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	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Lesotho
		Lesotho's high elevation, combined with its location in the southern hemisphere relative to the equator, accounts for a temperate climate.
		Lesotho is primarily a country of subsistence farmers.
		In Lesotho, the South African rand circulates as freely as the Basotho loti.
	www.peacecorps.gov /wws/guides/lesotho/overview.html (2564 words)

	Lesotho
		Lesotho is also known as the Mountain Kingdom and has two main mountain ranges: the Drakensberg, which has the highest mountain in southern Africa, and the Maluti.
		Lesotho regained independence in 1966, and functioned as a multi-party democracy from independence until 1986, when a military regime took power.
		Lesotho became independent on 4 October 1966 under a Monarch (King Moshoeshoe II) with limited powers and an elected parliament based on voting rights for all.
	us-africa.tripod.com /lesotho.html (990 words)

	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999 - Lesotho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lesotho is a constitutional monarchy with King Letsie III as Head of State.
		Opposition leaders urged the King--who had staged a coup in 1994--to dissolve the newly elected Parliament and install a government of national unity on the basis of their claim that the LCD rigged the election.
		Lesotho is a landlocked country surrounded by South Africa and almost entirely dependent on its sole neighbor for trade, finance, employment, and access to the outside world.
	www.usemb.se /human/human1999/lesotho.html (5932 words)

	AEGiS-Chicago Tribune: In Lesotho, women hope for control of their lives: Ravages of AIDS, high unemployment bolster ...
		MASERU, Lesotho - Mpeo Mahase is a lawyer, a member of Parliament and Lesotho's assistant minister of justice.
		Lesotho's men are particularly reluctant to cede power to women, Kimane believes, because they feel more economically and socially vulnerable than their fathers.
		Lesotho's Parliament agreed this year to set aside a third of local government seats for women starting with elections next March, despite criticism that the quotas are unconstitutional.
	www.aegis.com /news/ct/2004/CT041005.html (1806 words)

	Trouble looms in Lesotho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lesotho's national assembly has been expanded to 120 seats, with the additional 40 seats to be allocated proportionally.
		Lekhanya, who came to power in a coup in 1986 and ruled until he was deposed five years later, said the BNP was dissatisfied, as it had expected to win a majority and demanded an independent audit before the final winner is declared.
		Lesotho, which is encircled by South Africa, has been in political limbo since opposition protests over the 1998 election result and an army mutiny nearly overthrew the incumbent government of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili.
	www.news24.com /News24/Archive/0,,2-1659_1190697,00.html (541 words)

	Elections in Lesotho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Lesotho gives information on election and election results in Lesotho.
		The National Assembly has 120 members, elected for a five year term, 80 in single-seat constituencies and 40 by proportional representation.
		Lesotho is a one party dominant state with the Lesotho Congress for Democracy in power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Lesotho (98 words)

	UNI : Police shoot five workers dead at Lesotho rally
		MASERU - Lesotho police fired on a union-led protest march on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and many others injured, a hospital official said in the mountain kingdom's capital Maseru.
		Billy Macaefa, a union leader and member of Lesotho's parliament, said he believed at least five workers had been killed.
		Lesotho is one of the world's poorest countries, with few natural resources other than water for hydro-electric power, and its factories mainly produce goods for the textile industry.
	www.union-network.org /uniafrican.nsf/1/2CA2181F42A733F9C1256DDB00350009?OpenDocument (358 words)

	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2000 - Lesotho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The IPA and the Parliament continued efforts to negotiate an electoral arrangement that would be acceptable to all parties.
		In a 1997 judgment by the High Court concerning a petition filed by the Lesotho Union of Public Servants (LUPE) against the registrar of law, the Chief Justice dismissed the LUPE's application to form a union on the grounds that it was not consistent with the Labor Code.
		In May Parliament passed the Labor Code Amendments Bill; however, it was not implemented by year's end.
	www.usemb.se /human/2000/africa/lesotho.html (5752 words)

