Sesotho, a Bantu language from the Niger-Congo language family, boasts a rich history dating back to the first millennium AD.... It developed in the region that is now Lesotho and adjacent areas of South Africa and Botswana. Today, Sesotho holds official language status in both South Africa and Lesotho.... It is spoken by over 7 million people, either as a first or second language.In South Africa, it is predominantly used in the Free State and Gauteng provinces, while in Lesotho, nearly the en

MASERU( Reuters)-Lesotho's former prime minister, Thomas Thabane, was charged on Tuesday over the murder of his estranged wife in a case that has shocked the southern African highland kingdom.... His current wife, Maesaiah Thabane, who has also been charged over the murder, sat beside him as the charges against them were read out at a preliminary court interview in closed chambers at the High Court of Lesotho.... Maesaiah Thabane, 43, and the former premier, now 82, have both denied involvemen

The Duke of Sussex has returned to Lesotho for the first time in six years, meeting with the country’s King, Queen and prime minister for a solo trip during which he called for “ people from the top ” to “ start listening ”.... The Duke, 40, returned to southern Africa to visit the Sentebale charity he co-founded in 2006, for what his office described as a “ series of impactful events ”.... The Duke also saw a climate resilience project where community members told stories and performed in cel