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- ↑ "New Senators Appointed" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 8, Number 2, Second Quarter 2001, trc.org.ls.
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- ↑ Rosenberg, Weisfelder (2003). Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press. p. 369. ISBN 9780810865747.
- 1 2 "Lesotho's new cabinet comprises former ministers" [ permanent dead link ], African Press Agency, March 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Individual Constituency Results Range from Clear Victories to Minority Votes" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 9, Number 2, Second Quarter 2002, trc.org.ls.
- ↑ "Parliamentarians and Members of New Cabinet Sworn In" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 9, Number 2, Second Quarter 2002, trc.org.ls.
- 1 2 "Profiles of the members of committee". Public Administration and Development Management, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lesotho: Jumping Before He's Pushed". AllAfrica.com.
- ↑ "Ponts'o Sekatle quits DC women's league". The Post Newspaper.
- ↑ "Sekatle Dumps DC for ABC". Lesotho Times Newspaper.