABC legislators...

Majoro dodges bullet and shelve plans to recall him Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro has dodged a bullet after his All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s national executive committee (NEC) resolved to shelve the issue of recalling him and concentrate on re-uniting the party. The decision was made at the NEC’s meeting at Khali Hotel in Maseru this week.  Fireworks had been expected at the meeting after NEC members had exchanged blows at an earlier heated 8 February 2020 meeting over disagreements to recall Dr Majoro. However, authoritative sources said party factions appeared to hav...

Drama as ABC’s NEC members exchange blows Pascalinah Kabi THERE was drama at Khali Hotel in Maseru on Monday when two All Basotho Convention (ABC) national executive committee (NEC) members exchanged blows at a meeting to discuss whether or not to recall Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro. The two members are Sekhonyana Mosenene and Mohlophehi Mohobelo.  Mr Mosenene sits in the ABC’s NEC as a representative of the country’s powerful taxi operators. Mr Mohobelo represents the Leribe constituencies in the NEC which is led by former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. They exchanged blows as tempe...

Dream turns into nightmare MASERU-WHEN Lesotho won the right to host the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 games that were scheduled for December last year, many locals celebrated the prospect of seeing some of the continent’s finest sporting talent on home soil. But it has turned into grief for some residents after the games were indefinitely cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Construction work at some of the facilities was quickly brought to a halt. The project had been marked by lethargy, political infighting and bitter rows over multi-million construction tenders. One su...