Refugees reject government house
MASERU — A homeless Congolese refugee family, with a nine-month pregnant woman and two young children, has rejected a house offered by the government saying they would be attacked at night.
Mushanalira Dieudone and his pregnant wife, Rehima Godelife, said they would rather live in the cold than move into the house in Lower Thamae.
One of their children is asthmatic and Godelife could give birth at any time.
The children last attended school in April.
The family told the United Nations acting resident coordinator, Jacob Mafunda, on Tuesday that they would rather sleep in Lower Thamae’s dangerous streets than move into the two-roomed house offered by the Refugees Commissioner Mohlolo Lerotholi.
The family which came to Lesotho in 2008 has been homeless since April when their government-issued house was torched by unknown people and they lost everything they owned.
Godelife said before that she was attacked by unknown men who held her by the neck and tried to force her into their car.
She was rescued by security guards from a nearby school.
She said the house, situated in Lower Thamae near the Lesotho College of Education, “is very dangerous for my family”.
Dieudone said after their initial house was burnt and Godelife was attacked Lerotholi refused to find them another place to stay.
They then spent the winter “squatting” in other people’s houses.
Mafunda, the UN official, had visited the Dieudones to persuade them to accept the house as a temporary measure while he waits for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to come from Pretoria in South Africa to attend to their case sometime this week or early next week.
“The UN can only do this for you until experts from the UNHCR come and in the meantime accept this house as your home,” Mufunda pleaded with them.
“You must understand that at least you have shelter. The coldness in the streets is not good for you,” he said.
Although they said they appreciated that the UN had talked to the home affairs ministry and mediating between them and Lerotholi, they were not going to move into the house.
“My family will not live in this house. It is better to live in the streets and die there, we are not going to die in this house,” Godelife said, weeping uncontrollably.
Dieudone said on several occasions Lerotholi threatened to have them sent back to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they have fled from the government’s alleged persecution.
“This man (pointing at Lerotholi) does not want us and that is why he is forcing us to stay in this house so that we will be attacked at night,” Dieudone said.
“He took us out of the refugee camp, I do not know why, and he put us in this house so that we will be attacked,” he said.
The couple demanded that the government should provide them with security and then they would agree to stay at the house.
Lerotholi responded that security was the issue for the police not the refugee commissioner or the UN.
“We are not the police but if the police feel that you need permanent security here they will provide that. It has nothing to do with us, everybody gets attacked here and you are not the only ones,” Lerotholi said.
Mafunda told them that even him, despite that he is a UN official in the country, has been attacked three times.
On Monday night the family wanted to sleep at the UN House gate but a security manager at the house, Lekhooa Ramokhoro, expelled them.
“Do not press me to do a thing I will regret later,” Ramokhoro told them.
“Get out of these premises now and find where you can spend the night, safely and warm,” he said.
Comment by Ua 6Pondo. on 2 August 2012:
Ache….u teng moyho ea hanang ntlo e le thuso?
Comment by Makhoalibe on 2 August 2012:
Ache banna! Ke batla ho ba a Congolese national. Refuse to sleep in a house because you will die nd then sleep in the open. This is cheap blackmail.
Comment by Ua 6Pondo. on 2 August 2012:
U batla attention.
Comment by halakasha on 2 August 2012:
He probably does not want to be monitored. Maybe he is selling contraband powder. Its just speculation!
Comment by lerato baquena on 2 August 2012:
Shame on you Lerotholi.You are Xenophobic to Refugees while You suppose to protect them.Thabane should comand Investigation offices to deel with this commissioner before he distroy the image of our country.
Comment by Neo on 2 August 2012:
THIS IS A DISGRACE IN OUR PEACEFUL COUNTRY. IF WE HAVE GIVEN THEM REFUGE WHY INCOMPLETE. NTATE LEROTHOLI ACHE YOU REALLY NEED TO CHECK YOURSELF. WHY AGAINST REFUGEES ? ARE YOU NOT SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THEM? WHY THREATENING ?
Comment by 'MaBotle on 2 August 2012:
Lerotholi hantle ke bokhopo ba eng bo kannete?
Comment by Lekaota on 2 August 2012:
If you have been attack once,lost everything its very difficult to stay where they do not feel safe,its nt because they want attention.
