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being considered for merging. › The Sotho (/ˈsuːtuː/), also known as the Basotho (/bæˈsuːtuː/), are a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group indigenous to Southern Africa...

The Basotho blanket is a distinctive form of garment commonly worn by Sotho people in Lesotho and South Africa. Initially composed of pure wool, the material...

colony. It achieved independence in 1966, and was subsequently ruled by the Basotho National Party (BNP) for two decades. Its constitutional government was...

The Free State–Basotho Wars refers to a series of wars fought between King Moshoeshoe I, the ruler of the Basotho Kingdom, and white settlers, in what...

The Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) is a Basotho political party with a nationalist and irredentist stance. Led by Ts'epo Lipholo, the party advocates...

first son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bamokoteli sub-clan of the Basotho people and his first wife Kholu. Kholu was the daughter of the Bafokeng...

horizontal blue, white, and green tricolour with a black mokorotlo (a Basotho hat) in the center. The design is intended to reflect a state that is both...

until 1910 and completely surrounded by South Africa from 1910. Though the Basotho (then known as Basuto) and their territory had been under British control...

and is the national symbol of Lesotho and the national symbol of the Basotho and Lesotho people. An image of the hat appears on the flag of Lesotho...

The Basotho Action Party is a political party in Lesotho established on 23 April 2021 by former Justice Minister and All Basotho Convention Deputy Leader...

added for specific derivations, such as Sesotho for the Sotho language and Basotho for the Sotho people. Use of Sesotho rather than Sotho for the language...

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Lesotho, excluding honorary consulates. Lesotho has a very small number of diplomatic missions. Embassy in Berlin...

as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with...

The Basutoland Congress Party is a pan-Africanist and left-wing political party in Lesotho. The Basutoland African Congress (BAC) was founded in 1952 by...

paramount chief of Basotho (modern Lesotho) from November 20, 1891 to August 19, 1905. Letsie is one of the chiefs whom led the 1880 Basotho gun war which...

I'm awarded young Basotho women,[clarification needed] the messenger went back to the Basotho King and returned with fifteen Basotho women, this is where...

the upper Orange and in the valley of the Caledon. Moshoeshoe, a minor Basotho chief, had welded together a number of scattered and broken clans which...

The Basotho Hat Shop is a landmark, craft shop, and tourist attraction located in Maseru, Lesotho. The building is conical in shape, and was originally...

Lebollo la basadi also known as female initiation among the Basotho is a rite of passage ritual which marks the transition of girls into womanhood. This...

Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane...

The All Basotho Convention (ABC; Sotho: Kobo-tata ea Basotho) is a political party in Lesotho. The party was formed in October 2006 and founded by Tom...

The Basuto or Basotho Pony was an African breed of small horse. It developed in the territory that is now South Africa, but is more closely associated...

The Basotho National Party is a political party in Lesotho, founded in 1959 in colonial Basutoland as the Basutoland National Party by Leabua Jonathan...

The Basotho Patriotic Party is a political party in Lesotho founded by Tefo Mapesela in May 2021 after leaving the All Basotho Convention. Mapesela, who...

HIV/AIDS in Lesotho constitutes a very serious threat to Basotho and to Lesotho's economic development. Since its initial detection in 1986, HIV/AIDS...

For thousands of years, a pilgrimage has been made by the Basotho people to a network of sacred caves to communicate with the spiritual world. The caves...

parties   Basotho National Party (BNP)   Basutoland Congress Party (BCP)   Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)   Democratic Congress (DC)   All Basotho Convention...

artistic expression using the written and spoken word practiced by the Basotho people in Southern Africa. Written poetry in the Sesotho language has existed...

Alliance for Free Movement (AFM) Basotho Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) Basotho Democratic National Party (BDNP) Basotho Patriotic Party (BPP) Basutoland...

The Witzieshoek revolt was a rebellion of Basotho residents in Witzieshoek in the Orange Free State of South Africa during the mid 20th century. It arose...

1811 – 20 November 1891) was the paramount chief (morena e moholo) of the Basotho (modern Lesotho) from 11 March 1870 until his death. His reign bridged...

Basotho working in the mines were compared to rats while those who were not miners were seen as "jovial monkeys" in control of their destiny. Basotho...

for her designs which fuse African and Western styles, with a focus on Basotho culture. Thabo Makhetha-Kwinana was born in Lesotho, but moved to South...

'Mantsopa Anna Makhetha (1793–1908), often referred to as 'Mantsopa, was a Basotho prophetess, rainmaker, and storyteller. She advised King Moshoeshoe I and...

condition and overview of Lesotho's people, residents of which are called Basotho in the plural and Mosotho in the singular. Demographic topics include basic...

which spans 27 kilometres. There is also a tour of the Basotho Cultural Village. The Basotho Cultural Village offers an opportunity for visitors to experience...

that forms the Mantsopa Local Municipality. Founded in 1867 following the Basotho Wars, it was named after Lady (Catharina) Brand, the mother of the president...

small police camp in 1869, following the conclusion of the Free State–Basotho Wars when Basutoland became a British protectorate. Maseru is located at...

Tom Thabane ledanother faction that had broken away in 2006, the All Basotho Convention, which is expected to benefit from the infighting of the other...

Chief Mohlomi (also called Mohlomi wa Monaheng; born 1720), was a Basotho chief, philosopher, sage and traditional healer who lived during the late 18th...

The Basotho Democratic National Party (BDNP) is a political party in Lesotho. It was founded in November 2006 by Thabang Nyeoe, a former member of the...

The Socialist Revolutionaries (SR; Sotho: Kanana Ea Basotho) is a political party in Lesotho founded in October 2017 by Teboho Mojapela, a former member...

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As of 2013, Lesotho contains three main libraries: The National Library, the Thomas Mofolo Library and National Archives at the University of Lesotho,...

considered for merging. › The Sotho-Tswana, also known as the Sotho or Basotho, although the term is now closely associated with the Southern Sotho peoples...

of the Basotho people, had been under the nominal control of the Cape Colony since 1872. However the Cape government had allowed the Basotho leadership...

3:4:3; centered in the white stripe is a black mokorotlo, a traditional Basotho straw hat. Liberia Liberia 10:19 August 24, 1847 Susannah Lewis (lead)...

40th anniversary of independence. Pictured is a koena (crocodile) on a Basotho shield. This is the symbol of the dynasty of Lesotho's largest ethnicity...

and Orlando Pirates and in the South African Premier Division and for Basotho Tigers and Maritzburg City in the National First Division. He also played...

Basotho nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Lesotho, as amended; the Lesotho Citizenship Order, and its revisions; the 1983 Refugees Act;...

Regiment which was stationed there when trouble was expected from the Basotho in the 19th century. A popular trout-fishing area. Settlers from Scotland...

The Basuto Gun War, also known as the Basutoland Rebellion, was a conflict between the Basuto and the British Cape Colony. It lasted from 13 September...

and statements of concern from human rights groups in the region. 31 Basotho miners working illegally in South Africa were killed in an explosion in...

Lesotho is an enclaved, landlocked country in southern Africa surrounded by South Africa. Previously known as Basutoland, Lesotho declared independence...

National Assembly before the party formed part of a coalition with the All Basotho Convention in May 2020. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the Minister of...

and his nation of Lesotho, the Basotho people populated the land. Moshoeshoe is a founder and he establish the Basotho nation, he united refugees from...

Pakalitha Mosisili lost a vote of no confidence. In the election, the All Basotho Convention (ABC), led by Tom Thabane, won 48 seats. The Democratic Congress...

territory of Free State and other Basotho lands from South Africa. This was after, in 2022, Tshepo Lipholo, a member of the Basotho Convention Movement, was elected...

tradition today practised in Lesotho and neighbouring areas of South Africa. Basotho women generate litema on the outer walls and inside of homesteads by means...

times in their history. Rise of the Basotho system. Several indigenous kingdoms such as the Tlokoa, Pedi and Basotho took up horse and gun, despite collaboration...

PR seat; the Basotho National Party gained an additional PR seat, while the Lesotho People's Congress, United For Change, and the Basotho Patriotic Party...

populated by Basotho people. The music of Lesotho is made up of a complex mix of cross-cultural musical traditions informed by Bantu migrations, Basotho traditions...

of the Basotholand Total Liberation Congress candidate. The ruling All Basotho Convention lost all its constituency seats, including that of party leader...

Cicerone Mokhehle, was the headman of the village and one of the early Basotho Inspector of Schools. He was admitted to Fort Hare University, Transkei...

Difaqane/Mfecane Wars. The plateau formed a natural fortress which protected the Basotho in times of war. Moshoeshoe I and his people took occupation of this mountain...

Motsoalle is the term for socially acceptable, long-term relationships between Basotho women in Lesotho. Motsoalle can be translated from Sesotho loosely as "a...

It was the designated homeland of more than 180,000 Sesotho-speaking Basotho people. The frequent snow on the Maloti mountain peaks led the San to call...

river in South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique. The name Suthu refers to Basotho people who lived near the source of the river, but were attacked and displaced...

