Justice Phumaphi to preside over Lesotho crisis

Speaking during a dinner hosted for officers of the magistrate on Friday in Gaborone, Dibotelo said Phumaphi would preside over a Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) independent commission of enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of former Lesotho army chief Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao.

Dibotelo said after careful reflection, he chose Phumaphi after SADC’s regional body on politics, defence and security chose Botswana to provide a judge who will preside over infightings in Lesotho.