Comment by Lilala on 2 August 2012:
hahahaha … o qetetse khaale haholo puso esale ea DC. E seng motho eo o batla ho lula Maseru West pel’a Bahlomphehi le eena o batla protection ea 24/7/365 ea Sesole le Sepolesa??? Haa a ee naheng e ngoe haeba o halala seo a se fuoang. Half a loaf is better than no bread at all.
Comment by thabo on 2 August 2012:
What is wrong with the the commissionor, having negative attitude towards regugees?
Comment by Oa batho on 2 August 2012:
ache hee joale melata ena ea tefa e be na basotho ba thothomelloa tjee ha habo makula ae fotsek ka nete khele joale mokhoa teng ho hlokahala ba katoe ke masole fotsek hapa hape. ha ba khutlele ha habo bona maan khele batho ba tla re tefela joalo ka ha eka ba na le ntho e mohlolo
Comment by kompi on 2 August 2012:
Makoerekoere ana a congo a tlositsoe ke tsona likhathatso hahabo bona koana. Basotho ha ba fuoe matlo ho fuoa melata e balehileng ke ho etsa bokakalope ha bo eona, they even talk too much? and she is noe procreating otlo nyolla population ba tsebe ho tsohela basotho matla? jooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!Makoerekoere!!!!!! Lesotho la timela ka mali a babang ana. Batlo senya mali a basotho ba re tipa.
Comment by Qhosh on 2 August 2012:
Joale re nke o batlang hee ntate moholo le bantlo ea hao? KHELE!!
Comment by Moihloe on 2 August 2012:
Ke t’sosoa ke taba ea hore ‘me oa teng o pregnant. nahana feela hore na ho tla etsahalang ka lesea leno la hae, chehe?
Comment by Didi on 2 August 2012:
ache ba hlanya joale,ha ba khutlele ha bo bona etsoe le rona basotho re na le mekoao e mengata e hlokang bolulo,ke hore ntlo eo e fuoe mokoao o mong feela
Comment by Gaddafi on 2 August 2012:
It sounds these congolese refugees are selfish and troublesome. That two-roomed houses near LCE had been built by Lesotho govt and the United Nations during South African refugees here. These are refugees houses. That man and his family are aggressive. I can see the reason they have fled their home country. It seems these Congolese want to control themselves in our country, as they want to tell ntate Lerotholi where they can stay and where they cannot stay. You must be ashamed of yourself refugee. They don’t want to comply with law and policies governing the country. They disobeyed their authorities back home and now they take advantage of Lesotho’s peaceful authorities. No one is xenophobic to refugees here but these Congolese undermines the rules and law of Lesotho.
They want South African government that doesn’t care about the rights of African refugees. They want South African government that treats African refugees with disrespect. South African government doesn’t offer any shelter whatsoever to any African refugees in that country, these Congolese knows it well. So, here in Lesotho where they are being treated with respect, they show arrogance. I don’t think ntate Lerotholi would tolerate such behaviour of a foreigner. If they are tired of residing in Lesotho, they can just cross into South Africa and apply for assylum, maybe they will get satisfied. Why would they think they are special than Basotho? Everybody is being attacked by criminals in this country but we cannot reject our homes just because of criminals. Even in DRC there are lots and lots of criminals attacking people everywhere and they can’t flee their homes just because of these thugs. If these congolese continue with their aggressiveness, they should be deported back to DRC. Refugees are not supposed to held any protests in this country as they are just in hiding. Shame on you Congolese. Why didn’t you take refuge into other Central African countries or at least East African countries because its near your DRC? Why did you guys choose to be in hiding that far from your original country? Because you have bad attitudes!!!
Comment by Gaddafi on 2 August 2012:
@’Mabotle
Lerotholi o khopo ha a etsang? Ha a fa ma-refugee ntlo tlasa NTTC/LCE? Haeba u ha u tsebe, e re re u joetse hee, matlo ao a ahetsoe oona ma-refugee. ANC refugees ba ne ba lula moo hee kaha matlo ao a ne a ahetsoe oona ma-refugee. Lesotho ha le ts’oane le RSA e nyonyang ma-refugee a Africa joalokaha le sa ka la nyonya oona ma-South Africa ao nakong ea apartheid ba neng ba balehetse Lesotho mona. Leha kajeno ba se ba re nyonya tjena, Lesotho le kile la ba etsa batho kaha ba ne ba lula kahara matlo eseng likampong koana hara naha.
