Lesotho: Opposition Leaders Unite Against Matekane

LEADERS of opposition parties represented in parliament have come out guns blazing, accusing Prime Minister Sam Matekane of running a corrupt government that was failing the nation.

The leaders were particularly angered by the Prime Minister’s statement this week in which he defended his ministers against allegations of corruption. He dismissed the charges against his ministers as mere “rumours” and challenged anyone with evidence of corruption to come forward. Once furnished with such evidence,…