Metolong Authority and the Lesotho Heritage Network host discussion on how to build dams in Lesotho and save cultural heritage. The Metolong Dam represents a major advance for Lesotho, not only because it will provide clean, treated water to so many people and businesses in the west of the country, but also because it hasContinue reading “Dams and archaeology in Lesotho”
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Memories of Lesotho
Originally posted on Morija.co.ls By Khahliso Matela Watching an acrobatically leaping mountain eagle from the crest of yet another wetland on the Lesotho Highlands, I can swear Mokhotlong is where my insides were born. It has been over a year since that formidable confrontation with this massive land-mass, I was filming then; and the restlessContinue reading “Memories of Lesotho”
Cinema in the garden
Also posted on Morija.co.ls By Lineo Segoete Morija Arts and Cultural Festival 2013 held among it’s programs, a mini film festival called “Thru a Lens”. It was hosted in collaboration with Sesotho Media and Development and highlighted films by Basotho filmmakers; Tumelo Matobako, Kaizer Matsumunyane, Thabiso Mohapeloa and Philip Leteka. The project was a phenomenalContinue reading “Cinema in the garden”
The Forgotten Kingdom in Morija
As the sun sets on Saturday March 15, 2014 the amphitheatre at Morija Museum and Archives will host a screening of The Forgotten Kingdom (TFK), a feature film shot in Lesotho and South Africa. The event will be free and open to the public. Join us and see if you can recognise which scenes were filmed inContinue reading “The Forgotten Kingdom in Morija”
The irony of being a puppet
By Lineo Segoete French street artist Christophe Evette backed by a solid association with kindred artists in his circle, decided he would start a revolution through telling stories of his life, his country and those from around the world using puppets. Absurd as the idea may sound, in 1998 he and his companions conceived LesContinue reading “The irony of being a puppet”
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