Plans to honour former Lesotho PM are insensitive

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Channel: SABC News · 2018 · News & Politics

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Congress of the People says the Free State Province plans to honour Former Lesotho Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan are insensitive and irresponsible 

Free State MEC for Arts and Culture 'Mathabo Leeto and the Free State ANC say plans are afoot to erect a Leabua statue in Bloemfontein and to rename the road linking Bloemfontein and Lesotho after him, for his role in welcoming and protecting refugees fleeing apartheid 

Congress of the People in the Free State says it does not understand why the ANC would waste millions of Rands to honour a dictator and murderer who has been dishonoured in his own country.  

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