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Lesotho: The Curious Case of the South African Ski Resort That Never Was - How a 1970s Land Tussle With Lesotho Shaped History
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 ...
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South Africa and Lesotho blanketed by snow, tourists and taxi passengers stuck at mountain resort
Schoeman estimated that Lesotho, the only ski resort in Southern Africa, saw 20 to 30 cm of snow. "In some areas, we're ...
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7 snowy places around the world to escape a hot American summer
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 ...
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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
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 ...