Paul Roux is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. Basotho call the place "Fateng Tse Ntsho" (place of dark trees). It is situated...

Lindley, who was the first ordained minister to the Voortrekkers in Natal. Basotho call it Ntha, after the river. The settlement of Lindley was laid out in...

facilitates obtaining employment within Lesotho and abroad. A minority of Basotho, estimated to number 248,000 as of 1993[update], speak IsiZulu, one of...

Ficksburg, a town in the Free State province, South Africa. After the Basotho Wars, peace was made and the town named after Johan Fick. He was also known...

Nyabungu kelemera; Nyasa lemila. In related Sesotho (of far Southern Africa's Basotho (people of Sotho)) the Pleiades are called "Seleme se setshehadi" ("the...

a former Minister of Water in Lesotho. He is the current leader of All Basotho Convention. He previously served as Minister of Health in Lesotho. Nkaku...

to King Moshoeshoe I. He was instrumental during the wars between the Basotho and the Boers. He moved with his followers to Qwaqwa following disputes...

Hlubi, Sotho and English Religion Christianity, African Traditional Religion Related ethnic groups Nguni, Hlubi, Zulu, Basotho, Xhosa, Swazi and Matabele...

declared war on the Basotho kingdom, which it failed to defeat. A succession of wars were conducted between the Boers and the Basotho for the next 10 years...

heterogeneous. They include Zulu, Xhosa, BaPedi (North Sotho), BaTswana, BaSotho (South Sotho), Tsonga, Swazi, Venda and South Ndebele people, all of whom...

his father King Moshoeshoe II is on the left, and the founder of the Basotho nation, King Moshoeshoe I, on the right. In 2021, the Central Bank of Lesotho...

of Lesotho from 2012 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2020. He founded the All Basotho Convention (ABC) in 2006 and led the party until 2022. Thabane served in...

that time occupied by herders and their cattle under the authority of the Basotho king Moshoeshoe. In 1845, a treaty was signed between Moshoeshoe and the...

for the small enclave at Botshabelo. The population is almost entirely Basotho. The municipality is named after the Drakensberg mountains (known as Maluti...

the area. This came about in the following way - during the Free State-Basotho War of 1865 - 1866, five burghers (citizens) of the Transvaal were murdered...

2016-08-26. Retrieved 2026-03-26. Postma, Minnie (1974). Tales from the Basotho. p. 125. Coughlan, Margaret N. (1999). Folklore from Africa to the United...

Hoff, founder of the Transvaal's state Church. De la Rey fought in the Basotho War of 1865 and Sekhukhune's War of 1876. He did not take a very active...

among the three opposition parties: All Basotho Convention (ABC), Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and the Basotho National Party (BCP). The government...

Africa 55 75% 40 S Nguni (Zulu, Hlubi, Xhosa, Southern Ndebele, Swazi), Basotho (South Sotho), Bapedi (North Sotho), Venda, Batswana, Tsonga, Kgaga (North...

Boipelo Makhothi (born 23 February 1986) is a Basotho swimmer. Mokhesi first competed for Lesotho at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne where he...

v t e Ethnic groups in Lesotho Xhosa Thembu Basotho/S. Sotho Bakoena Bataung Batlokwa Chinese Jew...

Sesotho word meaning "place of cheetahs", as it was not uncommon for the Basotho to name warrior regiments after ferocious animals. In the municipal elections...

Basotho Migrants. University of Chicago. p. 196. ISBN 9780226115740. Coplan, David B. (1992). "Fictions that Save: Migrants' Performance and Basotho National...

(LCD) Party, which won 79 out of 80 seats. The main opposition party, the Basotho National Party, won the remaining 1 seat, yet with a 24% share of voters...

In late 1853, Sekonyela's Tlôkwa Chiefdom was defeated by the army of Basotho king Moshoeshoe I. Most of his tribesmen were subsequently dispersed or...

the Democratic Congress, defeating Prime Minister Tom Thabane of the All Basotho Convention. However, in November 2016 an agreement was announced between...

England on behalf of Cetshwayo and the Basotho people for more equitable terms on the treaty entered by the Basotho. He ended up not being paid for his efforts...

Rebellion 1877 Russo-Turkish War 1877–1878 Australian frontier wars Free State-Basotho Wars Transvaal Civil War Eureka Rebellion Fenian Rising Reform War Production...

The Lesotho High Commissioner to Canada is the position for a representative from the Basotho government to the country of Canada....

meaning "Place of Smoke", was established in the 1880s as a refuge for Basotho displaced by the Basuto Gun War. It is located close to several major natural...

Better Calgary Party, a municipal political party in Calgary, Canada All Basotho Convention, a political party in Lesotho Alliance for Barangay Concerns...

Basotho (people of Lesotho) cuisine features African traditions and British influence. Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa and it shares culinary practices...

Historical cameras Anthropological artefacts: wicker basket, 20th century Basotho fertility doll, vase, drum San people artefacts Film projectors 1977 Apple...

of South Africa, in particular the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The Basotho call it tjhobediso. Among the Xhosa and Zulu people, ukuthwala was once...

instruments. That same year Sotho Sounds told Deutschlandfunk that most Basotho were more interested in western music than the traditional music that they...

Reuters. 1 March 2026. Sekoboto, Moroke (6 March 2026). "Govt rescues Basotho caught in Middle East war". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 13 March 2026. "Una...

Hospital is located here. In 2005 the former QwaQwa National Park—and its Basotho Cultural Village—was formally incorporated into Golden Gate Highlands National...

to avert drought. The Caledon Valley is important in the history of the Basotho people. The area was exceptionally fertile and could be farmed without...

1903 - August 1949) was the Regent paramount chief of Lesotho (modern Basotho) from 1940 to 1941. Principal Chief of Ha-'Mamathe, Teya-teyaneng, Thupa-kubu...

Walter Mazinyo Matitta Phakoa was a prophet, well known amongst the Basotho in the Free State; although he was born a Hlubi. He is well known for healing...

(ebaPhuthi or BaPhuthi) are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group that form part of the Basotho Kingdom. It is an ethnic group who live primarily the southern parts of...

Lesotho Congress for Democracy 304,316 54.89 0 309,363 57.64 77 77 –2 Basotho National Party 124,234 22.41 21 115,085 21.44 0 21 +20 Lesotho People's...

for her soulful Afro-soul and Afro-fusion sound. Her music is a blend of Basotho traditional folk, Afro-beat, jazz and Western popular music styles of the...

name of this soon-to-be Territorial Authority was changed to Basotho ba Borwa. The Basotho by Borwa Territorial Authority was established with effect from...

winger Youth career Naughty Boys 1999–2001 Basotho Tigers Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2002–2002 Basotho Tigers 2003–2004 Hellenic 4 (0) 2004–2010...

participation in reenactments of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) and the Free State–Basotho Wars (1858–1868), notably becoming the first black South African to take...

for producing a men's collection using prints similar to those of the Basotho blanket and to the designs of Thabo Makhetha-Kwinana, a controversial move...

They seized land from Basotho people, often without compensation, and allocated it to colonial settlers and sympathizers. Basotho men were forced to work...

of good faith, Hoffman had given a present of a keg of gunpowder to the Basotho king Moshoeshoe I. His fellow burghers found this an unwise move, over-friendly...

of the Basotho but cannot account for the total population. The Basotho despise the status and wage differences between the Chinese and Basotho employees...

anecdotal evidence that P. maluti was used spiritually and traditionally by Basotho healers. This represents the only documented evidence of traditional hallucinogenic...

to symbolise the nation. The crocodile is the genealogical totem of the Basotho-Batswana people, who include the Bafokeng, and hence the Royal Bafokeng...

Basutoland Congress Party. However, without announcing the results, the ruling Basotho National Party carried out a coup d'état by declaring a state of emergency...

Fiji National Congress of Fiji Guyana People's National Congress Lesotho Basotho Congress Party Lesotho Congress for Democracy Lesotho People's Congress...

The area was once the kraal of the Bakwena, until colonization and the Basotho wars. Modern Heidelberg was founded in 1862 as a trading station by a German...

→ Liswati (singular), Emaswati (plural) Lesotho → Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) Demonyms may also not conform to the underlying naming of a particular...

Leopard cap – Igbo people, West Africa Mandarin hat – Chinese Mokorotlo – Basotho/Lesotho Montenegrin cap – Montenegrins, Serbs Lungee (Afghan Turban) -...

Orange Free State and the Basotho. Pretorius and Kruger led a commando of about 1,000 men south to help the Free State. The Basotho were defeated and Moshoeshoe...

Heads used in the rituals of the Bantu-speaking people, in possible connection to Modimo Ethnic group Sotho-Tswana peoples Basotho, Batswana, Bapedi...

came into contact with the Basotho people residing on the highveld. In 1823, those pressures caused one group of Basotho, the Kololo, to migrate north...

the Caledon. The Basotho people formed a distinct polity in the 1820s under Moshoeshoe I, the first Paramount Chief. At that time Basotho territory included...

