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  Maseru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the capital of the Maseru District.
Maseru is located on the border with South Africa, by the Maseru Bridge border pass.
Maseru was a small trading town when it was made the capital of the Basotho people by Paramount Chief Moshoeshoe I in 1869.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maseru   (174 words)

  
 Maseru District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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District Pen Pal Program Contains information on and an application for the district pen pal program.
Lions District 37E, Alberta Presents history of the district, extensive list and description of activities, links to clubs in the district, and district news.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Maseru_District.html   (262 words)

  
 ORANGE FREE STATE - LoveToKnow Article on ORANGE FREE STATE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the eastern districts of Harrismith, Bethlehem, Ficksburg and Ladybrand the Basutos are largely concentrated.
Schools were grouped in districts, and for each district there was a controlling board of nine members, of whom five were elected by the committees of the separate schools and four appointed by the government.
The fertile district of Bethulie as well as Adam Koks territory was acquired, and there was a considerable increase in the white population.
81.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OR/ORANGE_FREE_STATE.htm   (12421 words)

  
 Maseru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Located on the Caledon River, it is Lesotho's only sizable city, with a population of approximately 180,000 (2004).
Lesotho - Maseru Includes the Maseru Mountain Crier, the monthly newsletter of the U.S. Embassy and the American community in Lesotho.
United States Includes the Maseru Mountain Crier, the monthly newsletter of the U.S. Embassy and the American community in Lesotho.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Maseru.html   (241 words)

  
 Maseru, Lesotho - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Maseru - One of the world's leading electrical companies, Schneider Electric, was ordered this week to stand trial in Lesotho for alleged bribery involving R16m...
MASERU - One of the world's leading electrical companies, Schneider Electric, was ordered this week to stand trial in Lesotho for alleged bribery involving R16...
MASERU, Lesotho, 3 December 2003 (BWNS) -- Lively performances of dance, music and storytelling were highlights of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Baha...
www.4newz.net /world/nz/Maseru.html   (701 words)

  
 Exploring the Country
The district’s Principal town of Maseru is often first stop for visitors and an ideal base from which to explore the diversity of the districts’ natural attractions and experience its rich cultural and historical heritage.
TY, as the district town is commonly known, is an abbreviation for Teyateyaneng.
The principal town of this district bears the same name as the district, and for a while, in the early 1980s was considered by government as a possible location for the capital because of its central location.
www.mrinfo.co.za /sa/Lesotho/exploring.htm   (2636 words)

  
 Lesotho - OCHA: 01-Sep-03
According to the Thabatseka District Agricultural Officer, and based on the WFP/FAO assessment of May 2003, the Mashai constituency is the worst affected and worst hit by the winter drought, with food security at house hold level said to be critical.
Maseru, for example in April, only received 8.9 millimetres of rain, compared to the long-term average of 57.5 millimetres.
The Disrict Secretary, and DMA in the district of Mafeteng, Mohale's Hoek and Quthing wewre briefed on the formation of the Women Relief Commitees for improved targeting and distribution of WFP commodities.
www.cidi.org /humanitarian/hsr/03b/ixl180.html   (4765 words)

  
 Maseru Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Maseru, Maseru means the place of red sandstone, and lies in the west of Lesotho in the relative lowlands (t...
Maseru was a small trading town when it...
Maseru was a small trading town when it was made...
www.hotels-vacations-flights.com /search.php?keywords=Maseru   (176 words)

  
 Cannabis in Lesotho - Discussion Paper 34   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yet the resulting data is not entirely satisfactory, since it was obtained from a limited sample of growers living solely in the zones affected by the construction of the dam.
It should be noted that the seizures occurred in border districts (Berea and Qacha’s Neck) and in South Africa, suggesting that the hashish was destined for export to the latter country.
Furthermore, unlike the distant mountain regions of the interior, the district is immediately influenced by its South African neighbour.
www.unesco.org /most/dslaniel.htm   (6946 words)

  
 lesotho
From September 1996 to Februar 1997 three students, funded by ASA-programme, were working in the Alice district of the former homeland Ciskei in cooperation with the University of Fort Hare.
In the first phase 173 farms (periurban 99/ urban 74) were chosen at random and a standardized questionnaire was carried out on the farms.
Summarized, it can be seen that dairy farming in the survey area is profitable and dairy cows get the most from their genetic potential under the mainly extensive keeping conditions.
www.uni-kassel.de /fb11/ntier/lesotho.html   (617 words)

