Ladybrand
# Ladybrand

Ladybrand is a small agricultural town in the Free State province of South Africa, situated 18 km from Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. Ladybrand is one of five towns that forms the Mantsopa Local Municipality. Founded in 1867 following the Basotho Wars, it was named after Lady (Catharina) Brand, the wife of the president of the Orange Free State, Johannes Brand.

The settlement of Ladybrand was created by Voortrekkers to give them control over the territories conquered and captured after the above-mentioned Basotho war. In 1900, during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Ladybrand came under the control of the British.

## Notable residents

* Kobie Coetsee - lawyer, National Party politician and administrator as well as a negotiator during the country's transition to democracy.
* Nico Diederichs - State President of South Africa from 1975 to 1978.
* Lehlohonolo Majoro - Cape Town City FC striker 1986–present
* Wagga Wagga Likoebe - Kaizer Chiefs winger 1977-82
* Pule Lechesa - poet, literary critic, essayist
* Lefa Tsutsulupa - Morokwa Swallows midfielder 1975-2013
* Jurie van Vuuren (born 1993) - rugby union player for the Tel Aviv Heat
