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Sam Matekane is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Lesotho.
2022-10-28

Lesotho prime minister Moeketsi Majoro self-isolates after testing positive for COVID-19.
2021-08-12

The Parliament of Lesotho accepts the resignation of Tom Thabane. Finance minister Moeketsi Majoro replaces him as interim Prime Minister.
2020-05-19

Lesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane's coalition government collapses in parliament. He is due to resign on May 22 amid accusations that he and his wife are involved in his ex-wife's murder.
2020-05-11

Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane rejects a deal between South African mediators and his coalition government asking him to resign amid accusations that he was involved in the murder of his ex-wife.
2020-04-23

Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane appears in court and hears the charges against him in a pre-trial hearing. He denies involvement in the murder of his former wife and requests immunity from the higher court.
2020-02-24

Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane fails to appear in court for the murder of his former wife, and his son says he has traveled to South Africa to see a doctor. Police warn that if he does not return, they will issue an arrest warrant.
2020-02-21

Voters in Lesotho go to the polls for an election, with a tight race predicted between the Democratic Congress, led by current Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, and the All Basotho Convention, led by former prime minister Tom Thabane.
2017-06-3

A shootout between Lesotho Defence Force soldiers and two former bodyguards of Prime Minister Tom Thabane leaves at least one bystander killed and three others wounded.
2015-02-2

The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Pakalitha Mosisili, resigns after his Democratic Congress party failed to win a majority in the recent general election, while opposition parties form a coalition.
2012-05-30