  
 IRIN Focus on May election   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
MASERU, 24 Apr 2002 (IRIN) - Lesotho's general election next month, the first since the disputed poll of 1998 which plunged the country into chaos, will be a test of the extent to which the electoral system has been democratised.
Nobody in Maseru wants a repeat of the anarchy that followed the 1998 election.
Businesses in the capital Maseru were looted and burned, chaos replaced law and order.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=27457   (1035 words)

  
 MASERU - LoveToKnow Article on MASERU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is in the centre of a fertile grain-growing district.
The principal buildings are Government House, the church of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society, the hospital, and the railway station.
To properly cite this MASERU article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
48.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MASERU.htm   (76 words)

  
 Maseru
Maseru is the major gateway for travellers coming by air, and for drivers coming from Johannesburg and Bloemfontein, but it is also a pleasant base from which tourists can explore the Western and Northern attractions of Lesotho
Lancer’s Gap, on the road north from Maseru, offers fine views of the City and the Caledon Valley, and is the site of a famous battle in 1852 when Basotho warriors under Moshoeshoe l’s son Molapo defeated the 12th Royal Lancers under Lt. General Sir George Cathcart who were on a punitive expedition.
From Maseru, buses leave from the border post on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 12 noon, arriving in Johannesburg at 5.30 p.m.
www.seelesotho.com /travel/cities/maseru.htm   (1602 words)

  
 UNDP Lesotho: Useful Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The aim was to orient district members on the four-projectcomponent, monitor project activities undertaken by the district and provide a clear insight and guidance about the project and how each component compliments each other to achieve the overall objective of the project.
In both districts a number of progress has been made such as establishment /strengthening of Youth Friendly Heath Services, Adolescent Youth Corners; two in Maseru and one in Mokhotlong, Multipurpose Youth Centres and Adolescent Youth Networking System (Mokhotlong) and some progress were made on the micro credit component.
A group of Peer Educators that were trained in the district campaigned on a house-to-house interaction in the district to alert parents on challenges faced by youth focusing on ASRH, emphasis on HIV and AIDS and solicit their support for youth activities on ASRH.
www.undp.org.ls /HIVAIDS/Progress_Report.htm   (2730 words)

  
 Cannabis in Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
However, the main growing regions are found in the high mountain zones in the center and east of the country, as well as in the western foothill region.
In 1993, authorities in Pretoria estimated that 89,400 Basothos worked in South African mines, whereas in 1991 the Maseru authorities estimated that 126,000 Lesotho nationals lived abroad, South African mines, although still the main employer of Basothos, have conducted numerous layoffs in recent years, and are continuing to reduce personnel.
The September 1998 insurrection in Maseru, followed by a joint military intervention by South Africa and Botswana, resulted in the destruction of the capital.
www.ukcia.org /research/Geopolitics/CannabisInAfrica.html   (6055 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » UN Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal in Response to the Humanitarian Crisis ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
These are the districts that have been most affected by the 2002 food crisis and are particularly vulnerable to climatic shocks.
Some of the districts that are worst affected by the food crisis are also severely affected by higher levels of unsafe water supply.
However, there is sufficient anecdotal evidence about children in all the districts who have been compelled to drop out of school and help their families go out to look for either food or employment including transactional sex in order to provide food.
www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/9ca65951ee22658ec125663300408599/62313e590f54557bc1256bfa00504929?OpenDocument   (6518 words)

  
 WFP Emergency Report - 11: 14-Mar-03
Thus there is a need to pre-position relief food for certain districts during May and June for the requirements between July and September.
An estimated 74 percent of the total district population has been displaced to 13 camps as result of insecurity.
WFP and implementing partners are collaborating to address health and nutrition issues linked to the outbreak and both old and newly arriving refugees, as well as humanitarian personnel, were sensitized on precautionary measures.
www.cidi.org /humanitarian/wfp/03a/ixl9.html   (5562 words)

  
 AEGiS-IRIN: Lesotho: Coping in the midst of crisis
In the Makhoathi community, a rural area on the outskirts of the capital, Maseru, 350 people are receiving targeted food assistance under WFP's vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme for the first time since the food crisis began.
The 2003/04 crop and food supply assessment mission found that the Maseru district had been affected by the cumulative impact of years of drought, the retrenchment of mineworkers and HIV/Aids.
In the small fields around Maseru, which would normally be the scene of intense smallholder farming activity around late August/early October, no sign of activity could be found.
www.aegis.com /news/irin/2004/IR041056.html   (1477 words)

  
 The Devilfinder Search Engine - Finding Stuff Since 1979.
2001/7/12, Minibus from Maseru to Malealea, 2.3, SAR, 18.5, 2001/7/15, Minibus from Malealea - 22km to Maseru, 1.7, SAR, 13.5,...
A spokesperson is Malineo Motsephe, of UNICEF in the capital of Lesotho, Maseru.
MASERU (Reuters) - A coup is brewing in the tiny African kingdom of...
www.devilfinder.com /find.php?q=Maseru+boat+trip   (5813 words)

  
 Maseru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Maseru means the place of red sandstone, and lies in the west of Lesotho...
MASERU, the capital of Basutoland, British South Africa.