Ehlile le-refugee le nang le lelapa joaloka congolese enoa, ba isoa matlong ao a tlasa LCE kapa Ha-Matala kapa Borokhoaneng. Mohalalitoe le Arrival centre Florida, le likampo tsa ma-refugee a fihlang kahara naha ka mona kapa ba single eseng lelapa joaloka bano. Haba nyelisa our hospitality haba ee South Africa koana ba tsebe ho ea lula mekh’ukh’ung. Kapa ba khutlele habo bona DRC. Ba tloaetse lintoa joale ba tenoa ke Lesotho mona hobane ha ho na batho ba rathang ba bang ka lilepe le lithunya joaloka DRC koana, kaho ba batla ho qholotsa ntoa. Haba tlohe mona. Le DRC koana ba ne ba sa lule kahara ntlo e ts’oanang le li-two room tseno tsa LeCop. Ba lula kahara matlo a mobu a mabe a oelang. Haa khutlele ha habo haa sa khotsofale, hobane ha ho na motho ea mo fasitseng ka lerapo hore a lule Lesotho mona. DRC ke naha e senang khotso hohang Africa mona, joale o utloa a lakatsa ntoa. Mona ha ho na motho ea tla amohela pina ea hae ea ntoa!!!
Comment by Leraba on 2 August 2012:
Ha ba tlohe mona . makoerekoere a tena
Comment by Kokota on 2 August 2012:
How do they know that they will be attacked in that house? How does he know that he will not be attacked anywhere else? I live in a 2 roomed house at Lower Thamae and have never been attacked. Why him? I suspect he has been involved in some shady dealings hence fears for his life. Where does he want to live, State House? No ways.
I suggest the police should investigate this man, he does not sound like a refugee but a conman.
Comment by Rathasefate on 2 August 2012:
The man is offered shelter, he refuses, and u khetha ho ea serameng. Let him be. This man sounds like a troublemaker, nka nna ka fumana ke nepile, ke mohlola a li etsa. Ke ka hoo a balehileng Congo. Ke qala ho utloa motho ea hanang ntlo a e fuoa. Nka tloha mabaneng mona ha mmuso u ka nts’episa ntlo ea mahala.
Comment by Lobengula on 2 August 2012:
I’m sorry to say it but Congolese are very difficult people to deal with. They are demanding; warlike and very stubborn. That is a reason why their country is such a mess because of their attitude. I had two successive Congolese families renting my house in Johannesburg and when they took occupation they were such nice people but later their true character came out. At some stage one of them brought a platoon of Congolese to my house to threaten my wife; ke meleko ea batho. Remember these are the people who were murdering the Congolese Pigmyies and eating them during the Great Lakes War! Ke meleko lintho tsena.
Comment by tumelo on 2 August 2012:
discrimination is not a good thing.i dont imagine i can live inside a house where i was attacked and almost abducted.i think the man is being treated unfairly becuase he is a foreigner.
Comment by lerato baquena on 2 August 2012:
why we are so haters to foreigners while our own Brathers are deported from RSA every day When we Knew we were accomodating Top ANC guys during Apartid?
Comment by Gaddafi on 2 August 2012:
@tumelo
If your so-called Congelese is being treated unfairly and discriminated, just come and take him with his family into your house. You must be insane. Makoerekoere are the most difficult humans to deal with in the first place. That is the reason their countries are total mess and ungovernable especially DRC where this man comes from. You talk too much for nothing because you think you are so kind than other Basotho. It sounds you misread the statement. Who says this man had been attacked at these refugee houses near LCE/NTTC? Read this statement again so that you would understand before commenting here. What is so special about this Congolese? If he would be attacked again everywhere he goes, that means he has some bad dealings that he is engaged with, then he is being attacked by his criminal counterparts.
DRC people will never have peace at hearts because they have born and grew up in a war torn country. They come from the culture of violence, so they don’t know peace as they have started killings at very young age. Even when they are in a peaceful environment they will not enjoy it. This Congolese is so aggressive. If he doesn’t want a shelter, Refugee Commissioner should let him go & sleep outside and die of freezing winter. If he wishes to take chances and stay or sleep outside, he will die because we have harsh winters in this country. But ntate Lerotholi must make arrangements for this man & his family to be deported before dying of cold here. He seemed to be so stubborn. We have our own frustrations here, so we can’t be able to handle other
people’s problems especially when they are disobedient.
