Foreign Affairs Minister Lesego Makgothi has come out guns blazing against the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s proxy facilitator in Lesotho, Justice Dikgang Moseneke, accusing him of meddling in the governance issues of Lesotho.

This after Justice Moseneke is said to have asked Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s coalition to lift its controversial suspension of Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara.

Justice Moseneke, who is a former deputy chief justice of South Africa, was appointed by the neighboring country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to represent him in his mediation of the Lesotho crisis, at a 24th April 2018 SADC Double Troika Summit in Angola.

It was decided at that Troika Summit that President Ramaphosa continue to act as the regional body’s facilitator in Lesotho, but appoint high level personalities to support him in June this year.

Mr Ramaphosa then appointed Justice Moseneke, an internationally renowned and respected jurist, who served time with Nelson Mandela at Robben Ireland during South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, stated to have run from the 9th to the 12th October 2018.

“Although various reasons have been given for the collapse of the national dialogue event, the opposition has vowed that it will not be part of the reforms process over the government’s meddling in the judiciary and failure to uphold the rule of law, as evidenced by the recent suspension of Chief Justice Nthomeng Majara.” Said Makhothi. Mr Makgothi had no kind words for Justice Moseneke whom he accused of fighting in the opposition’s corner by calling for the reinstatement of Justice Majara.