	International Rivers Network: Lesotho
		It is a multi–billion Dollar project called the Lesotho Highland Development Project (LHWP) which enjoys the financial support of multi–national corporations such as the World Bank and others and injects millions of Maloti into the Lesotho economy by selling water to the economic powerhouse of the Gauteng province, South Africa.
		However, in all the places that were affected by the project, it has left a trail of poverty, hopelessness, discontent and despair despite earlier promises that communities affected by the construction works of the mammoth project would enjoy benefits that would upgrade their standard of living and ensure sustainable development of their areas.
		The poverty, hopelessness, discontent and despair of the communities affected by the LHWP emerged during a visit by members of Lesotho s Parliament to the areas organized by the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) a non–governmental organization charged with, amongst others, monitoring of the social and environmental aspects of the Project.
	www.irn.org /programs/lesotho/index.php?id=021114.menace.html (1021 words)

	On Lesotho: April 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lesotho also chairs the SADC Parliamentary Forum, the SADC Executive Committee of Electoral Commissions Forum as well as Board of Directors of the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa and is also a member of the caucus of African Ministers of Education.
		The Lesotho High Commission in London has good and relevant information for the potential traveller to Lesotho, unlike the website of the Lesotho Tourism Board which, by right, ought to be the reference on the subject.
		Lesotho is experiencing a major revival in diamond mining with the opening of three new mines.
	lesotho.blogspot.com /2004_04_01_lesotho_archive.html (4317 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2005 - Lesotho
		Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa, with which it is very closely linked both politically and economically, and about 13 percent of the male work force is employed in South African mines.
		Lesotho’s agricultural sector is small as a percentage of GDP and has a marginal impact on the overall economy.
		Lesotho will continue to seek assistance in dealing with its HIV/AIDS epidemic; an estimated 30 percent of the population is infected, and this high rate of infection threatens the kingdom’s future stability.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Lesotho (1050 words)

	Lesotho Law & Government
		HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Basutoland (now Lesotho) was sparsely populated by the nomadic Khoisan ("bushmen") until the end of the 16th century.
		PEOPLE According to 1988 statistics, Lesotho's current population totals over one and a half million persons (1,660,000), with an annual growth rate of 2.7 percent, one of the lowest in Africa.
		Lesotho is a landlocked independent republic with a democratic government situated within the borders of South Africa and forms part of the Southern African region.
	www.lawresearch.com /v2/global/zlsg.htm (1155 words)

	Lesotho: Church Statements
		Lesotho government and opposition representatives are reported to be meeting on October 2, along with mediators from South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, to discuss conditions for recovery and for withdrawal of the South African and Botswanan troops.
		The Christian Council of Lesotho had organized the ecumenical monitoring team in conjunction with the different denominations of the Small Kingdom of 2 million people together with the Fellowship of Councils of Churches in Eastern and Southern Africa (FOCCESA) represented by its secretariat EDICESA.
		By 10:00 am, the National Radio of Lesotho had announced that some of the polling stations in the northern surbubs were through with the voting process but in some areas, especially in the mountains (rural areas), very few people had come for voting.
	www.africaaction.org /docs98/les9809.htm (2450 words)

	About Central Bank of Lesotho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) was first established as the Lesotho Monetary Authority in 1978, under the Lesotho Monetary Authority Act of 1978.
		In 1982, through the Act of Parliament, the name Lesotho Monetary Authority was changed to the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) and additional functions and responsibilities were prescribed to the new institution.
		The Committee was established upon the realisation of the need to enhance accountability and transparency of the Central Bank of Lesotho in matters related to the formulation of monetary policy in Lesotho.
	www.centralbank.org.ls /about (1220 words)

	Address by the President at the Parliament of Lesotho
		At the Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho
		It is a great honour for me to address the Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho.
		In this regard, parliaments have an important role in discussing the best means to implement the Programme of Action for LDCs adopted in Brussels.
	www.un.org /ga/president/55/speech/lesothospeech.htm (1204 words)

