Kingdom of Lesotho
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RSL, LDF SIGN MOU
The Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) and the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to formalize collaboration between the two institutions. The
SUBSIDY FOR FARMERS
The Government of Lesotho (GoL) has committed a 30 percent subsidy to Basotho farmers buying tractors from a local dealership called Agri-Solution Centre (ASC). This
BORDERS OPEN FOR APPLES, TOMATOES
The government has since opened borders for importation of tomatoes and apples after they were closed in February due to high production in the country. This
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Lesotho is largely covered in grasses, although trees also appear on the landscape. Indigenous trees include Cape willows, cheche bush (used for fuel), and wild olives. Other willows and white poplars have been introduced into the country.
Not Called The Mountain Kingdom for Nothing
Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana. On the Thaba Bosiu plateau, near Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, are ruins dating from the 19th-century reign of King Moshoeshoe I. Thaba Bosiu overlooks iconic Mount Qiloane, an enduring symbol of the nation’s Basotho people.
2, 070, 000
Population
30, 355
km2, square
1966
Year of Foundation
496 800
Unemployed
11,424 ft
Highest Point