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The curious case of the South African ski resort that never was: how a 1970s land tussle with Lesotho shaped history

Topping out over 3,000 metres above sea level, the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains bordering South Africa and Lesotho are frequently covered in snow in winter. Back in 1975, German and South African investors planned to build a ski resort there.

The Conversation

Revisiting Prince William's Last Working Trip to South Africa With Brother Prince Harry

The Prince of Wales visited Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa in 2010 alongside his estranged brother.

Marie Claire

Prince Harry Meets Up With Another Royal Family During His First Stop in Africa

The Duke of Sussex spent time with some old friends in Lesotho on Oct. 1.

Marie Claire

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Royal Expert Says Princess Diana "Would Have Giggled With Delight" at Prince Harry's Choice to Fight Back Against Palace

"Diana would, I'm sure, have been very supportive of the choices Harry has made.”

Marie Claire

Prince Harry Visits Lesotho To Support Youth Charity

Prince Harry visits Lesotho to engage with youth through Sentebale charity, emphasizing empowerment and honoring Princess Diana's legacy.

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Prince Harry’s Sentebale organization leading initiative to support young people in Southern Africa

Prince Harry’s latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and philanthropists to work towards fostering prosperity in Southern African communities

The Independent UK

Why boarding schools for toddlers are gaining popularity in Lesotho

As many parents migrate for job opportunities, children are left with relatives, nannies, and more recently at schools.

Al Jazeera

Lesotho needs constitutional reforms to help gain political stability – but the latest attempt is flawed

Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades.

The Conversation

We discovered a new way mountains are formed – from ‘mantle waves’ inside the Earth

In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape, rising up by a kilometre or more. Taken aback by the dramatic scenery, I was struck by a question: how on Earth did it form?

The Conversation

Drought is devastating southern Africa’s crops: why it’s happening and what can be learned

Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia have all been affected by the drought. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – the largest maize producers in southern Africa –…

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Skiing In Lesotho: An African Adventure Under Pressure

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.

The Conversation

Fossil algae show a lake once existed on Lesotho’s Mafadi summit but it vanished about 150 years ago

Lesotho is a small, land-locked, mountainous country located in the middle of South Africa. Its Eastern Lesotho Highlands are often referred to as the region’s “water tower” because they receive some of the highest rainfall amounts in southern Africa, providing water to South Africa and electricity to Lesotho through the…

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South Africa: new Drakensberg nature reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water

South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains have a new 6,500 hectare nature reserve. The new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve is working with communities and will preserve ancient rock art, vital grasslands and water sources for millions of people. It connects a neighbouring world heritage site to another nature reserve, expanding a huge…

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32 candid photos of Prince Harry that show his goofy side, from questionable dance moves to being the family joker

From a young age, Prince Harry has always found time to lighten the mood...

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Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term 'palaeontology' existed

Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert Plot, an English natural history scholar, was the first of these to describe a dinosaur bone, in his 1676 book The Natural History of Oxfordshire. Over…

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32 interesting facts about Prince Harry, from his height to his favourite film

Prince Harry may no longer be an official member of the royal family, but there's still lots to know about the fifth-in-line to the throne...

The Guardian - UK

The fly that can’t fly: entomologists make fascinating discovery in Lesotho

South African scientists find a mystery female specimen with stunted wings identified as a flightless fly

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Turner obituary

Other Lives: Development consultant committed to bettering the lives of the poorest people in Africa

The Conversation

Dinosaur tracksite in Lesotho: how a wrong turn led to an exciting find

I am a poor navigator. This is not an easy thing for a field geologist to admit. We need to be able to find our planned area of interest in good time and make our way back to our potentially hidden and distant vehicles at the end of the day.…

Marie Claire

Prince William and Prince Harry Are Both Headed to This Country Soon—But for Vastly Different Reasons

Both visits will support causes close to the brothers’ hearts.

The Independent UK

South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in explosion in May, only now coming to light

Authorities in South Africa say at least 31 illegal miners are believed to have died in a gas explosion in a shuttered gold mine that happened last month but is only now coming to light after people reported their relatives missing

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