Through the eyes of Basotho wives

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Some of the wives of the imprisoned soldiers in Gaborone

Life in Lesotho is in political turmoil. The atmosphere is deplorable and the tension can be felt in every street corner of the capital, Maseru. Life is set at nought for the families of Lesotho Defence Force soldiers who have been in detention since May 2015, and for those who are in exile, writes BAME PIET

The slain former Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Maaparankoe Mohao, Mamphanya, may have lost a husband at the hands of his former colleagues in the army, but she is nowhere near giving up the fight for justice.

She is determined for the rule of law against her husband’s killers sees the light of day.

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