MASERU – South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has made a serious and potentially explosive allegation that Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Sam Matekane, has been meeting with illegal miners from Lesotho who are accused of terrorising communities and sabotaging South Africa’s economy.
Mantashe made the remarks on 24 February 2026 while appearing before South Africa’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources.
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