The first time Peg Herbert met King Letsie III of Lesotho, it was an unexpected audience in his tiny mountain nation.

The 42nd annual Roof of Africa off-road motorcycle race - billed as the Mother of Extreme Enduro - will be raced in Lesotho this weekend over a new and even more difficult route through the Black Maluti Mountains.

Mary Murphy is the brainchild behind Pearls for Girls, a program that supports teens here and in Lesotho.

LEBAKENG, Lesotho, 18 November 2009 - Mapalesa Sebatanyane, 73, is the primary caregiver for her four grandchildren, but she struggles to feed them with the small income she earns raising chickens in this remote village.

About 1,000 foreign nationals have evacuated informal settlements at De Doorns in the Western Cape following a flare-up of xenophobia, police said.

Ben Koebernick, left, vice-president and poppy chair for the Pemberton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, presents the first poppy to veterans Bob Eldridge and Elsie Miller.

MASERU, 12 November 2009 - Mokete Tsehlo, 26, a shepherd working in the Berea district in the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, told IRIN/PlusNews how his nomadic lifestyle contributed to his HIV-positive diagnosis.

A Lesotho man wanted for murder, was arrested on Sunday in Bloemspruit, Free State police said.

My partner and I bid Pretoria farewell on a balmy mid-April morning. We weave southwards through jacaranda suburbs on to Highway N1.

Based in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, the Roof of Africa is known for being one of the world's toughest enduro events.

Fifteen-year-old Ntsebeng Tlokotsi* sighs with relief as she is given 140 dollars.

Why not give Derek Pasquill a job? General Organised and methodical approach to office work with extensive experience of managing small teams of committed individuals.

In South Africa's not-too-distant past, the image of a commercial farmer usually brought to mind middle-aged white men in short pants or, in a few cases, black farmers struggling against the odds to compete in far-away markets.

Labels do matter. When it comes to African Americans' apparel purchases Howard University business students say "Labels do matter" and encourages these consumers to engage in socially conscious buying and to "look for Lesotho labels" when they shop.

A chronology of key events: 1820s - Basutoland founded by Moshoeshoe, who unites various groups to repel challenges from Zulus.

Kottayam, Oct 23 : Archibald Lesao Lehohla, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Kingdom of Lesotho in South Africa, today said climate change, HIV- AIDS and terrorism were the main challenges before the international political arena.

When a place is so remote that you can only reach it on foot or horseback, a cash-in-transit operation is a real challenge - but Lesotho's Child Grants Programme has overcome it with air support.

Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 10:41 am Press Release: UNICEF Flying cash to the most inaccessible and vulnerable children Lesotho launches payment under Child Grants Programme for orphans and other vulnerable children in one of the most remote areas of the country Lesotho 20 October 2009 – The people of Thaba Khubelu, one of the most remote ...

The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27 and continues for three days.

A 17-year-old army cadet from Bristol has been selected from hundreds of others to take part in an expedition to South Africa.