Lesotho due to vote despite dark cloud hanging over its political system

The mountain kingdom has had five governments in 10 years and has been beset with long-standing constitutional problems

06 July 2022 - 21:05 By Hoolo 'Nyane

Lesotho is due to hold national elections in mid-October. The polls were expected to be held under a new constitutional regime resulting from a reform process that started in 2012. But the process has not yielded much fruit...

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