Lesotho: Capacitate Judiciary to Help It Dispense Justice – CJ Sakoane

…says courts are overwhelmed with criminal cases

…while crippled by lack of resources

The judiciary is buckling under the weight of a growing number of criminal cases, which it struggles to dispose of efficiently due to insufficient resources, Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane has said.

For example, in 2024 alone, Magistrates’ Courts across the country handled 12 726 criminal cases but could only resolve 5758 cases, representing only 45.2%. Similarly, the High Court was faced with 1031 criminal…