The Court of Appeal has ordered that fraud and corruption charges against Mafeteng businessman Temeki Ts’olo — relating to the alleged sale of national assets to Frazer’s Solar — be reheard before a different High Court judge.
- Temeki Ts’olo of Mafeteng faces charges of corruption and fraud over alleged dealings with Frazer’s Solar involving national assets.
- High Court Judge Ts’eliso Mokoko had dismissed the case, citing the prosecution’s apparent lack of interest in pursuing it.
- The Court of Appeal today overturned that ruling and ordered the matter to return to court before a different judge.
Temeki Ts’olo of Mafeteng will once again stand before the High Court of Lesotho to answer charges of corruption and fraudulent dealings, after the Court of Appeal today overturned a lower court ruling that had removed the case from the roll.
The charges against Ts’olo centre on the alleged sale of Lesotho’s national assets to Frazer’s Solar — a transaction that prosecutors contend was unlawful and conducted to the detriment of the state.
The matter had been before the High Court, where Judge Ts’eliso Mokoko dismissed it on the grounds that the prosecution appeared to have lost interest in seeing it through. That decision, which effectively brought the proceedings to a halt, was today reversed by the Court of Appeal in a ruling delivered as the current session drew to a close.
The Court of Appeal ordered that the matter be returned to court before a different judge.Court of Appeal — 15 May 2026
The appellate court’s decision to refer the matter to a different judge signals a determination that the case should proceed on its merits, free from any perception of prior bias or prosecutorial fatigue. It is a significant development in what has been a closely watched case touching on the integrity of Lesotho’s management of state-owned assets.
Ts’olo has not yet responded publicly to today’s ruling. The Lesotho Tribune will carry further coverage as the matter is formally reconstituted before the High Court.
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