It was named after Commandant FP Senekal, who led the encroachment of Basotho lands with the Boers under the Orange Free State government. Senekal died...

information Current team University of Pretoria Number 35 Youth career Basotho Tigers School of Excellence Mamelodi Sundowns Senior career* Years Team...

immediately after the third and final Free State–Basotho War (1867–1868), and the lyrics encouraged the Basotho to accept the borders defined in the 1869 Convention...

1906, is a small town in the Free State Province of South Africa. The Basotho called the place Hlohlolwane (Hlohla-o-lwane, "get up and fight"). New...

reports suggests the mushroom was used spiritually and traditionally by Basotho healers, marking it the only documented instance of traditional hallucinogenic...

Tsotang Maine (born August 10, 1974, in Ha Molengoane, Ratau, Lesotho) is a Basotho long-distance runner who competed in the men's marathon event at the 2008...

political party Barbados National Party, a political party in Barbados Basotho National Party, a political party in Lesotho Belarusian Independence Party...

republic of the Orange Free State expanded various Boer-Basotho wars were fought and the Basotho pushed eastwards across the Caledon river, before a British...

modeled clay figures depicting animals, musicians, villagers, and historical Basotho warriors. Makoanyane was born in Tumahole, Parys, in the Free State, South...

subsequently joined a coalition government led by Tom Thabane of the All Basotho Convention. Following the 2022 election the AD reached an agreement with...

building in stone in less grassy or wooded regions. The history of the Basotho and Batswana people is one of continual dissension and fission where disputes...

19th-century Basotho military commander of the Matlama, a regiment closely linked to the authority of Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Basotho nation and king...

Moshoeshoe, chief of the Sotho. Heinemann. pp. 171–174. ISBN 978-0435327934. "Basotho Wars (1858-68)". Global Security. Retrieved 9 June 2017. "BOTCHED ORDERS...

her from her mother, Nthunya describes the difficult life facing many Basotho women, who must deal with a choice between the dangers, hardships, and...

Congress and in October 2006, when Tom Thabane left the party to form the All Basotho Convention.[citation needed] Prior to the 2012 general election, the party...

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Paramount chief of the Basotho (1867–1913)...

celebrate the diverse cultural heritage of Lesotho. It is an opportunity for Basotho, of all ages and backgrounds, to demonstrate the richness of their culture...

start of the news broadcast. The lesiba is the national instrument of the Basotho, a southern African people, now located primarily in South Africa and Lesotho...

the Sesotho language, as well as it being the name of a warrior from the Basotho and Bapedi people during the reign of King Moshoeshoe. Sankomota was the...

the Basutoland Training College. Lithoko tsa Marena a Basotho (The praise poems of the Basotho kings), published 1921 Har'a libatana le linyamatsane (Among...

v t e Ethnic groups in Lesotho Xhosa Thembu Basotho/S. Sotho Bakoena Bataung Batlokwa Chinese Jew...

later years his family always called him Theunis. During the Free State–Basotho War of 1858, the Steyns were driven from their farm and lost almost everything...

Atwell Sidwell Mopeli-Paulus Promotional portrait of A.S. Mopeli-Paulus in Basotho blanket and hat, 1953 Born (1913-01-15)15 January 1913 Monontsha Died 1994(1994-00-00)...

The molamu is an indicator of one's adult male status along with the Basotho blanket seana marena, and are visual expressions of both practical and...

poor production. In Lesotho's mining history, skilled artisans (known as Basotho diggers) have been extracting diamonds to a large extent under licenses...

the country. The hospital is named for Chief Mohlomi, the 18th-century Basotho healer. The hospital's first patients were prisoners from the Mohale's...

1854. It, however, became an insular territory during the Basotho Wars, during which the Basotho were expelled from its vicinity. In the apartheid era, the...

British Imperial Government to travel to the seat of government of the Basotho King, Moshesh, in 1862. As Resident Magistrate he facilitated the annexation...

26 to 15. The cabinet was expanded in November 2023 to accommodate the Basotho Action Party which joined the coalition government. The following table...

Moshanyana oa Senkatana in Lesotho Sesotho) is a hero and deity in the Basotho religion and mythology. Moshanyana-wa-Senkatana means "Senkatana's little...

The Pedi /pɛdi/ or Bapedi /bæˈpɛdi/ - also known as the Northern Sotho, Basotho ba Lebowa, bakgatla ba dithebe, Transvaal Sotho, Marota, or Dikgoshi -...

The Basotho Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) is a political party in Lesotho. It was formed and registered in 2006. In elections held on 17 February 2007...

of the Basotholand Total Liberation Congress candidate. The ruling All Basotho Convention lost all its constituency seats, including that of party leader...

Canadian Catholic missionary-backed Basutoland National Party (BNP), renamed Basotho National Party at independence. In the 1960 election, barely a year after...

Sotho-Tswana groups while displacing others. Moshoeshoe, the founder of the Basotho nation, raided nearby Thembu and Xhosa groups for cattle, and loaned them...

place where nine people transporting goods from Durban were killed by Basotho tribesmen in 1865. Van Reenen's Pass "Main Place Van Reenen". Census 2001...

Potgieter. In 1851, Boer malcontents in the Orange River Sovereignty and the Basotho chief Moshoeshoe I asked Pretorius to come to their aid. He announced his...

Jonathan Personal details Born (1918-05-04)4 May 1918 Mount Moorosi, Basutoland Died 3 November 1986(1986-11-03) (aged 68) Party Basotho National Party...

activism and was released the next year in November. He was a member of the Basotho Congress Party. In 1976, he attained his MA from the University of Wisconsin...

tens of thousands of Basotho men seeking employment in South Africa throughout the 20th century. By 1982, over 100,000 Basotho were working in South...

It is one of Zimbabwe's official languages. There is a small number of BaSotho in Botswana at a village called Tlhareseleele; however, it is not an official...

Leribe because it is the camptown in the district of Leribe. The main Basotho headquarters for Help Lesotho[clarification needed] is in Hlotse. Three...

حصان بربري, Barbary Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia Basotho Pony Lesotho Beledougou Bélédougou, Banamba Mali Bhirum Pony Nigerian Pony...

proposed solar calendars: Assamese calendar Assyrian calendar Badí‘ calendar Basotho calendar Bengali calendar Berber calendar Book of Jubilees calendar Bulgar...

and Basotho warriors on 29 September 1865. Naauwpoort lies immediately to the north of the Free State town of Clarens. Conflict between the Basotho and...

Antiguan and Barbudan Australian Bahamian Bangladeshi Belizean Barbadian Basotho Botswanan British Bruneian Canadian Cypriot Dominican Fijian Gambian Ghanaian...

familiar Gregorian calendar. The names reflect a deep connection that the Basotho people traditionally have with the natural world and the importance of...

their cattle and horses as they suffered through droughts and raids by the Basotho. In February 1863, they crossed the Drakensberg at Ongeluks Nek and descended...

access gate to the east of the park. Golden Gate Hotel Basotho Cultural Village landscape Basotho Cultural Village hut This park will be included in the...

in Lesotho. The NIP was founded by Anthony Manyeli as a split from the Basotho National Party. It performed poorly in the 1993 and 1998 parliamentary...

10 seats through proportional representation. It is allied with the All Basotho Convention. "Win was not fair - opposition", AFP (IOL), February 21, 2007...

nation's founder King Moshoeshoe I. The town is the birthplace of many famous Basotho including the late former Prime Minister Dr. Ntsu Mokhehle, renowned musicians...

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; he worked in the missions among the Basotho people in Lesotho and the Free State province of South Africa. His works...

born from a relationship between a Scottish man and the daughter of a Basotho chief. Her mother was classified as coloured but was allowed to travel...

(71 times in the Bible's Old Testament). "Land of the Basotho" or "of the Sesotho-speakers". Basotho itself is formed from the plural prefix ba- and Sotho...

Second Boer War 1852 Battle of Berea 1858 − 1868 Free State–Basotho Wars 1880 – 1881 Basotho Gun War 1899 – 1902 Second Boer War 1970 1970 Lesotho coup...

1080/02680513.2020.1724780. Retrieved 4 September 2025. Letseka, Moeketsi (2021). "Basotho Community Elders' Views on Botho/Ubuntu as a Moral Theory". Literator....

Hong Kong National Party Homeland Party (Libya) or Libyan National Party Basotho National Party, in Lesotho Nationalist Party (Malta) Frisian National Party...

footballer Lehlohonolo Seema, Mosotho footballer Lehlohonolo Moromella, Basotho swimmer Lehlohonolo Nonyane, South African soccer player Lehlomela Ramabele...

lineage, which includes: Indigenous peoples (including Khoe, San, amaXhosa, baSotho, and baTswana) Slaves Free Blacks Europeans Maroons (runaway slaves, free...

"the burner" or "burning," was given to him because of the burning of Basotho villages by Boer commandos during the conflict. The family later moved...

Kingdom of Lesotho Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Basotho Demonym(s): ISO country codes: LS, LSO, 426 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LS...

her political career as a member of the Mabote constituency in 1993 from Basotho Congress Party (BCP). She was deputed the Minister of Health initially...

