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BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
His Majesty, King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II was born on 2 May 1938, in the Village of Salang in the Mountain District of Mokhotlong in the…
BiographyPatrick Baker Duncan
… from 1941 to 1952, during which time he became fluent in Sesotho. In 1952 he resigned his post and lead the first … the press and international periodicals…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the general region between the third and…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… would be in English, the next in isiZulu, and the last in Sesotho. Molotsi was responsible for the pieces in Sesotho. Under the pseudonyms of "Pele-en-Pele"…
BiographyZulumathabo Zulu
… than eight books and hundreds of articles including The Sesotho Dictionary of Mathematics, The Sacred Knowledge of …
BiographyArthur Nuthall Fula
… tongue, isiXhosa, Fula was fluent in isiZulu, Setswana, Sesotho, Sepedi, English, French (he learnt French at the … the National Afrikaans Literature Museum …
BiographyDaniel Kunene
… he wrote sixteen books and monographs in English and Sesotho in addition to hundreds of other publications. Kunene …
BiographyArchibald Campbell Jordan
… Orange Free State (now Free State) where he mastered seSotho and was elected President of the African Teachers' …
PlaceLesotho
Two-thirds of the Country of Lesotho consists of Mountains. The highest Peak, Mount Ntlenyana, is 3,482 Metres above sea level. The Drakensberg range forms the…
Chapter 4 - Poor, yet generous Lesotho
… imposition of Afrikaans in schools found, in exile, Sesotho, the local language, a problem if they were not Sotho … friends it was AFRIKAANS they spoke. Don…
To All Fathers and Mothers, Brothers and Sisters, Friends and Workers, in All Cities, Towns and Villages in the Republic of South Africa. Flyer in English and Sesotho by the Soweto Students’ Representative Council, 15 October 1976
… in the Republic of South Africa." Flyer in English and Sesotho by the Soweto Students' Representative Council, … in the Republic of South Africa. Flyer in…
BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… Stem) was firstly sung on the 31st of May in 1928. The SeSotho version of the national anthem was written by Moses …
Chapter 3 - Historical Lesotho
From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 By December 1982, the government of Lesotho…
BiographySolly Mokoetle
… greeting at the beginning of the program which he did in Sesotho. He would greet domestic workers, farm workers, …
PlaceAbbey Mountain, Lesotho Border
Mountain on the Lesotho Border, 40 km South-West of Bergville. The name is in keeping other Mountains in the Area; such as Monk's Cowl. (An Abbey is occupied…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
The Pope arrives in Lesotho Pope John Paul , leader of the Catholic Church arrives in Lesotho amidst a hijacking crisis that revealed Lesotho's dependence on…
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a population of approximately two million. The country gained…
EventSouth African refugees leave Lesotho
The Lesotho government announced that an undisclosed number of South African refugees have decided to leave Lesotho voluntarily. Most of the refugees belonged…
EventPhyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho
When her underground cell was arrested and detained, Phyllis Naidoo escaped to Lesotho along a new route established by Omar Badsha, Richard (Rick) Turner and…
EventLesotho’s deputy Prime Minister shot
Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, Selometsi Baholo, is shot dead by dissident soldiers during an apparent kidnapping attempt. They also seize four cabinet…
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
On 30 April 1991, the head of the Lesotho military, Maj.Gen Justin Lekhanya was ousted by rebel junior officers. The reasons for this coup was a long standing…
EventA military coup deposes the Lesotho Government
On 15 January 1986, General Justin Lekhanya, the Head of the Lesotho Army, ousted Lesotho prime minister Chief Leabua Jonathan in a military coup. Jonathan had…
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
Moshoeshoe is credited as "the father of the Basotho people" as he was responsible for the creation of Lesotho (The Basotho Kingdom), and the drawing together…
EventLesotho and Swaziland threatened with sanctions
The government of South Africa threatened Lesotho and Swaziland with economic sanctions if they continued to harbour African National Congress (ANC) insurgents…
EventSouth Africa closes its borders with Lesotho
On 1 January 1986 the South African Government closed its borders with Lesotho, cutting off fundamental food and fuel supplies. The relationship of the South…
EventLesotho addresses political exiles in the country
The Lesotho government invited all South African political refugees to make formal application to leave the country, to indicate proposed dates of departure…
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, indicated that Basutoland (Lesotho) was so economically dependent on South Africa that the…
National Day of Lesotho.
PlaceThaba Bosiu, Lesotho
Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone Plateau, at the historic and spiritual heart of the Sotho Kingdom, in Lesotho. Rising to an altitude of 1,800m only 20km East of…
ArchiveLesotho Conference on non-violence direct action
Memorandum regarding the Lesotho Conference of non-violence direct action. It was set up by Transformation of Resource Centre in Maseru and held at Roma…