Ngozwana, Nomazulu2014-11-212014-11-2120142014-08Ngozwana, N. (2014). Brief 1 : Enhancing democracy in Lesotho through civic Education. UPEACE Africa Policy Series, 1(2): 13-22.http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53316This policy brief presents the challenge of democracy as a misunderstood and abused concept amongst Basotho and provides recommendations for viable civic education programmes. The challenges are faced by three key groups of Basotho. First politicians, who need to overcome the structural rigidity of party politics based on personalities and factionalism thus falling short of fulfilling their electoral promises. Second, the citizens who reside mostly in the rural communities where many tensions between the traditional and modern democratic leadership structures are taking place. Third, providers of civic education whose duty it is to educate the populace on the democratic governance processes and structures. Inadequate civic education resulted in a disjuncture between citizens and democratic governance structures. Recommendations emerging from this analysis include the need for effective civic education, which to bridge the gap between traditional and modern practices.Text1 digital file (p. 13-22)application/pdfenCIVIL SOCIETYLESOTHOEDUCATIONELECTORAL SYSTEMSGOVERNANCEPOPULAR PARTICIPATIONRURAL COMMUNITIESEDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENTDEMOCRATIZATIONCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSBASOTHO PEOPLECIVIC EDUCATIONPolicy Brief