Mauritius parliamentary election underway
More than a third of Mauritian voters have cast their ballots in a parliamentary election today The ruling Labour Party looks set to win majority support from the 936 000 eligible voters. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashebane’s heading the SADC election observation team in Mauritius. The poll is expected to lead to […]
Last French hostage released
President Francois Hollande says the last French hostage to be held by Islamist militants has been freed after three years.. He’s Serge Lazarevic who was snatched in Mali in November 2011 along with fellow Frenchman Philippe Verdon. South African Stephen McGowan also seized in Mali in 2011 is still being held. Philippe Verdon, who was […]
Tenth visit to Lesotho for SADC facilitator
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s back in Maseru today and tomorrow. It’s the tenth visit Ramaphosa has paid to Lesotho as SADC’s facilitator seeking to restore stability to the kingdom after a coup attempt at the end of August. There’s a distinct pattern developing in Cyril Ramaphosa’s process of smoothing the path to Lesotho’s early […]