SADC calls the killing of Lesotho’s army chief barbaric
The Southern African Development Community has deplored yesterday’s killing of Lesotho’s army chief. Premier Thomas Thabane says everything in the mountain kingdom is under control. SADC didn’t mince its words about the killing of Lieutenant General Khoantle Motsomotso, calling it an inexcusable, barbaric and heinous act. The regional body is sending a fact-finding mission […]
President Jacob Zuma condemns Lesotho army chief’s killing
President Jacob Zuma’s condemned the killing of Lesotho’a army chief by a military officer and called for calm and restraint in the mountain kingdom. A ministerial mission from the region will arrive there tomorrow to gauge the best response to this development. From China, where he’s attending the BRICS summit, President Jacob Zuma sends his […]
Raila Odinga threatens Kenyan election boycott
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s threatened to boycott the presidential election rerun next month. He’s issued a list of demands he says must be met if he’s to participate. It was Raila Odinga’s petition to the Supreme Court that led it to overturning the results of last month’s election in Kenya. Now the three-time loser […]
20 women killed in Kampala in recent weeks
The body of yet another woman has been found abandoned in a shrub outside Uganda’s capital Kampala. This brings two 20 the number of women killed in Wakiso and Kampala districts, in recent weeks. Police, who are coming under increasing pressure for not catching those responsible for the spate of killings, say the latest victim […]