The first general elections for parliament were held in 1965; the National Party was victorious, and its leader, L. Jonathan, became prime minister of the government. The formation of the Communist Party of Lesotho was an important event in the political life of the country. On Oct. 4, ...
The Lesotho Government is a constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, is head of government and has executive authority. The King serves a largely ceremonial function; he no longer possesses any executive authority and is proscribed from actively participating in political initiat...
THE Basotho National Party (BNP) is one of the country’s oldest political parties. Under its late leader, Chief Leabua Jonathan, the BNP ruled Lesotho from independence in 1966 until it was overthrown in a military coup in 1986. The party has seen its fortunes wane considerably since the ...
Mr Rapapa also said he would appoint a leaner cabinet as well as rid the security agencies of political interference. “I will also work on reducing the size of the bloated cabinet, rid or minimise political interference in the security agencies and all other state institutions. I will also w...
“fundamental step is to realise that the HIV/AIDS epidemic is not just a biomedical and health problem. It represents a political problem, a cultural problem, and a socio- economic problem” (Rogers & Singhal, 2003, p. 389), and, as such, it...