Category: Lesotho Key Facts

  Polihali Dam Vision Takes Form Polihali dam rises as Senqu bridge nears completion By Bereng Mpaki The landscape of Mokhotlong district is being dramatically transformed as the Lesotho Highlands Water Project enters its most visible phase yet. Concrete and steel are rising from mountain valleys, reshaping not only the physical terrain but the economic […]

GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE Located near the southernmost edge of the African continent at coordinates 29° South and 28° East, the Kingdom of Lesotho is one of the few countries in the world classified as an enclave state. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it shares this rare geographical distinction only with San Marino and Vatican City, both […]

  THE PRIME MINISTER The Right Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, National Security and Environment Mr. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane was born of 15 March, 1958 in Mantšonyane in the district of Thaba Tseka in Lesotho. He is the 10th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho inaugurated on 28 October, 2022. His inauguration […]

HER MAJESTY QUEEN ’MASENATE MOHATO SEEISO Her Majesty Queen ’Masenate Mohato Seeiso, née Karabo Motšoeneng, was born on 2 June 1976 at Maluti Adventist Hospital in Mapoteng to Mr Thekiso and Mrs ’Makarabo Motšoeneng. She is the eldest of five children. Her Majesty was educated at Machabeng International College in Maseru from 1990 to 1996, […]

  His Majesty King Letsie III is the Head of State of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the custodian of the nation’s constitutional monarchy. Born Prince David Mohato Bereng Seeiso on 17 July 1963, His Majesty is the first-born son of King Moshoeshoe II and Queen ’Mamohato Bereng Seeiso. Prince Mohato received his early education […]