Lekota was speaking at Maseru's Pitso Stadium where there was a cleansing and healing ceremony to commemorate the death of freedom fighters massacred by the South African Defence Force in 1982 and 1985, on Saturday.
Lekota said the restrictions were imposed by the former regime to especially stop the freedom fighters from entering Lesotho. He said Lesotho sacrificed for South Africa's freedom, hence work and study permits for Basotho people made it difficult to benefit in the region.
"It is an urgent task to be done at a bilateral level and through SADC for the benefit of all our people. We have to use this opportunity as a region and eliminate such restrictions which divided us as Africans especially in the Southern Africa," he said.
The minister said SADC countries should follow the European Union as an example and stop the use of Visas and custom duties. - BuaNews
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