	Sotho » Travel-gate in Lesotho
		Lesotho may have been swindled out of R7 million, in a travel scam involving at least four members of government.
		In last year’s Budget speech to parliament Lesotho Finance Minister, Timothy Thahane, said the Maseru-based Millennium Travel and Tours had operated in a manner tantamount to economic sabotage.
		These actions are aimed at destroying Lesotho’s integrity and credibility as a dependable economic partner for years to come.
	www.premiumwanadoo.com /sotho/index.php?p=92 (432 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Woman quota' changes dynamics of Lesotho vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lesotho (leh-SOO-too) is a rugged land where patriarchal tradition runs deep and women are legal minors.
		Mozambique's parliament is 30% female, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, more than double the percentage of women in the U.S. Congress.
		In Lesotho, a Maryland-sized country of sweeping valleys and craggy mountains that is surrounded by South Africa, many men complained about the quota, Thoahlane says.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-06-09-lesotho_x.htm (1194 words)

	Lesotho ruling party leads in poll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The landmark election in the southern African kingdom, billed as the begining of a new era of stability and prosperity, was endorsed by a team of Commonwealth observers.
		Lekhanya, who came to power in a coup in 1986 and ruled until he was deposed five years later, said the BNP was dissatisfied.
		Lesotho, which is encircled by South Africa, has been in political limbo since opposition protests over the 1998 election result and an army mutiny which nearly overthrew the incumbent government of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili.
	www.namibian.com.na /2002/may/africa/026229C647.html (624 words)

	afrol News - Lesotho newspaper sued by ruling party MP
		The 'Mololi' article alleged that the MP had, on two occasions, showed disrespect to the Speaker of Parliament, disregarded and acted against the constitution of the LCD and that he had no respect whatsoever for the elderly and other members of the ruling party.
		Press freedom in Lesotho generally reaches a high level, although several libel and defamation cases during the last year have threatened the financial fundament of the country's pluralistic media.
		While Lesotho has a relative high density of independent and other media, most of these media are of very small size and thus financially vulnerable.
	www.afrol.com /articles/11961 (540 words)

	LESOTHO / AGREEMENT
		TEXT: Trouble broke out in Lesotho last year after elections in which the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy party took all but one of the 80 seats in Parliament.
		There will be 130 seats in the new Parliament: 80 allocated on the old "first-past-the-post" system and 50 chosen on the basis of proportional representation (parties represented on the basis of percentage of popular vote won).
		I hope to be there in Lesotho for the signing of the agreement and I hope at least two other heads of government from this region, from the SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) region, will be there and three or four of us will be the moral guarantors of that agreement.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/1999/11/991112-lesotho1.htm (480 words)

	afrol News - Lesotho
		afrol News - Lesotho, which has one of the world's highest HIV prevalence rates, is targeting its large group of migrant workers in a new effort to stop the spread of the pandemic.
		The Mohale Dam uniting them for further exports to South Africa is soon to be finished, but the most visible result so far is that more than 30,000 people have lost all they had due to the dams.
		There is one slight difference in Lesotho however, the shockingly large number of Basotho political parties contesting for these paramount elections, 19 in total, far exceeding the regional benchmark.
	www.afrol.com /countries/lesotho (452 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		Mogae was addressing both houses of Lesotho’s Parliament after his arrival in Maseru on Wednesday for a three-day state visit.
		Mogae said Lesotho and Botswana were co-operating in such fields as agriculture, meat inspection, waste management, defence, health and water management.
		Mogae indicated that Lesotho and Botswana have always supported one another in times of need, hence Botswana did not hesitate to intervene when Lesotho was experiencing political upheavals in the late 1990s.
	www.mmegi.bw /2004/April/Friday16/943789439582.html (495 words)

