Kingdom of Lesotho
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CBL INCREASES PRIME RATE
The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) increased the prime lending rate in May by 25 basis points from 7.50 percent to 7.75 percent per annum.
METHANE EXPLOSION KILLS AROUND 30 ILLEGAL MINERS
At least 30 illegal miners at the disused Harmony Gold mine are reported to have died and are still trapped underground after being killed by
PM URGES FOR CLEANLINESS
The Prime Minister, Mr. Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane has urged Basotho to abide by cleanliness and keep Maputsoe clean as one of the busiest entry ports
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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
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