The seven-year-old South Africa – Lesotho joint cooperation commission has been revitalized as the leaders of the two countries instructed last June. The mountain kingdom
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
Lesotho’s former deputy prime minister Mothetjoa Metsing has reportedly fled the mountain kingdom after receiving death threats. He isays he’s uncovered plots to arrest him
For a second time in months, Tom Thabane has fled Lesotho for fear of his life. As prime minister of the mountain kingdom he crossed
President Jacob Zuma heads to Lesotho tomorrow for the inauguration of the Prime Minister-elect Pakalitha Mosisili. He’s been invited by King Letsie III. Pakalitha Mosisili
Pakalitha Mosisili’s reassumed the place he lost three years ago as Lesotho’s prime minister. His Democratic Congress shaded Tom Thabane’s All Basotho Convention in last
Lesotho’s new prime minister says his government’s first assignment is bringing normalcy to the mountain kingdom. Analysts, however, believe Lesotho’s insecurity – that give rise
There are increasing signs that last Saturday’s election in Lesotho will result in yet another coalition government. Results coming in from rural areas have narrowed
The SADC election observation team’s given the thumbs up to Saturday’s poll in Lesotho. It’s urged the people of the mountain kingdom to accept the
Incumbent Lesotho premier Tom Thabane has an early lead as results trickle from Saturday’s snap election. Two thirds of ballots from 1,2 million registered voters
Jean-Jacques Cornish is a journalist and broadcaster who has been involved in the media all his adult life.
Starting as a reporter on his hometown newspaper, he moved briefly to then Rhodesia before returning to South Africa to become a parliamentary correspondent with the South African Press Association. He was sent to London as Sapa’s London editor and also served as special correspondent to the United Nations. He joined the then Argus group in London as political correspondent.
Returning to South Africa after 12 years abroad, he was assistant editor on the Pretoria News for a decade before becoming editor of the Star and SA Times for five years.
Since 1999 he’s been an independent journalist writing and broadcasting – mainly about Africa – for Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, Radio France International, PressTV, Radio Live New Zealand, Business Day, Mail & Guardian, the BBC, Agence France Press, Business in Africa, Leadership, India Today, the South African Institute for International Affairs and the Institute for Security Studies.
He has hosted current affairs talk shows on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk. He appears as an African affairs pundit on SABC Africa and CNBC Africa.
He lectured in contemporary studies to journalism students at the Tshwane University of Technology and the University of Pretoria.
He speaks on African affairs to corporate and other audiences.
He has been officially invited as a journalist to more than 30 countries. He was the winner of the 2007 SADC award for radio journalism.
He’s been a member of the EISA team observing elections in Somaliland, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Tunsiai.
In October 2009 he headed a group of 39 African journalists to the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Peoples’ Republic of China.
In January 2010 he joined a rescue and paramedical team to earthquake struck Haiti.
He is immediate past president of the Alliance Francaise of Pretoria.
Jean-Jacques is a director of Giant Media. The company was given access to Nelson Mandela in his retirement years until 2009.
He is co-producer of the hour-long documentary Mandela at 90 that was broadcast on BBC in January 2009.
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