The Lesotho-South Africa water deal was clinched during the apartheid era and without public consultation.
- Associate Professor of African History, Michigan State University
Few Basotho remain who witnessed colonial life. Even fewer went on to build institutions that shaped independent governance and education.
A seven-year diplomatic dispute over the land earmarked for the ski resort ensured it was never built.
Unable to change the country’s vulnerability to shifts in the global and regional economy, the new prime minister Matekane has few economic levers to pull.
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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