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The South African Army In Lesotho

South Africa sent 600 soldiers into Lesotho to quell political unrest in September 1998. Hear from one of the opposition protestors who found herself at the heart of the violence

South Africa sent 600 soldiers into Lesotho to quell political unrest in September 1998. Mamello Morrison was an opposition protestor. She spoke to David Whitty in 2014 about the ensuing violence. This programme is a rebroadcast.
Photo: Members of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed in Lesotho. Credit: Walter Dhladhla/AFP

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