Parliament will hold a hybrid 2020 Women’s Parliament on Friday 28 August to receive feedback on undertakings President Cyril Ramaphosa made during the joint sitting debate on Gender Based Violence
Zim journalist Hopewell Chin’ono facing charges of scheming against government has been denied bail & asked to return to court on the 7th of August. Grounds for bail denial: his reporting & social media messages may incite the public to demonstrate on the 31st of July.
Lesotho, the mountainous country in the depths of winter now, has recorded much more snowfall this year than 2019. Started in April, with a white blanket covering the landscape in mid-July. Low temperature in Maseru today through Sunday: -2 degrees C. https://t.co/x8yxdNaz4O
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When asked why the appointment could not be moved given the gravity of these charges, Thakalekoala said the Prime Minister’s health is important and that he had NOT fled #Lesotho
Private secretary (Thabo Thakalekoala) to #Lesotho Prime Minister Tom #Thabane says the PM is in Pretoria, South Africa for a scheduled medical checkup and can’t make it to court this morning for murder and attempted murder charges
#Lesotho ‘s Prime Minister Tom Thabane will be in court on Friday for charges linked to the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo. Here is our story from earlier this week on developments so far and the murder charges against his wife Maessiah @AJEnglish https://t.co/wqspGxD7eB
As Lesotho’s Parliament is set to reconvene on Friday, some within the governing ABC coalition say they don’t believe Tom Thabane will resign at the end of July as he promised today. They want him gone now #Lesotho
Sometimes the most dangerous conflict zone for a journalist is home.
Every year, journalists are killed to silence the truth - and many killings happened closer to us that we imagine: https://t.co/X5BJa27hNu
#KeepTruthAlive#EndImpunity
On June 6th, the Russian journalist Ivan Golunov was stopped by the police, who took him into custody, beat him, and planted drugs in his backpack. As shocking an experience as this was for Golunov, what followed was nearly unfathomable. https://t.co/XehsL9XjJn
This is an indispensable part of the new Zimbabwe. It is non-negotiable and will not change.
We won the election freely and fairly, and have nothing to hide or fear. Anyone is free to address the media at any time (2/2)
The scenes today at the Bronte Hotel have no place in our society and we are urgently investigating the matter to understand exactly what happened. Over the past nine months we have protected freedom of speech, of assembly and the right to criticise the government. (1/2)