
The adage that love knows no boundaries can best describe the situation at Botswana Defence Force (BDF) as they found themselves in dicey situation after one of their female army officers chose to marry the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Commander of Special Forces Colonel Tefo Hashati. To compound the situation further for BDF is that the controversial Colonel Hashati is one of the leading figures in the political crisis that has gripped the mountainous kingdom. One of the bold and influential figures not only in the army but also in government, Hashati is the one who took SADC to court over the findings of the Commission of Inquiry which was led by Justice Mphaphi Phumaphi. According to reliable sources, Hashati has already completed the traditional part after paying lobola and is waiting for civil marriage. It is alleged that the female army officer who hold the rank of Lieutenant is from Molepolole and she is ready to walk the aisle with colonel Hashati. The two officers are said to have met during their regional exercises and Hashati didn’t waste time in proposing. Information gathered by this publication has revealed that the situation has caught BDF high command by surprise as…