MISA Lesotho chairperson Kananelo Boloetse In light of this development, MISA Lesotho Chapter and Boloetse joined a constitutional case as second and third respondents and Yearn for Economic Sustainability (YES) political party as the first respondents challenging the resurrection of the 11th Amendment of the Constitutional Bill, 2022 from the graveyard. and the Attorney General, were collectively and individually prohibited from enacting into law any bill that expired upon the dissolution of the 10th parliament. The applicants argued that the Bill was dead as per the dissolution of the 10th Parliament and that the 11th Parliament could not be permitted in law to sit in vain and expend time and labour over nothing at the expense of the public purse. (21) Moreover, the king of Lesotho is barred from granting royal assent to any unfinished Bill at the time of the dissolution of the 10th Parliament. In a similar fashion, two members of Parliament, leader of the Basotho Patriotic Party (BPP) and leader of All Basotho Convention (ABC) also challenged the constitutionality of the special meeting of Parliament. (22) The High Court of Lesotho ruled that YES and MISA Lesotho do not have locus standi and dismissed the case. (19) Boloetse went on to appeal and the Appeal Court ruled in his favour. As a result of the legal challenge, the National Assembly adjourned for an indefinite period in November 2023. (23) (20) Professor Kananelo Mosito, president of the court, decreed that the appeal be sustained and the High Court order be suspended. The turn of events prompted a group of activists and journalists in Lesotho, known as Advocates for the Supremacy of the Constitution (ASC) to establish Section 2 — an independent, non-partisan, mass-based social movement. He declared that Circular No. 5 of 2023, and Standing Order No. 10 (58) of 2022 were unconstitutional, thereby rendering them null and void. The movement aims to confront the challenges that inhibit Lesotho from reaching her full potential, as far as reforms and good governance are concerned. He ruled that the respondents, comprising the National Assembly, the Senate, speakers of both houses, the king, the Minister of Law, Section 2 has been actively acting as a 41 STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 2023