Why do some people in Lesotho want parts of South Africa?

Published: Jan. 16, 2023, 2 a.m.

\u201cThe resolution is there that Lesotho must be given its country back\u201d\n \nLesotho is a country which \u2013 seen on the map \u2013 is very unusual.\n \nIt is surrounded like an island on all sides by South Africa \u2013 meaning if it imports goods by road they have to be brought in via its bigger neighbour.\n \nBut Lesotho\u2019s parliament is soon to debate whether the country should demand land back from South Africa.

The motion was brought by the small Lesotho Covenant Movement party \u2013 which says it has approached the United Nations and that this is a historical matter that should have been attended to decades ago.

But is this just political posturing or a serious demand? And what chance does it stand of becoming a reality?

Presenter: Alan Kasujja\n \nGuests: Tseliso Monaheng, Kenneth Matee and Clayson Monyela