By, April 30 -- Thoboloko Ntsonyane

MASERU - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announces its four-year strategic plan 2024-2028 and checkpoints.

It "is going to serve as a tool for the effective and efficient performance and professionalization of the election administration and fast track [its] growth".

Through this 54 page plan, IEC sets the direction for growth and success in its broader responsibilities.

Section 66A of the Constitution charges IEC with the responsibility:

"To ensure that elections to the National Assembly and local authorities are held regularly and that every election or referendum held is free and fair.

To organize, conduct and supervise, in an impartial and independent manner, elections to the National...