Chitja Twala – The Conversation

Drakensberg/Maluti mountains bordering Lesotho and South Africa. Mujahid Safodien/AFP via Getty Images

November 7, 2024

The curious case of the South African ski resort that never was: how a 1970s land tussle with Lesotho shaped history

John Aerni-Flessner, Michigan State University and Chitja Twala, University of Limpopo

A seven-year diplomatic dispute over the land earmarked for the ski resort ensured it was never built.

Elizabeth Dlamini at her curio stall in the Ezulwini Valley near Mbabane, eSwatini. The kingdom’s economy is dependent on its larger neightbour, South Africa. EFE-EPA/John Hrusha

November 11, 2021

South Africa’s apartheid regime manipulated borders. Today, the effects linger

John Aerni-Flessner, Michigan State University and Chitja Twala, University of the Free State

International borders were negotiable for the right price. What residents of former ‘homelands’ and of Lesotho and eSwatini have in common now are limited government services and few job prospects.

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