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May 31
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Lesotho: Nation Needs Better Education Data [analysis]
A new report has raised concerns about the ability of the Lesotho government to manage the data of the education sector, which it says is crucial for planning, budgeting,... Read more »
May 29
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Lesotho: Independence of Lesotho's Judiciary Questioned [analysis]
A major new report has called into question the independence of the judiciary in Lesotho, arguing that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in particular is far too open to... Read more »
May 27
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Lesotho: Govt Must Increase Citizen Participation [analysis]
Despite widely praised elections in 2012, the Lesotho parliament must repeal laws that restrict citizens' participation in political processes and pass new legislation to... Read more »
May 15
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Lesotho: Woman Loses Court Appeal to Claim Chieftancy [analysis]
Lesotho's Constitutional Court today struck a serious blow against women's rights and gender equality by upholding a discriminatory section of the Chieftainship Act, which denies... Read more »
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Lesotho: Court to Rule On Women's Rights [analysis]
On 16 May, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will issue its decision on whether women in Lesotho can succeed to chieftainship. The ground-breaking case brought by Senate Masupha,... Read more »
September 07, 2012
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Lesotho: Time for Lesotho to Focus On Adult Education [analysis]
Youth and Adult Education faces great challenges in Lesotho, including the lack of any official, adopted policy for the sector. With a burgeoning youth population, these challenges... Read more »
August 27, 2012
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Lesotho: Time to End Ban on Women Chiefs in Lesotho [analysis]
In a landmark case on August 27th and 28th, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will hear argument in a landmark discrimination case challenging legislation that only permits men to... Read more »
May 21, 2012
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Lesotho: LCD Wants More Control of Mines [analysis]
The Lesotho Congress for Democracy wants the government to have majority shareholding in all mining companies operating in Lesotho. Read more »
February 21, 2012
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Lesotho: Time to End Ban on Women Chiefs [analysis]
In a landmark case starting on February 22nd, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will consider the constitutionality of section 10 of the Chieftainship Act, which arguably denies... Read more »
January 17, 2012
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Lesotho: Ban On Women Chiefs in Lesotho Must End
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) today joined the fight to repeal parts of Lesotho's discriminatory Chieftainship Act, which only allows the first-born son to succeed... Read more »
November 23, 2011
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Lesotho: Nation's Mother of All Protests [analysis]
It came as a shock to all and sundry on August 23 to see thousands of protestors buzzing around the streets of Maseru demanding an audience with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili... Read more »
November 04, 2011
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Lesotho: Land Reform in Lesotho [analysis]
Faced with dwindling donor revenues and a sharp drop in its share of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) pot, Lesotho's government had no alternative but to rethink how best... Read more »
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