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Zama LUTHULI

Skiing In Lesotho: An African Adventure Under Pressure

The Afriski resort is in the tiny mountainous kingdom of Lesotho (Credit: AFP)

High in the wintry mountains of Lesotho, Sharon Kadangwe from Malawi is learning to ski on a strip of snow that runs down a dry, brown slope at southern Africa's only ski resort.

It's "exciting and scary", the 29-year-old said, climbing down from the ski lift. "It feels like the first time I learned how to ride a bike or swim... once you get into the rhythm of it, it becomes fun," the arts manager said.

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