Lesotho: Govt Amends LDF Recruitment Age

…after call from DC youth

THE Ministry of Defence and National Security has revised the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) recruitment age limit, increasing it from 18-24 to 18-28 years.

This follows concerns raised by the opposition Democratic Congress Youth League (DCYL) regarding the exclusion of certain age groups during the current recruitment drive.

The DC held a press conference yesterday morning, calling on the government to review the previous age ceiling of 24, arguing it unfairly excluded a…