	IFEX :: Newspapers face possible closure following ruling in civil defamation suit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The judgment in favour of the plaintiff, Makhostso Tlali, was passed by Justice Nthomeng Majara in the High Court of Lesotho on 3 November 2004.
		He also reiterated that he was sub-editor of the newspaper at the time and went out of his way to confirm the issue with hospital authorities, who indicated that Tlali had been reprimanded over the matter.
		Many Lesotho citizens saw this large margin of victory as evidence of a corrupt electoral system and began a series of demonstrations.
	www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/62592 (448 words)

	POLITICS-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Regional Parliament Essential for Integration
		The Speaker of Lesotho's parliament who is also the Chairwoman of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ntlhoi Motsamai, told delegates that the creation of a regional legislature would increase the pace of development in Southern Africa, and improve community participation in social and economic issues.
		SADC is one of the few regions in Africa that does not have a regional parliament," she observed.
		At present, 12 parliaments are represented in the forum, which seeks to help Southern Africa overcome a legacy of human rights abuse and lack of democracy.
	www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=23999 (764 words)

	Centre for Conflict Resolution: The Africa In-country Programmes (Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Lesotho) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Training workshops combining all Members of Parliament, Principal Chiefs and District Secretaries were conducted in the three regions of Lesotho in 1999.
		The expected outcome in terms of this objective is a well-structured and funded organisation in Lesotho with the capacity to manage conflict transformation processes.
		The delegation wanted to be exposed to the content matter of conflict transformation and to investigate the relationship between CCR and the University of Cape Town as a possible model for establishing a similar institute at NUL.
	ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za /index.php?id=166 (802 words)

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		According to the government, 75 percent of all new infections in Lesotho are found among girls and 51 percent of young women aged between 15 and 24 are infected, compared to 23 percent of young men and boys in the same age group.
		Lesotho has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 29 percent, the third highest in the world.
		Lesotho's leaders were also called to stand up to the challenge posed by the pandemic by fighting back "for, with and hand in hand with their children and young people," said UNICEF country representative, Bertrand Desmoulins.
	irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=44372&...&SelectCountry=LESOTHO (477 words)

	POLITICS-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Regional Parliament Too Costly?
		Mose Tjitendero, Speaker of the Namibian Parliament, said the Parliamentary Forum would continue negotiations with SADC leaders to ensure that a regional parliament was established.
		He also noted that the various heads of state had already given the parliament their blessing, citing statements by Namibian President Sam Nujoma at the opening of the meeting in which he noted that the creation of a SADC parliament was long overdue.
		"The parliament will be in the position to carry out the mandates of the people and further project SADC as an area where things happen," she told delegates.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=24051 (958 words)

	Peace Corps \| World Wise Schools \| Lesson Plans \| Teacher Guides \| Lesotho
		The specific purpose of Destination: Lesotho is to support these aims through a close-up study of "The Mountain Kingdom." A developing nation surrounded by an industrialized power, Lesotho is both an anomaly among nations and, at the same time, a symbol of the geographical and cultural dynamics at work in almost every land.
		As Lesotho is a country of paradoxes, many students will be surprised to discover, later, that all of these items are part of its contemporary culture.
		Even Lesotho's domestic consumption (i.e., water which supports the basic needs of people and their animals) is far less than the U.S. consumption rate of approximately 150 gallons per person per day.
	www.peacecorps.gov /wws/guides/lesotho/lesprint.html (10866 words)

	Latest News - Republic of Botswana
		The president also addressed the Lesotho parliament and said he was happy that Botswana's modest efforts had contributed to the restoration and consolidation of peace and the rule of law, which are essential for socio-economic development.
		At the invitation of Lesotho and under the auspices SADC in 1998, Botswana and South Africa, sent troops to the kingdom to restore order after riots erupted following disputed poll results.
		Mogae said he was pleased that Lesotho parliament now embodied deep-seated democratic aspirations of a proud and progressive people.
	www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20040420&i=Lesotho_admires_Mogaes_leadership (412 words)

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