Maseru

The wife of Lesotho's prime minister was formally charged for the murder of his estranged first wife, according to local media on Feb. 5.

Maesaiah Thabane, 42, appeared in court on Wednesday and was remanded in police custody as the hearing was adjourned till Feb. 28, South Africa's national broadcaster SABC reported.

Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Aug. 30 accused his country's army of attempting a coup against him, but the military denied seeking to oust him and said its soldiers had returned to barracks.