Prose (1989); The Ideophone in Southern Sotho (1978); Heroic Poetry of the Basotho (1971); The Beginning of South African Vernacular Literature: A Historical...

various Boer settlements, native African kingdoms such as the Zulus and the Basotho and numerous indigenous tribal areas and states. Various interactions with...

Zoutpansberg rejoins with the ZAR. The First Basotho War breaks out between the Orange Free State and the Basotho. Establishment of the Reformed Church in...

records conducted by Tim Maggs in 1976 provides evidence of the early Basotho settlement near Ntsoana-tsatsi. The distinctive corbelled house parttens...

Shaka of the Zulu's. All these diverse ethnicities are now regarded as Basotho. Rock and cave art are to be found near Quthing, which were created by...

proclaimed as a residential area for Black African residents, predominantly of Basotho descent.[citation needed] In Sesotho, the name means "place of grass",...

after Seeiso's death. In January 1941, however, a council of the leading Basotho chiefs (collectively known as the "Sons of Moshoeshoe") was called to elect...

Bataung Chief Makwana in 1836 in exchange for protection from neighboring Basotho tribes. Joined in union with the newly established Potchefstroom Republic...

printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African Basotho clothing. Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety...

in Lesotho on 27 March 1993, the first full elections since the ruling Basotho National Party annulled the results of the 1970 elections, which they had...

from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010. Olivier, J. "Basotho in Lesotho". Sesotho Online. Retrieved 7 December 2010. "Prince Hans-Adam...

mokorotlo, a local design of a straw hat, is the national symbol of the Basotho and Lesotho peoples, and of the nation of Lesotho. It is displayed on Lesotho...

passable for all vehicles. A visitors' centre, featuring a display of Basotho culture and San rock art has been developed, along with restrooms and a...

Tom Thabane's estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane. Born Liabiloe Ramoholi to Basotho people, she married Tom Thabane on 27 August 2017 at a ceremony held at...

existed since pre-colonial times. In some African cultures, such as the Basotho, the Batswana, the Bapedi, the Amaswati and the AmaZulu, women wore traditional...

Some of the poems from 'Mantsopa were later included in a collection of Basotho writers, published as Lemuloana in 1971. In 1976, an English-language translation...

revolt by applying its policy of disarming all native Africans to the Basotho nation, who resisted. In 1890, Rhodes became Prime Minister of the Cape...

d'état after early results for the 1970 general election showed the ruling Basotho National Party losing to the Basutoland Congress Party. Libyan Revolutionary...

Australian Pony Australian Riding Pony Bali Pony Basuto pony, also spelled Basotho pony Batak Pony Bhirum pony Bosnian Mountain Horse British Spotted Pony...

Lesotho with 14,001 registered voters. The constituency was won in 1965 by Basotho National Party (BNP) member J K Rampeta. In 1970 it was won also by BNP...

and described by Masupha as Mother and Father, inspired the traditional Basotho Hat called mokorotlo. Qiloane Hill is crowned by a pillar of Cave Sandstone...

Costume designer Ruth E. Carter referenced the Maasai, Himba, Dogon, Basotho, Tuareg, Turkana, Xhosa, Zulu, Suri and Dinka people in her designs. She...

Makholokoe. The cave is largely associated with Makholokoe – a tribe of the Basotho and has a rich history relating to this tribe, as well as the interactions...

Mejametalana Airport in Maseru. Until 1997, it was wholly owned by the Basotho government and operated both international and domestic passenger services...

from around the World. Book Sales. ISBN 978-1-57715-191-3. "HUVEANE - the Basotho God of Creation (African mythology)". Godchecker - Your Guide to the Gods...

as the Boers moved north inland from the Cape they encountered Xhosa, Basotho, and Tswana peoples. Secondly attempts at coastal settlement was made by...

him an eye opener to many Basotho nations.[citation needed] In the politics of Lesotho he is aligned with the All Basotho Convention. "Summary of Events...

£65,000 into the private bank account of Thesele Maseribane, then the Basotho minister for women's equality. Banks subsequently covered the £350,000...

Newtons 26 7 10 9 29 39 −10 31 10 Rainbow Stars 26 7 8 11 35 40 −5 29 11 Basotho Tigers 26 8 5 13 26 34 −8 29 12 Royal Tigers 26 8 5 13 28 41 −13 29 13...

Gama 26 11 8 7 40 35 +5 41 6 Maritzburg United 26 12 4 10 38 36 +2 40 7 Basotho Tigers 26 12 4 10 39 30 +9 40 8 Uthukela 26 11 5 10 44 39 +5 38 9 Park...

originally inhabited by the Khoisan peoples until colonisation by the Basotho, and later the British and Afrikaans. The nearest settlements or towns...

whose grandparents were disciples of Moshoeshoe I and were among the first Basotho converts to Christianity. Her parents were African landowners and members...

Party Seats Dikwankwetla Party 19 Basotho Unity Party 1 Appointed members 40 Total 60 Source: African Elections Database...

First and Second Boer Wars, the Anglo-Zulu War, the Sekhukhune Wars, the Basotho Gun War, the Xhosa Wars, and other concurrent conflicts are typically considered...

Sotho may refer to: Sotho people (or Basotho), an African ethnic group principally resident in South Africa, Lesotho and southern Botswana Sotho language...

throwing "turpentine balls". Early in 1858 tensions rose on the border with Basotho territory and war seemed inevitable. As the state finances were in dire...

 Teboho Khantsi (LES) of team Alliance Insurance become the first ever Basotho team to win a stage of the Lesotho Sky. Total Participation: 78 riders...

but became proficient horsemen as well, skills that helped build the Basotho tribe, in what is now the nation of Lesotho. In addition, numerous European...

by Ntsu Mokhehle. Using a petition signed by two political parties (the Basotho National Party and the Marematlou Freedom Party) which called for the dissolution...

depicting the Dharmachakra Flag of Lesotho – the mokorotlo emblem of a Basotho straw hat Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (unincorporated organized...

2 August 2017. Ntate Matekane's company, Maluti Sky, employed about 30 Basotho, and it collapsed because it was competing with the South African Airways...

2001–2002 Young Pirates 2002–2003 R.S.C. Anderlecht[citation needed] 2003–2004 Basotho Tigers Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2004–2005 Louisvale Pirates...

parents hailed. The 'crown of Kroonstad' is the Basotho hat and it is in honour point representing the Basotho people he ministered to most during his priesthood...

River were extremely strained; particularly between the Boers and the Basotho. Sir Harry Smith, the governor of the British Cape Colony at the time,...

when Moshoeshoe I, a tribal chieftain, united warring tribes into the Basotho kingdom. After his death in 1870, the kingdom was placed under the nominal...

The Uhadi or 'thomo' musical bow used by the Basotho people....

v t e Ethnic groups in Lesotho Xhosa Thembu Basotho/S. Sotho Bakoena Bataung Batlokwa Chinese Jew...

under apartheid legislation to accommodate future urbanisation of the Basotho people. Thaba Nchu — A traditional settlement that serves as a home for...

politician who serves as a Member of the National Assembly of Lesotho for the Basotho National Party. She became an MP in April 2023 after the Lesotho High Court...

Wepener was appointed Acting Commandant. He took part in the Free State–Basotho Wars – which were a series of wars fought between Moshoeshoe I and the...

Southern Rhodesia. His mother was an Ndebele, and his father was an ethnic Basotho who had emigrated from Lesotho. He attended the local Mzinyati mission...

Kgodumodumo in South African Sesotho) is a mythical creature from the Basotho people of Southern Africa. It is described as a shapeless, gluttonous monster...

regimes of vengeance and divisions, but rather a nation of oneness for Basotho. He was officially released from serving as a Minister on 7 February 2017...

Steyn in the Free State province of South Africa. He grew up within the Basotho cultural environment that would later influence his literary interests...

established in 1995 when Peete Nkoebe Peete, the deputy leader of the Basotho National Party (BNP), left the BNP following a dispute over the party's...

Catholic Church has supported the Basotho National Party, while the Evangelicals have been aligned with the Basotho Congress Party. The nuncio accredited...

(United Democratic Alliance-led Alliance). Lesotho: All Basotho Convention, Alliance of Democrats, Basotho National Party, Reformed Congress of Lesotho. Mali:...

Call Party Election 28 Nov  Lesotho Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro All-Basotho Convention Sam Matekane Revolution for Prosperity Election 4 Nov  Vanuatu...

(or Mfecane) period in Southern Africa. He is primarily documented in Basotho oral tradition and historical records for his role in the capture and death...

towards Maoism. In 1976, the Azanian People's Liberation Army received 178 Basotho migrant miners as recruits, who would form the basis of the Lesotho Liberation...

reports suggest that the mushroom is used spiritually and traditionally by Basotho healers, marking it the only documented instance of traditional hallucinogenic...

Mannete Ramaili is a Kingdom of Lesotho diplomat and politician. She served as Lesotho ambassador to the Republic of Ireland and was minister of Tourism...

Basotho by highlighting the daily lives of people who settled on the mountain. The findings of her study provided an alternative history of Basotho that...

traditional wedding garment in Japan Shweshwe, a female dress worn by Basotho women during special ceremonies. It has recently been adopted in men's...

cannons may have been used during the various wars between the Griqua, Basotho and the Boers. A memorial was erected in Philippolis to commemorate English...

