Lesotho

  • Oct 9
  • 7 min read

Lesotho reforms begin to move after years of delay

Parliament has passed the first of a long-awaited set of planned constitutional reforms

Lesotho
  • Sep 26, 2022
  • 7 min read

New faces will not bring reform in Lesotho

Lesotho on October 7 will choose a new parliament with major political parties led by a new set of leaders

Lesotho
  • Feb 10, 2020
  • 7 min read

Lesotho’s political crisis may complicate reform plans

The prime minister has announced he will step down, after his wife was arrested for the murder of his ex-wife

Lesotho
  • May 26, 2017
  • 7 min read

South African downgrades will raise regional risks

Pretoria's economic woes pose economic and political challenges for the Southern African Customs Union

South Africa
  • Nov 16, 2016
  • 8 min read

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2017

A gloomy economic outlook will see a number of unpopular leaders under pressure to announce exit plans

Southern Africa
  • Aug 17, 2015
  • 7 min read

Stability risks mar Southern Africa customs reform

South Africa's effective cross-subsidisation of its neighbours appears increasingly unsustainable

Botswana
  • May 28, 2015
  • 7 min read

Drought will drive Southern Africa food insecurity

Crop-destroying floods and droughts are raising hunger levels in food-insecure Southern Africa

Southern Africa