Comment by Gaddafi on 2 August 2012:
@Lerato Baquena, why don’t you take this troublesome Congolese family into your own house if you are not a hater and being so kind? Your question is senseless. You must be insane. Who cares for Lesotho refugees in DRC if any?
Comment by lekhoakhoa on 2 August 2012:
Ba hlanya bana, everyone is at risk of be attacked by criminals, at my house they came in through the window , took my handbag and cellphone at gunpoint! I still live there!
Comment by Oa Likoetseng on 2 August 2012:
A sele hampe Makoerekoere..Ba tlisitse bolotsana bona ba bona o tla utloa ba ntse bare ke ma refugee..Baa ba tletseng moo ba bileng ba lulang le Matekatse aa Basotho ha ba mofe bolulo ke eng?
Comment by mokopela on 2 August 2012:
u etsoa ahlama uje, uahana mona ke lesotho ha u saje u khot’se. Fetela pele moo metsi a khuang ka lenala. Go on to find peace wherevar!!
Comment by mathata on 2 August 2012:
Ache jwale ya ho tla qekisa leqheku le bana ba naha ena ba sa qekiswe yona lekgale. Ha ba monke ba month ise kwalabata a yo dula teng and ba mmehe habo Scott wa tena. Ha a thabe keng hoba ha ba month retla o ntsa phela, ekaba hoja ho no retluwe ngwana hae o na tlo reng ha a lla feela ka ho kganwa? Re lelekiswa mehlaena feela ha re tswe moo re dulang, ebile re ntse re patala le rent, ekare yena a sa tlo patala rent le metsi le motlakase yaba o ntsa meneka, le jwale wa tena. Kgutlela hae he, kapa a ye Ethiopia o batla ho shwa.
Comment by lerato baquena on 2 August 2012:
@ gaddafi,I am sure you must be Lerotholi or you are one of the drop out from National University of Lesotho(NUL) with Lerotholi.For your Information I am working with this None sense commissioner at Home Affairs and We knew that he manage to get this possition with out any computation.He could have been rejucted from the beginning.Becouse,
1.He is not Qualified for the possition.
2.He does not have good reputation from His former organisation(NSS).I can qute a some ” lazy,not cooperative,always after people,…etc”
3.Inhuman
thoes Refugee came to our office two month back and told us how Lorotholi was attacking them at this refugee camp before he sent criminals to burn the very same house.He was telling them “I am from a royall familly and this is Lesotho I will send you away from my country”.Shame on you Lerotholi(Gadadfi) you forget MOshoshoisim, which says “we Mosotho’s are people whom we came from different place”.Shut up your mouth Davil.
Comment by Gaddafi on 3 August 2012:
@Lerato baquena
Joale legraduate tooe la NUL le nang le good reputation, keng ha u hloloa ke spelling hakale hee ka bohlalehali boo ba hau boo u bo bolelisakang moo? Aku bone ha u ntse u rohaka Lerotholi moo u sireletsang makoerekoere ao u sa tsebeng le hore na a tsoa kae! U tlameha u le letekatse lena le lulang le makoerekoere hohle mona, joale u bohloko keha Lerotholi a re Congolese lena le eo lula moo marefugee a lulang teng. Hase ‘na ea itseng u be mosali oa makoerekoere hle sethoto tooe!
Ehlile kea pheta ke re ha le-DRC lena le le likhathatso le sa batle khotso mona Lesotho, ha a khutlele naheng ea habo DRC. O phaphathehisistoe DRC ke ho tella babusi ba hae. Ke mokhoa oona makoerekoere a tella koana linaheng tsa habo bona, ba likhoka haba mamele. Ehlile moahi ea likhoka ea senyang khotso ea sechaba naha efe kapa efe e tla mo tebela, motho oa teng e tlaba moleleri lefats’eng lohle joaloka eena mo-congolese enoa.
Uena Lerato baquena tooe, u utloahala u na le litaba tse mpe pakeng tsa hau le Lerotholi mosebetsing moo. Mohlomong o hanne ho u fereha joale u bitter kaha le joalo basali ba basotho. Uena ha u le tjee u na le eona good reputation? Ha u ne u na le eona u kabe u ntse u sa ngola linyonts’a tse tjena ka batho ba bang mona li-interneteng. Ekare Lerotholi a ka ea Telkom a u trace a ba u qose. U tlilo loants’a mosotho e mong ka melata moo? Phoooo!
