<prompt> Sesosa se seholo sa ho oa ha maraka oa 2008 ke sefe?nan  <response>: Instruction in English: What was the main cause of the 2008 stock market crash? . Response in English: The 2008 stock market crash, also known as the Great Recession, was caused by a combination of factors that ultimately led to the financial crisis. One of the main causes was the bursting of the housing bubble in the United States, which resulted in a large drop in home prices and a sharp increase in foreclosure rates. This was fueled by subprime mortgages and lax lending standards, which allowed people to borrow more than they could afford to pay back. Additionally, the widespread use of complex financial instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities and credit default swaps, created a web of risk and uncertainty throughout the financial system. Many banks and financial institutions had invested heavily in these securities, and when the housing market collapsed, they were left with huge losses. The failure of several large financial institutions, including Lehman Brothers, further exacerbated the crisis, causing panic among investors and leading to a sharp drop in the stock market. A lack of transparency and regulation within the financial sector also contributed to the crisis, as did global economic imbalances and high levels of debt. Overall, the 2008 stock market crash was a result of a combination of factors, including risky lending practices, complex financial instruments, and systemic weaknesses within the financial system. . Response in Sesotho: Ho oa ha maraka oa 2008, ho tsejoang hape e le The Great Recession, ho bakiloe ke lintho tse ngata tse ileng tsa qetella li bakile mathata a lichelete. E ngoe ea lisosa tse ka sehloohong e ne e le ho phatloha ha pululo ea matlo United States, e leng se ileng sa fella ka ho theoha ho hoholo ha litheko tsa matlo le keketseho e matla ea litefiso tsa ho aha matlo. Sena se ile sa matlafatsoa ke likoloto tsa subprime le litekanyetso tsa ho alima chelete, tse neng li lumella batho ho alima ho feta kamoo ba neng ba ka khona ho lefa. Ho feta moo, tsebeliso e atileng ea lisebelisoa tse rarahaneng tsa lichelete, joalo ka sekhuriti se tšehelitsoeng ke mekitlane le li-swaps tsa mekitlane, li thehile marang-rang a kotsi le ho hloka botsitso tsamaisong eohle ea lichelete. Libanka tse ngata le mekhatlo ea lichelete li ne li tsetelitse chelete e ngata licheleteng tsena, me ha maraka oa matlo o putlama, li ile tsa sala le tahlehelo e khōlō. Ho hlōleha ha mekhatlo e mengata e meholo ea lichelete, ho akarelletsa le Lehman Brothers, ho ile ha mpefatsa bothata le ho feta, ho baka tšabo hara ba lichelete le ho lebisa ho theoha ho hoholo ha maraka oa lichelete. Ho hloka pepeneneng le taolo kahare ho lekala la lichelete le hona ho kentse letsoho mathateng, joalo ka ho se leka-lekane ha moruo oa lefatse le maemo a holimo a likoloto. Ka kakaretso, ho oa ha maraka oa 2008 ho bile teng ka lebaka la mabaka a kopantsoeng, ho kenyelletsa le mekhoa e kotsi ea ho alima chelete, lisebelisoa tse rarahaneng tsa lichelete, le bofokoli ba tsamaiso ka hara tsamaiso ea lichelete. 