After the 1998 parliamentary elections in Lesotho led to suspicions of vote fraud and a military intervention by South Africa, much of the city was damaged by riots and pillaging.
Logo de que en 1998 as eleccións parlamentarias en Lesoto levantasen sospeitas de fraude na votación e interviñese militarmente Suráfrica no país, gran parte da cidade sufriu desordes e pillaxes.