King Letsie the third of Lesotho, has thanked President Hakainde Hichilema for the gracious invitation he extended to him, on behalf of the Litunga to attend the Kuomboka Ceremony of the Lozi people which took place today in Mongu, Western Province
This is according to a letter dated 21st March, 2025 by King Letsie the third to President Hichilema, through the High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho and Zambia’s High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.
King Letsie noted that it has long been his wish to visit the Western Province and witness the important annual cultural and traditional event that captures the rich heritage of the Lozi people.
He said this is an aspiration he also shared with President Hichilema, during their meeting in Dar es Salaam earlier this year.
King Letsie said he has however found himself in an unfortunate position where he is unable to honor the gracious and generous invitation due to work commitments on the days he could not avoid.
King Letsie has requested President Hichilema to convey his sincerest apologies and regrets to the Litunga .
The King of the Kingdom of Lesotho has expressed his hope and prays that he will have another opportunity to attend the Kuomboka traditional Ceremony.
King Letsie said it remains his wish, and that of the Basotho, to revive and celebrate the cultural ties between his people and MaLozi speaking people of Western Province in Zambia.
ZNBC
Fair enough; this happens among cousins!
The NGO I volunteer was confused too, we received 2 invitations, one from Zambia and other from Barotseland. The suggested arrival dates & time was different. Barotseland also states that visitor need a Zambian visa, and no visa into Barotseland. Who wants to risk that?
It is a ruse, why not apologising at the time he received the letters???
Indeed when did a King in a moribund monarch have any work commitments on any day Can King Charles ever say he is at work. Doing what
The King is only being diplomatic.
Too late.
Seats already reserved for all invited guests
Face saviour = no money for air tickets
He is a useless individual any way look at the state of his country
A thorn in the flesh for RSA
He is not in charge of his country. The monarch in Lesotho is token. Its not like Swaziland or Morocco. The Prime Minister is in charge.
Swaziland is the colonial name. It is Eswatini
All the hullabaloo about the cancelation has been put to rest.
Let him worry about the tarriffs imposed on his country by Trumptard, one of the highest in the world. Thnat is after decribing Lesotho as a country no one has ever heard of!
That fool! Doesn’t he know the American companies mining diamonds in Lesotho?
Mosheshe must be turning in his grave!
What do you expect when you have liars that tell you the water level is low and yet the king is running away from the floods? The king saw a sham in pretending to shift when there is no flooding.