Sesotho – the language of the Basotho ethnic group of South Africa and Lesotho – has a complex system of kinship terms which may be classified to fall...

Molapo 1956 Name of a Basotho tribe, Sesotho name for a small ravine/stream Moletsane 1956 Name of a Bataung chief, (Bataung is a Basotho clan named after...

List of battles in South Africa is a list of all military conflicts, wars or battles fought within the borders of South Africa. First Khoikhoi–Dutch War...

and records conducted by Tim Maggs in 1976 provide evidence of the early Basotho settlement. The distinctive corbelled house patterns called "V" for Vegkop...

Morija Museum is home to many cultural treasures including, traditional Basotho artifacts as well as Lifaqane and Boer War memorabilia. The archives portion...

sent his brother Mohale to administer the area where the Baphuthi and Basotho enjoyed a rather fragile friendship. After living for a while at Lifateng...

Historically, the river formed the northern border of Moshoeshoe I's Basotho kingdom at its height[citation needed] in the mid-19th century, then became...

to play at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Amazulu Zulu Royals 2003 Basotho Tigers North West Tigers 2004 University of Port Elizabeth-FCK (UPE-FCK)...

Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally Democratic Party (Kenya) Basotho Batho Democratic Party, Lesotho Democratic Party (Libya) Malawi Democratic...

children also experiencing commercial sexual exploitation to a lesser extent. Basotho victims were frequently trafficked to South Africa. Long-distance truck...

Mofutsanyana District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Basotho prophet 'Mantsopa Makhetha was a cousin to King Moshoeshoe I, who banished...

Dominic Motikoe was a Basotho politician who led the National Independent Party (NIP) and served as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of...

following 2005–06 National First Division was reduced from 18 to 16 teams. Basotho Tigers were renamed North-West Tigers, moving to Vryburg from Kimberley...

same-sex relations have been documented in Lesotho for centuries. The Basotho had a tradition of young men (boukonchana or alternatively inkotshane,...

Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Position Midfielder Youth career Naughty Boys Basotho Tigers Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2006–2010 Golden Arrows 11...

lead the Basotho nation. Nonetheless, RaTsiu remained within the royal family and functioned as the young King Moshoeshoe's counselor. The Basotho people...

fluency in the Sesotho language, which allowed him to work closely with Basotho converts in vocational training. Maeder was responsible for the translation...

General Herbert Kitchener mistakenly sent them away on another mission. The Basotho attacked the Boers on 4 September near Wittenberg Mission, killing three...

"Group membership, geography and shared ancestry: Genetic variation in the Basotho of Lesotho". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 160 (1): 156–61...

Batho may refer to: Basotho Batho Democratic Party, political party in Lesotho Batho baronets, holders of the Batho Baronetcy title, of Frinton in Essex...

Latvia Trakehner Trakehner Latvia Westfalia Westphalian Warmblood Lesotho Basotho Pony Lesotho Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Lithuania American Trotter American...

Crocodiles From the coat of arms of Lesotho which is a crocodile on a Basotho shield.  Liberia Lone Stars The Lone Stars is the official nickname of...

Lesotho should be annexed by South Africa". idebate. 25 January 2022. "Basotho movement calls for incorporation of Lesotho into SA". SABC News. 7 June...

code: zu . Sebetwane gathered the Bafokeng of Patsa, who are part of the Basotho and were later to be called Kololo ethnic groups near modern Lesotho and...

tradition. The Sotho people of Lesotho and South Africa celebrate Selemo sa Basotho on 1 August during the end of the Southern Hemisphere's winter. This is...

unsuccessfully for the National Assembly in the 2015 general election as the Basotho National Party candidate in the Teya-Teyaneng No. 24 constituency. He was...

a water snake (Noha ea Metsi) "who gives water in times of drought" in Basotho mythology. Africanist Sigrid Schmidt cited the tale in the context of similar...

North Koreans in Lesotho involved in training for the Youth League of the Basotho National Party's Vincent Makhele faction, but they were expelled due to...

Falmouth, Cornwall. His eldest daughter Katherine Mariette (1847, Morija in Basotho, 1931, Bourges) being ill, Thomas Arbousset initially considered settling...

of Bloemfontein, Caledon River and Winburg to defend the region against Basotho cattle theft. The commando was involved in the siege of Kimberley with...

according to the practice of transhumance. The traditional economy of the Basotho in Lesotho is based on rearing cattle. They practise a seasonal migration...

practical guidelines on the impact of mahadi [bride price] on the young Basotho couples prior to marriage". HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies...

principal of Mafeteng Intermediate School in 1929, she became the first Basotho woman to hold this position. She introduced Girl Guiding to the school...

(makgabe) with letsoku used to cover each stand of the fringe skirt.The Basotho have a leather apron called semola which is made for young women when they...

both chambers. Precursors to Lesotho's Parliament lay in the pitso, the Basotho practice of popular political consultation. Established under the nation's...

ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and formed a new party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC), and 17 other members of parliament joined him. This left...

Americans with ancestry from Southern Africa. They include: Angolan Americans Basotho Americans Botswanan Americans Comorian Americans Malagasy Americans Malawian...

are living in Kuwait. About 400 Kenyans are living in Kuwait. About 7 Basotho are living in Kuwait. About 500 Nigerians are living in Kuwait. About 170...

(agule). Various Bantu peoples in southern Africa, including the Zulu, Basotho, Mpondo and Tsonga, had a tradition of young men (inkotshane in Zulu, boukonchana...

leading parties, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and the All Basotho Convention (ABC) used decoy lists, respectively named the National Independent...

Monethi was elected National Secretary of the National Youth League of the Basotho National Party (BNP) in 2008 and later became leader of the league until...

as well as other raw materials, that can be afforded by their clients. Basotho ponies are very important in the highlands for riding. Ponies are sometimes...

posting to Maputo, on 24 April 1983, and presented his letter of credence to Basotho King Moshoeshoe II on 9 June 1983. After a South African raid on Maseru...

Development Planning from 2013 to 2015. Majoro is a member of the All Basotho Convention (ABC). Moeketsi Majoro was born on 3 November 1961 in Tsikoane...

previous governor Sir Peregrine Maitland, who had reached agreements with the Basotho and the Griqua leaders which would help maintain British control of the...

13 January 2025. "Rhino Park in Petrus Steyn to celebrate 200 years of Basotho nation – The Guard". The Guard. Retrieved 10 January 2025. "Residents vent...

– 22 December 2017 in the Kingdom of Lesotho [citation needed]) was a Basotho diplomat. Ntoane joined the public service in the Kingdom of Lesotho in...

Votes % Seats +/– Lesotho Congress for Democracy 359,764 60.57 79 New Basotho National Party 145,210 24.45 1 +1 Basutoland Congress Party 62,313 10.49...

is a Mosotho accountant and politician who serves as the leader of the Basotho Patriotic Party. He has been a proportional representation member of the...

September 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2010. "Botho, Diplomacy and Peace - Basotho Nation-building Cluster of Sites". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved...

African continent. In 1976, APLA received 500 recruits, including 178 Basotho, for a new Lesotho Liberation Army (LLA), to be formed as an offshoot of...

Ladybrand, part of the so-called "Conquered Area" from the Free State-Basotho Wars. He settled in Boshof and represented the area from 1875 to 1882 in...

(Diptera) in the cave. Wonderwerk Cave Kogelbeen Cave Sacred caves of the Basotho Olivier, Willie; Olivier, Sandra (2001). Touring in South Africa. Struik...

the Lesotho Peoples' Congress, the Basutoland African Congress, and the Basotho Congress Party.[1] In the 17 February 2007 parliamentary election, the...

November. Following a failed vote of no confidence in October 2023, the Basotho Action Party joined the ruling coalition. On 8 November 2023, the cabinet...

the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Mofolo is named for the Basotho writer Thomas Mofolo, who lived from 1876 or 1877 to 1948. The crater was...

judgment on the border issue between the Orange River Afrikaners and the Basotho of King Moshoeshoe I, which, had it been implemented, would have secured...

King Letsie III in 1994. In 2012, he battled successfully with the All Basotho Convention for the right to stand as a candidate for election in Maseru...

during the time of the greatest historical figure in the history of the Basotho people, Moshoeshoe I – just seven years older than Moorosi—whose authority...

supposedly due to his suggestion that the border between the Boers and Basotho should follow the Rooiberge range. This suggestion, however, dates from...

1964–1978 1978–2002 Jomo Kenyatta Daniel arap Moi  Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho Basotho National Party 1970–1986 Leabua Jonathan  Liberia Republic of Liberia Military...

umutsha, and ibheshu. For Sotho people, traditional dress includes shweshwe, basotho blankets, and mokorotlo. Afrikaners and Rooineks may wear a slouch hat...

