This presentation is done with the intention of assisting Basotho to know their founder , his parents, the journeys he took and reasons why he took those journeys, the strategies he used to build his nation

1. THE FOUNDER OF LESOTHO
BY BOITUMELO TSIETSI

2.  Lesotho is a mountainous kingdom landlocked in South Africa.
 People living in Lesotho are Basotho and their language is Sesotho.
 It was originally inhabited by local tribes of hunter-gatherers called
the Khoisan.
Lesotho was found by Moshoeshoe 1.
LESOTHO

3. Moshoeshoe is the son of
Morena Mokhachane and
Nkhono Kholu.
He is the grandson of
Morena Peete.
He was born around 1786 at
Menkhoaneng in Leribe
district.
Morena Moshoeshoe was
initiated around 1805 at the
age of 19, at Malaoaneng in
Leribe.
He married around 1810.
Morena Mokhachane was
the minor chief of
Bamokoteli.
WHO IS MORENA MOSHOESHOE?

4. Lepoqo : as he was born in times of war, he was then given the name Lepoqo,
meaning disaster.
Letlama : he and his age mates went to initiation school around 1805 when he
was about 19 years old where he got the name Letlama meaning the binder.
Tlaputle : meaning the busy one.
Lekhema : meaning the faster one
Moshoeshoe : after defeating Ramonaheng and capturing his cattle, he then
praised himself and say “ke Moshoeshoe moshoashoaila oa kali lebeola oa ho
beola Ramonaheng litelu”, he referred to himself as a razor.
MORENA MOSHOESHOE’S NAMES AND THEIR MEANINGS

5. Morena Moshoeshoe moved from his home to Botha-Bothe for some
reasons:
 He wanted to have his own nation
 He wanted to have power
 He wanted his freedom
 He disliked some things done by his father
 He thought his father was greedy
MORENA MOSHOESHOE’S MOVEMENT TO BOTHA-BOTHE

6. On his journey to Botha-Bothe, Morena Moshoeshoe did not travel alone, there are some
people who went with him:
 Morena Peete, his grandfather
 Makoanyane and his initiation mates
 Sekake people
 Bafokeng from his Mother's side
 Morena Makara
 Nts’ekhe
 Bakoena Bamokoteli
WHO WENT TO BOTHA-BOTHE WITH MORENA MOSHOESHOE?

7.  Botha-Bothe was becoming smaller for his people
 Botha-Bothe was not safe and therefore easily attacked by the enemies
 Batlokoa and Hlobi people attacked him more during harvesting
 His animals were always captured
 Fields were always destroyed
WHY DID MOREN MOSHOESHOE MOVE FROM BOTHA-BOTHE TO
THABA-BOSIU?

8.  There were caves to hide women and children during war at
Thaba-Bosiu.
 It was easy to see enemies from far as it is not attached to
other mountains.
 It was easy to roll rocks at enemies.
 It was not easy to climb because of its steepness.
 It allowed settlement as it is flat on top.
 It had seven passes which were easy to guard.
 It had eight springs for the supply of water.
 It was shaped like a cross and had miraculous sand.
FEATURES OF THABA-BOSIU WHICH ATTRACTED MORENA MOSHOESHOE
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9. In building of his nation, Morena Moshoeshoe suggested some strategies to
use because he wanted his people to love each other and be one. He liked
peace among his people, he chose peace rather than war. The strategies he
used include:
Matsema system
Mafisa system,
Mokobobo system,
Bahlanka system,
Pitso system and
Taming of cannibals.
STRATEGIES THAT MORENA MOSHOESHOE USED TO BUILD HIS NATION

10. His people used team work among each other to make work easier. They would
perform a certain work within a short period of time and the end result of that would
be unity.
MAFISA SYSTEM
It was loaning of cattle to the poor and to those who had non for survival, to perform
some activities like ploughing. The loaned person would get some products like
milk and the calves from the cattle.
MATSEMA SYSTEM
THE STRATEGIES

11. MOKOBOBO SYSTEM
Morena Moshoeshoe gave land to his people and to those who were scattered
during Lifaqane, to grow crops and build their own houses. Each of his
people owned the land.
BAHLANKA SYSTEM
In this system Morena Moshoeshoe took orphans and poor children from
their families, raised them as his own children, took them to initiation school
and paid lobola on their behalf.
THE STRATEGIES

12. PITSO SYSTEM
This was the public gathering of Morena Moshoeshoe and his people, where
advices were given and ideas were shared on how to end poverty.
TAMING OF CANNIBALS
This is where Morena Moshoeshoe gave cattle and land to the cannibals.
They abounded their habit of eating people and settled with Basotho. Morena
Moshoeshoe did not punish them for eating his grandfather, instead, he made
them feel accepted in his nation.
THE STRATEGIES

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