MASERU - Prime Minister Motsoahae Thabane is contemplating to step down, communications minister Chief Thesele ’Maseribane has announced.
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Jan. 17, 2020
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Thabane to step down
Thabane and his missing wife 'Maesaih
Chief ’Maseribane who is also leader of the Basotho National Party (BNP) – a partner in the coalition government said an official statement would be made after a clear roadmap had been presented.
He made the announcement on Thursday following a visit to Lesotho by the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoy led by former energy minister, Jeff Radebe.
He said the South African delegation met other coalition partners who also acknowledged the prime minister’s decision to step down.
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The delegation also paid a courtesy call on His Majesty King Letsie III. Thabane’s decision to call it quits comes soon after his wife ’Maesaih disappeared, to evade arrest.
’Maesaih is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Thabane's other wife Lipolelo, who was gunned down in June 2017 outside her Ha 'Masana residence on the outskirts of Maseru.
Police want to question her in connection with a phone call that was made to Thabane’s cellphone from the scene of crime.
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