JOHANNESBURG - Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has created a Twitter storm after saying that Lesotho should open its borders to a federal state with South Africa.
The country’s first lady, Maesiah Thabane, is on the run after police obtained a warrant for her arrest in connection with the killing of the Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s second wife, Lipolelo.But for the past decade, the Southern African Development Community, African Union and European Unions and United Nations have all been consumed with stabilising Lesotho.
Many people have welcomed Mboweni’s remarks with some calling for a referendum. Others have criticised the finance minister.
Why?
we dont have the grants money
Considering Lesotho’s currency is pegged to the rand they might as well go the whole hog.
They want the water and diamonds
Wtf?!
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