Mafeteng

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title: "Mafeteng" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-mafeteng-district"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-mafeteng-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafeteng" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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History

The town is said to be named after an early visitor, Emile Roland, who was nicknamed "Lefeta," literally meaning "traveller" or "passer-by." Mafeteng translates to English as "The place of the passers-by."

During the Gun War of 1880/81 a great deal of fighting took place near Mafeteng. The cemetery, located near Mafeteng's Bantu Stadium, contains an obelisk in memory of members of the Cape forces who fell in action in the area.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Old_Osborne_Mill.jpg" caption="Old Osborne Mill (upper left)]]One of the sights in Mafeteng remains the Diphiring Mill, a fully working roller mill established outside the town by Mr. William S. Scott in 1912 and currently operated by the Osborne Family, millers by trade.{{Cite web"] ::

| last = Gosselin | first = Paul | author-link = | title = Mafeteng Roller Mill | publisher = | date = 18 April 2007 | url = http://www.placenamesa.com/mafeteng.htm | access-date = 23 March 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100324022022/http://www.placenamesa.com/mafeteng.htm | archive-date = 24 March 2010 | url-status = dead

Industrialization

Mafeteng has several industrial developments including a Gap/Old Navy clothing factory and the Lesotho Pharmaceutical Company (LPC), which also exports to several countries in the region. Mafeteng has two hotels, the Golden Hotel located on the road to Maseru and the Mafeteng Hotel located on Hospital Road. The hotels are the center of the town's limited nightlife: each has a public and a private bar.

Tourism

Mafeteng has little tourism although travelers occasionally stop at the Buy N Take en route to the Van Rooyen's Gate border crossing at Wepener or Malealea Lodge, a tourist destination in Mafeteng District.

Celebrities

The Famo musician Mosotho Chakela was born in Mafeteng in 1963.

Bantu stadium

Mafeteng is home to Bantu Stadium. In the past it has hosted district track and field, volleyball, netball and soccer tournaments. The victorious teams move on to national competitions held in Maseru to represent their district. In 2004, the soccer team from St. Thomas High School progressed through the tournament at Bantu Stadium and secured the national championship. Subsequently, Bantu Stadium had to undergo closure for the renovation of its perimeter fences and spectator areas following the events of 2004.

Climate

| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Mafeteng (1981–2010) | Jan high C = 27.3 | Feb high C = 26.6 | Mar high C = 24.5 | Apr high C = 21.6 | May high C = 17.9 | Jun high C = 15.0 | Jul high C = 15.3 | Aug high C = 17.8 | Sep high C = 21.9 | Oct high C = 23.5 | Nov high C = 25.2 | Dec high C = 26.8 | Jan low C = 13.9 | Feb low C = 13.8 | Mar low C = 11.9 | Apr low C = 8.4 | May low C = 4.4 | Jun low C = 1.4 | Jul low C = 0.9 | Aug low C = 3.2 | Sep low C = 6.5 | Oct low C = 8.9 | Nov low C = 10.9 | Dec low C = 12.8 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 123.1 | Feb rain mm = 104.4 | Mar rain mm = 92.2 | Apr rain mm = 49.4 | May rain mm = 23.8 | Jun rain mm = 14.3 | Jul rain mm = 5.1 | Aug rain mm = 21.0 | Sep rain mm = 23.7 | Oct rain mm = 58.6 | Nov rain mm = 78.6 | Dec rain mm = 87.2 | unit rain days = 0.5 mm | Jan rain days = 11 | Feb rain days = 10 | Mar rain days = 10 | Apr rain days = 6 | May rain days = 4 | Jun rain days = 3 | Jul rain days = 1 | Aug rain days = 3 | Sep rain days = 3 | Oct rain days = 8 | Nov rain days = 9 | Dec rain days = 10 | source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web |url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1331 |title = World Weather Information Service |publisher = World Meteorological Organization |access-date = 18 August 2024}}

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