Lesotho: 'The water has worms, but we drink it' - BBC Africa

Small Lesotho has something neighbouring South Africa lacks - water, and plenty of it. Since a deal signed in 1986, the country has been making US$ 200 million a year by selling water that turns up in South African taps, while many of its own citizens nowadays don't have access to safe drinking water – including those who live in the shadow of its dams.

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[DeniseHedberg]

That IS wrong! Everyone deserves water! They should truck in clean water until the government has it fixed. How can they sleep knowing they are neglecting those people ?

[ntombzanelediale]

I know the media. Anyway SA must join hands with Lesotho.. Lesotho must be called the province of Lesotho and get away with borders. Lesotho must fall under South Africa and become one of south african province to reduce the suffering of Lesotho people. Lesotho people are south africans people, the border must end because they use south african hospitals, why the border. We are one with Lesotho..

[identitysystems]

THE ONLY TIME THEY REPORT ABOUT LESOTHO IS NEGATIVE OR HARDSHIPS! WE HAVE A TBM ENTERING LESOTHO - it not reported

[GH-xyzz]

Not a hard ask nor a hard task, government needs to step up...

[CatatonicImperfect]

"If you have a dam and you see water flowing out". tbf, we just saw a dam with water flying back in 00:53

[elitejoelDblack]

Not a single report on the ongoing Congolese genocide and bad governance in Africa yet they’re so quick to highlight the stereotypical issues Please stop selling these stereotypes about Africa to the world africans drink potable water too

[joskyshams]

There's something wrong in Africa coz this is also happening in Kenya

[allegrap]

Why keep showing all these types of stories without avenues to fix them?

[tsapimaseabi]

This is sad saw this a few years ago in thaba tseka we as basotho should be ashamed we give water to South Africa what do we get in return our people are drinking dirty water it's a shame

[koolblue]

Don't they know to boil the water first?

[factsoverfear]

Western chlorine filled water isn’t great at all 💡

[tonyodhiambo]

It has come to understanding that BBC is only showing bad sited of Africa...

[onyeomachinyeremaka]

*I pray that everyone watching this receives everything they desire and deserve in Jesus Mighty name.Amen*

[pirminkogleck]

most important would be to educate those people to not make more children in the dessert .

[tauahamakhoa]

I swear the BBC lives to talk sh*t about Lesotho! A solutions or civic approach to their journalism would be more constructive.

Lesotho has electricity all day everyday and lower levels of inequality in comparison to their next door neighbor

[jeffrhema.]

😂 and South Africans will be laughing at Nigeria? I thought they have it all perfect?😂😂😂

[NosakhareAbrams]

So This is where black South African live and br hating on other African 😂😂 the way they talk about Nigeria, you would think all is well with them.