Fade Out

Lesotho Photos 67-69

Some fun old school photos of Lesotho set to a little Miriam. Enjoy.

Zim Updates

Australia says it will deport eight Zimbabwean university students whose parents are senior members of the government of President Robert Mugabe.

Full Beeb story here. As the Dude might say "That's fucking interesting man."

In other Zim news, two people were crushed in a sugar shopping stampede. Here. I can't even fathom what it must be like to a Zimbabwean right now. Me thinks the Grinch's heart needs to cease to beat.

Finally as a follow up to the SADC summit news from yesterday it seems that SADC officals are keeping a lid on Mbeki's report on the political climate/situation/travesty in Zimbabwe. Story here. Could it be that they are just embarrassed to release Mbeki's musings?
"Bob is my hero. Bob should not be as bad as he is, oh I mean bad as in good bad. I swoon for Bobby. We held hands and gazed into one another's eyes for hours. No one shall bad mouth my Bobby. Sincerely, Thabo "Bob's #1 Fan" Mbeki"

An entry? Yes.

In Lesotho food crisis news: Climate change has not been kind to Southern Africa. Lesotho is in the midst of the effects of the worst drought in thirty years.

"[Climate change] is an issue that is gaining relevance with the region, the continent and indeed globally. I refer to the fact that all reports are indicating that Africa will suffer the worst effects of this phenomenon," said UN Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad.

I am not even sure that Southern Africa knows that the stick has a long end to it. Full story here.

In Zim news: Bobby got some applause from SADC... In other news SADC said "Constant Ambivalence!" and then went away for a month until their next "event." Story here.
Though Zimbabwean Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa did have this gem:

"There are no political reforms necessary in my country," the minister told reporters shortly before the summit began. "We have a democracy like any other democracy in the world."

In other SADC news Mosisili is out and Angola is in. Obligatory flag:
Finally SADC is starting a rapid deployment force to ensure that no Mosotho ever touches the Katse Dam. Wait that wasn't how the press release read... Story here.