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MINISTER LAMENTS INCREASE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
The government had anticipated road accidents to decline during the festive, however they escalated compared to the year 2021, says the Minister of Public Works
APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION GRANTS OPEN
Applications for education grants for Orphaned and Vulnerable children for the 2023 academic year are now open. According to a press release from the Ministry
THE PRIME MINISTER VISITS LERIBE
The Prime Minister, Mr Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane on Monday visited Likocheng, Khanyane, and Peka in the Leribe district to inspect gravel roads and footbridges which
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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
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