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- pony trekking (palamo ea lipere)
- Pony-trekking, on the sure-footed and sturdy Basotho pony, is one
of the most popular and exciting activities for travellers to Lesotho.
The activity is arguably the most developed tourism attraction in Lesotho.
There are several trekking centres, among them the world-renowned Malealea Lodge & Pony Trek Centre and The Lesotho Pony Trekking Centre on the
Molimo-Nthuse Pass ("God Help Me Pass"), 2843m above sea level. With its
landscapes, people, traditional hamlets, mountain ponies and prices,
no wonder Lesotho is fast becoming the pony-trekking centre of the world.
- press (likoranta)
- Lesotho has over thirty private newspapers and magazines, among them
five dailies, and about five weeklies. Some of them belong to or are
affiliated with the church (e.g. Leselinyana la Lesotho and Moeletsi),
while others are affiliated with political parties.
Some of the more prominent ones are : [thuso-help]
Lesotho News Agency -- fortnightly
(English)
Makatolle -- weekly (Sesotho)
MoAfrica -- weekly (Sesotho)
Mohlanka -- weekly (Sesotho)
Mopheme-The Survivor
-- weekly, (Sesotho and English)
The Mirror -- weekly (English)
Public Eye -- daily (English)
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- quthing
- Quthing,
also known as Moyeni ("Windy Place"), is Lesotho's southern-most major
town. It is "divided" into two parts: Lower Moyeni, which accomodates
most of the shops, commerces, residences and street vendors, and Upper
Moyeni, which is made up of administrative offices, banks, a hospital,
a mission and a hotel. Nearby Masitise has the famous cave house built
and lived in by the missionary Ellenberger family. The region also
boasts some dinosaur footprints (left behind by the herbivorous Lesothosaurus, among others). Quthing, or Moyeni, is about 130km (80 miles) south of Maseru. Accomodation in
Moyeni can be found here: The Mountainside Hotel (Tel:+ 266 75-0257) and The Orange River Hotel
(Tel:+ 266 75-0252).
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- radio (seea-le-moea)
- Here
is a list of some radio stations in Lesotho and South-Africa. Those in
Lesotho may be in Sesotho, English or both. Those in South-Africa are
either in Sesotho or near Lesotho (interesting local news, for
example).
People's
Choice --Operate from within Lesotho. They say:
"We aim to
enrich broadcast of high quality programmes that educate, inform, and entertain our listeners,
while making returns for our shareholders. Listen to them on 95.6-99.8 Mhz."
Radio Lesotho -- State-run national station.
They say: that
they exist "to ensure timeous dissemination of Government policy as
well as to ensure sustainable provision of affordable, reliable and
high-quality info-communications services"
Joy
Radio -- Privately owned, 24-hour station.
They say: "The
content of the station’s programme is focused on "edutainment," that is
a blend of music, talk shows which feature regular topics of social
interest as well as educational, sports and health programs. Reports on
traffic and weather condition also feature daily. The Voice of America,
and the Lesotho News Agency constitute our external news source."
Lesedi -- South-African station in Sesotho. They say: "E na ke
tshebeletso ya Sesotho ya Radio Bantu,
Tshebeletso ya Sesotho e tswang Khauteng,
Etswe ke sekgarume sebobolane ngwana bo tshepe,
Ntswe le bitswa ka tswibila le be le yo kgitla kgutlong tse nne tsa lefatshe,
Poho ya ho kgonya hoseng,
E re hoba le ute nko fatshe e boe e kgaotse"
Or
"This is the Southern Sesotho service called Radio Bantu,
Sesotho service broadcasting from Khauteng,
The voice goes out broadly to the four cardinal points of the world,
A bull that bellows in the early hours of the morning,
At sun set it becomes quite again."
OFM -- A rather complete radio station, with a strong web presence (chat, live online listening). OFM is part of the Africa Media Entertainment group. I say: "Radio
station in Bloemfontein. They broadcast in English and Afrikaans, and
seem to mainly handle news. They have Real Audio Streaming so you may
listen to them on-line. There is also a Chat facility, and a few other
services. They broadcast on 96.2 FM"
- roma
- Roma, a varsity town 35km from Maseru,
can be reached from the south past impressive gorges. In the north of
Roma are the Ha Baroana ("Little Bushman Place") Bushman
paintings. It is in Roma that Lesotho has its university, the National
University of Lesotho or NUL, formerly known as the University
of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland or UBLS.
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- SADC
-
The Southern African Development Community, or SADC,
is an organization that aims to promote Southern African regional
cooperation in economic development. In 2005 it had the following
members: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The headquarters of the organization are in
Gaborone, Botswana. SADC has a FAQ that should provide further information.
[ Resources ]
- schools (likolo)
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- National University of Lesotho --
They say, "...that they'll put their website back online soon. Then we'll know what they really say!"
