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The rivalry is spilling into SA as Lesotho heads to general elections in October
08 September 2022 - 22:13
Basotho “zama zamas” gangs, flush in cash, whose members are allegedly behind the Soweto tavern massacre and Krugersdorp mass rape, are working hand-in-glove with Lesotho's political parties, helping them secure thousands of voters from SA ahead of the mountain kingdom's hotly contested October election...
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