- As the municipal local elections debates heat up, the internal wrangling among the ruling African National Congress (ANC) members gain momentum at ward level, with some vowing to desert the party to stand as independent candidates. Although the race for who should stand for ward councillor in Ward 11, De Deur ended after the ANC has finalised its nomination list in the first week of April, some contesters are not pleased with the outcome. That is despite the nomination process being rigorous with nominated candidates subjected to screening process that saw the five nominees shortlisted to just two, a dropped out candidate cry foul in De Deur. David Nyaku who came into the race as a…

- Regional or perhaps continental political developments may as well usher in a process of evolution that will ultimately change Lesotho's current political arrangement. That is if the positions advocated by the proponents of regional integration and the unification of Africa are anything go by. Transformation of Lesotho has throughout the history been a process of evolution, not revolution with much of the changes being determined by outside factors more than internal interests. Such changes include the ones observed by Leonard Thompson (1990) in his book the History of South Africa; which shows that since 1830s when Afrikaner stock farmers began to settle on the highveld, the Basotho…

When President Jacob Zuma of South Africa asked the question; "What is the ideological outlook of the media? Are we on the same 'wavelength' regarding where South Africa should go politically, socially and economically? Does the media understand this well enough, to articulate it to South Africans, to enable them to accurately judge government's performance," little did journalist know that his government plans to muzzle the media. - Media fraternity in the country thought the president was just seeking national consensus on social and political discourse, not contemplating to enact a law that will infringe upon media freedom. The ANC has proposed a new law, the Prot…