Lesotho’s ‘white gold’ water demands in South Africa | BBC News

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Lesotho’s ‘white gold’ water demands in South Africa | BBC News


Lesotho’s ‘white gold’ is the water which plays an important role in the south African country’s economy.

This is largely due to the Katse dam which, standing at 185m (600 feet) tall, it is Africa’s second largest curved dam.

But despite being water rich the country remains economically poor and its citizens haven’t been feeling…

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  1. People who say the govt is corrupt dont know anything about Lesotho and they cant substantiate that.they are painting Lesotho with the same brush as other corrupt countries 🤷🏾‍♂️

    Please, if you dont know what you are talking about ,dont comment with lies .seek truth from us Basotho who know the matter as it is

  2. 2:50 this project was funded South Africans entirely, it was granted on the basis that water comes into South Africa as we the tax payers were told to pay land claims for the residents who live on that land…

    It's rather odd that your journalist posed that question the way that he did, as for the answer he received it and how your journalist glossed over the fact that the water was for South Africans who funded it, and the project is more than a decade over completion time us concerned that Lesotho not South Africans get the water!!!!

    It's mind boggling and rather pathetic that BBC cannot even bother to stick to facts. I certainly didn't hear him state anything other than lies. That's not Lesothos water, they never paid for it and neither will South Africans pay for something to Lesotho that we already payed for! Why did your journalists not address this corruption? Instead he perpetuated it and so did BBC by glossing over the facts

  3. South Africa doesn't have water crisis, all the reservoirs are in white's farmers in All provinces, with lease agreements for 100 year's R1 yearly, surely many don't know that or not willing to talk about it,lake's are man made,fresh water,near municipalities can be used, plenty underground water,when can't they use or someone must always eat? how many litres are sent to oceans yearly on the northern Kzn ? so it's good to do due diligence before you publish something

  4. Noh it's not water they are taking _ we have Big Big Dams in South Africa and this issue is about the Minerals of Lesotho , For years now they've been smuggling Diamonds from these waters of Lesotho , The landscape is rich and it will be foolish for Lesotho to let South Africa capture it's land.

  5. Same like in Zimbabwe 😢… Zimbabwe government is selling water from Beitbridge to Limpopo province in South Africa 🇿🇦😢…while Zimbabweans citizens don't have running tap water in Beitbridge area…all because of corrupt and greedy politicians 😢😢…Africa we're cursed

  6. From SA i am ashamed. This is not right. My people in lesotho if you need our help we can close down both countries until your water demands are met 1st. SADC we are together we can do this.

  7. i greww up in Limpopo South Africa, I remember my parents fetching water from the river when I was young and buying water from trucks until they managed to do a borehole well. this is sad and it is still happening among all African Countries. These Governments corruption are cruel, water is to be a basic need for everyone

  8. Mr. Journalist did you not realise it's because Lesotho's government is getting the money from South Africa and it's not reinvested back into the country. Why is Lesotho's government not held accountable for not investing into essential infrastructure development? Also, did you ask the chief if he and people the village pay rates and taxes… I don't think so. So does the village think everything will fall out of the sky for free :/

  9. It's not just water, it's the roads and the government closing down businesses and putting people out work. A government, we voted for thinking it would bring change. From previous corrupt governments.

  10. So this is how the bbc america and crew plan on making south africa suffer 🙄.. watch my words url find out in time .. planning on slowly shutting down things n making sa suffer slowly

  11. Again we have an issue. Basotho are treated like monsters 👾,dogs etc… We are landlocked by SA so our passports are destroyed by the South Africans at the Brothers. Everywhere we go we have to go through South Africa. We need your help. Please help us.

  12. Damn, politicians would rather benefit foreign nationals first instead of their own citizens. Getting over $200m yearly but not improving or developing water structures for their people, mxm.

  13. So with all the NGO's that they have there no one has the motivation to set up a solar powered water pump, large water storage tanks and then decentralised water off-take taps to the villagers….this is basic 101 water in the modern water reticulation systems.