It is pleasantly situated on the left bank of the Caledon river,

90 m.

Maseru paved its first road in 1947 for a visit by...
www.toursurf.com /resources/9/Maseru.html   (469 words)

  
 maseru - OneLook Dictionary Search
Maseru : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
MASERU : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
Words similar to maseru: capital of lesotho, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=maseru&ls=a   (142 words)

  
 placeofsmoke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We established a base camp on the bank of the Senqunyane and built 3 rondavels with the help of the Maseru District Council.
The hut was about 10m long and divided into one small room and a larger ‘mess hall’.
The hut was prefabricated in Maseru and driven to Ramabanta.
www.placeofsmoke.co.ls /maluti.html   (573 words)

  
 afrol News - Attacks on Lesotho's free press reported
On the morning of 2 July, Basotho journalists went to cover unfolding events in the main Maseru bus-stop area where evicted street vendors were protesting to the police, who wore protective clothing and were armed with pump action shotguns, and to members of Maseru City Council about their eviction from the streets of Maseru.
During the rampage, T'sepiso Mncina, a female journalist from 'Mopheme', an independent weekly English newspaper in Lesotho, sustained grievous bodily injuries and was immediately rushed to hospital, while Thabo Thakalekoala, the sub-editor of the same publication and the Chairperson of MISA Lesotho (MILES), sustained a minor injury to the knee cap.
The injuries were inflicted upon the media practitioners by the street vendors who seemingly did not fully comprehend the role of the press in the situation notably that the press was also interacting with Maseru City Council personnel as well as the police on matters of clarification.
www.afrol.com /articles/10421   (783 words)

  
 Holidays in Lesotho - Travelling to lesotho - Holidays in Lesotho - www.reiswijs.co.uk
Morija is a small town located 40km south of Maseru, capital of Lesotho.
The Morija Museum is at the heart of cultural activity here, and through the Morija Arts and Cultural Festival, has spread its influence far and wide.
The Masitise Cave House is a recently restored unique monument in the Quthing district, and the museum helped restore it.
www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/africa/lesotho/lesotho.html   (1305 words)

  
 Lesotho Embassy in Washington - Health
The role of all these groups is important in that they are able to advocate and participate in policy and program design and implementation, as well as in the provision of services, especially at the community level where the majority and large percentage of the poor reside.
Leribe district also celebrated the day and their theme was “Basotho be wise; plan your families for a better living”.
One hundred and thirty families in Maseru district will be allocated M3, 800 ($400.00) per family for initiation of income generating projects.
www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls /health.htm   (4175 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Likewise when the District Planning Units and the District Development Coordinating Committees become fully functional it is clear that the driving force for the direction and implementation of the agricultural support delivery system will be the district's local government.
The change process approach for the district would therefore be flexible and involve a "learning-by-doing route" until such time as everyone is on-board with respect to the exact modalities of the Local Government Reform.
The institutional reform of MOA would be carried out under the project with assistance from a team consisting of local and foreign staff which would assist management and facilitate the "change process" at both Headquarters and district level.
www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1999/06/03/000009265_3980702114316/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt   (2970 words)

  
 Lesotho Embassy in Washington - Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Because of the ruggedness of terrain in some parts of the Mokhotlong and Qacha’s Nek districts, four-wheel drive vehicles are advised for these parts.
The southern trunk route – the Main South 1 – connects the capital, Maseru, by tarred road to Mount Moorosi, in Quthing district.
Throughout the rest of the country, each district has accommodation, ranging from medium-sized hotels to smaller tourist lodges.
www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls /tourism.htm   (2175 words)

  
 Maseru District -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Maseru District -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Maseru is a (A region marked off for administrative or other purposes) district of (A landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966) Lesotho.
(The capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho) Maseru is the capital of the district but also of the country.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/maseru_district.htm   (67 words)

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