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Looks like formal SADC resolution might be on hold for Lesotho and the contested elections: Consequently, Sir Ketumile said he has learnt that the case will probably be heard next year, casting uncertainties on whether his mission will restart. Sir Ketumile, who started his two-week assignment last month said his team had to separate [...] …an announcement by the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC), a government foreign aid agency, of huge grants for the African nations of Lesotho and Mozambique. The two grants total $869 million and would build health-care infrastructure and improve roads, water and sanitation. However from the same Washington Post article: But a House Appropriations subcommittee moved [...] Full story here: Five men are expected to face treason charges in Lesotho after they were retained on Saturday. The Maseru High Court ordered their release, but this order was refused by police. Four of the five have military backgrounds. I can’t compare this to anything in the past (ie how the military has [...] Supposedly Masire has negotiated peace in Lesotho, story here. “When we left the issues were more or less settled and the two parties were ready to work together,” he said. Excuse me? More or less settled? You were in the country for like 30 hours and you atre content to leave with things more [...] “This is a clear abuse of authority by the government, and a blatant move to silence the media and its people.” The Media Institute of SA has condemned the arrest. Initially accused of “high treason,” Thakalekoala is now charged with “failing to report subversive activity.” This report from Reporters Without Borders details that [...] Harvest FM journalist Thabo Thakalekoala has been arrested by the LDF. Thakalekoala’s arrest follows his reading on the air of an open letter to the Commissioner of Police which argued for the arrest of the Prime Minister, his entire Cabinet and Principal Secretaries on corruption charges. He was given the letter by members of [...] The curfew has been lifted. “The announcement was made on Friday (afternoon). The curfew couldn’t be there indefinitely, the situation seems a bit calm at the moment,” national police spokesperson Inspector Pheello Mphana said. Full story here. In other news: Lesotho’s Government has denied media reports that it has asked for an intervention [...] The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mokoto Khoeli has appealed to soldiers and police officers who are on duty during the six-six curfew to stop torturing the public. Full story. And if you have an image of the police harassing old ladies then you are probably just about spot on. I also have [...] This sentence pretty much sums it all up: The Lesotho government will relax the restrictions of the curfew it had imposed after a spate of attacks on cabinet ministers, Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili said on Tuesday. Full story here. the curfew will be modified from 18:00-06:00 to 20:00-05:00. All of this comes on the [...] Opposition leader Tom Thabane’s home was attacked, as were some homes of other Lesotho cabinet members. Violence could not be used to try and destabilise Lesotho, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad said on Thursday. Full story here. Which means that SADC is ready to do something about/to/for Lesotho. Like impose a [...] |
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