Nthomeng Majara Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/nthomeng-majara/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nthomeng Majara Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/nthomeng-majara/ 32 32 Lesotho opposition withdraws from SADC reform process https://jjcornish.com/2018/09/lesotho-opposition-withdraws-from-sadc-reform-process/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/09/lesotho-opposition-withdraws-from-sadc-reform-process/ Lesotho’s opposition parties have reportedly pulled out from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) recommended reform process. They’re demanding  demanding that the government sets aside the suspension of the country’s chief justice. Prime Minister Tom Thabane suspended Lesotho’s  Chief justice Nthomeng Majara  accusing her  of inciting violence and threatening peace and stability in the mountain […]

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]]> Lesotho’s opposition parties have reportedly pulled out from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) recommended reform process.

They’re demanding  demanding that the government sets aside the suspension of the country’s chief justice.

Prime Minister Tom Thabane suspended Lesotho’s 

Chief justice Nthomeng Majara  accusing her  of inciting violence and threatening peace and stability in the mountain kingdom.

Majara’s suspension attracted international condemnation from judges, and rights groups.

The SADC reforms were intended to lead to the amendment of the constitution and eventual stability, following years of political and security upheaval.

The opposition withdrawal is disappointment for the SADC mediation facilitation team which was led by former deputy chief justice, Judge Dikgang Moseneke.

The regional grouping stepped in after a failed coup attempt in 2014.

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