Lesotho: What a Piece of Good News From Ntate Maphathe

Something very unusual has just happened in Lesotho’s politics. It’s not something that I think should go unnoticed because it is an issue of monumental significance.

Ntate Maimane Maphathe, the legislator for Matelile, has just defected from the Democratic Congress (DC) to that other party that promised us the as yet to materialize revolution for prosperity.

It is not the defection that matters, perse. It is Ntate Maphate’s intention to quit politics and start a business. By joining the RFP, he…