Transformation Resource Centre in its advocacy for Good Governance and Human Rights has been closely observing and monitoring the proceedings of the National Assembly of Lesotho’s Public Accounts Committee which resulted from the Auditor General’s report compiled for three consecutive financial years of 2013/14;2014/15;2015/16. As part of Civil Society mandate to strengthen and support all democracy and good governance institutions in the country, while also promoting Public Participation in issues of good governance, TRC held a public forum in the form of a Friends Meeting to discuss the PAC report at in-depth. The panellists were the PAC chairperson Hon. Selibe Mochoboroane, former Accountant General and Independent Auditor at PKF- Mr. Sam Mphaka, Political Scientist-Miss Mamello Rakolobe from the National University of Lesotho, and Mrs Mafani Masoabi who is the Accountant General. The activity attracted Members of Parliament, Government Officials, Civil Society, Academia and Media and aimed to popularise the findings of the report to the public in order to exert pressure on the government to implement the PAC recommendations.

The Transformation Resource Centre held a friends meeting on whether Government of National Unity (GNU) is the solution to the Lesotho’s political instability. The meeting was held on the 14th June 2019 on TRC’s premises. The main Presenters were Mr. Mothejoa Metsing leader of Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), Tsepang Tsita Mosena deputy leader of Movement for Economic Change (MEC) and Prof. Nqosa Mahao deputy leader of All Basotho Convention (ABC). Each political party representative presented his or her own party position regarding GNU. Amongst the invitees were members of parliament, political parties, civil society, media and the public. The forum is a platform where all stakeholders can engage on topical matters in the country and help direct TRC’s advocacy. The session was also streamed live on Transformation Resource Centre facebook page.

Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) launched Professor Kopano Makoa’s book titled “Politics, Government and Governance in Lesotho since 1993” on the 5th June 2019 at TRC premises. TRC had  published the book on behalf of the professor. The publication provides a brief over view of politics, government and governance in Lesotho since the restoration of the country’s constitutional rule in 1993. It also adds an update to the matured available volume of books in Lesotho’s politics, government and governance of which the last publication belonged to Ferguson (1990) the Anti-politics machine: development, depoliticization and bureaucratic power in Lesotho”. Prof. Makoa’s edition is a suitable read for researchers and undergraduate students studying in the field of politics. It aligns with TRC’s programmatic mandate of good governance constituting of programs such as parliament, human rights, civic education and local government that extensively deal with parliament affairs, local government issues, advocacy in reconstruction of oversight institutions- DCEO, Auditor General and the Ombudsman to improve performance, elections and relations with specific government arms such as the military and police. The book covers all these aspects intensively and more.