Some 70 people were killed, and there was extensive looting and burning in Maseru, the capital.

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Mashaba selected a squad of local players to play Lesotho in Maseru on 8 October.

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The companies facing the bribery charges have been summoned to appear in court in Maseru at the end of the month.

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He will first go to a centre for the deaf near the capital Maseru then to a school for visually impaired children.

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In the bars of Maseru, the capital, miners home for the weekend flash wads of cash and wear their hard hats as status symbols.

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Calm has returned to the streets of Maseru, the capital, partly because South African troops are now in control, but also because there is nothing left to pillage.

ECONOMIST: Lesotho

This is about as easy as shopping in Maseru.

ECONOMIST: Lesotho