THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA taken to the Labour Court, whose decision may be appealed to the Labour Appeal Court. Jurisprudence of the DDPR, Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court is shown in table A12 below. Table A12: Labour Cases Case Lehloenya Facts v Ruling Lesotho Applicants were dismissed The court held that hearing the Telecommunications because Corporation requirements by Lesotho years after the retrenchments of operational merits of this matter some 16 (LAC/CIV/A/04/2009) [2016] Telecommunications LSLAC 1 (04 March 2016); would prejudice Respondent in the Corporation (LTC) in July conduct of its case and result in an 1999. They instituted a injustice being done. I take judicial case for unfair dismissal at notice of the fact that this long the Labour Court on 15 delay has affected the witnesses’ February 2000, some five accuracy of recollection of the weeks outside the statutory events and that it might be difficult time limit prescribed by to obtain section 70 of the Labour particularly the the evidence overseas Code. However Applicants witnesses. Case dismissed. failed to apply as soon as they become aware of their non-compliance 65 of