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In Lesotho, the Lesotho National Broadcasting Service broadcasts to South Africa via satellite pay-TV provider, DStv. Most newspapers in Lesotho are written in Sesotho or both Sesotho and English. There are no fully fledged South African newspapers in Sesotho except for regional newsletters in QwaQwa , Fouriesburg , Ficksburg , and possibly ...
The border between Lesotho and South Africa is 909 kilometres (565 mi) long [1] and forms a complete loop, as Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South Africa. The border follows the Caledon River , the drainage divide of the Drakensberg mountains, the Orange River , the Makhaleng River , and a series of hills joining the Makhaleng ...
Political factions in Lesotho arise from vested interest in governmental control. [11] The people of Lesotho place little trust in the Basotho's political elite to uphold communal values or demonstrate hierarchical reciprocity. This is in part due to political instability present in the country.
The first stamps of independent Lesotho were issued on 4 October 1966. [2] On 1 November of that year, the 1961–1963 set of Basutoland was overprinted "LESOTHO". In 1979, the currency was changed from South African rand to lisente (s) and maloti (m).
The country has confirmed cases of the Delta variant and confirmed new cases has exceeded the WHO threshold of resurgence >20%. As of 28 August 2021, 201,795 vaccines doses have been administered. [34] By 15 September 2021, Lesotho had a cumulative of 14,395 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 403 deaths.
Sotho (/ s ɛ ˈ s uː t uː /) [a] Sesotho, also known as Southern Sotho or Sesotho sa Borwa is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho–Tswana ("S.30") group, spoken in Lesotho, and South Africa where it is an official language.
The country's capital city, the City of San Marino, is located atop Monte Titano, while its largest settlement is Dogana, within the municipality of Serravalle. San Marino's official language is Italian. The country derives its name from Saint Marinus, a stonemason from the then-Roman island of Rab in present-day Croatia.
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [14] [15] [16] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini.