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PM VISITS LDF TROOPS IN MOZAMBIQUE
Prime Minister Sam Matekane`s visit to the Lesotho Defence Forces troops in Mozambique was a resounding success and impactful says, the Minister of Foreign Affairs
LESOTHO INCREASES FRUIT PRODUCTION
Lesotho Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion Project in collaboration with Lesotho National Farmers’ Association (LENAFU) will equip farmers with skills to increase fruit production. This is according
FARMERS REQUEST LDF DEPLOYMENT AT ILLEGAL BORDERS
Livestock farmers from different areas of Mokhotlong, on Wednesday, requested for deployment of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) at illegal borders to control stock theft
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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.
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1966
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