- Machabeng High School -- They
say, "Machabeng College is an English Medium School of Lesotho, which
opened in 1977 in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Lesotho Ministry of Education. The school is a national asset, sited on
government property, and within the constitutional framework is
answerable to the Principal Secretary of Education. The school is a
fully accredited international institution of learning, functioning
within a national context. It is open to all academically qualified
students regardless of religious affiliation or national origin. A
Board of Governors controls the school, which is assisted in daily
management by a Management Committee and in the granting of
scholarships by a Scholarship Committee. The school was founded at the
joint initiative of the Ministry of Education and representatives of
the Maseru English Medium Preparatory School. Its name, 'Machabeng',
which is the Sesotho word for 'international', was chosen by the first
group of students in 1977."
- American International School of Lesotho -- They
say, "The American School of Lesotho (AISL) is an independent
coeducational, PS-8, day school of 73 students, six teachers and four
teacher assistants. The school was founded in 1991 to serve the needs
of the American community and other students seeking and English
Language education. The school is divided into three trimesters
extending from late August to the middle of June. We currently have
children from 14 different nations."
- Lesotho Institute of Accountants -- They
say, "The Lesotho Institute of Accountants (L.I.A.) was established by
the Accountants Act of 1977, which gives the Institute the mandate of
regulating the Accountancy practice in Lesotho. This responsibility can
further be broken down into the following functions: 1) To determine
the qualifications of persons for admission as members; 2) To provide
training, educational and examination by the Institute or any other
body of persons practising or intending to practice the profession of
accountancy; and 3) To set the standards and rules governing the
practice and ensure that compliance with these is maintained."
- Maseru Prep School -- They
say, "Maseru English Medium Preparatory School is an International school based upon the model of the European Council of International
Schools and incorporating the best educational practices from around the world. The school is committed to educating the whole
child and developing students who will be life long learners. We aim to utilize creative teaching strategies in which the
educational environment is learner focused. We believe that children learn best in an inquiry based programme where they are
encouraged to ask questions, and once they are provided with resources, seek their own answers."
- Seliba sa Boithuto -- They
say, "Seliba Sa Boithuto believes that learning is best achieved if people are responsible for their own learning, so that the
learners decide themselves on what, when and how to study. SSB also deems cooperation to be better than competition. Therefore,
it encourages learners to study together (peer learning). As long as SSB provides learning materials and tutors, who can support
the learners when they need help, self-motivated learning will lead to empowering education. Thus the learners will be better
prepared to face the unscheduled challenges, which will occur in life."
Read more about Education and schools in Lesotho:
1. Girls' Education in Lesotho
2. Lesotho Education
3. Continuity, Change and Growth: Lesotho's Education System
4. Lesotho News Online: Education
- seasons
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- Spring is from early August to October. The season
in which peach blossoms foreground the still snow covered Maluti mountains.
This is the season that hikers and pony-trekkers enjoy the most, both
for its colours and its water: rock pools, falls, brooks, fed by the
melting snow. Some spots, unsuitable for motor-cars, are best seen on
backpacking expeditions.
- Summer goes from November till January. Lesotho
is high, so temperatures don't get unbearably hot. They may, however
go as high as 36°C. Summer rains in Lesotho are sudden and do not last
long. Basotho kids will always be seen running around happily under
the cool shower. The rain stops almost as suddenly, and the sky opens
up to reveal a wide, blue sky.
- Autumn is from late February to late April. The
days are warm, the valleys are covered with cosmos flowers as far as
the eye can see, evenings are cool and ripe for braai-vleis (barbecue).
Autumn is also harvesting season for the Basotho, and they celebrate
with thanksgiving ceremonies.
- Winter extends from May to mid-August. Snow usually
covers the Maluti mountain peaks (Lesotho is also known as the Switzerland
of Africa...I've often wondered why Switzerland is never called
the Lesotho of Europe...), and it can get bitterly cold, the
higher up you go. Nevertheless, the days are for the most part warm
and sunny, though dry. How about skiing in Lesotho? Ever thought of
trying that? Short-range skiing is practised, and rumour has it that
the government is building world-class skiing resorts. Hmmm. It is often said
that the Basotho are the only Africans who have adapted to living part
of the year in snow.
- SIL Code
- Lesotho's SIL Code is 'SSO'
- sotho (basotho/sesotho)
- a member of a wide-ranging group of the black people of southern Africa,
living mainly in Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa. It is also the group of mutually
intelligible languages spoken by this people and belonging to the Niger-Congo family. Along with English, Sesotho is the
official language of Lesotho.
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- Teyateyaneng
- Generally referred to locally as T.Y., Teyateyaneng, a small town
on a hilltop in northwestern Lesotho along the main North-South road,
boasts some of the best tapestries and tribal wool products. It was
named Teyateyaneng ("Place of Quick Sands") after the river
that goes through it. T.Y. is about 30km (18 miles) from Maseru
and can be reached by bus or minibus. Teyateyaneng has about 228 200
inhabitants and is the capital town of the Berea
district.
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