The Basotho blanket carries deep cultural significance, representing heritage and community. Designers are increasingly ...

It's long been one of the most common garments in the traditional Basotho wardrobe, but some of the biggest names in international fashion have taken the blanket as inspiration for their more Western ...

Sanlam and Bloemfontein’s National Museum are presenting the first exhibition of the globally famous Basotho blankets. The exhibition celebrates the stories of the blankets which have become an iconic ...

Wits students celebrated Basotho culture during Kobo Day, wearing traditional blankets and teaching Mzansi about the hidden ...

"Ntate nthekele seana marena". These are words taken from a famous Sotho folk song often sung at weddings. Meaning ''father, please buy me a blanket". The song is not about longing for any old blanket ...

A large collection of Basotho blankets can be viewed at the Annex Gallery, Oliewenhuis Art Museum in Bloemfontein. The Basotho Blankets Exhibition will close on 23 June. The anthropology collection of ...

Award-winning fashion designer Thabo Makhetha-Kwinana established her eponymous luxury women’s wear label in 2009. Since then she's become known particularly for creating beautiful garments inspired ...

Blankets from Lesotho are at the centre of controversy in the fashion world, with some arguing that powerful people are appropriating them for their own benefit. BBC Africa's Mayeni Jones reports from ...