were shot dead at a military barracks in in the capital, Maseru. Sadc said the killing was a set-back to efforts to restore peace, security and stability to the kingdom. Lesotho has a history of ...

Analysis - Topping out over 3,000 metres above sea level, the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains bordering South Africa and Lesotho are frequently covered in snow in winter. Back in 1975, German and ...

LESOTHO Prime Minister Thomas Thabane accused the military on Saturday of staging a coup and fled to South Africa. Mr Thabane fled after the army surrounded his official residence and police stations ...

Lesotho has had periods of instability marked by coups or attempted coups. The situation in Maseru has been described as tense with the military and police patrolling the streets. At a press ...