Lesotho’s dangerous water gamble – The Namibian

PASCALINAH KABI

A CONFIDENTIAL report that flags harmful levels of toxic mining effluent in Lesotho’s key rivers has raised uncomfortable questions in the government.

While South Africa, which relies on the water it buys from Lesotho, has also raised the alarm, the situation now poses a detrimental threat to Lesotho’s economy.

Lesotho depends heavily on royalties that South Africa pays for the…