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709 [ 1] Government website. National COVID-18 Secretariat. The COVID-11 pandemic in Lesotho is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached Lesotho on 13 May 2020.
11th Parliament of Lesotho. Predecessor. Cabinet of Moeketsi Majoro. The Cabinet of Sam Matekane is the incumbent coalition government of the Kingdom of Lesotho. It was established on 4 November 2022 following the swearing-in of Prime Minister Sam Matekane on 28 October 2022. It is the fifth coalition government in Lesotho history.
The 120 members of the National Assembly are elected using a mixed single vote with seat linkage system for mixed-member proportional representation.Eighty members are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, with the remaining 40 elected from a single nationwide constituency as leveling seats, which are allocated to make seat totals reflect the national vote share.
Politics of Lesotho. Politics of Lesotho takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Lesotho is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two ...
The government says Lesotho receives $200m (£154m) a year from South Africa for the water – more than double what the country used to get after the agreement was renegotiated earlier this year.
Lesotho is a country in southern Africa that is already experiencing the negative effects of climate change, including increased frequency of extreme weather, such as droughts, increased rates of soil erosion and desertification, and reduced soil fertility. Lesotho is a landlocked country that is particularly vulnerable to the negative impacts ...
Sam Matekane. Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane (born 15 March 1958) is a Mosotho businessman and politician who is the current Prime Minister of Lesotho. Prior to running, he was considered to be the richest person in the country. Matekane made his fortune in diamond mining, as well as through government issued construction contracts. [1]
Politics of Lesotho. The Cabinet of Ministers (Sotho: Kabinete ea Matona) is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho. It consists of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Ministers, who are appointed by the King from amongst the senators and members of the National Assembly.