Cyril Ramaphosa urges officials in Lesotho to implement security reform
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Lesotho also for talks ahead of the Southern African Development Community Organ Troika next week in Gaborone DEPUTY President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Lesotho, where he is holding discussions and consultations over the implementation of recommendations for constitutional and security sector reforms in the country.These recommendations were adopted at the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ Troika meeting held in Pretoria on July 3 2015."The recommendations urged the government of Lesotho to embark on a process of instituting such reforms assisted by the regional body as the basis of a long-lasting solution to the political and security challenges facing the kingdom," Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said in a statement on Thursday.The deputy president was in Maseru in his capacity as Sadc facilitator.Lesotho has been in turmoil since 2014 following an attempted coup, which resulted in Ramaphosa being appointed as Sadc facil...
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