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USAID, JHPIEGO DONATES AMBULANCES
As part of continuing support to the Lesotho Government, USAID and Jhpiego handed over two new ambulances to Berea Government Hospital on Friday. When receiving
PARLIAMENT INVITES BASOTHO TO JOIN SADC PARLIAMENT FORUM MEETINGS
Basotho have been invited to join the public hearing on regional interests and concerns by the Southern African Development Community Parliament Forum to be held
MALETSUNYANE BRAAI FESTIVAL BOOSTS TOURISM SECTOR-CEO
Maletsunyane Braai Festival contributes towards the development of the tourism sector in the country and creates employment, particularly for communities based in the area. 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.
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1966
Year of Foundation
496 800
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