Hawks find no evidence of military camps
This follows allegations made earlier this week by Lesotho Police Commissioner Borotho Matsoso, who claimed that rebel armies were being trained on South African farms.
In response, the Hawks conducted raids on the identified farms but reported finding no evidence of such training activity.
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