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MASERU - ONE day in the mid-1970s Utloang Sello felt his life was in danger. He decided to flee to Botswana, fearing torture by the Basotho National Party (BNP)

BNP wants closer ties with North Korea MOHALE’S HOEK – Basotho National Party (BNP) deputy leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, says he wants the party to resuscitate ties with communist North Korea. Mofomobe, who is in the running for the BNP’s presidency in elections set for next month, told a rally in Mohale’s Hoek last weekend that he wants to renew ties with Pyongyang. He said he met the party’s top officials in Pretoria recently. “I was in Pretoria where I met their ambassador and created a relationship with him there,” Mofomobe said. He praised North Korea for building Lesotho’...

Knives out for Motsephe MASERU-THE battalion of critics within the Basotho National Party (BNP) have sharpened their long knives against ‘Malineo Motsephe. They want her out of the electoral race, pronto. They argue that at 72, Motsephe is way past her sell-by date politically. Instead of seeking the highest office in the BNP, Motsephe should be safely ensconced in retirement, playing with her grandchildren. Where has she been all these years? Why enter the race to lead the party when others her age are now seriously contemplating retirement? These are persuasive arguments that Motsephe wil...