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Background: Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and reinstated in 1995. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after 23 years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Botswanan military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Constitutional reforms have since restored political stability; peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002.

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By Siggers
August 31st 2009

Lesotho: The Mountain Kingdom In The Sky Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Drakensburg Mountains

Day 31 - Molumong (Lesotho) - 29/8/09 We left the Sani Lodge at 0900 with our tour guide Michael, on the tour with me there were 4 Dutch girls who were travelling together. We travelled though the roads of the Drakensburg Mountains to reach the Sani Pass and the Lesotho border pass, we went in a 4X4 as its the only type of vehicle that could make it up there. As a gentlemen and somebody travelling by myself took the back of the 4X4. Proceeding through the mountain range was a slow and very bumpy task, the roads were windy and [View Full Entry]

By Holme
January 26th 2009

Turen gar vidre Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Hei igjen, Dette er da siste dagen var i St Lucia, for vi reiser videre. De siste dagene har vi tilbragt pa de flotte strendene ut mot det Indiske hav, eller ved bassenge pa hotellet. I gar tok vi turen ut til et sted som heter Cape Vidal, en flott strand hvor kun 100 biler slippes inn pa samtidig, sa vi ungikk den alt for store syden strand folelsen. Vi begynner a ligne litt mer pa de fastboende na, ikke like mye blekfjes som da vi kom hit. I morgen gar turen vidre sorover forbi Durban og opp mot fjellene. Skal [View Full Entry]

By FrkMadsen
December 30th 2008

Lesotho Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Udsigt over Lesotho

I en forlænget weekend fra d. 12-16. december, var jeg i Lesotho med Anna (svensk) og Anne-Sofie (dansk). Til jer, som ikke gider slå op i et atlas, er Lesotho er et selvstændigt land, som ligger ca. 400 km syd for Pretoria. Det ligger midt inde i Sydafrika og er omkrænset hele vejen rundt. Det meste af landet ligger i bjergområder, og Lesotho deler bjerge med Drakensberg. Vi kørte fredag efter arbejde, og det tog os en evighed at komme derned - både fordi der er længere end man lige tror, og fordi vi allerede kørte forkert lid [View Full Entry]

By verydarkhorse
November 20th 2008

Peace ponies Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Firstly I had better explain that we didnt actually go to Lesotho as we didnt have enough time but we were a stones throw away so I'd thought I would add it! We arrived at the Khotso Horse ranch at lunch time and were immediately awe insipired by the views. The ranch was in teh mountain near the town of Uunderberg in the Southern Drackensburg region. I beleive the ranch was approx 1500m above sea level and there were still huge mountains looking down on us. We had booked a rondavel as we had stayed in similar type accomadation and was [View Full Entry]

By Wildacad
February 5th 2008

Lesotho Sani Pass and Makothlong Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Gods Window

The snow Blizzard started as soon as we left the Sani pass Police post in South Africa. It was chaos, 7 4X4 vehicles in front of us had got stuck in the thick snow. There were vehicles behind us but we persevered after an exciting 3 hrs burning the clutch, screeching tyres eventually we got to the top but ahead the gates were locked and there was no one to be seen. The blizzard grew worse and there were 9 people outside the gate in 0 degrees celcius, half a of meter snow, blistering winds not sure what the next step [View Full Entry]

Looking down onto Underberg Kwazulu natal

By snozlington
April 23rd 2006

It's a long way to the Top! Mtns Day 2 Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Sani Top Chalet

We awoke frozen at the crack of dawn as Morgan was just departing. Our intention today was to hike and hitch as far into Lesotho as possible. It was becoming a beautiful warm morning with not a cloud in the sky, perfect for hiking and taking in the majestic mountain scenery and fresh air. Just past the hotel and golf course we were greeted by two horsemen who were both carrying large rifles slung casually over their shoulders. They were probably just going hunting, but the remoteness of our location and the size of their rifles were enough to un nerve [View Full Entry]

By Tommy Rooney
April 17th 2005

Allow me to introduce the Action Man... Africa » Lesotho » Sani Top

Where Action Man leads, others follow

I was propping up the bar in a Durban hostel on the first night of my trip to Southern Africa. Enquiries at the hostel regarding a weekend safari at the nearby national park had reached a dead end, and it was while nursing a drink that I met the Action Man, a colourful young Alaskan guide and quite the adventurer. He dazzled me with tales of the Alaskan wilderness and encounters with grizzly bears. He would get dropped in by helicopter, he said, then wander alone camping without seeing a single soul for ten days or more before the pilot flew [View Full Entry]

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