For a country that covers an area of just 30 000 km2 (and is one of only three independent states completely surrounded by another country), Lesotho's political turmoil continues to unsettle its enormous neighbour.
Legalbrief reports that a debate over whether the mountainous kingdom should be incorporated into SA or remain independent has raged for years. And Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has now become the first senior government official to call for Lesotho to open its border and form a federal government with SA. 'My view: the solution is Southern African. Remove the border!' Mboweni tweeted.
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