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Lesotho: King Letsie
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The Basotho hat "mokorotlo" along with the Basotho blanket is part of the traditional dress of Lesotho. The shape of the mokorotlo is said to have from Qiloane, the conical mountain near Thaba Bosiu. Mokorotlo comes from the word "korotla" which means an expression of diagreement. When a court case by two villagers was brought before the king or chief before giving the verdict the king or chief would take off the hat. The villagers then would know that the verdict was coming.
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The Afriski resort in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho. His Excellency, Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso is the present High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the Court of St. James's. The UN is represented by a resident mission as well, including UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, FAO, WFP, and UNAIDS.
When "AD" drove Norman to Ladybrand, to be driven by CHRIS LEBONA to Bloemfontein Airport, they went via KINGS GRAZING to take the final shots of some of Lesotho's unpredictable surprises "RYDEN". Well, Jesus kept the last of His "bon-bon" to the last at the end, just as He kept the best wine in Cana to the last, at the end!
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The Two Missioneries of the Paris Evangelica Missionery Society (PEMS) An important development at this time was the rising military dictatorship of the Zulu King, Shaka, whose attacks on neighbouring clans in northern Natal caused ripple effects which were felt as far afield as Lesotho. This was part of a process of nation building among the Nguni in Natal in the early 1820s which was characterised by the creation of larger political units and centralised structures,of authority.
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