’Marafaele Mohloboli ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) women’s league president, ‘Malelaka Lehohla, is confident that despite its shortcomings, her party will win the elections “because most Basotho do not want a congress-led government”. Ms Lehohla made the claim while speaking at the memorial service of former Prime Minister and ABC leader, Thomas Thabane’s former spokesperson, Thabo […]
MASERU-“IF wishes were horses, beggars would ride,” says an English idiom.
For a local illustration look at Montoeli Masoetsa whose wish for Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro’s ouster came to naught on Monday.
The All Basotho Convention (ABC) spokesperson was cocksure that Majoro would be history by the end of the executive committee meeting on Monday.
“Nothing new will be added to the previous meeting’s agenda. The main item on the agenda is Dr Majoro’s issue and whatever will be decided shall be final,” he told a local newspaper in a story whose tone seemed to share his certainty about Majoro’s impending demise.
Court to rule on Thabane ouster today
Mohalenyane Phakela
ALL Basotho Convention (ABC) leader, Thomas Thabane, will today know whether or not he will be ousted as his party’s boss.
High Court Justice Polo Banyane is expected to deliver judgment on a case brought by two ABC officials, Sekhonyana Mosenene and Thabo Sekonyela, who want to have Mr Thabane removed as leader, claiming he was too old and too ill to continue holding the post.
They have sought urgent reliefs to, among other things, interdict Mr Thabane from making decisions on behalf of the ABC and attending its NEC meetings due to his alleged ill health until a new leader is elected at an elective conference
Mahao faction renews bid to oust Thabane
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asks court to bar him from ABC’s NEC on the grounds that he is “too sick”,
accuses Hlaele of using him to capture party and govt.
Pascalinah Kabi
TWO members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.
The two – Sekhonyana Mosenene and Thabo Sekonyela – also want the court to interdict Mr Thabane from making decisions on behalf of the ABC due to his alleged ill health until a new leader is elected.
ABC faction asks court to oust Thabane ABC faction asks court to oust Thabane
accuses Hlaele of using him to capture party and govt.
Pascalinah Kabi
TWO members of the Professor Nqosa Mahao-led faction of the ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) have petitioned the High Court to declare former prime minister and party leader Thomas Thabane unfit to lead the fractious party.
The two – Sekhonyana Mosenene and Thabo Sekonyela – also want the court to interdict Mr Thabane from making decisions on behalf of the ABC due to his alleged ill health until a new leader is elected.
Their bizarre court application is yet another affirmation that the implosion of the ABC – the anchor party in the current governing coalition – continues unabated.