Lesotho’s PM Thabane announces resignation

Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is accused of having a hand in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife . AFP/File/GULSHAN KHAN

Thabane’s political rivals have piled pressure on the prime minister to step down early over allegations he had a hand in the brutal 2017 shooting of Lipolelo Thabane, whom he was divorcing. The 80-year-old did not state when he would officially quit and clarified that he would remain leader of his ruling All Basotho Convention party for the time being.

But Lesotho has been plagued by political instability since the start of this year, when police found Thabane’s mobile number in communications records from the crime scene of his estranged wife’s murder. The murder sent shock waves through Lesotho — a tiny landlocked nation of 2.2 million with a history of political turmoil.His current wife Maesaiah Thabane, 43, whom he married two months after Lipolelo’s death is considered a co-conspirator in the murder case.Thabane’s government collapsed after his coalition partners pulled out over his repeated refusal to leave office earlier than stated, claiming he was tying up loose ends to ensure his retirement was “as smooth as possible”.

“Whether he gave an exact date of stepping down or not isn’t a real issue, the real issue is that he ceases to be a prime minister today,” he added.

Is time South Africa swallow Lesotho I mean the country is the size of Matatiyela with the GDP of just one billion

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