The whole mill is run off a single engine by an intricate pulley system. Basotho people use the mill to process maize, wheat, millet and other grains. Mafeteng...

capital of Lesotho, and assassinated six suspected ANC operatives and three Basotho civilians. An accomplice of Zondo later testified that the shopping mall...

districts of Palma and Nangade. Meanwhile, SAMIM troops of Tanzanian and Basotho origin began deployment to Nangade. In addition, security forces had begun...

name. Notable people with the name include: Thabiso Baholo (born 1990), Basotho swimmer Thabiso Brown (born 1995), Mosotho footballer Thabiso Khumalo (born...

Masoabi: Ngoan'a Mosotho'a kajeno, narrates the transformation of the Basotho through industrialisation. In 1963, he published Nna Sajene Kokobela CID...

that Qwaqwa, formerly known as Wetzieshoek was the residence of only two Basotho tribes, Bakoena and Batlokoa, completely ignoring the presence of the Kholokoe...

fellow Democratic Congress legislator, defected to Tom Thabane's ruling All Basotho Convention. Pontso soon after quit her post as Democratic Congress's Women...

Union KANU Black, Red and Green 3 / 67 10 / 349 In opposition  Lesotho Basotho National Party BNP Blue, White, Red, and Green Senate members are tribal...

trying to storm the mountain stronghold of Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Basotho nation. He was renowned for his bravery. Martinus Wessel Pretorius. (1819–1901)...

and African savannahs, where the sight of elephants and the song of a Basotho chief inspired more Yiddish verse. Belatedly, in 1985 Sutzkever became...

Basotho politician...

the coalition government formed by Prime Minister Tom Thabane of the All Basotho Convention (ABC). During her period as education minister, she introduced...

proposal and arrived in early June 1833 at Thaba Bosiu, the capital of the Basotho kingdom, located in the mountains. They were warmly welcomed by Moshoeshoe...

Retrieved 26 March 2020. "COVID-19 EXCLUSIVE: Lesotho's Majoro pleads with Basotho not to return home". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 15 April 2020. Maseru,...

Metsing then moved to lead the LCD. Tom Thabane led another faction, the All Basotho Convention, that had broken away from the LCD in 2006. The LCD's Metsing...

Bishop Edward Twells in the late 1860s. It is also associated with the BaSotho prophet ‘Mantsopa, while the ‘sacred landscape’ in the vicinity includes...

intervention that ultimately affects the lives of hundreds of thousands of Basotho who depend on the industry directly and indirectly for their livelihood...

International, 45(3). Sefotho, M. M. (2024). Learning from traditional knowledge: Basotho indigenous epistemology of disability. In Indigenous Disability Studies...

settlement in the Cape in 1652. Additionally, it was traditionally utilized by Basotho communities to facilitate childbirth. According to author Hazel Crampton...

where many burghers now favoured union, partly as a means to overcome the Basotho. The Transvaal constitution that he had just enacted made it illegal to...

was named in honour of Commandant Louw Wepener, a boer leader from the Basotho wars. The commando was involved in the Anglo Boer War most notable being:...

Koreans 99.998% 2 Egypt 111,247,248 Arab-Coptic 99.7% 3 Lesotho 2,227,548 Basotho 99.7% 4 Tunisia 12,048,847 Arab-Amazigh 98% 5 Bangladesh 168,697,184 Bengali...

ISBN 1-86825-967-6 (The Xhosa – The Zulu – The Ndebele – The Venda – The Tsonga – The Basotho – The Tswana – The Pedi – The Ntwana – The San) African Renaissance, Cape...

and June 1858, while the Orange Free State was engaged in war with the Basotho, Kousop launched a number of attacks on farms, including Benaauwdheidsfontein...

Holz, American minister and composer (died 1986) 1914 – Leabua Jonathan, Basotho lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Lesotho (died 1987) 1914 –...

leading parties, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and the All Basotho Convention (ABC) used decoy lists, respectively named the National Independent...

September – Marie Linde, novelist (b. 1894) 25 October – Z. D. Mangoaela, Basotho folklorist and writer (b. 1883) The South African Railways places the first...

Mofolo-Plomer Prize, created by Nadine Gordimer and so named in honour of Basotho writer Thomas Mofolo and Plomer, was awarded to Mbulelo Mzamane. The judges...

election as a BNP candidate but lost. Lekhanya then became leader of the Basotho National Party (BNP), an opposition party, replacing Retselisitsoe Sekhonyana...

military administration were still very much in the same hand. In view of Basotho threats, President Brand ordered the reorganisation of the Orange Free...

period, and also best studied, was the Russians. They were a group of Basotho migrant workers who banded together in the absence of any effective law...

was named after General Johan Fick in 1867 who won the territory in the Basotho Wars. He laid out many erven and plots that could be bought at a reasonable...

(if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable) 1880 1881 Basuto Gun War Basotho Tribe Cape Colony 1880 1881 Brsjak Revolt Ottoman Empire Christian rebels...

Leopards vs. Green Mamba Manzini derby: Manzini Wanderers vs. Moneni Pirates Basotho Classic: Bantu F.C. vs. Matlama F.C. Fighters-Stars rivalry: African Stars...

Rovers 26 10 11 5 41 35 +6 41 6 Rainbow Stars 26 10 8 8 37 38 −1 38 7 Basotho Tigers 26 10 6 10 39 38 +1 36 8 William Pescod 26 8 8 10 34 39 −5 32 9...

africatimes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-21.[dead link] "Sketchy details of Basotho 'First lady' shooting emerges » News & Information ZA". News & Information...

Road Transport Agreement with South Africa to ease challenges faced by Basotho public transport and trucking industries. Moteane was the chairperson of...

are of Asian origin, while the majority of Christians are the indigenous Basotho. Many Christians still practice their traditional cultural beliefs and...

has the second-highest rate of HIV in the world, with more than 37,000 Basotho children aged under 14 living with HIV. The country has 360,000 orphans...

Mamoroallo Tjoka (born 25 October 1984 in Ha Seqhoe, Malehloana, Lesotho) is a Basotho long-distance runner who competed in the marathon event at the 2008 and...

outbreak of the Basuto Gun War. The Sprigg government also provoked the Basotho Gun War, which it was unable to conclude. As the Governor's appointee,...

February 1943. "Adelfotis". uboat.net. Retrieved 20 May 2025. "THE ERINPURA: BASOTHO TRAGEDY - South African Military History Society - Journal". samilitaryhistory...

Latvia Latvian Lettish Latvians Letts Lebanon Lebanese Lebanese Lesotho Basotho Basotho (singular Mosotho) Liberia Liberian Liberians Libya Libyan Libyans...

[ɲ̩t͡ʃʼɑ] ntja‡ [ _ ¯ ] ('dog') [mʊsʊtʰʊ] Mosotho‡ [ _ ¯ _ ] ('singular of Basotho') [lɪʀɑtʼɑ] lerata‡ [ _ _ ¯ ] ('noise') Various factors mean that the tones...

help improve the medical services of Lesotho and significantly increase Basotho’s well-being and health. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the resumption...

(March 14 Alliance) National Bloc Progressive Socialist Party Lesotho All Basotho Convention Liberia Unity Party Libya Democratic Party Ihya Libya National...

gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Lesotho. In Basotho society, there were institutionalized homoerotic practices. Relationships...

On 10 August 2024, he ran a 2:07:58 Olympic marathon, which beat the Basotho national record and placed him 7th. He was in 60th place at the 5 km (3...

were once again challenged by 500 Soweto and Cape students who joined the Basotho in Libya. In 1978 the PAC leader Sobukwe died in restriction in Kimberley...

depiction of Wakanda was inspired by the southern African kingdom of Lesotho. Basotho blankets also became more known as a result of the film and its basis on...

including Mapule's Choice and Monna Motsamai. He also acted in several Basotho films including Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese's critically acclaimed short film...

Sports, Tourism, Arts and Culture of Lesotho. He's also a deputy leader of Basotho Action Party. He previously served as a Minister of Health from 2020 to...

Liberal Party (March 14 Alliance) Ramgavar (March 14 Alliance) Lesotho Basotho National Party Marematlou Freedom Party Liberia National Patriotic Party...

Patriotic Movement (Lebanon) National Bloc (Lebanon) Future Movement Lesotho: Basotho National Party Lithuania: Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats...

Performance. 21 (1): 18–30. doi:10.1386/stap.21.1.18. Tsiu, William (2008). BASOTHO ORAL POETRY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY (PDF) (Thesis). University...

purification ceremony together. In his book, History of the Basuto about the Basotho, David Frédéric Ellenberger wrote: Monaheng, had twin sons by his first...

named after Louw Wepener, the leader of the Boers in their war with the Basotho chief Moshoeshoe I in 1865. It was founded in 1867 on the banks of Jammersbergspruit...

Christians and the Bible. There is, and has never been, any confusion among Basotho that the class 2 [bɑdimʊ] Badimo may be the plural of the class 1 [muˌdimʊ]...

during that time. The majority of the miners who worked at these mines were Basotho people who lived in then Basotholand. During their time working in the...

emigrant Boers on either side of the Orange River, where the Boers, the Basothos, other native tribes, Bushmen, and Griquas fought for superiority, while...

