Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basuto National Party ruled for the first two decades. King Moshoeshoe was exiled in 1990, but returned to ...

All royal watchers' eyes are on the Kingdom of Lesotho this week, as Prince Harry kicks off a week-long tour of the tiny African country before moving on to South Africa. We got the fact finder out to ...

Yes, it’s happy birthday to Lesotho, which reaches a half-century of independence today, having shrugged off Britain’s colonial overcoat on October 4 1966. In other words, it has been a sovereign ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 24 July 2023 The Kingdom of Lesotho is made up mostly of highlands, where many of the villages can be reached only on horseback, by foot or ...

Lesotho imports much of its food from South Africa, but South Africa counts on its neighbour for its abundant reserves of water. The Katse Dam reservoir in the centre of the kingdom, built in the ...

The Kingdom of Lesotho is made up mostly of highlands, where many of the villages can be reached only on horseback, by foot or light aircraft. Resources are scarce - a consequence of the harsh ...