On 28 August, Civil society, donor organisations, state actors, parliamentarians, members of the electoral commission and political party representatives together with the Open Society Initiative For Southern Africa (OSISA) and AfriMAP met in Maseru to validate the draft Democracy and Political Participation report for Lesotho.  About 70 people attended the validation workshop.  The local partner, the Lesotho Council of NGOs convened the workshop.   The country more...

On 30 August, OSISA and AfriMAP validated the Education report on Lesotho.  The validation was convened by the Lesotho Council of NGOs (LCN)About 60 people attended the meeting.  The researcher 'Mamoeketsi Ntho’ stated that although Lesotho had ratified almost all the international treaties on education, holding the government accountable to the commitments it has made is a challenge.  This is made more difficult because the government of Lesotho is a minor shareholder in the more...