Kingdom of Lesotho
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HIS MAJESTY COMMENDS DR PHOOKO FOR KYS CAMPAIGN
His Majesty King Letsie III has commended the late former Minister of Health, Dr Motloheloa Phooko for the successful ‘Know Your Status’ (KYS) campaign to
EU SATISFIED WITH REFORMS PROGRESS
The European Union (EU) Ambassador, Ms. Paola Amadei says they are satisfied with the progress made on the National Reforms thus far. This, she said
LEGAL NOTICE-INTERNAL SECURITY CURFEW ORDER NOTICE, 2023
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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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