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Here’s a round-up of five feel-good travel stories that will help lift your spirits if you’re feeling miserable about tourism amid the pandemic.

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No access: Two-week lockdown for Lesotho as COVID-19 cases spike

By Lorne Philpot15-01-2021 10:44

The Mountain Kingdom has begun another strict lockdown in an effort to curb the troubling rise in new infections.

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7 bodies retrieved from Mohokare River at Lesotho-SA border

By Riyaz Patel03-01-2021 15:50

The river is located at the Ficksburg border in the Free State between South Africa and Lesotho.

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MP: Lesotho national guilty for horrific 2017 murder of five

By Olebogeng Motse18-12-2020 13:59

The 38-year old convict’s three accomplices in the 2017 murder were killed in a shooting incident with other illegal miners in the area.

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Award-winning Basotho flick to open Durban International Film Festival

By Riyaz Patel29-08-2020 08:00

The DIFF is the largest film festival on the African continent and runs from 10 to 20 September.

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Massive Lesotho diamond find could be worth US$18-million

By Mike Simpson23-08-2020 14:33

Gem Diamonds announces new 442-carat diamond find at Letšeng mine in Lesotho. One of the biggest discovered this year.

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Lesotho’s ex-first lady Maesaiah Thabane granted bail in murder case

By AFP30-06-2020 07:24

Maesaiah Thabane as been ordered to avoid making contact with witnesses and to regularly report to the police station.

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Ex-Lesotho PM Thabane paid killers $24 000 to murder estranged wife

By AFP11-06-2020 07:05

According to police, the net is closing in on Thabane who resigned from power in May.

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Court orders Lesotho ex-first lady rearrested in murder trial

By AFP30-05-2020 11:54

This comes after Thomas Thabane officially stepped down as Lesotho’s PM earlier this month.

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Ramaphosa congratulates new Lesotho prime minister

By Thabo Baloyi24-05-2020 11:51

The message is ahead of Ramaphosa’s anticipated address to the nation on Sunday on developments in South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19

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Tito Mboweni changes tune on making Lesotho the ‘tenth province’ of SA

By Tom Head19-05-2020 08:59

The sovereignty of Lesotho is under scrutiny once more this week, but Tito Mboweni seems to have switched corners over the past few months.

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Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane steps down – reports

By James Richardson18-05-2020 16:33

Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane has reportedly given in to pressure and resigned his post as leader of the landlocked kingdom.

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Lesotho Prime Minister denies killing his wife ahead of resignation

By AFP14-05-2020 19:29

Planning to step down from his role in July, Prime Minister Thabane said that old age – not a murder allegation – motivated the decision.

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Lesotho confirm first COVID-19 case with all African countries now infected

By Dan Meyer13-05-2020 13:30

Lesotho is the last country in Africa to record a positive case, and it is likely that their lockdown will now be extended.

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Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane ‘will quit on Wednesday’

By AFP13-05-2020 07:25

The prime minister said he expected to submit his resignation letter on Wednesday but did not give a precise date for stepping down.

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Desperate Lesotho citizens jump borders to get home

By James Richardson10-05-2020 15:26

Desperate citizens stranded in South Africa have taken to jumping the Lesotho border risking their lives to get home.

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Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to step down at the end of July

By AFP07-05-2020 18:05

Prime Minister Thomas Thabane said that he is lacking the energy required for the role as he announced he would step down by the end of July.

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Lesotho’s Thabane inches closer to ‘dignified retirement’

By Siviwe Breakfast02-05-2020 18:54

Embattled Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane looks to be on his way out of office.

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Lesotho amends constitution as pressure mounts on PM to resign

By AFP28-04-2020 21:42

Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is in a desperate bid to cling on to power.

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Lesotho extends COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks

By AFP22-04-2020 06:36

The prohibition of alcohol has also been enforced in the Mountain Kingdom.

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Lesotho: Army withdraws as calls mount for Thabane to resign

By AFP20-04-2020 06:37

A South African envoy arrived in Lesotho late on Sunday night.

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Lesotho’s Tom Thabane deploys army to ‘restore law and order’

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Prime Minister Tom Thabane says he is deploying the army into Lesotho streets to “avoid putting the country in danger”.

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Lesotho PM makes brief court appearance after skipping town

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Prime Minister Tomas Thabane is accused of ordering a hit on his estranged wife in 2017, and made a brief court appearance on Monday

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By Andile Sicetsha21-02-2020 13:01

The prime minister was a no-show in court for the case of his ex-wife’s murder.

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By Dan Meyer20-02-2020 16:02

The 80-year-old statesman will be formally charged on Friday.

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