Lesotho MP demands huge parts of South Africa

[Grant]

An opposition MP wants to declare Free State and parts of four other provinces "Lesotho's territory".
The people of Lesotho, called Basotho, lived in these areas until the 19th Century, when they were seized by Afrikaners - white South Africans.
Many Basotho still live in South Africa, especially in Free State.
"It's time for what is ours to be returned to us," Tshepo Lipholo, the MP behind the motion, told Lesotho's parliament, speaking in Sesotho.

"History has a record of what was taken from our people and that people were killed in the process. It is time to correct that," he said.
Parliament has adjourned until Thursday when the debate will continue.
In Mr Lipholo's vision, Lesotho would grow from 30,000 sq km (11,600 sq miles) to around 240,000 sq km (93,000 sq miles). Mr Lipholo has previously told Lesotho media that he also hopes to have the motion discussed in the British Parliament "since it was the UK that gave Lesotho its independence in 1966, without correcting the borders seized by the Afrikaners".

Lesotho MP demands huge parts of South Africa

Lesotho is a small mountainous kingdom entirely surrounded by its much larger neighbour.

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[Craig_]

Let's do a compromise, they can have the whole KZN.

 

[eepr0m]

Lesotho MP demands huge parts of South Africa

Lesotho is a small mountainous kingdom entirely surrounded by its much larger neighbour.

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they can have all the anc controlled areas all we want is the WC.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Let's do a compromise, they can have the whole KZN.

Fsck off.

They can have what was the Transkei, and get some coast line, that is as far as I'm prepared to compromise.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

It would be the right thing to do...to ease the pain of the past.
Give it to them.
They are worth it.

 

[ShaunSA]

One of the key stumbling blocks is the 1964 Cairo Declaration of the Organisation of African Unity, now the African Union, whereby African leaders agreed to recognise the existing borders of their newly independent countries, even if they were drawn up by colonial powers, to avoid stirring up conflict across the continent.

If only they had used some sense then instead of being eager to share the spoils

 

[Nerfherder]

I wonder if they would be better than the ANC government ?

Possibly some might choose to move over.

 

[ShaunSA]

It would be the right thing to do...to ease the pain of the past.
Give it to them.
They are worth it.

If we can't give them their land back we should pay for the parts we stole

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

so were at war with Lesotho now?

becuse anytime a Country says this land belongs to us and the Border does not go there, a Fight breaks out 98% of the time.

 

[Tabac]

They can fck right off a 1000m cliff. Yes - Just fckoff with your p0es claims - And take your fckedup hats and horses with you. Don't forget the blankets.

 

[Hemi300c]

GFY - that's over 100 years ago and if it wasn't for the whites arriving the zulu's would have killed you all off.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

If we can't give them their land back we should pay for the parts we stole

We can pay them in the finest currency known to man...The Mighty Rand...

 

[ShaunSA]

We can pay them in the finest currency known to man...The Mighty Yuan...

ftfy

 

[Cray]

Let's do a compromise, they can have the whole KZN.

I counter with the Freestate, give them another land locked piece of territory to go with their current one. And we will throw in Ace too...

 

[ToxicBunny]

I counter with the Freestate, give them another land locked piece of territory to go with their current one. And we throw in Ace too...

I might be amenable to that suggestion actually... at the very least on the premise that they allow Ace to be Prime Minister, and Hlaudi to be finance minister.

 

[Nerfherder]

so were at war with Lesotho now?

becuse anytime a Country says this land belongs to us and the Border does not go there, a Fight breaks out 98% of the time.

We lost the last fight against Lesotho so perhaps this is it.

 

[Monkeyz]

so were at war with Lesotho now?

becuse anytime a Country says this land belongs to us and the Border does not go there, a Fight breaks out 98% of the time.

We have similar situations with Namibia and Eswatini for years now

 

[RonSwanson]

/wonder how he will look in a blanket and Basotho hat

 

[Charlesjjm]

Parliament in Lesotho to discuss motion to reclaim parts of South Africa

https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/parliament-in-lesotho-to-discuss-motion-to-reclaim-parts-of-south-africa-20221215 "The Honourable House resolves, pursuant of Section 1(2) of the Constitution, to declare the whole of the Free State, parts of the Northern Cape, parts of the Eastern...

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[Tabac]

/wonder how he will look in a blanket and Basotho hat

You getting ready for that 1000m cliff ?