Working in the Colonial Service in Lesotho: The Memoirs of Spencer "Ted" Nettelton

During the 1960s, Lesotho gained its independence and the Basotho people elected their first Prime Minister

In Volume 2 of his memoirs, Spencer 'Ted' Nettelton reflects on the momentous changes he witnessed during nineteen years working in Lesotho as a District Commissioner in the British Colonial service. In 1966, he organised Lesotho's Independence Celebrations before serving as Secretary to the country's first democratically elected Prime Minister Chief Leabua Jonathan.

Accompanying Leabua...