Analysis - 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 ...
Schoeman estimated that Lesotho, the only ski resort in Southern Africa, saw 20 to 30 cm of snow. "In some areas, we're ...
Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho is a powder lover's playground, with skiing, snowboarding, tubing, sledding and off-piste skiing. Ski resorts are a rarity in Africa — there are only five on ...
That gives Lesotho snow in the southern hemisphere's winters. And while cold winters aren't rare in southern Africa, snow is and ski resorts are even rarer. At an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,842 ...
The ski resort was to be a showpiece economic development project. But Lesotho, QwaQwa’s independent neighbour, laid claim to the land. A seven-year diplomatic dispute followed and the resort ...