Merafhe threatened to bomb Lesotho… The peace talks commenced under a tense atmosphere between the warring factions who were at each other’s throats. For more than 18 hours the talks did not yield any fruit. Nasha speaks of how she admired former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki’s negotiating skills. “The man had the patience of a hawk. And I might add that he was a diplomat at heart. He was so different from Lt General Mompati Merafhe who at one point could not hide his impatience with Lesotho soldiers and said to them: “Look here guys. If it is war you want, it is war you will get. I am now talking to you as a soldier. “If you think you are secure on that mountain, you are fooling yourselves. We will bomb you out of there, and we shall not stop bombing until the mountain is flattened out. You think these are the days of Moshoeshoe of old?” Nasha remembers Merafhe’s threat that left complete silence in the hall. Although she did not have a good sleep following the threat, Nasha believes that Merafhe’s threat worked well for the talks, as the rebels started behaving afterwards. Bame Piet (Mmegi) Wed 26 Mar 2014
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