Athletico 26 14 5 7 37 26 +11 47 4 FC Fortune 26 14 3 9 40 27 +13 45 5 Basotho Tigers 26 13 4 9 43 38 +5 43 6 Park United 26 13 3 10 51 36 +15 42 7 Maritzburg...

to brigadier general and received the post of military attache in the Basotho embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2012 he earned a Master of Peace Studies...

trade agreements with the United States. There are approximately 36,000 Basotho working in textiles factories, and many of these employees are women. The...

Seele Benjamin Ntai (born 1985) is a Basotho swimmer. Ntai first competed for Lesotho at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne where he finished 113th...

February 6, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2024. Molupe, Majara (June 22, 2023). "Basotho lose out over new dam that will supply SA with more water". mg.co.za. Mail...

the administration of the Orange River Sovereignty from attack by the Basotho and Khoikhoi people. In 1853 he was made Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster-General...

Olympics in Beijing, China across two different sports. In total, four Basotho athletes participated in the athletics events – Moses Mosuhli, Tsotang...

the holes. Southern Africa: Beadwork by the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Basotho has been documented. Historically garments were decorated from natural...

and the area saw a large influx of companies and miners. Russian and Basotho gangs are known to have maintained close relationships with mineworkers...

known as ukuthwalwa or simply thwala in the Nguni-speaking tribes. (The Basotho call it tjhobediso.) Among Zulu people, thwala was once an acceptable way...

responsible for the budget. In 2006, Ramakoae joined the newly founded All Basotho Convention. She left public service and ran as the ABC candidate in the...

stands. In 1856 Andries Francois du Toit (1813–1883), in exchange for a Basotho pony, acquired part of the farm, which he named 'Arcadia' and on which...

Namahadi is a township named after the river that runs next to the town by Basotho, also known as Wilge River by Afrikaans speaking people because of the...

"setolotolo", which is a type of braced mouth bow played (by plucking) by the Basotho people of Lesotho, neighbors of the Xhosa. It may also be an onomatopoeic...

South African Indian South African Chinese South African Bantu peoples Basotho Bakoena Bataung Batlokoa South Ndebele people Pedi people Sotho people...

ISBN 9781928357278. Britz, Dolf (2015). "The Portrayal of the 1858 Boer-Basotho War in South African Historigraphy". In Michel Prum, Jamary ʼMatlaselo...

September Cape Prime Minister Gordon Sprigg's attempt at disarming the Basotho ignites the Basuto Gun War. October 18 October – Griqualand West is annexed...

Conquered Area, takes its name from Gen. J.I.J. Fick, a Boer hero of the Basotho War of 1865. The congregation was founded in 1869 when Fouriesburg (Witteberge)...

Tanzania, and Uganda Maloti-Drakensberg Park Botho, Diplomacy and Peace - Basotho Nation-building Cluster of Sites As of 2025[update], Liberia does not have...

known for his plays Obe (1957) and Moshoeshoe (1981), works that draw on Basotho folklore and history. His writing forms part of the broader development...

and directed a theater production called Mantsopa which pays homage to Basotho prophetess Nkgono 'Mantsopa. The production features award-winning multilingual...

resources by the international community and myriad negative consequences for Basotho (residents of Lesotho), prompting Ferguson to comment that "Capitalist...

1918) Chief Mqalo, Amakhuze chief, Ciskei region (1916–2008) Moshoeshoe I, Basotho chief (c. 1786–1870) Nongqawuse, millennialist amaXhosa prophetess (c....

Guard (2024-11-06). "Rhino Park in Petrus Steyn to celebrate 200 years of Basotho nation". The Guard. Retrieved 2026-01-12. "Media Release: Kudu Award Winners...

Streets, was used for the protection of women and children during the Basotho War from 1855 to 1868, while a sod ring wall around it, with loopholes...

said in 1989: There are no fewer than twenty-one clan groupings among the Basotho, but only two of these are represented by the Qwaqwa government, the Bakwena...

"Erinpura". samilitaryhistory.org. Retrieved 23 May 2022. "The Erinpura: Basotho Tragedy", The South African Military History Society "The Wars in North...

recently manager of Lesotho. Maliehe was born in Klerksdorp, South Africa to Basotho parents from Teyateyaneng, Lesotho. Maliehe played youth football in South...

settlement, except in Griqualand. With British support, Moshoeshoe unifies Basotho chiefdoms and secures protection from white settlers. 9 July - Henrietta...

of the diocese and placed great emphasis on further education for the Basotho clergy. He befriended the royal family although his relationship with Jonathan's...

the rest of the fauna. Cango Caves Wonderwerk Cave Sacred caves of the Basotho Boesmansgat Irish, E.; Marais, J. (February 2012). "Caves of the Northern...

Lehlohonolo Moromella (born 1985) is a Basotho swimmer. Moromella competed for Lesotho at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne where he finished...

Antiguan and Barbudan Australian Bahamian Bangladeshi Belizean Barbadian Basotho Botswanan British Bruneian Canadian Cypriot Dominican Fijian Gambian Ghanaian...

Governor George Napier issues a proclamation against Boer incursions into Basotho and Griqua territories after appeals from Adam Kok III and Dr. John Philip...

election (won by Justin Ahomadegbé) 1970 Lesotho general election (won by the Basotho Congress Party) 1978 Bolivian general election 1982 Guatemalan general...

a coach. Moorosi was born on 4 May 1945 in Springs, South Africa, to a Basotho family. His parents, from Lesotho worked as laborers in South Africa. In...

their singing to challenge their male counterparts. The introduction of Basotho migrant labour from Lesotho into South African mines in the 1920s led to...

division, it set up a joint security task force with representatives of the Basotho police and defence force. In one notable example of Branch activity outside...

of the Philippolis Commando he was involved in the hostilities with the BaSotho during the 1860s. He became Secretary to President Brand of the Orange...

Town Rifles Name: Basutoland 1880–81 A campaign, conducted against the Basotho in Basutoland (now Lesotho) from September 1880 to June 1881. The Cape...

David B. 1994. In the Time of Cannibals: The Word Music of South Africa’s Basotho Migrants. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Huskisson Collection...

koae-ea-lekhoaba) is reportedly incorporated into spiritual practices by Basotho traditional healers.2 van der Merwe B, Rockefeller A, Kilian A, Clark C...

The 'thomo' musical bow used by the Basotho people....

colonialism and imperialism, founder of the state of Rhodesia Sebetwane – Basotho chief who fled from Shaka Zulu, eventually conquering and settling in Western...

Makoa, "Political Instability in Post-Military Lesotho: The Crisis of the Basotho Nation-state?" Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, African Security...

Onmeetbarediepgat Pinnacle Point Plovers Lake Rising Star Cave Sacred caves of the Basotho Sibudu Cave Sterkfontein Sudwala Caves Taung Witsie's Cave Wonder Cave...

sexual relations with a man. The Bantu peoples, most notably the Zulu, Basotho, Mpondo and Tsonga people, had a tradition of young men (inkotshane in...

was minister of justice. Sekhonyana had also served as the leader of the Basotho National Party, which ruled the country from the 1986 military coup until...

moved at a young age to the Orange Free State. He fought in the Free State–Basotho Wars and had a prosperous farm near Bloemfontein, where he was a justice...

May, an Orange Free State force marched on Thaba Bosiu and defeated the Basotho. President Boshof appealed to Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape......

and practice of family planning following termination of pregnancy among Basotho women at Queen Elizabeth II hospital, Maseru, Lesotho". Gender & Behaviour...

Lesotho Letsie I Moshoeshoe of Lesotho (1811-1891), paramount chief of Basotho (modern Lesotho) 1870-1891 Moshoeshoe I International Airport, Lesotho...

as a dragon, lizard or crocodile, from the mythology of the Sotho. The Basotho use this word to refer to dinosaurs. The specific name honours the Ellenberger...

series of long-running conflicts, including wars with the Xhosa, Pedi and Basotho nations. After the disastrous first British invasion of Zululand and rising...

Shackleton 1997, pp. 297–315. Clothier, Norman (1991). "The Erinpura: Basotho Tragedy". South African Military History Society Journal. 8 (5). ISSN 0026-4016...

sons and two daughters from his second. He took part in the Free State–Basotho Wars (1858–1868) between the Orange Free State and the Sotho people under...

nationality law Lebanon 5 years Yes Lebanese nationality law Lesotho 5 years No Basotho nationality law Liberia 2 years Must be Black African or Black African...

severe fighting by a colonial force, but their defeat notwithstanding, the Basotho remained restless and aggressive for several years. In 1880, the British...

2007 to 2012. He is the leader of the Basotho Democratic National Party (BDNP), a splinter party of the Basotho National Party, since its founding in...

March 19 – Senekal's War breaks out between the Orange Free State and the Basotho tribe. 6 December – Ernest Edward Galpin, botanist and banker. (d. 1941)...

of a tree that exudes a milky semen-like sap he may ingest instead. In Basotho society in contemporary Lesotho, girls and women may exchange long kisses...

has been in progress since 2010, with Scouting Ireland supporting two Basotho Rover Scouts to attend the 2015 World Scout Jamboree in Japan. A Scout...

between white and black." He gave special judicial functions to Hlubi of the Basotho, Mehlokazulu of the Ngobese and Mpiyakhe of the Mdlalose, enabling them...

