Southern African Development Community (SADC) Facilitator and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will return to Lesotho today to continue with regional facilitation efforts to help that country return to political and security normalcy.

Ramaphosa has been to Lesotho four times this year to help create dialogue amongst Lesotho’s political role players to address the challenges facing the mountain kingdom.

He has overseen the signing of the Maseru Facilitation Declaration among Lesotho’s main political players.

The Maseru Facilitation Declaration provides for the reconvening of Lesotho’s Parliament by his Majesty King Letsie III, which took place on 17 October.

In terms of the Declaration, the sitting of Parliament had to be limited to discussing the budget and all other related matters regarding the holding of elections.

The Maseru Facilitation Declaration further provides that the National General Elections be held at the end of February 2015 and on a date to be set by King Letsie.

It also provides for parliament to be dissolved at the beginning of December.

Ramaphosa is expected to return to South Africa on Tuesday.