The Herald (Harare)

Zimbabwe: President Leaves for Lesotho

By Morris Mkwate, 16 July 2013

President Mugabe has left the country for Lesotho to attend King Letsie III's 50th birthday celebrations scheduled for Setsoto Stadium in the capital, Maseru, tomorrow. He is accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Cde Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and other senior Government officials.

King Letsie is the son of King Moshoeshoe II, Lesotho's first monarch after its independence from Great Britain in 1966. He took over leadership briefly between 1990 and 1995 while his father was in exile.

He later occupied the throne following the death of King Moshoeshoe in 1996. The king's birthday is a public holiday and a grand occasion where scores of the Basotho express honour for their ruler.

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