Comment by Haochaocheche on 3 August 2012:
Ha a khutlele DRC kwana, re tennoe ke makoerekoere naheng ya borona.Ba bolisa naha ena ya borona ka drugs tsena tsa bona.makoerekoere ana a mathang hohle mona a rekisa a tlameha a lo apply bocha ho kena lesotho mona.
Comment by Haochaocheche on 3 August 2012:
Ha a khutlele DRC kwana, re tennoe ke makoerekoere naheng ya borona.Ba bolisa naha ena ya borona ka drugs tsena tsa bona.makoerekoere ana a mathang hohle mona a rekisa a tlameha a lo apply bocha ho kena lesotho mona.Re hlola re pateloa malapeng mona le diretlo ke tsena li iphile matla empa ha hona mohla re kileng ra re re ka mpa ra roabala strateng.
Comment by moqekela motlatsi on 3 August 2012:
Batho bao ba hana ntlo fela ba sena eona?ha ba tliheloe ba freezee mono serameng……….hase ha TALI MONA! ……
Comment by moqekela motlatsi on 3 August 2012:
Batho bao ba hana ntlo fela ba sena eona?ha ba tloheloe ba freezee mono serameng……….hase ha TALI MONA! ……
Comment by limakatso on 3 August 2012:
Lekoere-koere lee ha le tsamaee la ikela naheng e ‘ngoe ke’ng haeba moo ha le sireletsoe? Na le lumela hore Lerotholi a ka tlohela mabaka a hae a ea ho chesa ntlo eo lekoerekoere le lulang ho eona? O lehlohonolo hobane eena lapa la hae ntse le le intact ebile o ntse a e-na le nako ea ho etsa ba bang, baphaphathehi ba bang ha ba tsebe le moo malapa a leng hona teng.
Ke utloa a ntena hoo ha ke hopola hore ‘na Ntate Matsale oa ka o fihlile mona Lesotho a tsoa Malawi ka 1967. Ha hona moo a kileng a fuoa ntlo. O ile a iqalla bophelo from the scratch, ke ha a tseba ho ba le likhomo a nyala Mme Matsale. Kajeno ke na le monna eo eleng Mosotho, ea keneng sekolo, ea sebetsang ka thata hoba Ntate ha a ka ba sheba lithuso, o ile a khotsofalla khotso le ho fuoa bolokolohi ba hore a iketsetse mesebetsi ea boipheliso. Katana seo se batla ho isoa hoteleng? They should put on the first flight out.
Comment by Percy on 3 August 2012:
There are many Basotho Nationals who wish for a free two roomed house. If they are this classy and they need too much luxury, let them move on to other coutries who can provide it. Lesotho has its own problems. They were rebels in their own country hence why they came running here. Now they want to be rebels in Lesotho too. These people are depleting our resources, and they do not appreciate the little help they can get. I agree, they should be put on the first flight out.
Comment by Oa batho on 3 August 2012:
@lerato u ne o ka na oa itlotlolla ka becouse ena ea hao sek
Comment by lerato baquena on 3 August 2012:
@gaddafi and Percy
Ke tiile ha kere le lokela le sa tsebe hore rona re maAfrica. Haho tsotellehe utsoa DRC or kae. But se salang ke hore rele maAfrica we have signed Conventions relating to refugees mmoho le Refugee Act Lesotho. Tse behang lintlha tse lokeloang ho lateloa relating to refugees. And treatment ea monna enoa is far from those laws.
Joale he marena tlohelag silly hipocricy ena ea lona ea ho itlhahisa lele batho ba ratang babang yet le ba treata tjena.
Gaddafi (LeroTHOLI) u BALE KA HLOKO LIPEELO LE TSEO TLAMANG MALEBSNA LE BAPHAPHATHEHI hona le ho batla rente and other mundane things from refugees.
Comment by linah on 7 August 2012:
Listen i am a foreigner too in another country studying. I UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION, but i think you are too demanding by asking for a security gards, who will pay them? And i think you are belittling ntate Lerotholi by suspecting him to murder! I am disappointed by your reaction
Comment by Nineo on 8 August 2012:
I’m quite sorry that my beloved country should be exposed to the internetional opinion by mistaking their covenent with the UNHCR: 1.to be seeing as a zenophobian country. 2.lower qualified staff unable to solve refugees affairs. 3.lack of hopitality to another black african as us and miss behaviours to other black foreigners. These are to say that particularly the case of mentionned refugee from D.R.C who the government and the UNHCR could solve their matter as fast as possible to don’t undermind the reputation of our country otherwise is a shame for us Basotho!!!
