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 have reasonably affected the results. Challenges and efforts to mitigate 120. Due to challenges which Lesotho has faced during and after elections and also considering SADC recommendations, Lesotho as a state has begun the process of major reforms which will include constitutional, security, judicial and public sector reforms. 121. Failure of constitutional regulation of coalition governments and floor crossing in parliament has led to unstable governments as a result of which since 2012 Lesotho has had elections after every two years instead of the statutory five years. 122. Due to lack of resources, ballot papers for local government elections have not been translated in other minority languages such as xhosa which is used in some constituencies in the Southern part of the country. ARTICLE 14: RIGHT TO PROPERTY Constitutional measures 123. The right to property is contained in section 17 of the Constitution of Lesotho which prohibits compulsory taking of possession and compulsory acquisition of property. However, exceptions to this general rule are contained in section 17(1)(a) which provides as follows: property may be acquired or taken possession of in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, country planning or utilisation of property for the benefit of the public. 57