By the time the SADC forces withdrew in May 1999, much of the capital of Maseru lay in ruins, and the southern provincial capital towns of Mafeteng and Mohale's Hoek had seen the loss of over a third of their commercial real estate.
Da SADC's styrker trak sig tilbage i maj 1999, var meget af Maseru ødelagt, og de sydlige provinshovedstæder Mafeteng og Mohale's Hoek havde mistet mere end en tredjedel af deres kommercielle ejendomme.