Comment by Papo on 8 August 2012:
Shame 2 u Lerotholi,u’re playing the mafia game because our country never get such problem with refugees since we welcame them in this country.u know that we Basotho come from diffrent back ground and very sociable.
The minister of home affairs shouldn’t let such of incompetant self interest person as this 2 destroy the image of our country.
Actually,the refugee of D.R.C on lighting in the news paper has no longer protection because he’s exposed by the media through the world even his enemies are aware of him now.
And government will be responsible for his death or anything else regarding all kind of domages of his familly. Lerotholi, u’re unhuman.
Know that our country doesn’t deserve 2 appear 2 the international court for breakage of refugee’s right.
Comment by Gaddafi on 8 August 2012:
@Lerato Baquena
Re tennoe ke baphaphathehi bana ba Africa hobane habana botho haba qetoa ho thusoa ke naha ea Lesotho. Ke ana ma-ANC a hloile sechaba sa Lesotho hole le haufi, ba nyonya ntho’e bitsoang mosotho hona hoo haesale lefats’eng. Joale ‘na kaha ma-Refugee a ma-ANC a South Africa ke kene likolo le bona Lesotho ka khotso re sa ba nyonye joalokaha bona ba re nyonya kajeno, ehlile ke tennoe ke boits’oaro bo bobe ba tello bo etsoang ke ma-ANC a South Africa ho Basotho le Lesotho kajeno. Joale ke se ke sa batle eng kapa eng e tlang e matha Lesotho mona e re e ea sotloa naheng ea habo eona e kopa bots’abeli. Ma-ANC a ila nna a fihla a ikentse lisono Lesotho mona nakong ea apartheid ba bolelisaka kamoo maburu a ba sotlang a batlang ho ba bolaea kateng.
Joale kajeno oona ma-ANC ao a hloile Lesotho le Basotho hole le haufi, ba nyonya le ho bua ka ntho’e bitsoang mosotho hoo leha ba bua machabeng ba bolela hore struggleng sa bona ba ne ba le linaheng life, ba li bolela kaofela bo Mozambique, Botswana, Angola,Zimbabwe le tse ling Africa mona, ‘me u keke oa utloa ba bua ka Lesotho le khale bona babusi bao ba South Africa ba ma-ANC. Joale kannete le rona Basotho kaha re batho, re se re utloa re nyonya hore re thuse batho ba Africa ba tlang ba ntse ba phaphathehaka ba balehaka linaha tsa bona ebe kamorao ba tlilo re hloea joalokaha ma-South Africa a re hloile hakana re sa tsebe hore na ba tsekisa Lesotho le ba thusitseng hakana nakong ea lehloeano leo la bona le maburu nakong ea apartheid. Kajeno ma-ANC ka puso ea bona haba bona Basotho ba re ba bona bokoeta feela, ba bona li-criminal ke ka hona ba lutseng ba nka Basotho ka literaka ba fihla ba ba tipela marokhong ohle a naha ea Lesotho. Ke ka hona kajeno ma-ANC a blockang literaka tse tlisang lithepa tseo Lesotho le li rekileng hore li bole ka malibohong a Maseru le Ficksburg.
Ke litaba tse ipakeloang ke lehloeo leo ANC e nang le lona ho Lesotho kajeno kaha ba re ba hlotse bophelo hobane ba lokolohile. Joale ‘na ehlile ke re ke se ke sa thabele ho bona baphaphathehi naheng ena ea Lesotho, hobane rea ba thusa ebe kamorao ba ea re hloea meleko ena e tellang melao ea linaha tsa habo bona. Ma-South Africa a ne a phaphathehetse Lesotho mona le linaheng tse ling hobane ba ne ba tella melao ea puso ea naha ea habo bona ka nako eo, joalofela kaha ba ntse ba tella melao eo ea bona le pusong eona ena ea bona. Joale tlohela ho qosa Lerotholi hobane fela le hloeane mosebetsing moo le loana joalokaha le tloaetse Basotho. Mo-Congolese enoa le lapa la hae haba khutlele habo bona DRC ba ilo bopa khotso ba ikobele melao ea naha ea habo bona. Lesotho mona hase hore re khotsofetse ka lintho tsohle, fela melao ea naha u tlameha ho e hlompha eseng u ts’epe hoba raqhoe hobane joale u tlaba moleleri lefats’eng.