Blackburn Rovers 1999–00 Ledwaba Power Stars Alexandra United Maritzburg City Basotho Tigers 2000–01 Welkom Stars Mamelodi Juventus William Prescod PE Technikon...

Xhosa community and by 1937 the Dutch Reformed Church followed in the Basotho community. By 1938 the missionary societies rented a hall where church...

Territorial Reserve. This commando can trace its origin to the Free State–Basotho Wars of 1858 -1868. The commando was again involved in the Anglo Boer War...

with a tension noose wrapped around the string to adjust the pitch lesiba Basotho 311.121.222 Stringed instrument, blown rather than plucked or strummed...

amicable, enabling the Basuto to avoid destruction during the Free State–Basotho Wars in the 1860s by becoming a British dominion. One of the edges of the...

coast. Others, now known as the Sotho–Tswana peoples (Tswana, Pedi, and Basotho), settled in the Highveld, while today's Venda, Lemba, and Tsonga peoples...

power to the opposition. Following the general election of 2012, the All Basotho Convention's Tom Thabane was elected as prime minister as head of a three...

ConvoyWeb. Retrieved 10 November 2021. Clothier, Norman. "The Erinpura: Basotho Tragedy". Military History Journal. 8 (5). The South African Military History...

In 1938, for example, Dhlomo presented Moshoeshoe, a drama about the baSotho king, performed in English. A large, racially mixed audience watched the...

and Shona. Cotton cloth was referred to as machira. The Venda, Swazi, Basotho, Zulu, Ndebele, and Xhosa also made extensive use of hides. Hides came...

1895 African (Basotho) Édouard Jacouttet Contes Populaires des Bassoutos The Child with a Moon on his Chest * 1895 * 1908 African (Basotho) Édouard Jacouttet...

part of the Generals of King Moshweshwe (history and culture of Bapo and Basotho was cemented during the war against the Boers). Chief Mogale and his followers...

whose grandparents were disciples of Moshoeshoe I and were among the first Basotho converts to Christianity. Moerane's parents were African landowners and...

the death drill. I, a Xhosa, say you are my brothers...Swazis, Pondos, Basotho...so let us die like brothers. We are the sons of Africa. Raise your war-cries...

OvaHimba), Kibumba (Basoga), Imana (Banyarwanda and Barundi), Modimo (Basotho and Batswana), Ruhanga (Banyoro and Banyankole), and Ngai (Akamba, Agikuyu...

Tselane Revolution for Prosperity 1,796 24.10 Mangobe Selemo Desmond All Basotho Convention 1,032 13.85 Madamane Thato Movement for Economic Change 526...

War breaks out for the second time between the Orange Free State and Basothos. 12 January – Jan F. E. Celliers, poet, writer and dramatist. (d. 1940)...

the death drill. I, a Xhosa, say you are my brothers...Swazis, Pondos, Basotho...so let us die like brothers. We are the sons of Africa. Raise your war-cries...

Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland (Gm 13) Barberton Montane Grassland (Gm 17) Basotho Montane Shrubland (Gm 5) Bedford Dry Grassland (Gs 18) Besemkaree Koppies...

teacher. Mannya's grandfather served as a key adviser to the king of the Basothos. Soon after her birth, Mannya's family moved to Fort Beaufort, where her...

Khosi Odilon Mokhesi (born 23 August 1986) is a Basotho swimmer. Mokhesi first competed for Lesotho at the 2008 Swimming World Cup event in Durban where...

(1858–1923), religious and social writer[Jahn] Azariele M. Sekese (1849–1930), Basotho author and historian[Jahn] Joseph I. F. Tjokosela (c. 1911–?), Catholic...

conflicts in Basutoland: The Eighth Xhosa War (1850-1853) The Free State–Basotho Wars (1858-1868) The Basuto Gun War (1880-1881) This disambiguation page...

crumbly or grainy type of pap (polenta) or porridge, eaten mainly by the Basotho, Bantu and Afrikaner people. It is cooked in cauldrons or potjies over...

in the Winburg Commando because of his strong showing in the Free State–Basotho Wars. As a reward for his war time performance, he was also given the Leeuwspruit...

However, the mountains where King Moshoeshoe I had started to forge the Basotho nation that would later become Lesotho and the wooded valleys of Zululand...

in 1865, lost his life whilst leading his burghers in an attack on a Basotho stronghold on Thaba Bosigo, during the Basuto Wars of 1858 to 1865. Only...

Cafe. Retrieved December 21, 2007. Discover the sounds of the lesiba, the Basotho national instrument with its harsh, bird-like sounds. Grove, George (1954)...

of the water and clay from the springs is unlikely. Sacred caves of the Basotho Jumbam, Ndze Denis (June 2012). "Demographic characteristics associated...

helped set the stage for the subsequent rise of Letsema Mat'sela's band, Basotho Dihoba, which drew on styles from his native Lesotho to develop a genre...

that Cannabis remains illegal for the citizens […] and this means that Basotho […] people are not allowed to use, possess or cultivate Cannabis, nor are...

security." Throughout southern Africa, while "some groups such as the Basotho and the Tswana openly welcomed missionaries, others like the Pedi, the...

and their mother. The tale was collected by Édouard Jacouttet from the Basotho people, and published in 1895, with the title Khoédi-Séfoubeng. His book...

lately Director, Durham-Lesotho Diocesan Link. For services to Anglo-Basotho Relations. Christopher Francis Kent Greenwood, Officer in Charge, Maumbury...

war did not draw in black soldiers. When he raised a force of 10,000 Basotho's and refused to use them to ensure the relief of Wepener other than to...

erasing the motswalle relationships. In 1941, an official enquiry found that Basotho men were "enthusiastically participating" in bokonchana relationships,...

events that happened during 1824 in South Africa. Source: AmaTlokwa besiege Basotho; they flee Butha Buthe and found Thaba Bosiu. Shaka grants land to British...

tours, tennis, mini golf, cabaret shows, and angling. Sacred caves of the Basotho Tswana people "Biodiversity And Ecosystem Health" (PDF). soer.deat.gov...

Kuebunyane Airport (ICAO: FXKY) is an airstrip serving the Basotho villages of Kuebunyane in Mohale's Hoek District, Lesotho. The runway is on a ridge...

Caledon River and Winburg to defend the area against British ambitions and Basotho cattle theft. The commando was reactivated formally around 1948. By 1956...

demobilization of the auxiliary corps in South Africa were perceived by Lesotho's Basotho people as an attempt to place Lesotho under the South African colonies...

Film-und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb). The film revolves around four Basotho teenagers: Lefa, Senate, Retabile and Mosaku; over the course of two years...

as the struggle against apartheid. These exhibitions include: San and Basotho conflicts Difaqane The stories of Mzilikazi of the Matebele The story of...

ISBN 978-0-299-22370-0. Guma, Mthobeli (2001). "The cultural meaning of names among Basotho of South Africa: a historical and linguistic analysis". Nordic Journal...

the situation once again became tense between the BCP and the ruling Basotho National Party. After cabinet minister Chief Lepatoa Mou was assassinated...

Bartle Frere and Prime Minister Gordon Sprigg attempted to disarm the Basotho and ordered them to hand in their firearms. Some chiefs reluctantly complied...

ISSN 0020-5893. Murray, Colin (1978). "Family Law and Litigation in Basotho Society. By Sebastian Poulter. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1976. Pp. xxxv...

are the main publications in Lesotho and are also distributed to a large Basotho audience in South Africa. The masthead of the Lesotho Times reads: "News...

AmaMfengu refugees flee to the Eastern Cape. King Moshoeshoe moves the Basotho capital to Butha Buthe Mountain to escape conflict. 17 March - The first...

European settlement in the Cape in 1652, and was traditionally used by Basotho to ease childbirth. According to author Hazel Crampton, old Afrikaner recipes...

27 October 2019. Phoofolo, Pule (2003). "Face to Face with Famine: The BaSotho and the Rinderpest, 1897-1899". Journal of Southern African Studies. 29...

Thabiso Baholo (born 21 February 1990) is a Basotho swimmer. Baholo first competed for Lesotho at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne where he finished...

Moshoeshoe’s kingdom. Napier supports Moshoeshoe, signing a treaty defining Basotho land between the Orange and Caledon Rivers, with Moshoeshoe receiving £75...

Malibusong Matsoso and Thabo Nkubo. The film describes about four "Goldwidows", Basotho women from Lesotho whose husbands work as migrant gold miners in South...

African population along "Transvaal lines" while confiscating Xhosa and Basotho land for redistribution to white farmers. Molteno, furious, condemned Froude's...

ascends steeply from the village of Setibing, and near the summit is the Basotho Pony Trekking Centre, which offers a variety of trekking expeditions. The...

Lesotho. In 2011, SMD started Lesotho Film Festival to encourage young Basotho filmmakers by giving them a platform to share their work. As of 12 November 2019...