There aren’t many places in Africa where you can sit in the clouds and have a beer. In fact, the only place is the pub at Sani Mountain Lodge which lies at the top of the hair-raising, white-knuckle Sani Pass in Lesotho. Known simply as The Highest Pub in Africa, it’s also the only pub […]
King Lestie of Lesotho is expected to visit retired veteran politician John Tembo in Lilongwe. Tembo has confirmed that the visiting king would be paying him a courtesy call at his residence. “I spent much time in Lesotho (where he did his education and taught in secondary schools) and I know the king very well,” […]
President Peter Mutharika has affirmed his government’s commitment to end hunger and malnutrition which remains high among Malawians especially children. Mutharika made the remarks in Lilongwe at Kamuzu Palace on Monday during an audience with His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho. The king is in the country in his capacity as […]
A seven men strong delegation from Lesotho, led by deputy prime minister Monyane Moleleki, paid a curtesy call to Prophet Shepherd Bushiri on Monday where, among other important issues, they courted him to invest in their country, especially in the struggling energy sector. The delegation met the Prophet, who is the president of Shepherd Bushiri […]
Malawi government hit hard by cash flow problems, has failed to employ 51 doctors, 21 of which have now secured jobs in Lesotho. President of Medical Doctors in Malawi Association, Douglas Lungu confirmed the development. “We have sunk so low, this government has really sunk so low,” fumed Lungu, a medical doctor himself by profession. […]
A delegation of eight members from the Lesotho Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is expected to jet into Malawi to horn skills on voter education and network building. A statement released by Malawi Electoral Commission says the delegation will be in Malawi from 06th to 11th April, 2015 and will be headed by its chairperson who is a […]
The Malawi government has agreed to support efforts by SADC to help restore peace and security in Lesotho where the simmering political and military tension threatens to reach a boiling point. The decision by Lilongwe follows Vice President Saulos Chilima’s attendance of the SADC Double Troika Plus Two Summit on Monday in Pretoria, South Africa. […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, who has been leading the Commonwealth Observer Group in Lesotho’s parliamentary elections, has advised political parties in that country that coalition government — a first-time experiment for Lesotho – making process should not be frustrated. Muluzi’s advise come in the wake of a hang parliament after Sunday’s inconclusive election. The former […]
Former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi leading the Commonwealth Observer Group in Lesotho’s parliamentary elections says the polls were won by the party of the long-time prime minister have so far been peaceful and credible. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s Democratic Congress has scooped 41 seats from 80, the simple majority needed to form a government. “It […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi said on Saturday that he believes Lesotho’s prime minister will step down if he loses this weekend’s general elections. Muluzi, who is heading the Commonwealth observer mission to Lesotho, said Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili had assured him that the election results would be respected. “He told me he would be […]
Ahead of Lesotho polls on Saturday, Malawi’s former president Dr Bakili Muluzi, Chair of Commonwealth Observers calls for peoples’ votes to count, on-interference, and no intimidation of voters. In a statement he issued in Maseru on Friday, Maseru, on behalf of the Commonwealth Observer Group which he is leading, urged all stakeholders in the electoral […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, who is leading a team of Commonwealth observers for the Lesotho parliamentary elections set for 26 May, has called on all stakeholders in the process to act responsibly and shun violence in the lead up to, during and after the polls. Addressing journalists on Monday in Maseru, Lesotho’s capital, Muluzi […]
Malawi former president Bakili Muluzi on Saturday arrived in Maseru, Lesotho, leading a team of Commonwealth observers for the country’s parliamentary elections. On arrival at the airport, Muluzi – who is also Africa’s Goodwill Ambassador on Governance and Human Rights -said he was “delighted” to be in Lesotho for such an important mission. He will […]
The Commonwealth has appointed former Malawi Head of State Dr. Bakili Muluzi to chair the Commonwealth Observer Group to the 2012 Parliamentary Elections in Lesotho. Elections will be held in Lesotho on May 26, 2012. Before the election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy suffered a split, with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili planning to found […]