Comment by Gaddafi on 8 August 2012:
@Nineo
Whatever you think of your country is upto you guys. Whether your so-called UNHCR would consider us being xenophobis to fellow Africans then, its their own problems. What we hate in this country is to be undermined and belittled by these refugee foreigners. You are totally lost as being so brave to stand against your country in favour of selfish refugee foreigners. What lack of hospitality are you talking about here? You must be insane. Staying in South Africa must have gone into your head to reject everything government is doing here. During apartheid regime, Lesotho offered excellent hospitality to ANC refugees who stayed in our country for couple of decades, but now the same ANC people ruling RSA today, hate everything coming in the name of Lesotho and Mosotho. Today ANC government treat Lesotho and Basotho with disrespect. They have even done an inhuman thing that their boers didn’t do during their brutal regime, ANC government have blocked the borders which enters Lesotho for logistics coming into our country. What about the perishable goods? They rot at Maseru bridge and Ficksburg bridge where ANC govt under Zuma administration purposely use SARS personnel to sabotage the so-called new electronic system that have been implemented. Why? Because they want to show their hatred for Lesotho and its citizens.
Did the BNP government ever mistreat ANC refugees when came into hiding in Lesotho during apartheid era? No, ANC refugees were welcomed here and received excellent hospitality but now Zuma with his regime seemed to be revengeful against Lesotho. We don’t know why he is so brutal as his ANC government is worse than apartheid regime. So, don’t tell about African refugees again, they don’t have humanity and they are not even grateful to us as a nation of Lesotho. I don’t want to here anything calling itself a refugee in my country because they hate us after being helped. If this Congolese is not satisfied at all of our hospitality, he and his family might relocate into South Africa, maybe he will be grateful there. We are sick and tired of selfish refugees in this country!!!
Comment by Lerato on 8 August 2012:
Shame on you all foolish Basotho standing against their own country but instead in support of selfish and arrogant refugees who refuse to comply with the rules and laws of Lesotho. Your so-called international laws, refugee acts, courts or whatever mentioned are not ruling this country and they are made by people to protect those who need it. These laws are not made for African refugees to undermind laws of our countries. They just protect those in real need but not criminals or anyone refusing to comply with countries’ laws and regimes. This DRC man can go to hell if he doesn’t want to comply with rules and regulations of Lesotho.
Lesotho is not like his ungovernable DRC. He must listen to our authorities here, he will not do anything whenever he wants to. He will be told what to do in this country. I can see why DRC is not governable and surrounded by fierce rebels. These people are so difficult in their country, I’m sorry to say that, but if he refuses to listen to our authorities, whats their attitude in their own country? I’m not xenophobic but If I can ask, amongst 54 African countries, why did he choose to come into hiding in Lesotho that far? I think its because he undermined our country while still at home thinking he will do anything he likes. And foolish Basotho become rebellious to their authorities! Shame!!!
Comment by lempone on 8 August 2012:
haba hloke thuso. ke lumela ba tlile mabakeng a bona basa hloke tshireletso. the easiest way ke hore ba ipone na baea kae, ba tsoe naheng ena ea Moshoeshoe.
Comment by lerato baquena on 8 August 2012:
@Lerotholi(Gaddafi)and Lerato,don’t pretend as if you are not Xenophobic.We basotho’s are people who love our own African black nation and respected by all over the world becouse of our good hospitality.you two beach can’trepresent us.We know it is you Lerotholi(gaddafi) and your beach writing all the non-full stop long nonsense.Don’t panic,if you manage to servive with the new goverment tray to change your personality,Be kind to people(specially the poor refugees who are far from there family),to your subordinates,to your wife and families,don’t waste the govt time writing rubish.
Comment by Lineo on 9 August 2012:
Let’us see this case nicely: this refugee from DRC.
- First for all he got problems in his country which made him flee up to our country seeking security and peace.
- Secondly in this country he has not either security or peace and then all the world is informed of his refugee country which does not allow him to return to DRC.
- Therefore you as government and UNHCR, I’m pleasing you to look forward for the right of this refugee as far as the durable solution is concerned recommended by the UNHCR refugees’ charter so that our country must have a good welfare towards refugees.
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