One of the reasons a national budget speech is such an important occasion is that it reflects the goals and priorities of the government of the day. A budget speech transforms political rhetoric and campaign promises into concrete policies that address practical problems.
Moletsane Monyake
It is widely acknowledged that electoral participation is the cornerstone of modern democracy. Leading political scientists think low turn-out is a “common symptom of democratic ill health” (Norris 2012:221), and of “a crisis of democracy…[and] legitimacy” (Przeworski 2008:126).
Tagged under Democracy & Governance Lesotho Lesotho
Lesotho’s political crisis took a turn for the worse in November 2016 when the national executive committee of the Democratic Congress (DC), the largest party in the seven-party coalition government, suspended its leader and current Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on a range of accusations incl