Protestors’ bonfire blocks national road
Angry residents of Mankweng in Limpopo have marked the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s passing by mounting a service delivery protest that paralysed traffic between Polokwane and Tzaneen. The demonstrators lit a huge bonfire on the N71 causing tailbacks for kilometers both ways. Ends intro Police in Mankweng says they have not been told by protestors […]
Lesotho parliament dissolved
In keeping with the regional roadmap to restore peace to Lesotho, King Letsie III dissolved parliament ahead of a February election. The official spokesman says this shows compliance with the SADC peace deal reached after an attempted coup at the end of August. The attempted coup that sent Prime Minister Tom Thabane briefly into exile […]