The leadership of Morena Moshoeshoe 1 and how he managed to build his nation

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. I t 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 N khono 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 ACCESS VIDEO

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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